SB 101 CO
Local Government Landfill Methane Emission Reduction Regulations
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Summary
Colorado Senate Bill 101 allows the Department of Public Health and Environment to provide grants for municipal solid waste landfill methane emission reduction projects using money from the community impact cash fund. The bill requires the environmental justice advisory board to prioritize grant requests from local government-owned or operated landfills over grant requests from privately-owned or operated landfills. Recipients of grant money must use the funds as supplemental funding only. The bill also amends the definition of 'disproportionately impacted community' in state law.
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Official abstract
The act:Allows the department of public health and environment (department) to expend money from the community impact cash fund to provide grants for municipal solid waste landfill methane emission reduction projects;Requires the environmental justice advisory board to prioritize a grant request from a local government that owns or operates a municipal solid waste landfill over a grant request from a private entity that owns or operates a municipal solid waste landfill;Requires an entity that receives money from the department to use the money as supplemental funding only; andAmends the definition of 'disproportionately impacted community'.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors (4)
- B. Pelton Republican · sponsor
- D. Roberts Democratic · sponsor
- M. Lukens Democratic · sponsor
- C. Richardson Republican · sponsor
32 coauthors / cosponsors
- M. Ball Democratic · cosponsor
- A. Benavidez Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Catlin Republican · cosponsor
- J. Coleman Democratic · cosponsor
- I. Jodeh Democratic · cosponsor
- B. Kirkmeyer Republican · cosponsor
- C. Simpson Republican · cosponsor
- M. Snyder Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Barron Republican · cosponsor
- A. Boesenecker Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Caldwell Republican · cosponsor
- M. Duran Democratic · cosponsor
- R. English Democratic · cosponsor
- A. Flanell Republican · cosponsor
- M. Froelich Democratic · cosponsor
- E. Hamrick Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Jackson Democratic · cosponsor
- D. Johnson Republican · cosponsor
- R. Keltie Republican · cosponsor
- J. McCluskie Democratic · cosponsor
- K. McCormick Democratic · cosponsor
- K. Nguyen Democratic · cosponsor
- N. Ricks Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Rutinel Democratic · cosponsor
- G. Rydin Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Smith Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Soper Republican · cosponsor
- K. Stewart Democratic · cosponsor
- E. Velasco Democratic · cosponsor
- R. Weinberg Republican · cosponsor
- T. Winter Republican · cosponsor
- D. Woog Republican · cosponsor
Action history (13)
- May 21, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
- May 5, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
- May 5, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- May 4, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- Apr 30, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Apr 29, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Apr 28, 2026 House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
- Apr 20, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government · lower
- Apr 20, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Apr 17, 2026 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · upper
- Apr 16, 2026 Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/17/2026 - No Amendments · upper
- Apr 13, 2026 Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- Feb 11, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy · upper
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