NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 2/23/2012.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 12-1192
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Gerou, Becker, Levy, Brown, Hamner, Labuda,
      Wilson, Young;
      also SENATOR(S) Hodge, Steadman, Lambert.
      
      
      Concerning a supplemental appropriation to the department of
           natural resources.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  Appropriation to the department of natural
      resources for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011.  In Session Laws of
      Colorado 2011, section 2 of chapter 335, (SB 11-209), amend Part XIV as
      follows:
      
           Section 2. Appropriation.
      
PART XIV


DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES


















(1) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S OFFICE













Personal Services
3,758,804








3,758,804
a





(43.8 FTE)














Health, Life, and Dental
9,005,212


1,531,020



5,733,551
b
374,263
a
1,366,378



Short-term Disability
154,967


27,743



103,755
b
5,731
a
17,738



S.B. 04-257 Amortization
Equalization Disbursement
2,446,227


433,645



1,641,325
b
90,652
a
280,605



S.B. 06-235 Supplemental
Amortization Equalization
Disbursement
1,963,386


346,132



1,318,922
b
72,846
a
225,486



Shift Differential
17,732






17,732
b






Workers' Compensation
1,403,091


199,253



1,148,866
b
24,310
a
30,662



Operating Expenses
1,241,241






1,060,977
b
174,927
a
5,337



Legal Services for 45,410
hours
3,437,991


832,772



2,515,078
b
39,520
a
50,621



Purchase of Services from
Computer Center 
5,411,608


471,648



3,314,076
b
1,521,241
a
104,643



Multiuse Network
Payments
2,186,240


130,554



1,375,172
b
569,738
a
110,776



Management and
Administration of OIT
549,913


1,517



297,502
b
244,797
a
6,097



Payment to Risk
Management and Property
Funds
760,527


68,601



670,925
b
11,964
a
9,037



Vehicle Lease Payments
2,898,675


293,114



2,553,410
b


52,151




2,776,937


300,398



2,420,894
b


55,645



Information Technology
Asset Maintenance
266,989


31,628



144,823
b
90,538
a




Leased Space
1,366,140


536,714



801,645
b


27,781



Capitol Complex Leased
Space
872,671



217,856



376,772
b
171,126
a
106,917



Communication Services
Payments
1,060,571






1,060,571
b








38,801,985















38,680,247





























a Of these amounts, $5,772,254 shall be from departmental indirect cost recoveries, $1,316,390 shall be from statewide indirect cost recoveries, and $61,813 shall be from the Department
of Transportation and other state agencies. 


b Of these amounts, $22,952,081 $22,819,565 shall be from various sources of cash funds and $1,183,021 shall be from the Operational Account of the Severance Tax Trust Fund pursuant
to Section 39-29-109.3 (1), C.R.S.


















(2) DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING, AND SAFETY












(A) Coal Land Reclamation














Program Costs
2,145,204






723,214
a


1,421,990
b










449,908
a


1,695,296
b



(23.0 FTE)
 













Indirect Cost Assessment
136,073






28,575
a


107,498
b



2,281,277






























a These amounts shall be from the Operational Account of the Severance Tax Trust Fund pursuant to Section 39-29-109.3 (1) (c), C.R.S.


b These amounts shall be from the United States Office of Surface Mining, and are shown for informational purposes only.


















(B) Inactive Mines















Program Costs
1,636,925















(16.4 FTE)
 













Mine Site Reclamation42
409,993















(1.2 FTE)














Reclamation of Forfeited
Mine Sites43
171,000














Abandoned Mine Safety
99,850















(0.2 FTE)














Indirect Cost Assessment
133,226















2,450,994






1,182,116
a
30,000
b
1,238,878



















a Of this amount, $662,869 shall be from the Operational Account of the Severance Tax Trust Fund pursuant to Section 39-29-109.3 (1) (c), C.R.S., and $519,247 shall be from the
Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund created in Section 34-34-102 (1), C.R.S.


b This amount shall be transferred from the Department of Public Health and Environment.


















