NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 2/19/2013.
      
      
      SENATE BILL 13-110
      
      
      BY SENATOR(S) Lambert, Hodge, Steadman, Aguilar, Baumgardner,
      Cadman, Giron, Grantham, Guzman, Heath, Jahn, Lundberg, Newell,
      Nicholson, Schwartz, Todd, Ulibarri, Morse;
      also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Levy and Gerou, Duran, Exum, Fields, Ginal,
      Hamner, Holbert, Humphrey, Labuda, Lawrence, Lebsock, Lee,
      McLachlan, Melton, Mitsch Bush, Moreno, Pabon, Pettersen, Priola,
      Salazar, Schafer, Scott, Vigil, Williams, Young, Ferrandino.
      
      
      Concerning the wildland fire cost recovery fund.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-1220, amend
      (4) and (5) as follows:
      
           24-33.5-1220.  Funds available - emergency fire fund - wildland
      fire equipment repair fund - wildland fire cost recovery fund - creation
      - gifts, grants, and donations authorized. (4) (a)  There is hereby created
      in the state treasury the wildland fire cost recovery fund, which fund shall
      to be administered by the division for personnel and operating expenses
      associated with wildland fire suppression activities. The division is
      authorized to seek and accept gifts, grants, reimbursements, or donations
      from private or public sources for the purposes of this section subsection
      (4). The fund consists of all moneys recovered for the division's
      expenditures for wildland fire suppression moneys that may be
      appropriated thereto by the general assembly and all private and public
      funds, including from counties and the Denver water board, received
      through gifts, grants, reimbursements, or donations that are transmitted to
      the state treasurer and credited to the fund. All interest earned from the
      investment of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. The fund
      is noninterest-bearing. The moneys in the fund are hereby continuously
      appropriated for the purposes set forth in this section subsection (4). Any
      moneys not expended at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund
      and shall not be transferred to or revert to the general fund.
      
           (b)  Notwithstanding any limitation on the amount of
      advances set forth in section 24-75-203 (2), the controller may
      authorize an advance without interest in any amount to be made
      to the division to provide it with working capital for the operation
      of wildland fire suppression activities to which wildland fire cost
      recovery fund moneys are allocated pursuant to this subsection
      (4).
      
           (5)  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the funds
      established under subsections (2), (3), and (4) of this section are exempt
      from the limitations set forth in section 24-72-402 section 24-75-402.
      
           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.
      
      
      
      
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      John P. Morse                         Mark Ferrandino
      PRESIDENT OF                     SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Cindi L. Markwell                      Marilyn Eddins
      SECRETARY OF                 CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
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                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO