Colorado 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 2 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 23-059 — State Parks And Wildlife Area Local Access Funding

Last action — Governor Signed

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 19, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jared Polis (Democratic) on May 19, 2023.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 94% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    4 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (2 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The act requires the parks and wildlife commission (commission) to promulgate rules authorizing a local government to request that the division of parks and wildlife (division) charge an additional per vehicle fee, not to exceed $2, for each daily vehicle pass issued for a state park or wildlife area in the local government's geographic boundary. Upon the request, the commission must establish the fee, which will be collected on and after January 1, 2025, and transferred, minus an administrative deduction, to the local access route cash fund created by the act and then distributed to local governments to maintain and operate local access routes. The fee will be adjusted every 5 years for inflation or deflation. The division of parks and wildlife is required to collaborate with local governments to identify and study issues surrounding local access route transportation infrastructure and funding deficits and sources of funding for the routes. The division is given factors to consider and must seek input from the department of transportation and the department of local affairs before completing the study. Based on the study, the division must make legislative recommendations to the general assembly by November 1, 2024, regarding sources of funding or partnerships to assist in the maintenance of local access routes and state park services. To implement this act, $411,000 is appropriated to the department of natural resources for use by the division of parks and wildlife from the parks and outdoor recreation cash fund. APPROVED by Governor May 19, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

24 added · 19 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment added language to clarify that the bill is focused on providing funding to local governments to support access to state-owned outdoor recreational areas. This change emphasizes the purpose of the bill and highlights the need for financial assistance in response to the increased demand for outdoor recreation. By explicitly stating this intention, the text aims to ensure that the funding will specifically address the challenges faced by local governments in maintaining access to these recreational areas.

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OHFirst Regular Session Seventy-fourth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
OHFirst Regular Session Seventy-fourth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
23-0283.01 Jery Payne x2157 SENATE BILL 23-059 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Baisley and Roberts, Rich HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Catlin and McLachlan, Bradley, Holtorf, Joseph, Taggart, Velasco, Weinberg, Wilson Senate Committees House Committees Agriculture & Natural Resources Finance Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING PROVIDING FUNDING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT ACCESS TO STATE -OWNED OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL AREAS , AND , IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .
23-0283.01 Jery Payne x2157 SENATE BILL 23-059 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Baisley and Roberts, Rich, Bridges, Cutter, Danielson, Hansen, Hinrichsen, Marchman, Priola, Winter F.
Bill Summary (Note:
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Catlin and McLachlan, Bradley, Holtorf, Joseph, Taggart, Velasco, Weinberg, Wilson Senate Committees House Committees Agriculture & Natural Resources Finance Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING PROVIDING FUNDING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT ACCESS TO STATE OWNED OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL AREAS , AND , IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .
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.) The bill creates the state park and wildlife area access grant g program(program),whichreimburseslocalgovernmentsforaccessroute d maintenance, construction, service, and operational work resulting from e 2 T R 2 A 2 1 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
Bill Summary d d e 3 (Note:
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E d i Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
S e r Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.n Ap Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
e A people visiting state parks and wildlife areas.
e A A people visiting state parks and wildlife areas.
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. Signed by the President of the Senate

  3. Sent to the Governor

  4. Signed by the Speaker of the House

  5. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  6. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  7. House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  8. House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

  9. House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations

  10. House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Finance

  11. Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources

  12. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  13. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee

  14. Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  15. Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations

  16. Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Amended to Finance

  17. Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only

  18. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources + Finance

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 97 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (97)

97 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

BILL

Passed 60 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 33000
Unaffiliated 18200
Republican 9300
Total 60500
% of votes cast 92%8%0%0%
How each member voted (65)
Member Party Vote
Armagost — Yea
Bird — Yea
Bockenfeld — Nay
Dickson — Yea
Epps — Yea
Evans — Nay
Gonzales-Gutierrez — Yea
Herod — Yea
Holtorf — Yea
Lynch — Yea
McLachlan — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Parenti — Yea
Pugliese — Yea
Sharbini — Yea
Vigil — Yea
Winter T. — Yea
Young — Yea
Michaelson Jenet — Yea
deGruy Kennedy — Yea
Alex Valdez Democrat Yea
Andrew Boesenecker Democrat Yea
Bob Marshall Democrat Yea
Brianna Titone Democrat Yea
Cathy Kipp Democrat Yea
Eliza Hamrick Democrat Yea
Elizabeth Velasco Democrat Yea
Emily Sirota Democrat Yea
Iman Jodeh Democrat Yea
Javier Mabrey Democrat Yea
Jennifer Bacon Democrat Yea
Jenny Willford Democrat Yea
Judy Amabile Democrat Yea
Julie McCluskie Democrat Yea
Junie Joseph Democrat Yea
Karen McCormick Democrat Yea
Kyle Brown Democrat Yea
Lindsey Daugherty Democrat Yea
Lorena Garcia Democrat Yea
Mandy Lindsay Democrat Yea
Marc Snyder Democrat Yea
Matthew Martinez Democrat Yea
Meg Froelich Democrat Yea
Meghan Lukens Democrat Yea
Mike Weissman Democrat Yea
Monica Duran Democrat Yea
Naquetta Ricks Democrat Yea
Regina English Democrat Yea
Sheila Lieder Democrat Yea
Steven Woodrow Democrat Yea
Tammy Story Democrat Yea
Tisha Mauro Democrat Yea
William Lindstedt Democrat Yea
Anthony Hartsook Republican Yea
Brandi Bradley Republican Yea
Ken DeGraaf Republican Nay
Lisa Frizell Republican Yea
Lynda Zamora Wilson Republican Yea
Marc Catlin Republican Yea
Mary Bradfield Republican Yea
Matt Soper Republican Yea
Rick Taggart Republican Yea
Ron Weinberg Republican Yea
Scott Bottoms Republican Nay
Stephanie Luck Republican Nay

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BILL

Passed 27 Yea · 8 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 3200
Democrat 13000
Unaffiliated 11600
Total 27800
% of votes cast 77%23%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Buckner — Yea
Fields — Yea
Gardner — Nay
Ginal — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Lundeen — Nay
Moreno — Yea
Pelton B. — Nay
Pelton R. — Nay
Priola — Yea
Smallwood — Yea
Will — Nay
Zenzinger — Yea
Fenberg — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Van Winkle — Nay
Winter F. — Yea
Chris Kolker Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Janice Marchman Democrat Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Nick Hinrichsen Democrat Yea
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican Nay
Cleave Simpson Republican Nay
Janice Rich Republican Yea
Larry Liston Republican Yea
Mark Baisley Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 23-059 do?
The act requires the parks and wildlife commission (commission) to promulgate rules authorizing a local government to request that the division of parks and wildlife (division) charge an additional per vehicle fee, not to exceed $2, for each daily vehicle pass issued for a state park or wildlife area in the local government's geographic boundary. Upon the request, the commission must establish the fee, which will be collected on and after January 1, 2025, and transferred, minus an administrative deduction, to the local access route cash fund created by the act and then distributed to local governments to maintain and operate local access routes. The fee will be adjusted every 5 years for inflation or deflation. The division of parks and wildlife is required to collaborate with local governments to identify and study issues surrounding local access route transportation infrastructure and funding deficits and sources of funding for the routes. The division is given factors to consider and must seek input from the department of transportation and the department of local affairs before completing the study. Based on the study, the division must make legislative recommendations to the general assembly by November 1, 2024, regarding sources of funding or partnerships to assist in the maintenance of local access routes and state park services. To implement this act, $411,000 is appropriated to the department of natural resources for use by the division of parks and wildlife from the parks and outdoor recreation cash fund. APPROVED by Governor May 19, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Who sponsors SB 23-059?
SB 23-059 is sponsored by Barbara McLachlan, Marc Catlin (Republican), Dylan Roberts (Democrat), and Mark Baisley (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 23-059?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 19, 2023. Enacted.
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