(C) Minerals 















Program Costs
2,176,730















(24.1 FTE)














Indirect Cost Assessment
121,219















2,297,949






2,297,949
a






















a Of this amount, $1,246,725 shall be from the Operational Account of the Severance Tax Trust Fund pursuant to Section 39-29-109.3 (1) (c), C.R.S., and $1,051,224 shall be from the
Mined Land Reclamation Fund established pursuant to Section 34-32-127 (1) (a), C.R.S.


















(D) Mines Program















Colorado and Federal Mine
Safety Program
513,045






324,324
a


188,721




(5.0 FTE)














Blaster Certification
Program
108,353






22,606
b


85,747




(1.0 FTE)










 



Indirect Cost Assessment
28,191






17,668
b


10,523




649,589






























a Of this amount, $314,384 shall be from the Operational Account of the Severance Tax Trust Fund pursuant to Section 39-29-109.3 (1) (c), C.R.S., and $9,940 shall be from fees. 


b These amounts shall be from the Operational Account of the Severance Tax Trust Fund pursuant to Section 39-29-109.3 (1) (c), C.R.S.


















(E) Emergency Response
Costs
25,000






25,000
a






















a This amount shall be from the Operational Account of the Severance Tax Trust Fund pursuant to Section 39-29-109.3 (1) (c), C.R.S.




















7,704,809





























(3) GEOLOGICAL SURVEY














Environmental Geology and
Geological Hazards
Program
2,511,978






1,464,341
a
448,881
b
598,756




(17.2 FTE)














Mineral Resources and
Mapping
1,440,260






1,117,949
c


322,311




(10.5 FTE)














Colorado Avalanche
Information Center
707,872






280,750
d
408,935
e
18,187




(8.4 FTE)














Indirect Cost Assessment
152,789






110,548
f


42,241





4,812,899





























a Of this amount, $919,233 shall be from the Operational Account of the Severance Tax Trust Fund pursuant to Section 39-29-109.3 (1) (b), C.R.S., and $545,108 shall be from fees for
geological services.


b This amount shall be from fees for geological services from the Department of Transportation, other state agencies, and indirect cost recoveries.


c Of this amount, $1,028,048 shall be from the Operational Account of the Severance Tax Trust Fund Section 39-29-109.3 (1) (b), C.R.S., and $89,901 shall be from fees paid by local
governments.


d Of this amount, $157,523 shall be from the Operational Account of the Severance Tax Trust Fund pursuant to Section 39-29-109.3 (1) (b), C.R.S., $121,227 shall be from grants and
training and materials fees, and $2,000 shall be from the Snowmobile Recreation Fund established pursuant to Section 33-14-106, C.R.S.


e This amount shall be from the Department of Transportation.


f This amount shall be from the Operational Account of the Severance Tax Trust Fund pursuant to Section 39-29-109.3 (1) (b), C.R.S.


















(4) OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION













Program Costs
5,925,222






5,925,222
a







5,987,635






5,987,635
a














(67.0 FTE)
 














(67.5 FTE)







Underground Injection
Program
96,559










96,559















(2.0 FTE)



Plugging and Reclaiming
Abandoned Wells
445,000






445,000
b






Environmental Assistance
and Complaint Resolution
312,033






312,033
b






Emergency Response44
1,000,000






1,000,000
b






Special Environmental
Protection and Mitigation
Studies45
325,000






325,000
b






Indirect Cost Assessment
463,897






456,220
b


7,677





8,567,711















8,630,124





























a Of this amount, $3,238,925 shall be from the Operational Account of the Severance Tax Trust Fund pursuant to Section 39-29-109.3 (1) (a), C.R.S., and $2,686,297 $2,748,710 shall
be from the Oil and Gas Conservation and Environmental Response Fund established pursuant to Section 34-60-122 (5), C.R.S.


b These amounts shall be from the Oil and Gas Conservation and Environmental Response Fund established pursuant to Section 34-60-122 (5), C.R.S.


















(5) STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS












Program Costs
3,702,589















(37.0 FTE)














Public Access Program
Damage and Enhancement
Costs
225,000














Indirect Cost Assessment
189,581
















4,117,170





3,892,170
a
225,000
b




















a Of this amount, $3,817,170 shall be from the State Land Board Trust Administration Fund established pursuant to Section 36-1-145 (2) (a), C.R.S., and is derived from mineral royalties,
bonus income, lease rental revenue, timber sales, related interest income, and fees, and $75,000 shall be from the State Board of Land Commissioners Land and Water Management Fund
created pursuant to Section 36-1-148 (1), C.R.S.


b This amount shall be from the Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife.


















(6) PARKS AND OUTDOOR RECREATION













(A) State Park Operations
23,679,514






23,240,806
a


438,708
b



(247.3 FTE)






























a Of this amount, $18,611,148 shall be from the Parks and Outdoor Recreation Cash Fund established pursuant to Section 33-10-111 (1), C.R.S., $2,243,971 shall be from the Operational
Account of the Severance Tax Trust Fund pursuant to Section 39-29-109.3 (1) (f), C.R.S., $1,859,306 shall be from Lottery proceeds (including reserves from prior years) and is shown
for informational purposes only, $122,690 shall be from the Snowmobile Recreation Fund established pursuant to Section 33-14-106, C.R.S., $7,437 shall be from the Off-highway
Vehicle Recreation Fund established pursuant to Section 33-14.5-106 (1), C.R.S., and $396,254 shall be from various sources of cash funds.


b This amount is anticipated to be received from the United States Bureau of Reclamation through a cost-sharing agreement to address the net operating deficit of Paonia, Vega, Rifle
Gap, Crawford, and Navajo State parks, and is shown for informational purposes only.


















(B) Great Outdoors Colorado Board Grants













Land and Water Protection
709,000















(2.0 FTE)














Operations and
Maintenance
1,969,000















(14.5 FTE)














Statewide Programs
1,657,000















(6.0 FTE)















4,335,000






4,335,000
a






















a This amount shall be from the Great Outdoors Colorado Board established in Article XXVII, Section 1 of the State Constitution, and is shown for informational purposes only.


















(C) Special Purpose















Snowmobile Program
1,000,924






1,000,924
a














(1.3 FTE)







River Outfitters Regulation
142,966






142,966
b














(0.5 FTE)







Off-highway Vehicle
Program
532,501






532,501
c














(3.0 FTE)







Off-highway Vehicle
Grants46
4,000,000






4,000,000
c






Federal Grants
750,000










750,000
d


S.B. 03-290 Enterprise
Fund
200,000






200,000
e






System Operations and
Support
661,500






661,500
f






Connectivity at State Parks
370,000






370,000
f






Asset Management
270,000






270,000
f






Natural Resource Protection
600,000






150,000
g


450,000
h


Miscellaneous Small
Projects
2,000,000






2,000,000
f






Trails Grants
2,200,000






1,800,000
i


400,000
j


S.B. 08-226 Aquatic
Nuisance Species
2,684,673






2,684,673
k














(7.0 FTE)







Indirect Cost Assessment
1,630,268






1,583,099
l


47,169
m



17,042,832






























a This amount shall be from the Snowmobile Recreation Fund established pursuant to Section 33-14-106, C.R.S.


b Of this amount, $104,466 shall be from the River Outfitters Cash Fund established pursuant to Section 33-32-111, C.R.S., and $38,500 shall be from the Parks and Outdoor Recreation
Cash Fund established pursuant to Section 33-10-111 (1), C.R.S.


c These amounts shall be from the Off-highway Vehicle Recreation Fund established pursuant to Section 33-14.5-106 (1), C.R.S.


d This amount reflects funds anticipated to be received from the United States Coast Guard, and is shown for informational purposes only.


e This amount shall be from the Parks and Outdoor Recreation Cash Fund established pursuant to Section 33-10-111 (1), C.R.S.


f These amounts shall be from lottery proceeds (including reserves from prior years), and are shown for informational purposes only.


