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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 33-9-101 — 33-9-206) › Article 9 - ADMINISTRATION OF PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-9-101 — 33-9-206) › Part 2 - OUTDOOR EQUITY GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 33-9-201 — 33-9-206) › Section 33-9-206 - Outdoor equity fund - repeal

(1)
(a)
The outdoor equity fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund consists of money credited to the fund pursuant to section
44-40-111(12)
. All interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the outdoor equity fund must be credited to the fund and may not be transferred to the general fund or any other fund at the end of any fiscal year. Any unexpended and unencumbered money remaining in the outdoor equity fund at the end of a fiscal year stays in the fund.
(b)
The money credited to the outdoor equity fund pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section and any income and interest derived from the deposit and investment of such money is exempt from any restriction on spending, revenue, or appropriations, including, without limitation, the restrictions of section 20 of article X of the state constitution.
(2)
Subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly, the division may expend money from the outdoor equity fund to implement the outdoor equity grant program. The department may use money in the outdoor equity fund to pay the direct and indirect costs that the department incurs to administer this part 2, assist the outdoor equity board, and pay the per diem and expenses of the outdoor equity board members.
(3)
The outdoor equity board may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, donations, loans of money, or aid in any form from the federal government, any state agency, any local government, or from private sources, or any combination thereof, for the purposes of this part 2, and any such money must be credited to the gifts, grants, and donations account created in the fund. The money in the gifts, grants, and donations account is continuously appropriated to the division to implement the outdoor equity grant program.
(4)
(a)
Within three days after June 21, 2021, the state treasurer shall transfer one million dollars from the general fund to the outdoor equity fund for use by the division to implement the outdoor equity grant program.
(b)
This subsection (4) is repealed, effective September 1, 2024.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 274,§4, eff. 6/21/2021.
Added by 2021 Ch. 272,§1, eff. 6/21/2021.
L. 2021: Entire part added, (HB 21-1318), ch. 1578, p. 1578, § 1, effective June 21; (4) added, (HB 21-1326), ch. 1593, p. 1593, § 4, effective June 21.
Section 8 of chapter 274 (HB 21-1326), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section takes effect only if HB 21-1318 (chapter 272) becomes law and takes effect either upon the effective date of HB 21-1326 or HB 21-1318, whichever is later. HB 21-1318 became law and both bills have an effective date of June 21, 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › PARKS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-15-114) › Article 10 - PARKS - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-10-116) › Section 33-10-101 - Legislative declaration

(1)
It is the policy of the state of Colorado that the natural, scenic, scientific, and outdoor recreation areas of this state are to be protected, preserved, enhanced, and managed for the use, benefit, and enjoyment of the people of this state and visitors of this state. It is further declared to be the policy of this state that there shall be provided a comprehensive program of outdoor recreation in order to offer the greatest possible variety of outdoor recreational opportunities to the people of this state and its visitors and that to carry out such program and policy there shall be a continuous operation of acquisition, development, and management of outdoor recreation lands, waters, and facilities.
(2)
In implementing the policy set forth in subsection (1) of this section, the state shall:
(a)
Develop state parks and state recreation areas suitable for such recreational activities as camping, picnicking, hiking, horseback riding, environmental education, sightseeing, hunting, boating, fishing, swimming, and other water sports, and other recreational activities;
(b)
Advise the citizens of this state and visitors of the location of state parks and recreation areas through the distribution of Colorado state park and recreation area guides and the use of other appropriate informational devices;
(c)
Not be responsible for development of neighborhood parks or recreation areas that are mainly designed to provide facilities for team or individual sports;
(d)
Charge a fee for required passes or permits for the use of any state park or state recreation area where appropriate supervision and maintenance is required and when certain facilities, as determined by the parks and wildlife commission, are maintained at any such area;
(e)
Allow sport hunting, trapping, and fishing as a wildlife management tool and as the primary method of effecting a necessary wildlife management on lands under the control of the division of parks and wildlife.
L. 84: Entire article added, p. 878, § 2, effective 1/1/1985. L. 2012: (2)(d) amended, (HB 12-1317), ch. 248, p. 1214, § 30, effective June 4.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › PARKS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-15-114) › Article 10 - PARKS - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-10-116) › Section 33-10-103 - [Repealed]

