Amendments for HB24-1006
House Journal, March 5
17 HB24-1006 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to
18 the Committee on Appropriations with favorable
19 recommendation:
20
21 Amend printed bill, strike everything below the enacting clause and
22 substitute:
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24 "SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 23-31-321 as
25 follows:
26 23-31-321. Wildfire mitigation and preparedness - rural grant
27 navigator grant program - creation - administration - reporting -
28 definitions. (1) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT
29 OTHERWISE REQUIRES:
30 (a) "DEPARTMENT" MEANS THE DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL AFFAIRS
31 CREATED IN SECTION 24-1-125.
32 (b) "FOREST SERVICE" MEANS THE COLORADO STATE FOREST
33 SERVICE IDENTIFIED IN SECTION 23-31-302.
34 (c) "NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION" OR "NGO" HAS THE
35 MEANING SET FORTH IN SECTION 24-37.5-102 (20).
36 (d) "RURAL GRANT NAVIGATOR GRANT PROGRAM" OR
37 "COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM" MEANS THE COMPETITIVE GRANT
38 PROGRAM AUTHORIZED UNDER SUBSECTION (2)(a) OF THIS SECTION.
39 (2) (a) THE FOREST SERVICE SHALL ESTABLISH A RURAL GRANT
40 NAVIGATOR GRANT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE GRANT MONEY FOR
41 NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING OUTREACH AND
42 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING GRANT WRITING ASSISTANCE, TO
43 RURAL COMMUNITIES SEEKING TO APPLY FOR FEDERAL OR STATE GRANTS
44 RELATED TO WILDFIRE MITIGATION AND PREPAREDNESS.
45 (b) ON OR AFTER MARCH 1, 2025, AN NGO ASSISTING ONE OR
46 MORE RURAL COMMUNITIES WITH OBTAINING FEDERAL OR STATE GRANTS
47 RELATED TO WILDFIRE MITIGATION OR PREPAREDNESS MAY APPLY TO THE
48 FOREST SERVICE FOR GRANT MONEY IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICATION
49 AND ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES THAT THE FOREST SERVICE ESTABLISHES
50 PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (3) OF THIS SECTION FOR THE COMPETITIVE
51 GRANT PROGRAM.
52 (3) (a) THE FOREST SERVICE SHALL CONSULT WITH NGOS THAT
53 CURRENTLY ASSIST OR ARE SEEKING TO ASSIST COLORADO COMMUNITIES
54 WITH WILDFIRE MITIGATION AND PREPAREDNESS TO DEVELOP CRITERIA
55 AND GUIDELINES FOR THE COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM.
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1 (b) THE CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO
2 SUBSECTION (3)(a) OF THIS SECTION MUST:
3 (I) BE COMPLETED AND POSTED ON THE WEBSITE OF THE FOREST
4 SERVICE ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 28, 2025; AND
5 (II) INCLUDE CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES FOR AT LEAST THE
6 FOLLOWING ASPECTS OF THE COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM:
7 (A) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR NGO APPLICANTS ASSISTING
8 RURAL COMMUNITIES IN SEEKING FEDERAL OR STATE GRANT MONEY FOR
9 WILDFIRE MITIGATION AND PREPAREDNESS EFFORTS;
10 (B) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS; AND
11 (C) PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SELECTED NGOS,
12 INCLUDING REQUIREMENTS FOR COORDINATION BETWEEN SELECTED
13 NGOS TO ENSURE NONDUPLICATION OF EFFORTS AND FOR PERIODIC
14 REPORTING.
15 (c) (I) AFTER THE FOREST SERVICE HAS CREATED THE COMPETITIVE
16 GRANT PROGRAM, THE FOREST SERVICE, TO THE BEST OF ITS ABILITY,
17 SHALL CONSULT ON EFFECTIVE USES OF THE GRANT MONEY AND
18 SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES WITH:
19 (A) THE DEPARTMENT;
20 (B) THE DIVISION OF FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL CREATED IN
21 SECTION 24-33.5-1201 (1)(a);
22 (C) THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE;
23 (D) A RURAL COUNTY ON THE WESTERN SLOPE;
24 (E) A RURAL COUNTY ON THE EASTERN PLAINS; AND
25 (F) A RURAL COUNTY IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE.