g This amount shall be from the Great Outdoors Colorado Board established in Section 1 of Article XXVII of the State Constitution, and is shown for informational purposes only.


h This amount reflects anticipated funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and is shown for informational purposes only.


i Of this amount, $1,650,000 shall be from the Great Outdoors Colorado Board and is shown for informational purposes only, and $150,000 shall be from Lottery proceeds (including
reserves from prior years), and is shown for informational purposes only.


j This amount reflects anticipated funds from the United States Department of the Interior, Land and Water Conservation Fund State Assistance Program, and the United States Department
of Transportation, Recreational Trails Program, and is shown for informational purposes only.


k This amount shall be from the Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation Aquatic Nuisance Species Fund created in Section 33-10.5-108 (1) (a), C.R.S., is continuously appropriated
to the Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation, and is shown for informational purposes only.


l Of this amount, $1,328,630 shall be from the Parks and Outdoor Recreation Cash Fund established pursuant to Section 33-10-111 (1), C.R.S., and $254,469 shall be from the Operational
Account of the Severance Tax Trust Fund pursuant to Section 39-29-109.3 (1) (f), C.R.S.


m This amount reflects anticipated funds from the United States Coast Guard and the Bureau of Reclamation, and is shown for informational purposes only.







45,057,346





























(7) COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD













(A) Administration















Personal Services 
2,914,947















(30.0 FTE)














Operating Expenses
472,761














River Decision Support
Systems
456,784















(4.0 FTE)















3,844,492






3,552,905
a
291,587
b




















a Of this amount, $3,509,155 shall be from reserves in the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund established pursuant to Section 37-60-121 (1) (a), C.R.S., and $43,750
shall be from the Operational Account of the Severance Tax Trust Fund pursuant to Section 39-29-109.3 (1) (d), C.R.S.


b This amount shall be from the Wildlife Cash Fund established pursuant to Section 33-1-112 (1) (a), C.R.S.


















(B) Special Purpose















Intrastate Water
Management and
Development
470,464






470,464
a






Federal Emergency
Management Assistance
143,928






13,732
a


130,196




(2.0 FTE)














Weather Modification
25,000






25,000
b






Water Conservation
Program
285,166






285,166
a














(4.0 FTE)







H.B. 05-1254 Water
Efficiency Grant Program
598,788






598,788
c














(1.0 FTE)







Severance Tax Fund
1,275,500






1,275,500
d






Interbasin Compacts
1,141,167






1,141,167
e














(3.7 FTE)







Platte River Basin
Cooperative Agreement
231,534






231,534
f














(1.0 FTE)







S.B. 02-87 Colorado
Watershed Protection Fund
119,942






119,942
g






Indirect Cost Assessment
588,748






577,833
a


10,915




4,880,237






























a These amounts shall be from the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund established pursuant to Section 37-60-121 (1) (a), C.R.S.


b This amount shall be from weather modification permit fees pursuant to Section 36-20-113 (1), C.R.S.


c Of this amount, $498,788 shall be from the Water Efficiency Grant Program Cash Fund created in Section 37-60-126 (12) (a) (I), C.R.S., and $100,000 shall be from reserves in the
Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund established pursuant to Section 37-60-121 (1) (a), C.R.S.


d This amount shall be from the Operational Account of the Severance Tax Trust Fund pursuant to Section 39-29-109.3 (1) (d), C.R.S.


e Of this amount, $741,167 shall be from the Interbasin Compact Committee Operation Fund created in Section 37-75-107, C.R.S., is continuously appropriated to the Colorado Water
Conservation Board, and is shown for informational purposes only, and $400,000 shall be from reserves in the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund established pursuant
to Section 37-60-121 (1) (a), C.R.S.


f This amount shall be from the Fish and Wildlife Resources Fund established pursuant to Section 37-60-121 (6), C.R.S.


g This amount shall be from the Colorado Healthy Rivers Fund established pursuant to Section 39-22-2403 (1) C.R.S.




















