NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 3/20/2014.
      
      
      SENATE BILL 14-105
      
      
      BY SENATOR(S) Lambert, Hodge, Steadman;
      also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Duran and Gerou, May, Coram, Hamner,
      Hullinghorst, Mitsch Bush, Schafer, Vigil, Williams.
      
      
      Concerning the elimination of the requirement that a portion of
           the fees collected for the water resources cash fund be
           transferred to the state general fund.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 37-80-111.7, amend
      (2) (b) as follows:
      
           37-80-111.7.  Water resources cash fund - created - uses. (2)  The
      state engineer shall collect the following fees and transmit them to the state
      treasurer, who shall credit them to the fund, except as specified in
      paragraph (b) of this subsection (2):
      
           (b)  The state engineer shall collect fees pursuant to sections
      37-90-105 (3) (a) and (4); 37-90-107 (7) (c) (I) and (7) (d) (I); 37-90-108
      (4) and (6); 37-90-116 (1) (a), (1) (c), (1) (h), and (1) (i); 37-90-137 (2), (3)
      (a), and (3) (c); 37-90.5-106; 37-92-305 (17); 37-92-308; and 37-92-602
      (1) (g) (III) (C), (3) (a), and (5). The treasurer shall credit the fees collected
      pursuant to this paragraph (b) to the fund except as specified in section
      37-80-111.5 (1) (d). and except that, of each fee collected pursuant to the
      following sections, the treasurer shall credit the following amounts to the
      general fund:
      
           (I)  Section 37-90-107 (7) (c) (I) and (7) (d) (I) and section
      37-90-116 (1) (a), (1) (h), and (1) (i), thirty dollars;
      
           (II)  Section 37-90-137 (2) and (3) (a) (I) and section 37-92-602 (3)
      (a) for wells applied for pursuant to section 37-92-602 (3) (b), twenty-five
      dollars;
      
           (III)  Section 37-90-116 (1) (c), ten dollars; and
      
           (IV)  Section 37-90-105 (3) (a) and (4) (a) and section 37-92-602 (3)
      (a) for wells applied for pursuant to section 37-92-602 (3) (c) and (5), five
      dollars.
      
           SECTION 2.  Effective date. This act takes effect July 1, 2014.
      
           SECTION 3.  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.
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Morgan Carroll                        Mark Ferrandino
      PRESIDENT OF                     SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Cindi L. Markwell                      Marilyn Eddins
      SECRETARY OF                 CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO