Section 33-10.5-108 - Division of parks and wildlife aquatic nuisance species fund - creation(1)(a)(I) There is hereby created in the state treasury the division of parks and wildlife aquatic nuisance species fund, also referred to in this section as the "fund", which shall be administered by the division. The fund consists of all money transferred by the state treasurer as specified in sections 39-29-109.3 (1)(g)(II), 33-10.5-104.5, and 33-10.5-105. All money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the division for the purpose of implementing this article 10.5. All money in the fund at the end of each fiscal year remains in the fund and does not revert to the general fund or any other fund.(b) In the use of the money in the fund, priority shall be given to containment and eradication of aquatic nuisance species in the waters of the state in which aquatic nuisance species have been detected and prevention of the introduction of aquatic nuisance species in areas determined to be most vulnerable to such an introduction.(1.5) and (2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2018.)Amended by 2023 Ch. 303,§ 80, eff. 8/7/2023.Amended by 2021 Ch. 255, § 12, eff. 6/18/2021.Amended by 2021 Ch. 81, § 2, eff. 4/30/2021.Amended by 2018 Ch. 201, § 9, eff. 5/4/2018.Amended by 2018 Ch. 137, § 8, eff. 8/8/2018.Amended by 2017 Ch. 190, § 6, eff. 5/3/2017.L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 1587, § 1, effective May 29; entire section amended, p. 1590, § 7, effective May 29. L. 2017: (1)(a) and (2)(a) amended and (1.5) added, (SB 17-259), ch. 691, p. 691, § 6, effective May 3. L. 2018: (1.3) added, (HB 18-1338), ch. 1310, p. 1310, § 9, effective May 4; entire section amended, (HB 18-1008), ch. 899, p. 899, § 8, effective August 8. L. 2021: (3) added, (SB 21 -220), ch. 309, p. 309, § 2, effective April 30; (1)(a)(I) amended, (SB 21-281), ch. 1502, p. 1502, § 12, effective June 18.(1) Amendments to this section by HB 18-1008 and HB 18-1338 were harmonized.
(2) (a) Subsection (1.3)(c) provided for the repeal of subsection (1.3), effective August 1, 2018. (See L. 2018, p. 1310.)
(b) Subsection (1)(a)(II) provided for the repeal of subsection (1)(a)(II), effective July 1, 2019. (See L. 2018, p. 899.)
2023 Ch. 303, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3). For the legislative declaration in SB 21-281, see section 1 of chapter 255, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.