First Regular Session | 74th General Assembly
Colorado General AssemblyDuring the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures to address Colorado’s growing demand for water and to fund public drinking water and wastewater projects.
Summary Report for the Water Resources Review Committee to the Legislative Council.
The federal and state governments each provide tax incentives for landowners who designate their land as a conservation easement, foregoing certain use rights in order to preserve the land in perpetuity. This memorandum provides information on federal and state conservation easement tax...
Presented to the Select Committee on Energy and the Environment at its January 19, 2017, meeting.
Spurred in part by the state's growing population and recent droughts, the executive branch and legislature have taken action to address Colorado’s future water supply challenges. This issue brief examines several water supply planning initiatives, including the development of the Colorado Water...
Pursuant to Section 37-60-122(b) of the C.R.S. the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) is required to submit a report by January 15th of each year to the Colorado General Assembly describing the basis of all Construction Fund and Severance Tax Perpetual Base Fund loans authorized by the...
Report submitted to the Joint Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee in January 2017.
Presented to the Joint Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on January 10, 2017.
Presented to the Joint Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee at its January 10, 2017, meetnig.
Presented to the Joint Health Committee.
Presented to the Joint Health Committee.
Presented to the Joint Health Committee.
This committee was created pursuant to Senate Bill 13-082. The purpose of this committee is to oversee and review the prevention, mitigation, and financing of wildfire matters in Colorado.
Submitted herewith to the Colorado General Assembly is the final report of the Water Resources Review Committee. This committee was created pursuant to Article 98 of Title 37, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this committee is to oversee the conservation, use, development, and financing...
Concern over the detrimental effects of secondhand tobacco smoke on nonsmokers has grown in recent years. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency classified secondhand tobacco smoke as a known cause of cancer in humans in a December 1992 report. In an effort to reduce the risk of tobacco smoke-...
In response to a growing number of human-bear conflicts in Colorado, the General Assembly passed House Bill 15-1034 calling on Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the agency responsible for managing all of the state's wildlife, to provide information regarding the growing number of human-bear...
This year marks a milestone in tracking forest health and management in Colorado, with this publication representing the 15th annual report on the health of Colorado’s forests. Throughout this period, we’ve witnessed many landscapelevel changes across Colorado. The forces and circumstances that...
This memorandum identifies state funding for water supply projects, including the:
Colorado Department of Agriculture Performance Plan for FY16
On May 14, 2013, Governor Hickenlooper issued an executive order directing the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) to develop the Colorado Water Plan (CWP). According to executive order D 2013-005, the CWP must promote a productive economy that supports vibrant and sustainable cities;...
This document provides a summary of water legislation considered by the General Assembly during the 2014 session.
There are approximately 50,000 active oil and gas wells in Colorado. This issue brief provides an overview of Colorado's oil and gas operations inspection processes and offers a summary of legislative measures related to inspections of oil and gas development that were passed by the Colorado...
In 2012, the General Assembly enacted and the Governor signed the Electronic Recycling Jobs Act (Senate Bill 12-133), which prohibits the disposal of certain personal-use electronic items in landfills. This issue brief provides an overview of electronic waste (e-waste) legislation, the types of...
On March 22, 2012, state officials coordinated a prescribed burn on publicly owned land in rural Jefferson County. Based on a report issued by the U.S. Forest Service, embers from that prescribed burn are believed to have ignited the Lower North Fork Wildfire in the same area on March 26, 2012....
A conservation easement is a voluntary legal agreement between a landowner and a charitable organization or government entity that permanently protects scenic or agricultural open space, natural habitat, or recreational areas.