SB 21-189 CO

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The act appropriates the following amounts from the Colorado water conservation board (CWCB) construction fund to the CWCB or the division of water resources in the department of natural resources for the following projects:Continuation of the satellite monitoring system, $100,000 (section 1 of the act); Continuation of the Colorado floodplain map modernization program, $500,000 (section 2); Continuation of the weather modification permitting program, $350,000 (section 3); and Continuation of technical assistance for federal cost-share programs, $300,000 (section 4). Section 5 directs the state treasurer to transfer up to $2,000,000 from the CWCB construction fund to the litigation fund on July 1, 2021.Section 6 appropriates $3,000,000 from the CWCB construction fund to the department of natural resources for use by the CWCB to make a grant to the Colorado Rio Grande Restoration Foundation in furtherance of the San Luis valley confined aquifer recovery project.Section 7 reinstates severance tax funding of the water efficiency grant program by authorizing a transfer of $550,000 in each state fiscal year commencing on or after July 1, 2020, from the grant program reserve of the severance tax operational fund, which reserve is part of the "tier 2" funding that is used only if the general assembly chooses not to spend 100% of the money in the operational fund on core departmental programs, to the water efficiency grant program cash fund. The reinstated funding is repealed on July 1, 2030, when the water efficiency grant program is scheduled to repeal.Section 8 restores the continuous appropriation of $150,000 from the CWCB construction fund to the CWCB for the ongoing operations of a water education foundation, which is currently known as Water Education Colorado, which continuous appropriation was repealed in HB 20-1403, enacted in 2020.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Kerry Donovan · primary
• Marc Catlin Republican · primary
• Karen McCormick Democratic · primary

1. Jun 24, 2021 Governor Signed · executive
2. Jun 11, 2021 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. Jun 11, 2021 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
4. Jun 11, 2021 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
5. May 28, 2021 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
6. May 27, 2021 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
7. May 26, 2021 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · lower
8. May 25, 2021 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
9. May 17, 2021 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Water Refer Unamended to Appropriations · lower
10. May 3, 2021 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Water · lower
11. Apr 28, 2021 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
12. Apr 27, 2021 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · upper
13. Apr 23, 2021 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
14. Apr 1, 2021 Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Amended to Appropriations · upper
15. Mar 19, 2021 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources · upper

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Signed Act (06/24/2021) · PDF
• Final Act (06/11/2021) · PDF
• Rerevised (05/28/2021) · PDF
• Revised (05/26/2021) · PDF
• Reengrossed (04/28/2021) · PDF
• Engrossed (04/27/2021) · PDF
• Introduced (03/19/2021) · PDF
• PA1 (04/05/2021) · PDF
• Committee Amendment · PDF