8,724,729





























(8) WATER RESOURCES DIVISION














Personal Services
17,652,932


17,136,370



516,562
a







(243.1 FTE)














Operating Expenses
1,399,974


960,466



439,508
a






Interstate Compacts
76,002


76,002











Republican River Compact
Compliance
316,364


316,364












(5.0 FTE)














Satellite Monitoring System
399,857


194,968



204,889
b







(2.0 FTE)














Augmentation of Water for
Sand and Gravel Extraction
44,400






44,400
c






Dam Emergency Repair
50,000






50,000
d






Federal Grant
126,042










126,042
e


River Decision Support
Systems
206,232






206,232
d














(2.0 FTE)







H.B. 03-1334 Temporary
Interruptible Water Supply
Agreements
61,589






61,589
f






S.B. 04-225 Well
Enforcement
1,489






1,489
g






Indirect Cost Assessment
47,028






43,947
h


3,081





20,381,909









  





 













a Of these amounts, $538,133 shall be from the Division of Water Resources Ground Water Management Cash Fund established pursuant to Section 37-80-111.5 (1) (d), C.R.S., $359,990
shall be from the Well Inspection Cash Fund established pursuant to Section 37-80-111.5 (1) (d), C.R.S., and $57,947 shall be from various sources of cash.


b This amount shall be from the Satellite Monitoring System Cash Fund established pursuant to Section 37-80-111.5 (1) (c), C.R.S.


c This amount shall be from the Gravel Pit Lakes Augmentation Fund established pursuant to Section 37-90-137 (11) (f), C.R.S.


d These amounts shall be from the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund established pursuant to Section 37-60-121 (1) (a), C.R.S.


e This amount reflects funds anticipated to be received from the United States Bureau of Reclamation and from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and is shown for
informational purposes only.


f This amount shall be from the Division of Water Resources Ground Water Management Cash Fund established pursuant to Section 37-80-111.5 (1) (d), C.R.S.


g This amount shall be from the Well Enforcement Cash Fund created pursuant to Section 37-90-111.5 (5) (b), C.R.S.


h Of this amount, $19,920 shall be from reserves in the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund established pursuant to Section 37-60-121 (1) (a), C.R.S., and $24,027
shall be from various sources of cash funds.


















(9) DIVISION OF WILDLIFE













(A) Division Operations














(1) Director's Office
2,037,530















(18.0 FTE)














(2) Wildlife Management
64,531,311















(551.4 FTE)














(3) Technical Services
6,536,099















(60.0 FTE)














(4) Information Technology
1,580,395















74,685,335






64,371,416
a


10,313,919



















a Of this amount, $56,606,416 shall be from the Wildlife Cash Fund established pursuant to Section 33-1-112 (1) (a), C.R.S., $6,200,000 shall be from the Great Outdoors Colorado Board,
and is shown for informational purposes only, $900,000 shall be from the Wildlife Management Public Education Fund established pursuant to Section 33-1-112 (3.5) (a), C.R.S.,
$500,000 shall be from subscription revenues from Colorado Outdoors Magazine, $150,000 shall be from cash grants and donations, and $15,000 shall be from the Federal Aid Projects
Income Fund.


















(B) Special Purpose















Wildlife Commission
Discretionary Fund
160,000
a













Game Damage Claims and
Prevention
1,282,500
a













Instream Flow Program
296,027
a













Habitat Partnership
Program
2,500,000
b













S.B. 08-226 Aquatic
Nuisance Species
1,304,544
c













Grants and Habitat
Partnerships47
1,625,000
d













Asset Maintenance and
Repairs48
606,880
a













Indirect Cost Assessment
3,597,623
e














11,372,574






10,695,259
 


677,315



















a These amounts shall be from the Wildlife Cash Fund established pursuant to Section 33-1-112 (1) (a), C.R.S.


b This amount shall be from the Habitat Partnership Cash Fund created pursuant to Section 33-1-112 (8) (a), C.R.S.


