FirstHB1259_S_APP.001 RegularNOT SessionAMENDED Seventy-secondSENATE GeneralCOMMITTEE Assembly STATE OF COLORADOREFERENCE REENGROSSEDREPORT This_______________________________ VersionApril Includes23, All2019 AmendmentsChair Adoptedof inCommittee theDate HouseCommittee ofon IntroductionAppropriations. LLS NO.

19-0979.01After Richardconsideration Sweetmanon x4333the HOUSEmerits, BILLthe 19-1259Committee HOUSErecommends SPONSORSHIPthe Robertsfollowing: and Pelton, Arndt, Becker, Bird, Buentello, Catlin, Cutter, Duran, Esgar, Exum, Galindo, Gray, Herod, Hooton, McCluskie, McLachlan, Michaelson Jenet, Sirota, Snyder, Titone, Valdez A., Valdez D., Will SENATE SPONSORSHIP Donovan, House Committees Senate Committees Rural Affairs & Agriculture Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING SUPPORT FOR SPECIES CONSERVATION TRUST FUND PROJECTS , AND , IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , MAKING TRANSFERS TO AND APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE SPECIES CONSERVATIONTRUSTFUNDFORPURPOSESRECOMMENDEDBY THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES .

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This** summary*** applies** to*** this** bill*HB1259_S_APP.001* as introduced and does U g 0 H d i notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill e p passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that R A applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.) The bill appropriates $3.9 million from the species conservation d e trust fund for programs submitted by the executive director of the m 1 S n 2 U g l Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.

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d department of natural resources that are designed to conserve native species that state or federal law list as threatened or endangered or that are candidate species or are likely to become candidate species as determined by the United States fish and wildlife service, allocated as follows:

! Native terrestrial wildlife conservation, $615,500;

! Native aquatic wildlife conservation, $839,000;

! Platteriverrecoveryimplementationprogram,$1,940,000;

! Colorado river basin native fish recovery programs, $205,500;

and ! Federal endangered species act litigation program, $300,000.

On July 1, 2019, the bill transfers $600,000 from the Colorado water conservation board construction fund to the species conservation trust fund.

For the 2019-20 fiscal year and each of the 4 subsequent fiscal years, the bill transfers $5,000,000 from the severance tax operational fund to the species conservation trust fund.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

SECTION 1.

Legislative declaration.

(1) Pursuant to:

(a) Section24-33-111(2),ColoradoRevisedStatutes,thespecies conservation trust fund has been created 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 likely to become candidate species as determined by the United States fish and wildlife service;

(b) Section 24-33-111 (3), Colorado Revised Statutes:

(I) The executive director of the department of natural resources, after consulting with the Colorado water conservation board and its director, 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 programs and associated costs that are eligible to receive funding from the species -2- 1259 conservation trust fund;

and (II) Before obligating funds from the species conservation trust fund, the species conservation eligibility list is subject to modification and adoption through the passage of a bill.

SECTION 2.

Eligibility list - approval.

(1) The general assemblydeems the recommended expenditures described in the species conservation eligibilitylist to be in the interest of the people of the state.

The money specified in this subsection (1) is available in fiscal year 2019-20andremainsavailableforthedesignatedpurposesuntilitisfully expended.

The executive director of the department of natural resources isauthorizedtoobligateandexpendthreemillionninehundredthousand dollars ($3,900,000) from the species conservation trust fund for the following activities, programs, and species in the following amounts:

PROGRAM/SPECIES AMOUNT (a) Native terrestrial wildlife $615,500 conservation (b) Native aquatic wildlife $839,000 conservation (c) Platte river recovery $1,940,000 implementation program (d) Colorado river basin native $205,500 fish recovery programs (e) Federal endangered species $300,000 act litigation program Total authorization $3,900,000 SECTION 3.

In Colorado Revised Statutes, 37-60-121, amend (8) as follows:

37-60-121.

Colorado water conservation board construction -3- 1259 fund - creation - nature of fund - funds for investigations - contributions - use for augmenting the general fund - funds created - repeal.

(8) (a) Notwithstanding anyprovision in this section or section 37-60-122 to the contrary,N JULY 1, 2019, the state treasurer shall deduct fiveTRANSFER SIX hundred thousand dollars from the Colorado water conservation board construction fund and transfer such sume capital account of theecies conservation trust fund created in section 24-33-111 (2).

C.R.S.

(b) THIS SUBSECTION (8)IS REPEALED,EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2021.

SECTION4.

InColoradoRevisedStatutes,39-29-109.3,amend (2) introductory portion and (2)(e) introductory portion;

and add (2)(e)(XII) as follows:

39-29-109.3.

Severance tax operational fund - repeal.