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Second Regular Session Seventy-third General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
SB080_H_SA.001 NOT AMENDED HOUSE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE REPORT _______________________________ May 4, 2022 Chair of Committee Date Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
22-0430.01 Megan McCall x4215 SENATE BILL 22-080 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Donovan, HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Roberts, Senate Committees House Committees Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING A DUTY OF THE DIVISION OF FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL TO CONDUCT WILDLAND FIRE INVESTIGATIONS ,AND , IN CONNECTION THEREWITH ,MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .
SB22-080 bereferredfavorablytothe Committee on Appropriations.
Bill Summary (Note:
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This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.) Thebillestablishesthatconductinginvestigationsofwildlandfires in the state is a duty of the division of fire prevention and control within the department of public safetyand makes an appropriation to fund such g investigations.
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e A Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1.
In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-1203.5, amend (3) as follows:
24-33.5-1203.5.
Powers and duties of director - report.
(3) Commencing in 2014, the director shall report annually to the wildfire matters review committee created in section 2-3-1602 C.R.S., regarding the current nature and magnitude of the state's wildfire WILDLAND FIRE situation,THE NUMBER OF WILDLAND FIRE INVESTIGATIONSTHEDIVISIONCONDUCTEDINTHEPRECEDINGCALENDAR YEAR ,AND THE STATUS OF O,IF THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLE,THE RESULTS OF,EACH INVESTIGATION, the status of wiWILDLAND FIRE preparedness and prescribed burns in the state, including available resources,andthechallengestoaddressingthestate'swildfireAND FIREthreat.
The report required bythis subsection (3) is exempt from the automatic expiration described in section 24-1-136 (11).
SECTION 2.
In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-33.5-1236 as follows:
24-33.5-1236.
Fire origin and cause investigation fund - created.
(1) TERE IS HEREBY CREATED IN THE STATE TREASURY THE FIRE ORIGIN AND CAUSE INVESTIGATION FUND,REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION AS THE"FUND".
HE FUND CONSISTS OF ANY MONEY THAT MAY BEAPPROPRIATEDTOTHEFUNDBYTHEGENERALASSEMBLY ,ALLPRIVATE AND PUBLIC MONEY RECEIVED THROUGH GIFTS,GRANTS ,OR DONATIONS THATARETRANSMITTEDTOTHESTATETREASURERANDCREDITEDTOTHE FUND ANDMONEYTRANSFERREDTOTHEFUNDPURSUANTTOSUBSECTION (4)OFTHISSECTION.T HE STATETREASURERSHALLCREDIT ALLINTEREST -2- 080 AND INCOME DERIVED FROM THE DEPOSIT ANDINVESTMENT OFMONEYIN THE FUND TO THE FUND .
UBJECT TO ANNUAL APPROPRIATION BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ,THE DEPARTMENT MAY EXPEND MONEY FROM THE FUND FOR THE PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN THIS SEC.ION (2) THE DIVISION SHALL USE THE MONEY IN THE FUND:TO (a) FNDSTATE COSTSASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDINGSUPPORT TO LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE AND ORIGIN OF FIRES;
(b) REIMBURSE FIRE INVESTIGATORSWHOARENOTEMPLOYEDBY THEDIVISIONBUTAREACTINGUNDERTHEDIRECTIONANDCOORDINATION OF THE DIVISION AT AN ESTABLISHED RATE FOR ASSISTING IN FIRE CAUSE AND ORIGIN INVESTIGATIONS OUTSIDE OF JURISDICT;ON (c) ENSURE FIRE ORIGIN AND CAUSE DATA IS ACCURATELY COLLECTED ,ANALYZED ,AND DISSEMINATED;AND (d) UTILIZE THE DATA COLLECTED AS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION TO MORE EFFECTIVELY PREVENT OR MITIGATE FUTURE FIR.S (3) THE DIRECTOR MAY ADOPT RULES AS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THIS SECTIO.
(4) ON JULY 1, 2022,AND ON EACH JULY 1 THEREAFTER ,THE STATE TREASURER SHALL TRANSFER ONE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE FUND FOR USE BY THE DIVISION AS SET FORTH IN SUBSECT(2)OF THIS SECTIO.
SECTION 3.
Appropriation.
(1) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, $1,400,000 is appropriated to the department of public safety.
This appropriation is fromthe fire origin and cause investigation fund created insection24-33.5-1236(1),C.R.S.Toimplementthisact,thedepartment may use this appropriation as follows:
-3- 080 (a) $1,293,666 for wildland fire investigations, which amount is based on an assumption that the department will require an additional 10.0 FTE;
and (b) $106,334 for vehicle services.
(2) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, $106,334 is appropriated to the department of personnel.
This appropriation is from reappropriated funds received from the department of public safety under subsection (1)(b) of this section.
To implement this act, the department mayuse this appropriation for fleet vehicle services for the department of public safety.
SECTION 4.
Safety clause.
The general assemblyherebyfinds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.
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