Colorado Code
Article 21 - Conservation Trust Funds
§ 29-21-101. Conservation Trust Funds - Definitions











(1.5) School districts which are special districts, as defined in paragraph (g) of subsection (1) of this section, are deemed to have been authorized to create conservation trust funds pursuant to this section, and any moneys, collected and separately accounted for and devoted exclusively to the operation of a system of public recreation and playgrounds prior to January 1, 1987, are deemed to be conservation trust funds. Nothing in this section shall be construed to entitle school districts which are special districts to the receipt of state conservation trust funds prior to April 22, 1987.










(A) To each eligible county, its share, less the share of all eligible municipalities and special districts located within the county;
(B) To each eligible municipality, its share of the county share, less the shares of any eligible special districts located within the municipality;
(C) To each eligible special district, its proportionate share of the county and municipal share; and







Source: L. 74: Entire section added, p. 432, § 2, effective July 1. L. 77: (2)(a), (2)(b), (4), and (5) amended and (2)(c) and (6) added, pp. 1425, 1426, §§ 1, 3, 2, 4, effective June 19. L. 82: (1)(b), (2)(a), (2)(b), (4), (5), and (6) amended and (1)(g) added, pp. 385, 386, §§ 5, 6, 7, effective April 30. L. 87: (1)(g) amended and (1.5) added, p. 1200, § 1, effective April 22; (1)(g)(II) amended, p. 1589, § 68, effective July 10. L. 89: IP(2)(b) amended, p. 1053, § 2, effective April 7. L. 2004: (1)(a.5) added and (2)(a)(I), (2)(b), (3), (4), (5), and (6) amended, pp. 1886, 1887, §§ 3, 4, 2, effective July 1. L. 2010: (5) amended, (SB 10-098), ch. 183, p. 658, § 2, effective April 29. L. 2018: IP(2)(b)(I) amended, (HB 18-1027), ch. 31, p. 365, § 15, effective October 1.
Editor's note: Section 4 of chapter 384, Session Laws of Colorado 2004 (Senate Bill 04-176), specified that the introductory portion to subsection (6) was amended; however, subsection (6) does not contain an introductory portion, and for clarity of the legislative intent, the entire subsection is set out with the amendments made in said bill.
Cross references: (1) For the transfer of moneys from the state lottery fund to the conservation trust fund, see § 24-35-210 (4.1)(a).
(2) For the legislative declaration in the 2010 act amending subsection (5), see section 1 of chapter 183 and section 194 of chapter 419, Session Laws of Colorado 2010.