Annual Species Conservation Trust Fund Projects

For state fiscal year 2024-25, the act appropriates $5,000,000 from the species conservation trust fund in the state treasury for various wildlife conservation programs directed at conserving candidate species or species that are likely to become candidate species, as determined by the United States fish and wildlife service, as follows:

• $1,800,000 for the upper Colorado river endangered fish recovery program;
• $650,000 for selenium management, research, monitoring, evaluation, and control;
• $50,000 for 3 species recovery efforts;
• $1,700,000 for native terrestrial wildlife conservation; and
• $800,000 for native aquatic wildlife conservation.

APPROVED by Governor May 17, 2024

EFFECTIVE May 17, 2024
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)