Colorado Legislative Council Staff
STATE
REVISED FISCAL IMPACT
(replaces revised fiscal impact dated March 31, 1999)
Drafting Number: Prime Sponsor(s): |
LLS 99-0598 Sen. Dennis Rep. Young |
Date: Bill Status: Fiscal Analyst: |
April 26, 1999 House Appropriations Will Meyer (303-866-4976) |
TITLE: CONCERNING THE FUNDING OF COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD PROJECTS, AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.
Fiscal Impact Summary |
FY 1999/2000 |
FY 2000/2001 |
State Revenues Cash Fund |
Interest Earnings from Loan Account |
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State Expenditures Cash Fund |
$11,413,380 |
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FTE Position Change |
2.5 FTE |
0.0 FTE |
Other State Impact: TABOR |
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Effective Date: Upon signature of the Governor |
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Appropriation Summary for FY 1999-2000: Department of Natural Resources: $11,188,380 CWCB Construction Fund and 2.5 FTE and $225,000 Severance Tax Trust Fund. |
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Local Government Impact: None |
Summary of Legislation
This bill authorizes the Colorado Water Conservation Board to loan moneys from the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund to enable the construction of the water resources projects identified in Table 1.
Table 1 - New Loans |
Loan Amount |
Sterling Irrigation Company - System Rehabilitation. |
$318,583 |
Columbine Ranches Property Owners Association |
305,250 |
City of Ouray - Skyrocket Creek Rehabilitation |
25,000 |
Ryan Gulch Reservoir Company - Dam Rehabilitation |
317,500 |
Leroux Creek Water Users - Dam Rehabilitation |
1,250,000 |
Consolidated Mutual Water Company - Fortune Reservoir |
10,000,000 |
Pine River Canal Company - Tunnel Hill Project |
243,700 |
Total - Water Conservation Board Construction Fund |
$12,460,033 |
The bill authorizes the board to loan moneys from the Severance Tax Trust Fund Perpetual Base Account to enable the construction of the water resources project identified in Table 2.
Table 2 - New Loans |
Loan Amount |
Ute Water Conservancy District - Pipeline Replacement |
$7,000,000 |
Total - Severance Tax Trust Fund Perpetual Base Account |
$7,000,000 |
The bill authorizes the board to increase the amounts of loans previously authorized for water resources projects identified in Table 3.
Table 3 Loan Increases |
Prior Authority |
Prior Loan Amount |
Increase |
Revised Loan Amount |
City of Loveland |
HB 98-1189 |
$2,000,000 |
$3,000,000 |
$5,000,000 |
City of Sterling |
HB 98-1189 |
550,000 |
610,000 |
1,160,000 |
Ute Water Conservancy - Pipeline |
SB 88-30 |
8,000,000 |
2,600,000 |
10,600,000 |
North Poudre - System Rehab. |
HB 98-1189 |
500,000 |
1,107,000 |
1,607,000 |
Total - CWCB Construction Fund |
$11,050,000 |
$7,317,000 |
$18,367,000 |
The bill deauthorizes the amounts of loans previously authorized for water resources projects identified in Table 4.
Table 4 Loan Deauthorizations |
Prior Authority |
Prior Loan Amount |
Decrease |
Revised Loan Amount |
City of Broomfield |
HB 95-1155 |
$3,000,000 |
$3,000,000 |
$0 |
San Miguel Water Conservancy |
HB 85-1042 |
$7,500,000 |
$7,500,000 |
$0 |
Lone Cone Reservoir |
HB 85-1042 |
$1,012,500 |
$1,012,500 |
$0 |
Melvin L. Thiebaud |
HB 95-155 |
$18,750 |
$18,750 |
$0 |
Pine River Irrigation Company |
SB 92-87 |
$190,000 |
$190,000 |
$0 |
Town of Newcastle |
SB 96-153 |
$266,500 |
$266,500 |
$0 |
City of Greeley |
HB 98-1189 |
$787,500 |
$787,500 |
$0 |
Purgatoire River Water Conservancy |
HB 98-1189 |
$1,000,000 |
$1,000,000 |
$0 |
Leroux Creek Water Users Assoc. |
HB 95-1155 |
$150,000 |
$150,000 |
$0 |
Highline Buzzard Ditch Co. |
SB 94-029 |
$50,000 |
$50,000 |
$0 |
Ortiz Ditch Company Rehabilitation |
HB 95-1155 |
$20,000 |
$20,000 |
$0 |
City of Fort Lupton |
HB 95-1155 |
$354,000 |
$354,000 |
$0 |
Total - Water Conservation Board Construction Fund |
$14,349,250 |
$14,349,250 |
$0 |
The bill appropriates moneys from the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund to the Department of Natural Resources for FY 1999-00 for the water resources projects identified in Table 5.
Table 5 Water Resources Projects |
FY 1999-00 Appropriation |
Rio Grande Compact Decision Support System Contract Yrs 2 & 3 |
$2,983,380 |
Rio Grande Compact DSS - CWCB - Retain Contractor - 1.0 FTE |
100,000 |
Rio Grande Compact DSS - DWR - Well Data Support - 1.5 FTE |
75,000 |
Satellite Monitoring System - Maintenance |
120,000 |
Arkansas River Channel Restoration Study |
40,000 |
DNR’s Electronic Document Imaging System - CWCB |
270,000 |
South Platte River Decision Support System |
100,000 |
Rio Grande Headwaters Restoration Project - Technical Advisory |
200,000 |
Arkansas River Basin Water and Storage Assessment Needs Phase II |
25,000 |
Feasibility Study Small Grant Account |
200,000 |
Arkansas River Augmentation Loan Account |
2,000,000 |
Colorado River Recovery Program Loan Account |
5,000,000 |
Cherry Creek Res. - Technical Evaluation of Precipitation and Flood |
75,000 |
Total Construction Fund Appropriations |
$11,188,380 |
Total Personal Services |
2.5 FTE |
The bill creates the Feasibility Study Small Grant Account within the Small Project Loan Account for the purpose of making small grants to help pay the costs of preparing water project feasibility studies. The bill directs the State Treasurer to transfer $200,000 from the construction fund to the Feasibility Study Small Grant Account (Table 5). The use of funds in the account will be subject to approval by the CWCB and are continuously appropriated. Any interest earned on the moneys in the account shall remain in the account and not revert to the construction fund.
In addition, the bill appropriates $225,000 from the Operational Account of the Severance Tax Trust Fund to the Department of Natural Resources for FY 1999-00 to continue the implementation of local, regional, and statewide water planning studies, identified in Table 6.
Table 6 Water Resources Projects |
FY 1999-00 Appropriation |
Implementation of Statewide Water Planning Studies |
$225,000 |
Total Appropriations |
$11,413,380 |
The provisions of this bill affect state cash fund revenue and expenditures. Therefore, the bill is assessed as having a fiscal impact.
Expenditures Not Included
Pursuant to the Joint Budget Committee’s budget policies, the following expenditures have not been included in this fiscal note:
health and life insurance costs;
short-term disability costs;
inflationary cost factors;
leased space;
and indirect costs.
State Appropriations
This fiscal note implies that the Department of Natural Resources should be appropriated out of the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund $11,188,380 and 2.5 FTE and $225,000 out of the Operational Account of the Severance Tax Trust Fund for FY 1999/00 to implement this bill.
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