S.B. 05-92 Colorado geological survey - division. Clarifies the status of the Colorado geological survey as a separate division in the department of natural resources.
APPROVED by Governor June 7, 2005
EFFECTIVE July 1, 2005
S.B. 05-186 Species conservation eligibility list - approval - legislative declaration. Gives legislative approval to the expenditure of money from, and the reversion of money to, the operating and capital accounts of the species conservation trust fund for programs submitted by the executive director of the department of natural resources that are designed to conserve native species that have been listed as threatened or endangered under state or federal law, or are candidate species or are likely to become candidate species as determined by the United States fish and wildlife service.
APPROVED by Governor June 1, 2005
EFFECTIVE June 1, 2005
S.B. 05-190 Mining - abandoned sites - reclamation -creation of fund - appropriation. Creates an abandoned mine reclamation fund, consisting of an annual $500,000 transfer from the operational account of the severance tax trust fund and federal money. Authorizes expenditures from the fund for projects located at hard rock or coal mining operations that have been abandoned and present a high risk to the environment or public safety. Allows project review by the board of county commissioners for the county in which the project is located prior to approval by the mined land reclamation board. Specifies that appropriations from the fund are available for 3 state fiscal years.
Appropriates $500,000 to the department of natural resources for allocation to the division of minerals and geology for the implementation of the act.
APPROVED by Governor June 1, 2005
EFFECTIVE July 1, 2005
S.B. 05-243 Forests - federal lands - roadless area review task force. Creates the Colorado roadless areas review task force, consisting of the executive director of the department of natural resources, 4 members appointed by the governor, 2 members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, 2 members appointed by the president of the senate, one member appointed by the chair of the house agriculture, livestock, and natural resources committee, one member appointed by the chair of the senate agriculture, natural resources, and energy committee, and 2 members appointed by mutual agreement and consent of the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the president of the senate.
Directs the task force to hold public meetings and to make recommendations to the governor regarding the appropriate management of roadless areas in national forests. Specifies that the act becomes effective upon the adoption of a final rule by the federal department of agriculture regarding state petitions for inventoried roadless area management, a decision by the governor to participate in a state petition process specified in the final rule, the receipt of an adequate implementing appropriation from the federal government, and written notice to the revisor of statutes that the aforementioned conditions have been met.
Repeals the task force after the completion of its work.
APPROVED by Governor June 8, 2005
EFFECTIVE See note below
NOTE: As of publication date of this digest, written notice from the executive director
to the revisor of statutes that the conditions contained in the act had been met has not
been received.
H.B. 05-1082 Parks and recreation - natural areas - educational and interpretive services - volunteer assistance - agreements with private nonprofit organizations. Allows the division of parks and outdoor recreation in the department of natural resources (division) to contract with nonprofit organizations such as the "Friends of Roxborough Park" for interpretive and educational services. Authorizes park personnel to spend time assisting with such activities. Requires net proceeds from the sale of educational and interpretive materials to be spent to support educational and interpretive activities at the same state park or facility where the sales occurred.
Applies to state parks, state recreation areas, natural areas, and indoor and outdoor facilities and buildings maintained by the division.
APPROVED by Governor March 11, 2005
EFFECTIVE March 11, 2005
H.B. 05-1266 Wildlife - hunting and fishing licenses - Colorado wildlife habitat stamp - review committee - sunset provisions - repeal. Raises a number of statutory wildlife license fees, excluding nonresident big game license fees.
Requires all persons 19 years of age and older or under 65 years of age to purchase a Colorado wildlife habitat stamp when purchasing a hunting or fishing license, other than a one-day license, or before entering any state wildlife areas. Establishes that a person shall not be required to purchase more than two Colorado wildlife habitat stamps within a calendar year. Establishes that any person eligible to acquire a free license shall also receive a Colorado wildlife habitat stamp free of charge. Establishes that a person who is mobility impaired as defined by the wildlife commission rules be issued a Colorado wildlife habitat stamp free of charge.
Creates the Colorado wildlife habitat stamp committee. Sets the repeal date for the committee as December 31, 2010.
Provides funding for the wildlife management public education advisory council with a 75¢ license fee surcharge and repeals the voluntary checkoff for donations to the council.
APPROVED by Governor May 4, 2005
EFFECTIVE January 1, 2006
H.B. 05-1285 Oil and gas - conservation and environmental response fund. Combines the oil and gas conservation fund and the oil and gas environmental response fund into the oil and gas conservation and environmental response fund (the "fund"). Requires the Colorado oil and gas commission to ensure that, on and after July 1, 2007, the 2-year average of the unobligated portion of the fund does not exceed $2 million at any time and that there is an adequate balance to address environmental response needs. Requires environmental response expenditures to be paid in the first instance from a newly-created environmental response account in the fund.
APPROVED by Governor June 1, 2005
EFFECTIVE July 1, 2005
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