Bill > HB1338

This bill appropriates funds for various water-related projects and programs for the 2026-27 state fiscal year, with some provisions extending to June 30, 2028. * The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) receives $380,000 from the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund for the continuation of the satellite monitoring system. * The CWCB also receives $500,000 from the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund for the continuation of the floodplain map modernization program. * The CWCB is appropriated $500,000 from the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund to continue the weather modification permitting program. * The CWCB receives $200,000 from the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund to support the Colorado Mesonet project. * The CWCB is appropriated $2,500,000 from the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund for the continuation of the water forecasting partnership project. * The CWCB receives $750,000 from the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund for the continued operation and maintenance of the Colorado Decision Support System. * The CWCB is appropriated $1,350,000 from the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund to support water plan agency actions. * The CWCB receives $5,000,000 from the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund for the continuation of Colorado watershed restoration and flood mitigation projects. * The CWCB is appropriated $750,000 from the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund to support the Upper Colorado River Commission interstate planning efforts. * The State Treasurer will transfer $6,000,000 from the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund to the litigation fund by July 1, 2026. * The State Treasurer will transfer $2,000,000 from the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund to the fish and wildlife resources fund on July 1, 2026. * The CWCB is authorized to make a loan of $151,500,000 from the Severance Tax Perpetual Base Fund to the city of Fort Collins for the Halligan water supply project. * The CWCB is authorized to make a loan of $20,166,670 from the Severance Tax Perpetual Base Fund to the Lower Latham Reservoir Company for the Jurgens reservoir construction project. * The CWCB is appropriated $37,700,000 from the Water Plan Implementation Cash Fund to award grants for state water plan implementation. * Money in the turf replacement fund is appropriated to the CWCB until June 30, 2028, with any remaining funds transferred to the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund on July 1, 2028. * Technical corrections are made regarding a study by the Colorado Water Center at Colorado State University, appropriating funds from the Severance Tax Perpetual Base Fund. * The maximum loan amount the CWCB can authorize without general assembly approval from the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund or Severance Tax Perpetual Base Fund is increased from $10 million to $30 million.