Increases the number of members that must be appointed from west of the continental divide from 1 to 2. Requires that, to the extent possible, the other members of the commission be appointed taking into account the need for geographical representation of other areas of the state with high levels of oil and gas activity or employment.
Allows each member a $50 per diem for meetings or hearings actually attended.
Appropriates $16,492 from the oil and gas conservation commission fund for allocation to the oil and gas conservation commission for the implementation of this act.
APPROVED by Governor May 23, 2000
EFFECTIVE July 1, 2000
S.B. 00-55 Mining - royalties under federal leasing - local government mineral impact fund. Requires that all income derived from the deposit and investment of the moneys in the local government mineral impact fund be credited to the fund commencing July 1, 2001.
APPROVED by Governor March 31, 2000
EFFECTIVE August 2, 2000
NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. For further explanation concerning the effective date, see the note from page vi of this digest.
S.B. 00-230 Wildlife - future generations trust fund - wildlife habitat account - transfer of funds from wildlife cash fund. Requires interest earned on moneys deposited in the wildlife for future generations trust fund (fund) to be continuously appropriated for operation and maintenance of properties and other wildlife projects and programs as deemed appropriate by the wildlife commission.
Establishes that the wildlife commission shall submit a report to the general assembly concerning moneys proposed to be expended from the fund in any upcoming fiscal year.
Creates the wildlife habitat account in the fund. Requires interest earned on moneys deposited in the wildlife habitat account to be continuously appropriated solely for operation and maintenance of properties, leases, and easements owned by the division of wildlife in the department of natural resources.
Requires the state treasurer to deduct $5,000,000 from the wildlife cash fund and transfer it to the wildlife habitat account.
APPROVED by Governor May 30, 2000
EFFECTIVE May 30, 2000
H.B. 00-1047 Wildlife - commission - continuation of sunset dates. Extends the sunset dates to July 1, 2005, for:
APPROVED by Governor April 11, 2000
EFFECTIVE April 11, 2000
H.B. 00-1071 Division of wildlife - land acquisition in Larimer county - authorization - appropriation. Authorizes the division of wildlife (division), in the department of natural resources, to purchase 2 parcels of land in Larimer county. The first parcel is commonly referred to as Circle Ranch and consists of approximately 5,400 acres, more or less. The second parcel is a parcel owned by the state land board and consists of approximately 720 acres, more or less. Requires the amount paid by the division to be the contract price subject to the performance of an additional appraisal.
Allows the division to purchase such water and mineral rights located on or appurtenant to such land as the division may choose.
Requires the division to annually request appropriations from the wildlife cash fund sufficient to cover all reasonable operation and maintenance and weed control costs, not including applicable great outdoors Colorado program trust fund moneys, to assure compliance with applicable law.
Appropriates up to $6,670,000 to the department of natural resources for allocation to the division of wildlife for the purchase, but reduces this amount to account for funds received from the federal government or other sources. Specifies that it is the intent of the general assembly that the division not complete the acquisition unless it has received written commitments that it will receive monetary reimbursements to cover within $550,000 of the purchase price of the property from sources other than the wildlife cash fund.
Appropriates $49,520 to the department of natural resources for allocation to the division of wildlife for the property development and operating costs authorized in the act. Reduces the appropriation by the amount of any moneys received from federal or other sources not appropriated in the act.
APPROVED by Governor May 30, 2000
EFFECTIVE May 30, 2000
H.B. 00-1098 Wildlife - hunting licenses - conservation landowner preference. Declares that the wildlife resources of the state are in danger of decline from increasing population pressures and loss of habitat, and that it is necessary to provide an incentive-based system to landowners to provide habitat for wildlife through a hunting license allocation program that allows hunters access to the state's wildlife under the cooperative control of the private landowner.
Specifies that landowners of 160 acres or more of agricultural land are eligible to participate in a wildlife conservation landowner preference hunting program. Entitles such owners to make applications for vouchers that can be converted into hunting licenses by those qualified for big game hunting licenses. Allows such landowners to transfer the vouchers to qualified hunters. Sets forth a schedule of eligibility for such applications based on the amount of acreage owned by eligible landowners. Authorizes the wildlife commission to promulgate rules for the issuance of hunting licenses based on game management objectives. Provides parameters for any game management units established for such purposes. States that hunting seasons for male licenses issued under this program will run concurrently with public hunting seasons or as designated by the wildlife commission. Permits the wildlife commission to specify, in rules for antlerless management, that participation in the program is conditioned on requirements that landowners allow hunting for certain species in separate seasons designated by the commission.
Requires the wildlife commission to adopt rules so that the program can be implemented prior to July 1, 2001.
APPROVED by Governor June 1, 2000
EFFECTIVE June 1, 2000
H.B. 00-1255 Wildlife - hunting licenses - issuance - auction or raffle - appropriation. Allows the division of wildlife in the department of natural resources to issue up to 4 deer licenses, 4 elk licenses, and 4 antelope licenses per year through competitive auctions or raffles in a manner similar to that currently followed for bighorn sheep, mountain goats, and shiras moose.
Permits the conduct of such auctions or raffles to be delegated to nonprofit organizations involved in the conservation of deer, elk, and antelope, subject to approval by the wildlife commission. Allows such nonprofit organizations to retain up to 80% of the proceeds of such auctions or raffles, subject to an annual accounting and the requirement that proceeds be used for research, educational projects, management, or habitat development for each respective species. Specifies that habitat development does not include land acquisitions.
Appropriates $17,600 from the wildlife cash fund to the department of natural resources for allocation to the division of wildlife for the implementation of the act.
APPROVED by Governor June 1, 2000
EFFECTIVE June 1, 2000
H.B. 00-1261 State parks - fees - alteration by rule. Authorizes the board of parks and outdoor recreation in the department of natural resources to increase the fees it sets by rule by an amount that does not exceed the current amount of the fee multiplied by the average annual percentage of allowable increase in state fiscal year spending, as determined in accordance with the state constitution's "Taxpayer's Bill of Rights" (TABOR) since the fiscal year 1997-1998, compounded annually. To manage demand for services provided by the board, allows the board by rule to lower fees by any amount deemed necessary and to charge a park capacity fee of up to $4 per day that applies either on particular days or during specified seasons. Requires the board to determine whether such capacity fee shall be charged in conjunction with or independently of any other fee.
APPROVED by Governor June 1, 2000
EFFECTIVE August 2, 2000
NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. For further explanation concerning the effective date, see the note from page vi of this digest.
H.B. 00-1314 Endangered species - division of wildlife reintroduction of the bonytail and the black-footed ferret. Determines that the bonytail and the black-footed ferret are not currently found in Colorado and are listed under the federal "Endangered Species Act of 1973".
Authorizes the reintroduction of the bonytail and the black-footed ferret in Colorado by the division of wildlife (division). States that the reintroduction shall commence before December 31, 2002.
Requires the division to submit annual reports to the house agriculture, livestock, and natural resources committee and the senate agriculture, natural resources, and energy committee on the status of the reintroduction of the bonytail and the black-footed ferret. Also requires the report to assess whether the reintroduction of the black-footed ferret will impair any use of private land or beneficial use of water existing at the time of reintroduction.
Mandates further legislative approval to reintroduce the black-footed ferret in any areas outside the population boundaries described in the black-footed ferret cooperative management plan, dated June, 1995 (management plan).
Ensures that Colorado shall enforce the provisions of the management plan up to and including litigation. Requires the state to relocate any black-footed ferrets in Colorado that move outside of the experimental population boundaries described in the plan. Provides that nothing in such management plan shall affect current prairie dog management efforts on private lands.
APPROVED by Governor April 18, 2000
EFFECTIVE April 18, 2000
H.B. 00-1322 Wildlife - legislative action before introduction into state. Requires the general assembly to act by bill prior to the introduction or reintroduction (introduction) of any species into Colorado; except that nonaquatic species released prior to the effective date of this act or any previous release approved by the general assembly are not considered introductions. Requires the department of natural resources to prepare a report of the impact of the introduction of species into the state prior to such introduction. Requires the department of natural resources to annually prepare a report for each of the 5 years following the introduction of a species as to the status and success of the introduction.
APPROVED by Governor May 24, 2000
EFFECTIVE May 24, 2000
H.B. 00-1417 Mined land reclamation operations - fees. Increases the fees for mined land reclamation operations paid to the office of mined land reclamation.
APPROVED by Governor May 26, 2000
EFFECTIVE July 1, 2000
H.B. 00-1429 Species conservation trust fund - transfer moneys from operational account of the severance tax trust fund. Transfers $5,000,000 from the severance tax trust fund operational account to the species conservation trust fund. Of such sum, allocates $2,500,000 to the operation and maintenance account and $2,500,000 to the capital account.
APPROVED by Governor May 16, 2000
EFFECTIVE May 16, 2000
H.B. 00-1448 Hunting - licenses - fees - increase in nonresident fees. Increases nonresident big game license fees to levels comparable to those in other western states. Indexes such fees to inflation on an annual basis. Requires notification of the joint budget committee prior to the effectiveness of any such increased fee.
APPROVED by Governor May 30, 2000
EFFECTIVE May 30, 2000
H.B. 00-1460 Division of forestry - forestry advisory board - creation within department of natural resources - soil conservation board - transfer from department of agriculture to department of natural resources. Creates the division of forestry and the forestry advisory board in the department of natural resources as type 2 agencies. Repeals the forestry advisory board on July 1, 2010, subject to review by the department of regulatory agencies.
Requires the executive director of the department of natural resources and the Colorado state forest service, through the state board of agriculture, to cooperate in the state's efforts to improve the management and health of Colorado's forests and to provide staff for the division of forestry. Establishes the powers and duties of the division of forestry. Requires the state forester to be appointed by the state board of agriculture.
Moves the state soil conservation board from the department of natural resources to the department of agriculture as a type 1 agency. Transfers the staff of the soil conservation board to the department of natural resources as a type 2 transfer. Moves all property of the former state soil conservation board to the relocated state soil conservation board.
APPROVED by Governor May 17, 2000
EFFECTIVE July 1, 2000
H.B. 00-1474 Colorado oil and gas conservation commission - financial assurance moneys - continuous appropriation. Continuously appropriates to the Colorado oil and gas conservation commission, for the purpose of fulfilling obligations upon which a contractor has defaulted, those moneys in the oil and gas environmental response fund that constitute security or financial assurance provided by operators.
APPROVED by Governor May 24, 2000
EFFECTIVE May 24, 2000
H.B. 00-1483 Predator management plan - predator management advisory committee - appropriation. Requires the division of wildlife (division) to develop a predator management plan no later than January 1, 2001, which plan shall be implemented by March 1, 2001.
Specifies that the predator management plan developed by the division shall focus primarily on the management of bears, coyotes, and mountain lions; shall determine acceptable populations of such predators regionally; and shall develop strategies to implement the management of the predators. Creates the predator management advisory committee (committee) to ensure that the division develops and implements the predator management plan with sufficient input from persons impacted by the plan. Repeals the committee, effective July 1, 2001.
Establishes that the committee shall consist of 7 members appointed by the governor to represent farming and ranching communities, sporting groups, wildlife organizations, the scientific community, environmental organizations, the commissioner of agriculture, and the executive director of the department of natural resources. Specifies that 2 of the members shall be from the western slope.
Requires the committee to be co-chaired by the commissioner of agriculture and the executive director of the department of natural resources. Also requires the department of natural resources, the department of agriculture, and the college of natural resources at Colorado state university to serve as resources for the committee.
Appropriates $150,000 from the wildlife cash fund to the department of natural resources for allocation to the division of wildlife for the implementation of the act.
APPROVED by Governor May 30, 2000
EFFECTIVE July 1, 2000
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