First Regular Session

Sixty-first General Assembly

LLS NO. 97-0268.01D JBC SENATE BILL 97-189

STATE OF COLORADO

BY SENATORS Lacy, Blickensderfer, and Rizzuto;

also REPRESENTATIVES Grampsas, Owen, and Romero.

APPROPRIATIONS

A BILL FOR AN ACT

Concerning a supplemental appropriation to the department of natural resources.

Bill Summary

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not necessarily reflect any amendments which may be subsequently adopted.)

Makes a supplemental appropriation to the department of natural resources.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

SECTION 1. Part XIV of section 2 of chapter 324, Session Laws of Colorado, is amended to read:

Section 2. Appropriation.

ITEM &
SUBTOTAL

$
TOTAL


$
GENERAL
FUND

$
GENERAL
FUND
EXEMPT
$

CASH
FUNDS

$
CASH
FUNDS
EXEMPT
$
FEDERAL
FUNDS

$

PART XIV

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES















(1) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S OFFICE













(A) Administration














Personal Services

2,323,700









2,323,700

(T)a












(43.6 FTE)




Health, Life, and Dental

2,706,330



1,042,780




1,450,629

b

165,921

c

47,000


Short-term Disability

99,059



42,476




51,846

b

2,902

c

1,835


Salary Survey, Anniversary Increases and Shift Differential

2,802,443



1,153,295




1,137,535

b

183,610

c

328,003


Workers' Compensation

790,945



200,329




570,811

b

8,329

c

11,476


Operating Expenses

1,415,826



153,907




1,087,253

b

169,002

c

5,664


Legal Services for 29,075 31,235 hours

1,379,516



710,153




361,785

d

233,668

e

73,910



1,482,006



731,505




408,760

d

267,831

e



Payment to Risk Management and Property Funds

514,929



222,935




273,487

b

10,938

c

7,569


Vehicle Lease












Payments

1,611,258



843,860




705,240

b

16,406

c

45,752


Leased Space

439,185



290,166




133,093

b

12,739

c

3,187


Capitol Complex Leased Space

584,292



303,998




44,553

b

168,291

c

67,450



14,667,483














14,769,973



























a This amount shall be from statewide and departmental indirect cost recoveries.

b Of these amounts, $74,454 shall be from the Land Board Administration Fund and $5,379,993 shall be from various sources of cash.

c Of these amounts, $111,675 shall be from the Land Board Administration Fund and is derived from property sales, $117,982 shall be from various sources of exempt cash, and $508,481(T) shall be from statewide and departmental indirect cost recoveries.

d Of this amount, $70,255 $78,796 shall be from the Land Board Administration Fund, $62,523 $79,605 shall be from the Oil and Gas Conservation Fund, and $229,007 $250,359 shall be from the Wildlife Cash Fund.

e Of this amount, $105,383 $118,194 shall be from the Land Board Administration Fund and is derived from property sales, $114,200 shall be from reserves in the Water Conservation Board Construction Fund, and $14,085(T) shall be from statewide and departmental indirect cost recoveries. recoveries, and $21,352 shall be from reserves in the Parks and Outdoor Recreation Cash Fund.















(B) Information Technology Services












Personal Services

877,114









877,114

(T)a













(15.0 FTE)




Operating Expenses

19,505









19,505

a



Purchase of Services from Computer Center

211,709



17,102




76,573

b

118,034

c




155,709



12,579




56,318

b

86,812

c



ITS Maintenance

393,477



74,167




120,007

b

175,841

c

23,462



439,477



82,838




134,037

b

196,398

c

26,204



1,501,805














1,491,805



























a These amounts shall be from statewide and departmental indirect cost recoveries.

b Of these amounts, $19,545 shall be from the Land Board Administration Fund and $177,035 $170,810 shall be from various sources of cash.

c Of these amounts, $248,482(T) shall be from statewide and departmental indirect cost recoveries, $29,317 shall be from the Land Board Administration Fund and shall be derived from property sales, and $16,076 $5,411 shall be from various sources of exempt cash.















(C) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act114

20,000









20,000

(T)a

















a This amount shall be from the Department of Law.

(D) Resource Mitigation Banking

15,000







15,000

a



















a This amount shall be from fees charged to project applicants.















(E) EPA Wetlands Grant

69,000











69,000
















(F) Youth in Natural Resources Program121

91,493



91,493














(2.0 FTE)










(G) Metadata Clearinghouse

26,372









26,372

(T)a

















a This amount shall be from various sources within the Department.

















16,391,153














16,483,643


























(2) MINERALS AND GEOLOGY













(A) Coal Land Reclamation













Program Expenses

1,501,810



330,242

(M)






1,171,568

a


(25.0 FTE)












Indirect Cost













Assessment

183,184







45,796

b



137,388

c


1,684,994



























a This amount shall be from the Office of Surface Mining.

b Of this amount, $4,305 shall be from fees and $41,491 shall be from the Mined Land Reclamation Fund.

c This amount shall be from the Office of Surface Mining and the Mine Safety and Health Administration.















(B) Inactive Mines














Program

500,000














(12.6 FTE)












Abandoned Mine Safety

111,655














(0.2 FTE)














611,655



111,655








500,000
















(C) Minerals














Personal Services

1,189,494














(22.9 FTE)












Operating Expenses

118,896













Aerial Photography

13,533














1,321,923



515,588




776,335

a

30,000

b

















a This amount shall be from the Mined Land Reclamation Fund.

b This amount shall be from the reserves in the Mined Land Reclamation Fund.















(D) Mines Program














Colorado and Federal Mine Safety Program

273,758



109,304




13,392

a



151,062






(1.0 FTE)




(0.5 FTE)




(3.3 FTE)


Blaster Certification Program

100,652



17,612

(M)





3,525

b

79,515



(1.0 FTE)













374,410



























a This amount shall be from fees.

b This amount shall be from reserves in the Mined Land Reclamation Fund. Mine Safety Cash Fund.

















3,992,982


























(3) GEOLOGICAL SURVEY














General Fund Programs

357,412



357,412














(4.6 FTE)










Cash Funds Programs

944,228







328,124

a

616,104

(T)b











(4.8 FTE)


(12.8 FTE)




Geological Survey Mapping

145,638



72,819

(M)







72,819






(1.0 FTE)








(1.5 FTE)


Colorado Avalanche Information Center

367,371







4,800

c

287,571

d

75,000












(5.3 FTE)


(2.0 FTE)


Federal Funded Programs

300,029











300,029














(5.0 FTE)


Indirect Cost Assessment

25,046











25,046




2,139,724


























a This amount shall be from fees.

b This amount shall be from the Department of Transportation and other state agencies.

c Of this amount, $2,000 shall be from the Snowmobile Fund, and $2,800 shall be from the sale of avalanche products.

d Of this amount $40,000 shall be from grants and donations from various sources, and $247,571(T) shall be from the non-appropriated budget from the Colorado Department of Transportation.















(4) OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION












Personal Services

1,185,063







1,185,063

a













(24.0 FTE)





Operating Expenses

96,887







96,887

a





Printing Revolving Fund

13,721







13,721

b





Indirect Cost Assessment

138,144







131,541

a



6,603


Mineral Audits

1,988







1,988

a





Underground Injection Study

90,910











90,910














(2.0 FTE)


Accelerated Drilling 122

110,047







110,047

a













(3.0 FTE)






Well Reclamation and Plugging and Abandonment

110,000







110,000

c





Environmental Assistance Projects

90,000







90,000

c





Expanded Activity Personal Services

211,684









211,684

d













(4.0 FTE)




Expanded Activity Operating Expenses

41,249









41,249

d





2,089,693


























a These amounts shall be from the Oil and Gas Conservation Fund.

b This amount shall be from the sale of publications.

c These amounts shall be from the Oil and Gas Environmental Response Fund.

d These amounts shall be from the reserves in the Oil and Gas Environmental Response Fund.















(5) STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS











Personal Services

1,340,875







536,350

a

804,525

b




(29.0 FTE)












Operating Expenses

60,642







24,257

a

36,385

b



Mineral Audits

41,314







16,526

a

24,788

b



Land and Water Management Fund

75,000







75,000

c





Timber Sales Management

10,000







4,000

a

6,000

b



Indirect Cost Assessment

98,882







39,553

a

59,329

b



State Trust Land Evaluations

219,698







87,879

a

131,819

b





1,846,411


























a These amounts shall be from the Land Board Administration Fund.

b These amounts shall be from the Land Board Administration Fund and are derived from property sales.

c This amount shall be from the Land and Water Management Fund.















(6) PARKS AND OUTDOOR RECREATION












(A) Administration














Established State Parks

13,623,892



3,845,145




9,024,941

a

720,806

b

33,000



13,685,333







9,086,382

a






(173.7 FTE)












New State Parks

80,767



33,072




47,695

a






(0.8 FTE)













Great Outdoors Colorado Board Grants 123

3,500,000









3,500,000

c













(6.7 FTE)





17,204,659














17,185,333



























a These amounts This amount shall be from the Parks and Outdoor Recreation Cash Fund. This amount may be offset with federal funds for the net operating deficit of Paonia, Vega, Rifle Gap, Crawford, and Navajo State parks available pursuant to a cost sharing agreement with the Federal Bureau of Reclamation.

b Of this amount, $505,806 shall be from Lottery proceeds, including reserves from prior years, and is shown for informational purposes only, $170,000 shall be from the Land Board Internal Improvement Trust Fund and Saline Trust Fund, and $45,000 shall be from the Snowmobile Fund.

c This amount shall be from the Great Outdoors Colorado Board and is shown for informational purposes only.















(B) Special Purpose














Snowmobile Program

319,842







319,842

a





River Outfitters Regulation

50,788







44,810

b

5,978

c



Off-Highway Vehicle Program

168,463







168,463

d













(1.5 FTE)






Federal Grants

277,677











277,677


Indirect Cost Assessment

543,861







543,861

e





State Trails System

36,500











36,500



1,397,131



























a This amount shall be from the Snowmobile Fund.

b This amount shall be from the River Outfitters Fund.

c This amount shall be from reserves in the River Outfitters Fund.

d This amount shall be from off-highway-vehicle registration fees.

e This amount shall be from the Parks and Outdoor Recreation Cash Fund.

















18,601,790














18,582,464


























(7) WATER CONSERVATION BOARD













(A) Administration














Personal Services

1,758,521














(27.0 FTE)













Operating Expenses

82,929













Interstate Compacts

259,206













Western States Water Council Dues

23,000














2,123,656



1,061,828






1,061,828

a

















a Of this amount, $765,801 shall be from reserves in the Water Conservation Board Construction Fund and $296,027(T) shall be from the Wildlife Cash Fund.















(B) Special Purpose














Federal Emergency Management Assistance

82,000











82,000














(1.0 FTE)


Dam Site Inventory

4,750









4,750

a



Indirect Cost Assessment

195,352









195,352

a



Weather Modification

7,100







7,100

b





Water Conservation Program

132,858









132,858

a













(2.5 FTE)





422,060



























a These amounts shall be from reserves in the Water Conservation Board Construction Fund.

b This amount shall be from weather modification application fees.

















2,545,716


























(8) WATER RESOURCES DIVISION124













Personal Services

10,675,438



10,675,438














(218.1 FTE)









Water Commissioner Overtime

206,931



206,931










Arkansas River Litigation124a

166,000



166,000










Operating Expenses

594,200



594,200










Interstate Compacts

48,489



48,489










Water Rights Tabulation

8,633



8,633










Water Data Bank

224,875



174,983




44,850

a

5,042

b




(5.0 FTE)













Printing Revolving Fund

9,256







8,364

a

892

b


Satellite Monitoring System

307,077



208,500




94,898

a

3,679

b




(2.0 FTE)













Ground Water Management

527,850







477,110

c

50,740

d




(6.0 FTE)













Indirect Cost Assessment

37,544







21,025

a

16,519

b



Designated Basin Publication

5,264







5,264

e





Augmentation of Water for Sand and Gravel Extraction

59,742







59,742

c





Dam Emergency Repair

50,000









50,000

f



Federal Grant

11,500











11,500




12,766,799














12,932,799

























a These amounts shall be from various sources of cash funds.

b These amounts shall be from various sources of cash funds exempt. reserves of various funds.

c These amounts shall be from permit fees.

d This amount shall be from reserves in the Ground Water Management Fund.

e This amount shall be from applicant fees. For purposes of complying with the limitation on state fiscal year spending imposed by Article X, Section 20 of the State Constitution, these moneys are included for informational purposes as they are continuously appropriated by a permanent statute or constitutional provision.

f This amount shall be from reserves in the Water Conservation Board Construction Fund.















(9) DIVISION OF WILDLIFE 125













(A) Division














Administration Personal Services 126

1,991,077














(31.8 FTE)












Operating Expenses

956,097













Hunting Recreation Personal Services

17,418,586














(340.3 FTE)












Operating Expenses

7,221,672













Fishing Recreation Personal Services

13,757,074














(288.6 FTE)












Operating Expenses

4,673,314













Watchable Wildlife Personal Services

667,005














(14.1 FTE)












Operating Expenses

353,192













Nongame/Endangered Wildlife Personal Services

1,365,687














(29.5 FTE)












Operating Expenses

1,006,681













Great Outdoors Colorado Board Grants126a

3,787,683














(22.3 FTE)













Indirect Cost Assessment

2,762,448














52,172,833







44,337,764

a

350,000

b

7,485,069



55,960,516







44,751,812

a

4,137,683

b

7,071,021
















a This amount shall be from the from the Wildlife Cash Fund.

b This amount Of this amount, $350,000 shall be from the Nongame Wildlife Voluntary Contribution Fund. Fund and $3,787,683 shall be from the Great Outdoors Colorado Board.















(B) Special Purpose














Wildlife Commission














Discretionary Fund

470,250







470,250

a





Colorado Outdoors













Magazine Revolving Fund Personal Services

171,971







171,971

b













(4.0 FTE)






Operating Expenses

579,108







579,108

b





Search and Rescue Program

6,154







6,154

c













(0.2 FTE)






Instream Flow Program

296,027







296,027

d





Wildlife Education Program Personal Services

52,918







52,918

a





Operating Expenses

9,971







9,971

a





Habitat Partnership

728,248







728,248

a






2,314,647



























a These amounts shall be from the Wildlife Cash Fund.

b These amounts shall be from subscription revenues.

c This amount shall be from the Search and Rescue Fund.

d This amount shall be from the Wildlife Cash Fund and transferred to the Water Conservation Board Construction Fund.

















54,487,480














58,275,163


























(10) SOIL CONSERVATION BOARD













Personal Services

268,914



256,687






12,227

a




(5.0 FTE)













Operating Expenses

27,609



26,896






713

a



Distributions to Soil Conservation Districts

209,714



209,714










Assistance to Local Government

31,146



31,146










Irrigation/Conservation Program

92,520



12,448






20,072

a

60,000



(2.0 FTE)













Food Security Act

5,000











5,000


Indirect Cost Assessment

5,524









2,884

a

2,640




640,427


























a Of these amounts, $15,896(T) shall be from other state agencies and $20,000 shall be from donations from local Soil Conservation Districts.















TOTALS PART XIV














(NATURAL RESOURCES)2, 3

$115,502,175


$24,055,403




$67,239,447


$12,919,691

a

$11,287,634




$119,529,022


$24,213,831




$67,707,991


$16,730,872

a

$10,876,328
















a Of this amount, $5,193,832 contains a (T) notation.

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

2(Governor lined through this provision. See L. 96, p. 2364.)

3All Departments, Totals -- The General Assembly requests that copies of all reports requested in other footnotes contained in this act be delivered to the Joint Budget Committee and the majority and minority leadership in each house of the General Assembly.

114Department of Law, Special Purpose, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act Contracts; Department of Natural Resources, Executive Director's Office, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act; and Department of Public Health and Environment,Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division, Contaminated Site Cleanups -- The departments are requested to cooperate in the preparation of a report detailing each department's expenditures for CERCLA contracts. The report should include a case-by-case itemization of actual, estimated and requested funding for personal services, contract services, operating expenses and other costs. The report should be prepared annually and should be submitted with each department's budget request.

121Department of Natural Resources, Executive Director's Office, Youth in Natural Resources Program -- The Department of Natural Resources is requested to submit a report outlining the activities of the Youth in Natural Resources Program. This report should include information on the number of youths participating in the program, the activities of the youths, and a distribution of the youths on the basis of race, national origin, ethnicity, and gender. This report should be submitted to the Joint Budget Committee by October 15, 1996.

122(Governor lined through this provision. See L. 96, p. 2365.)

123Department of Natural Resources, Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Administration, Great Outdoors Colorado Board Grants -- These funds are anticipated from the Great Outdoors Colorado Board, and while these funds are not subject to appropriation by the Legislature, pursuant to Article XXVII, Section 5 of the Colorado Constitution, they are shown here for informational purposes. The General Assembly accepts no obligation to continue funding these FTE and programs if Great Outdoors Colorado funds are no longer available.

124Department of Natural Resources, Water Resources Division -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that General Fund support for the Satellite Monitoring System will continue, and that fair share user fees will be encouraged.

124aDepartment of Natural Resources, Water Resources Division, Arkansas River Litigation -- It is the intent of the General Assembly t hat the water Resources Division be allowed to expend these funds in either FY 1996-97 or FY 1997-98.

125Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife -- The appropriation to this division has been based upon and is subject to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Natural Resources and the Joint Budget Committee of the General Assembly, which memorandum was signed by the chairman of each board or his or her designee, the director of each division, the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources, and the chairman of the Joint Budget Committee. The Memorandum of Understanding is on file at the office of the Joint Budget Committee. The intent of the Memorandum is to make the Department more cost-effective through line item consolidation in order to maximize productivity by using existing staff and funding levels to prioritize assignments and responsibly perform statutorily required functions.

126Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife, Division, Administration, Personal Services -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that 2.0 FTE associated with development and implementation of the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Information system be re-evaluated at the completion of this phase of the project. These FTE should not automatically be rolled into the Administration Personal services base. The Division should demonstrate the need for the continuationof these positions upon project implementation.

126aDepartment of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife, Division, Great Outdoors Colorado Board Grants -- These funds are to be from the Great Outdoors Colorado Board, and while these funds are not subject to appropriation by the Legislature, pursuant to Article XXVII, Section 5 of the Colorado Constitution, they are shown for information purposes. The General Assembly accepts no obligation to continue funding these FTE and programs if Great Outdoors Colorado funds are no longer available. Funding and FTE for ongoing projects that would be enhanced with Great Outdoors Colorado funding will be determined by the General Assembly. Encumbrance of any additional Great Outdoors Colorado funds following adoption of the Long Bill requires approval by the Joint Budget Committee. Formal inclusion of the additional funds will occur during the supplemental process.

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.