SB 165 — Species Conservation Measures

-SecondNOTE: Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REREVISED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the Second House LLS NO.

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nTo mdetermine Awhether Billthe SummaryGovernor ehas (Note:signed the bill or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative history, or the Session Laws.

ThisSENATE summaryBILL applies26-165 toBY thisSENATOR(S) billRoberts as introduced and doesPelton nR., notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.IfthisbillAmabile, mBall, 6Bridges, TCarson, nCatlin, 0Cutter, passesJodeh, thirdKipp, readingListon, inMarchman, theSimpson, houseColeman; of introduction, a bill summary that A U , applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at E i y S a a http://leg.colorado.gov.) R M r Forstatefiscalyear2026-27,thebillappropriates$5,000,000from the species conservation trust fund in the state treasury for various wildlife conservation programs directed at conserving candidate species e or species that are likely to become candidate species, as determined by n e 2 the United States fish and wildlife service.

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DoubleC underliningONCERNING denotesMEASURES SENATETO amendment.SUPPORT SPECIES CONSERVATION , AND ,IN CONNECTION THEREWITH ,AUTHORIZING AN APPROPRIATION FROM THE SPECIES CONSERVATION TRUST FUND .

S a r Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.R A Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.

d Colorado department of natural resources, after consulting with the Colorado water conservation board, the parks and wildlife commission, andthedirectorof thedivisionofparksandwildlife,hassubmittedtothe general assemblya list of programs and associated costs that are eligible to receive funding from the species conservation trust fund as follows:

! $2,380,000 for the upper Colorado river endangered fish recovery program and San Juan river basin recovery implementation program;

! $60,000 for Rio Grande native fish protection and habitat improvements;

! $60,000 for selenium management, research, monitoring, evaluation, and control;

! $1,250,000fornativeterrestrialwildlifeconservation;and ! $1,250,000 for native aquatic wildlife conservation.

SECTION1.SECTION 1.

Legislativedeclaration.(1)Legislative Thegeneralassemblydeclaration. finds and declares that:

(a)(1) SectionThe 24-33-111general (2),assembly ColoradoRevisedStatutes,createsthefinds species conservation trust fund in the state treasury to fund programs designedtoconservenativespeciesthathavebeenlistedasthreatenedor endangered under state or federal law or that are candidate species or are likely to become candidate species, as determined by the United States fish and wildlifedeclares service;that:

(a) Section 24-33-111 (2), Colorado Revised Statutes, creates the species conservation trust fund in the state treasury to fund programs designed to conserve native species that have been listed as threatened or endangered under state or federal law or that are candidate species or are likelytobecomecandidate species, as determined bythe United Statesfish and (b)wildlife Pursuanttosection24-33-111(3),ColoradoRevisedStatutes:service;

(I) The executive director of the department of natural resources, after consulting with the Colorado water conservation board, the parks and wildlife________ commission,Capital andletters theor directorbold of& theitalic divisionnumbers ofindicate parksnew andmaterial wildlife,added has prepared and delivered to theexisting generallaw; assembly a species conservationeligibilitylistdescribingprogramsandassociatedcoststhat are eligible to receive funding from the species conservation trust fund;

anddashes -2-through 165words (II)or Thenumbers speciesindicate conservationdeletions eligibilityfrom listexisting islaw subjectand tosuch modificationandadoptionthroughthepassageofthisSenateBill26-165,material enactedis innot 2026.part of the act.

SECTION(b) 2.Pursuant to section 24-33-111 (3), Colorado Revised Statutes:

Eligibility(I) The executive director of the department of natural resources, after consulting with the Coloradowaterconservation board, the parks and wildlife commission, and the director of the division of parks and wildlife, has prepared and delivered to the general assembly a species conservation eligibility list -describing approval.programs and associated costs that are eligible to receive funding from the species conservation trust fund;

(1)and (II) The generalspecies assemblydeemsconservation theeligibility recommendedlist expendituresis describedsubject into themodification speciesand conservationadoption eligibilitylistthrough to be in the interestpassage of thethis peopleSenate ofBill the26-165, state.enacted in 2026.

ThemoneyspecifiedinthisSECTION2. subsection (1) is available instatefiscalyear 2026-27andremainsavailableforthedesignatedpurposesuntilitisfully expended.Species conservation trust fund money made available for native terrestrial wildlife conservation pursuant to subsection (1)(d) of this section is not available for purposes of importing new wolves for reintroduction into the state for state fiscal year 2026-27.

TheEligibility executivelist-approval.(1) directorThegeneralassembly ofdeemstherecommendedexpendituresdescribedinthespeciesconservation theeligibility departmentlist of natural resources is authorized to obligatebe andin expendthe fiveinterest millionof dollarsthe ($5,000,000)people fromof the speciesstate. conservation trust fund created in section 24-33-111 (2), Colorado RevisedStatutes,forthefollowingactivities,programs,andspeciesinthe following amounts:

The money specified in this subsection (1) is available in state fiscal year 2026-27 and remains available for the designated purposes until it is fully expended.

Speciesconservationtrustfundmoneymadeavailablefornativeterrestrial wildlife conservation pursuant to subsection (1)(d) of this section is not available for purposes of importing new wolves for reintroduction into the stateforstatefiscalyear2026-27.Theexecutivedirectorof thedepartment ofnaturalresourcesisauthorizedtoobligateandexpendfivemilliondollars ($5,000,000) from the species conservation trust fund created in section 24-33-111 (2), Colorado Revised Statutes, for the following activities, programs, and species in the following amounts:

$2,380,000 (b) Rio Grande native fish PAGE 2-SENATE BILL 26-165 protection and habitat improvements;

$60,000 -3- 165 (d) Native terrestrial wildlife conservation;

The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservationofthepublicpeace,health,orsafetyorforappropriationsforpreservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for PAGE 3-SENATE BILL 26-165 the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state institutions.

-4-____________________________ 165____________________________ James Rashad Coleman, Sr.

Julie McCluskie PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES ____________________________ ____________________________ Esther van Mourik Vanessa Reilly SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPROVED________________________________________ (Date and Time) _________________________________________ Jared S.

Polis GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO PAGE 4-SENATE BILL 26-165