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SB22-151

Safe Crossings For Colorado Wildlife And Motorists

Concerning the creation of a cash fund for use by the department of transportation to fund projects that provide safe road crossings for connectivity of wildlife and thereby reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions.
Session:
2022 Regular Session
Subjects:
Natural Resources & Environment
State Government
Transportation & Motor Vehicles
Bill Summary

The act creates the Colorado wildlife safe passages fund (fund) within the state treasury and transfers $5,000,000 from the general fund to the fund. Money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the department of transportation (department) to provide funding for projects that provide safe road crossings for connectivity of wildlife and reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions, for the full range of wildlife crossing project needs, and for matching requirements for federal grant programs relating to wildlife crossing projects. The department must consult with the division of parks and wildlife and the Colorado wildlife and transportation alliance regarding the disbursement of money from the fund and must annually report on the disbursement of such money.


(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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