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Colorado Revised Statutes Title 33. Parks and Wildlife § 33-10-111. Parks and outdoor recreation cash fund--parks for future generations trust fund--creation--fees--accounting expenditures for roads and highways--definition

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section and sections 33-10.5-104.5, 33-10.5-105, 33-14-106, 33-14.5-106, and 33-15-103, all money derived pursuant to articles 10 to 15 of this title 33 from division facilities and fees, and all interest earned on the money, shall be credited to the parks and outdoor recreation cash fund, which is hereby created, together with all money donated, transferred, or appropriated from whatever source for the use of the division in administering, managing, and supervising the state parks and outdoor recreation system and in the financing of impact assistance grants pursuant to part 3 of article 25 of title 30. All cash receipts from state-owned desert, saline, and internal improvement lands shall be credited to the parks and outdoor recreation cash fund.

(1.5) Repealed by Laws 2021, Ch. 274 (H.B. 21-1326), § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2024.

(2) The director, with the consent and approval of the executive director, is authorized and directed to establish an adequate system of accounting which will accurately record:

(a) All moneys received and from what sources;

(b) All moneys expended and for what purposes;

(c) All passes, permits, and registrations that are issued, numbering each type separately.

(3) In his annual budget request to the governor, the executive director shall clearly show the allocation of funds used for parks and outdoor recreation purposes among operations, land acquisition, capital construction, and other purposes.

(4) At each regular session, the general assembly shall determine the amounts to be expended by the division for the acquisition of rights-of-way for the construction, improvement, repair, and maintenance of public roads and highways in state recreation areas and parks and shall appropriate such amounts from the state allocation provided by section 43-4-206, C.R.S., from the highway users tax fund to the division as are necessary to accomplish these purposes.

(5) Repealed by Laws 2003, Ch. 226, § 1, amended by Laws 2012, Ch. 248, § 36, eff. Sept. 1, 2017.

(6)(a)(I)(A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the parks for future generations trust fund. The fund consists of moneys appropriated to the fund by the general assembly, moneys received from energy or mineral royalties or leases of energy or mineral rights on park properties, and gifts, grants, and donations.

(B) For purposes of this subparagraph (I), “park properties” means each state park and state recreation area and any other park properties in which the division owns mineral interests.

(II) No less than fifty percent of the total moneys deposited in the fund other than interest shall be accrued and maintained intact, and the remaining balance of the moneys deposited into the fund may be expended subject to appropriation by the general assembly; except that the interest earned on moneys in the fund is continuously appropriated and may be expended on such property operation and maintenance and other park projects and programs as the commission deems appropriate.

(b) The fund is under the control of and administered by the commission. The controller shall authorize disbursements from the fund as directed by the commission on receipt of a voucher from the commission stating that the disbursement is in accordance with this subsection (6).

(c) Repealed by Laws 2024, Ch. 34 (S.B. 24-135), § 39, eff. March 22, 2024.

(d) All moneys and interest in the fund remain in the fund to be used for the purposes set forth in this subsection (6) and shall not be deposited in or transferred to the general fund or any other fund.

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