26 (II) THE FOREST SERVICE, IN CONSULTATION WITH SELECTED
27 NGOS, SHALL DEVELOP METRICS TO HELP THE FOREST SERVICE ASSESS
28 THE SUCCESS OF THE COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM.
29 (4) (a) ON OR BEFORE MARCH 1, 2026, AND ON OR BEFORE MARCH
30 1 EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, THE FOREST SERVICE SHALL SUBMIT A
31 WRITTEN REPORT SUMMARIZING THE COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM TO
32 THE WILDFIRE MATTERS REVIEW COMMITTEE CREATED IN SECTION
33 2-3-1602 (1)(a) OR, IF THE COMMITTEE NO LONGER EXISTS, TO BOTH THE
34 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AGRICULTURE, WATER, AND NATURAL
35 RESOURCES COMMITTEE AND THE SENATE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL
36 RESOURCES COMMITTEE, OR THEIR SUCCESSOR COMMITTEES. THE FOREST
37 SERVICE SHALL POST COPIES OF THE REPORTS ON ITS WEBSITE.
38 (b) NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), THE WRITTEN
39 REPORT SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (4)(a) OF THIS SECTION CONTINUES
40 INDEFINITELY.
41 SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
42 takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
43 ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except
44 that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V
45 of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this
46 act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take
47 effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in
48 November 2024 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the
49 official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.".
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House Journal, April 26
32 HB24-1006 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to
33 the Committee of the Whole with favorable
34 recommendation:
35
36 Amend the Agriculture, Water and Natural Resources Committee Report,
37 dated March 4, 2024, page 3, after line 4 insert:
38
39 "SECTION 2. Appropriation. For the 2024-25 state fiscal year,
40 $200,000 is appropriated to the department of higher education for use by
41 the board of governors of the Colorado state university system. This
42 appropriation is from the general fund and is based on an assumption that
43 the department will require an additional 0.4 FTE. To implement this act,
44 the board of governors may use this appropriation for the Colorado state
45 forest service rural grant navigator program.".
46
47 Renumber succeeding section accordingly.
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49 Page 3, after line 13 insert:
50
51 "Page 1 of the bill, line 102, strike "MONEY." and substitute "MONEY,
52 AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.".".
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House Journal, April 29
9 Amendment No. 1, Appropriations Report, dated April 26, 2024, and
10 placed in member's bill file; Report also printed in House Journal,
11 April 26, 2024.
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13 Amendment No. 2, Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Report, dated
14 March 4, 2024, and placed in member's bill file; Report also printed in
15 House Journal, March 5, 2024.
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17 Amendment No. 3, by Representative Snyder:
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19 Amend the Appropriations Committee Report, dated April 26, 2024, page
20 1, strike line 5 and substitute "the Colorado commission on higher
21 education and higher education special purpose programs. This".
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23 Page 1, strike lines 8 and 9 and substitute "the department may use this
24 appropriation for the Colorado state forest service at Colorado state
25 university.".".
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27 As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the Calendar for Third
28 Reading and Final Passage.
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Senate Journal, May 7
HB24-1006 by Representative(s) Velasco and Snyder; also Senator(s) Cutter and Will, Jaquez Lewis,
Ginal--Concerning assistance for rural communities to apply for wildfire-related grant
money, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
Amendment No. 1(L.004), by Senator Cutter.
Amend reengrossed bill, page 5, line 1, strike "$200,000" and substitute
"$300,000".
Page 5, line 7, after the period add "Any money appropriated in this section not
expended prior to July 1, 2025, is further appropriated to the department of
higher education for the 2025-26, 2026-27, and 2027-28 state fiscal years for
the same purpose.".
As amended, ordered revised and placed on the calendar for third reading and final
passage.