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Public Lands:
Increase Severance Tax Appropriations to Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation

Our Position: support
Bill Number: HB 1326
Sponsor: Representatives Pommer, Ferrandino, Lambert and Senators Tapia, Keller, White
Legislative Session: 2010

Budget Package Bill.

Section 1 of the bill adjusts the authorization of appropriations from the operational account of the severance tax trust fund for tax years beginning on or after July 1, 2009, as follows:

  • Decreases the authorization to the Colorado oil and gas conservation commission from up to 40% to up to 35% of the account;
  • Increases the authorization to the division of parks and outdoor recreation (parks division) from up to 5% to up to 10% of the account; and
  • Allows the increased appropriation to supplant moneys that would otherwise be available to the parks division.
Section 2 decreases the 2009 long bill general fund appropriation to the parks division by $2,147,415 and increases its cash fund appropriation by the same amount.

Status

02/08/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
02/08/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
02/16/2010 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
02/17/2010 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments
02/18/2010 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily
02/19/2010 House Third Reading Passed
02/19/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations
02/19/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations
02/22/2010 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
02/24/2010 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed
02/25/2010 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily
02/26/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed

More information

Please see the bill text for the exact language.
     
     

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