c This amount shall be from the Division of Wildlife Aquatic Nuisance Species Fund created in Section 33-10.5-108 (2) (a), C.R.S., is continuously appropriated to the Division of
Wildlife, and is shown for informational purposes.


d Of this amount, $1,475,000 shall be from the Wildlife Cash Fund established pursuant to Section 33-1-112 (1) (a), C.R.S., and $150,000 shall be from the sale of waterfowl stamps
created pursuant to Section 33-4-102.5 (3) (a), C.R.S.


e Of this amount, $2,920,308 shall be from the Wildlife Cash Fund established pursuant to Section 33-1-112 (1) (a), C.R.S., and $677,315 is anticipated to be received from federal funds.




















86,057,909





























TOTALS PART XIV















(NATURAL
RESOURCES)

$224,226,467

$23,806,367



$171,984,578
a
$8,554,860

$19,880,662





$224,167,142

$23,813,651



$171,641,169
a


$20,157,462



















a This amount includes $13,496,029 $13,222,723 from the Operational Account of the Severance Tax Trust Fund pursuant to Section 39-29-109.3 (1), C.R.S.


     FOOTNOTES -- The following statements are referenced to the numbered footnotes throughout section 2.

     42   Department of Natural Resources, Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety, Inactive Mines, Mine Site Reclamation -- It is the intent of the General
          Assembly that these funds shall remain available until completion of the project or the close of FY 2013-14, whichever comes first. At project completion
          or the end of the three-year period, any unexpended balances shall revert to the Operational Account of the Severance Tax Trust Fund from which they were
          appropriated. 

     43   Department of Natural Resources, Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety, Inactive Mines, Reclamation of Forfeited Mine Sites -- It is the intent of the
          General Assembly that the appropriation to this line item shall remain available until the completion of the project or the close of FY 2013-14, whichever
          comes first. At project completion or the end of the three-year period, any unexpended balances shall revert to the Operational Account of the Severance Tax
          Trust Fund from which this appropriation was made.

     44   Department of Natural Resources, Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Emergency Response -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that funding for
          this line item be expended in the event that there is an oil and gas related emergency under the jurisdiction of the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. The
          purpose of this funding is for investigation, prevention, monitoring, and mitigation of circumstances which are caused by or are alleged to be associated with
          oil and gas activities and which call for immediate action by the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. An emergency creates a threat to public health, safety,
          or welfare or to the environment as proclaimed by the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Director and approved by order of the Oil and Gas Conservation
          Commission.

     45   Department of Natural Resources, Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Special Environmental Protection and Mitigation Studies -- It is the intent of the
          General Assembly that funding for this line item be used for special environmental protection and mitigation studies including, but not limited to gas seepage
          mitigation studies, outcrop monitoring studies, soil gas surveys in the vicinity of plugged orphaned wells, and baseline water quality and subsequent follow-up
          studies.

     46   Department of Natural Resources, Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Special Purpose, Off-highway Vehicle Grants -- It is the intent of the General Assembly
          that the appropriation to this line item remain available until the completion of all funded projects or the close of FY 2013-14, whichever comes first.

     47   Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife, Special Purpose, Grants and Habitat Partnerships -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that the
          appropriation to this line item remain available until the completion of all funded projects or the close of FY 2013-14, whichever comes first.


     48   Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife, Special Purpose, Asset Maintenance and Repairs -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that the appropriation
          to this line item remain available until the completion of all funded projects or the close of FY 2013-14, whichever comes first.       
            SECTION 2.  Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
       determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
       preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.
       
       
       
       
       ________________________________________________________
       Frank McNulty                     Brandon C. Shaffer
       SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                    PRESIDENT OF
       OF REPRESENTATIVES                        THE SENATE
       
       
       
       
       
       
       ____________________________  ____________________________
       Marilyn Eddins                     Cindi L. Markwell
       CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                SECRETARY OF
       OF REPRESENTATIVES                        THE SENATE
       
       
       
       
                   APPROVED________________________________________
       
       
       
       
       
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                                     John W. Hickenlooper
                                     GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO