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HB19-1259

Species Conservation Trust Fund Projects

Concerning support for species conservation trust fund projects, and, in connection therewith, making transfers to and appropriations from the species conservation trust fund for purposes recommended by the department of natural resources.
Session:
2019 Regular Session
Subject:
Natural Resources & Environment
Bill Summary

Species conservation trust fund projects - appropriation - transfers. The act appropriates $3.9 million from 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 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;
  • Platte river recovery implementation program, $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 act transfers $600,000 from the Colorado water conservation board construction fund to the species conservation trust fund.

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


(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status

Introduced
Passed
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Bill Text

  • All Versions (7 )
    Date Bill Type Documents
    05/17/2019 Signed Act PDF
    05/13/2019 Final Act PDF
    04/27/2019 Rerevised PDF
    04/26/2019 Revised PDF
    04/10/2019 Reengrossed PDF
    04/09/2019 Engrossed PDF
    03/20/2019 Introduced PDF

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