Colorado Code
Part 3 - State Forest Service
§ 23-31-310. Forest Restoration and Wildfire Risk Mitigation Grant Program - Technical Advisory Panel - Legislative Declaration - Definitions - Repeal

(1.5) Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby:

(4.3) In addition to satisfying subsection (4) of this section, a grant project that receives funding under this section may also support ongoing maintenance efforts by eligible recipients to reduce the threat of large, high-intensity wildfires.
(4.4) Additional funding objectives. As part of the submission of grant applications under this section, the forest service encourages applicants to include on their grant application information that indicates whether the project is supported by a diverse and balanced group of stakeholders as well as appropriate federal, state, county, and municipal government representatives in the design, implementation, and monitoring of the project.
(4.5) Eligible recipients. Eligible grant recipients include:

(8.2) Community watershed restoration and wildfire risk mitigation.

(8.3) Grant program.

(8.5) Forest restoration and wildfire risk mitigation grant program cash fund.

(8.8) It is the intent of the general assembly that any additional amount of money appropriated for the 2019-20 state fiscal year to the fund created in subsection (8.5)(a) of this section be expended on grants that will support the maximum number of effective forest management fuels reduction projects to reduce the impacts to life, property, and critical infrastructure caused by wildfire.

Source: L. 2007: Entire section added, p. 1324, § 1, effective May 29. L. 2008: (8.5) added and (9) amended, pp. 1535, 1534, §§ 6, 1, effective May 28. L. 2012: (6), (8), (8.5), and (9) amended and (7) repealed, (HB 12-1032), ch. 69, p. 238, § 1, effective March 24. L. 2017: (8.5)(a)(I) amended and (8.7) added, (SB 17-259), ch. 190, p. 689, § 1, effective May 3; (1), (2), (3), IP(4), (4)(a), (4)(f)(II), (5), (6), (8.5), and (9) amended and (1.5), (4.5), (8.2), and (8.3) added, (SB 17-050), ch. 34, p. 99, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2018: (8.7) amended, (HB 18-1338), ch. 201, p. 1308, § 1, effective May 4. L. 2019: (1.5)(b)(V) and (8.8) added and (8.5)(a) amended, (HB 19-1006), ch. 398, p. 3537, § 1, effective May 31; (8.3)(a)(III)(B) amended, (SB 19-241), ch. 390, p. 3467, § 21, effective August 2. L. 2020: (3), (4.5)(d), (6), and (9) amended, (4)(d) repealed, and (4.3), (4.4), (4.5)(f), and (4.5)(g) added, (HB 20-1057), ch. 78, p. 318, § 1, effective September 14. L. 2021: (8.7) amended, (SB 21-054), ch. 18, p. 95, § 1, effective March 21; (3) and IP(5) amended, (SB 21-221), ch. 91, p. 372, § 1, effective May 4; (3), IP(5), (8), (8.2)(a)(I), (8.2)(b)(II), and (8.3)(a)(I) amended, (SB 21-258), ch. 238, p. 1248, § 2, effective June 15; (8.5)(a)(I) amended, (SB 21-281), ch. 255, p. 1501, § 8, effective June 18.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 21-281, see section 1 of chapter 255, Session Laws of Colorado 2021. For the legislative declaration in SB 21-258, see section 1 of chapter 238, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.