House Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Appropriations

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May 5, 2025

After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:

SB25-007     be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:

Page 1, Line 1Amend reengrossed bill, page 3, after line 21 insert:

Page 1, Line 2"(b)  On July 1, 2025, the state treasurer shall transfer

Page 1, Line 3two hundred fifty thousand dollars from the general fund to

Page 1, Line 4the fund.".

Page 1, Line 5Reletter succeeding paragraph accordingly.

Page 1, Line 6Page 4, line 5, after "to" insert "the greater of twenty thousand

Page 1, Line 7dollars or".

Page 1, Line 8Page 4, line 12, strike "sufficient".

Page 1, Line 9Page 9, after line 14 insert:

Page 1, Line 10"SECTION 5.  Appropriation. For the 2025-26 state fiscal year,

Page 1, Line 11$403,025 is appropriated to the department of public safety. This

Page 1, Line 12appropriation consists of $153,025 from the general fund and $250,000

Page 1, Line 13from the prescribed fire claims cash fund created in section 24-33.5-1240

Page 1, Line 14(2)(a), C.R.S. To implement this act, the department may use this

Page 1, Line 15appropriation as follows:

Page 1, Line 16(a)  $13,049 from the general fund for use by the executive

Page 1, Line 17director's office for personal services related to administration, which

Page 1, Line 18amount is based on an assumption that the office will require an

Page 1, Line 19additional 0.2 FTE;

Page 1, Line 20(b)  $256 from the general fund for use by the executive director's

Page 1, Line 21office for operating expenses related to administration;

Page 1, Line 22(c) $14,400 from the general fund for use by the executive

Page 2, Line 1director's office for vehicle lease payments;

Page 2, Line 2(d) $125,320 from the general fund for use by the division of fire

Page 2, Line 3prevention and control for wildland fire management services, which

Page 2, Line 4amount is based on an assumption that the division will require an

Page 2, Line 5additional 1.0 FTE; and

Page 2, Line 6(e)  $250,000 from the prescribed fire claims cash fund for use by

Page 2, Line 7the division of fire prevention and control for prescribed fire claims.".

Page 2, Line 8Renumber succeeding section accordingly.

Page 2, Line 9Page 1, line 101, strike "burns." and substitute "burns, and, in

Page 2, Line 10connection therewith, making an appropriation.".