Senate Bill 25-203 Rerevised

A Bill for an Act

• Page 1, Line 101Concerning clarifying the department of public health and

• Page 1, Line 102environment's authority to use appropriated money for

• Page 1, Line 103project grants concerning public water system

• Page 1, Line 104projects for small communities.

Bill Summary

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov/.)

Statutory Revision Committee. The bill clarifies that, under current law, the department of public health and environment may use up to 10% of appropriated money to administer and manage project grants concerning public water systems and wastewater treatment works in small communities.

• Page 2, Line 1Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

• Page 2, Line 2SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-1.5-208, amend (1)(b) as follows:

• Page 2, Line 325-1.5-208.  Grant program for public water systems and

• Page 2, Line 4domestic wastewater treatment works - small communities water and

• Page 2, Line 5wastewater grant fund - rules. (1)  The department has, in addition to

• Page 2, Line 6all other powers and duties imposed upon it by law, the powers and duties provided in this section as follows:

• Page 2, Line 7(b)  The department may use up to ten percent of the appropriated

• Page 2, Line 8funds money for the administration and management of such project grants described in subsections (1)(a) and (1)(a.5) of this section.

• Page 2, Line 9SECTION 2.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act

• Page 2, Line 10takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the

• Page 2, Line 11ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except

• Page 2, Line 12that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V

• Page 2, Line 13of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this

• Page 2, Line 14act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take

• Page 2, Line 15effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in

• Page 2, Line 16November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.