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BILL SUMMARY For CONSIDERATION OF FIGURE SETTING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
Date Feb 18, 2026       Location JBC

Consideration of Figure Setting Recommendations for the Department of Natural Resources - JBC action on budget request (figure setting)


01:36:00 PM  
Kelly Shen, JBC Staff, presented figure setting recommendations for the Department of Natural Resources.

01:38:34 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for line item detail and base appropriation for the Executive Director's Office.
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile Yes
Brown Yes
Kirkmeyer Yes
Taggart Excused
Bridges Yes
Sirota Yes
YES: 5   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
01:38:58 PM  
The Committee delayed action on Statewide R4 (Severance Tax Transfers) until they receive the March 2026 revenue forecasts.

01:50:34 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for R6 - Mine Safety Support.
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile Yes
Brown Yes
Kirkmeyer No
Taggart Excused
Bridges Yes
Sirota Yes
YES: 4   NO: 1   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS

01:52:15 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for line item detail and base appropriation for the Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile Yes
Brown Yes
Kirkmeyer No
Taggart Excused
Bridges Yes
Sirota Yes
YES: 4   NO: 1   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS

01:53:32 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for line item detail and base appropriation for the Energy and Carbon Management Commission
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile Yes
Brown Yes
Kirkmeyer Yes
Taggart Excused
Bridges Yes
Sirota Yes
YES: 5   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS

01:58:41 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for R4 State Land Board Enhanced Lease Compliance
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile Yes
Brown Yes
Kirkmeyer No
Taggart Excused
Bridges Yes
Sirota Yes
YES: 4   NO: 1   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS

02:07:19 PM
Motion Approve Department request for R5 - State Land Board Enhance Tribal Consultation
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile No
Brown Yes
Kirkmeyer No
Taggart Excused
Bridges Yes
Sirota Yes
YES: 3   NO: 2   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS

02:10:28 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for line item detail and base appropriation for the State Land Board, as adjusted by previous motion.
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile Yes
Brown Yes
Kirkmeyer Yes
Taggart Excused
Bridges Yes
Sirota Yes
YES: 5   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS

02:22:46 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for R1 - Expand State Parks
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile
Brown
Kirkmeyer
Taggart
Bridges
Sirota
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

02:24:11 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for R3 - Assistance for Livestock Producers
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile
Brown
Kirkmeyer
Taggart
Bridges
Sirota
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

02:43:39 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for R2 - CWCB Water Plan Grant Program
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile Yes
Brown Yes
Kirkmeyer Excused
Taggart Yes
Bridges Yes
Sirota Yes
YES: 5   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS

02:44:42 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for R7 - CWCB Technical Updates
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile Yes
Brown Yes
Kirkmeyer Excused
Taggart Yes
Bridges Yes
Sirota Yes
YES: 5   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS

02:45:26 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for line item detail and base appropriation for the Colorado Water Conservation Board
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile Yes
Brown Yes
Kirkmeyer Excused
Taggart Yes
Bridges Yes
Sirota Yes
YES: 5   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS

02:48:14 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for staff-initiated refinance satellite monitoring General Fund
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile Yes
Brown Yes
Kirkmeyer Excused
Taggart Yes
Bridges Yes
Sirota Yes
YES: 5   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS

02:53:19 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for line item detail and base appropriation for Division of Water Resources
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile
Brown
Kirkmeyer
Taggart
Bridges
Sirota
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

02:57:40 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for line item detail and base appropriation for Division of Forestry.
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile
Brown
Kirkmeyer
Taggart
Bridges
Sirota
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

02:59:27 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for base appropriation and line item detail for Parks and Wildlife - but expecting a comeback to split out the different uses of wolf-related funding in separate line items.
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile
Brown
Kirkmeyer
Taggart
Bridges
Sirota
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

03:13:24 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for Long Bill Footnotes and Requests for Information but expecting a comeback on the "continuing and modifying" request for information.
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Amabile Excused
Brown
Kirkmeyer
Taggart
Bridges
Sirota
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection