Colorado Code
Part 6 - Violations, Remedies, and Penalties
§ 25-8-608. Civil Penalties - Rules - Fund Created - Temporary Moratorium on Penalties for Minor Violations - Definitions - Repeal

(1.5) All penalties collected pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the water quality improvement fund, which is hereby created. The moneys in such fund shall be subject to annual appropriation. Any interest earned on moneys in the fund shall remain in the fund to be used for purposes of this section.

(1.8) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (1.5) or (1.7) of this section to the contrary, on April 20, 2009, the state treasurer shall deduct seven hundred thousand dollars from the water quality improvement fund and transfer such sum to the general fund.
(1.9) The division shall include in a separate section of the annual report required pursuant to section 25-8-305 a full accounting of all projects funded pursuant to this section for the preceding year.

Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1334, § 1, effective July 1. L. 83: (1) amended, p. 1080, § 5, effective July 1. L. 90: (1) amended, p. 1345, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 1273, § 2, effective May 26. L. 2009: (1.8) added, (SB 09-208), ch. 149, p. 624, § 23, effective April 20. L. 2011: (1.7)(a)(II) and (1.7)(a)(III) amended and (1.7)(a)(IV) added, (HB 11-1026), ch. 159, p. 550, § 2, effective August 10. L. 2012: IP(1) amended and (3) added, (HB 12-1119), ch. 264, p. 1378, § 1, effective June 6. L. 2016: (4) added, (HB 16-1413), ch. 138, p. 409, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2017: (1.7)(d) added, (HB 17-1306), ch. 399, p. 2080, § 3, effective June 8. L. 2020: (5) added, (HB 20-1406), ch. 178, p. 813, § 14, effective June 29; IP(1) and (1.7)(d)(II) amended, (HB 20-1143), ch. 219, p. 1082, § 2, effective July 2.

Cross references: For the short title ("Safe Water in Schools Act") in HB 17-1306, see section 1 of chapter 399, Session Laws of Colorado 2017.