L. 84: Entire article added, p. 881, § 2, effective 1/1/1985. L. 95: (2) amended, p. 965, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2011: Entire section repealed, (SB 11 -208), ch. 293, p. 1387, § 10, effective July 1.
This section was similar to former § 33-30-101 as it existed prior to 1984.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › PARKS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-15-114) › Article 10 - PARKS - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-10-116) › Section 33-10-104 - [Repealed]

L. 84: Entire article added, p. 881, § 2, effective 1/1/1985. L. 95: (2) amended, p. 338, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2011: Entire section repealed, (SB 11 -208), ch. 293, p. 1388, § 11, effective July 1.
This section was similar to former § 33-30-103 as it existed prior to 1984.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › PARKS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-15-114) › Article 10 - PARKS - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-10-116) › Section 33-10-105 - [Repealed]

L. 84: Entire article added, p. 882, § 2, effective 1/1/1985. L. 2011: Entire section repealed, (SB 11 -208), ch. 293, p. 1388, § 12, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › PARKS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-15-114) › Article 10 - PARKS - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-10-116) › Section 33-10-108.5 - Interpretive and educational services - agreements with nonprofit groups - definitions

(1)
To provide interpretive or educational services at state parks, natural areas, and facilities, the division may enter into a contract or agreement with any private nonprofit, scientific, historic, volunteer, or educational organization organized primarily for the purpose of providing interpretive or educational services at such parks, natural areas, and facilities. An eligible organization may include, but is not limited to, a group designated as "friends of" an identified state park or area.
(2)
In accordance with a contract or agreement under this section, an organization may:
(a)
Offer interpretive or educational materials for sale at the state park, natural area, or facility for which the organization provides services under the terms of the contract. Net proceeds received from sales under this paragraph (a) shall be used to provide interpretive or educational services at the state park, natural area, or facility.
(b)
Acquire display materials and equipment for exhibit at the state park, natural area, or facility for which the organization provides services under the terms of the contract;
(c)
Support special state park, natural area, or facility interpretive or educational programs and other interpretive projects related to a specific park, natural area, or facility; or
(d)
Support state park, natural area, or facility resource centers.
(3)
As used in this section, "state parks, natural areas, and facilities" means:
(a)
State parks;
(b)
State recreation areas;
(c)
Natural areas, as defined in section
33-33-103(8)
; and
(d)
Any state-owned facility related to or adjoining a park or area listed in paragraphs (a) to (c) of this subsection (3), whether indoor or outdoor, and including the department's management offices and other buildings.
L. 2005: Entire section added, p. 28, § 1, effective March 11.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › PARKS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-15-114) › Article 10 - PARKS - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-10-116) › Section 33-10-110 - Expenses of employees

(1)
In addition to their salaries, all employees of the division shall be reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred by them in the discharge of their official duties.
(2)
In addition to the compensation paid employees of the division and in addition to reimbursement for all actual and necessary expenses as provided in subsection (1) of this section, each employee of the division who is vested with the rights and powers of a certified parks and recreation officer, including the chief enforcement officer and the assistant chief enforcement officer, shall, because of the number of hours and the extraordinary service performed by such an employee, be further reimbursed for maintenance and ordinary expenses incurred in the performance of his duties in such amount as shall be determined by the director, but the amount authorized under this subsection (2) for any such employee of the division shall not exceed the sum of fifty dollars per month.
L. 84: Entire article added, p. 886, § 2, effective 1/1/1985.
This section is similar to former § 33-30-109 as it existed prior to 1984.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › PARKS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-15-114) › Article 10 - PARKS - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-10-116) › Section 33-10-112 - Federal aid projects income fund

There is hereby created a fund designated as the federal aid projects income fund to which shall be credited certain revenues and earnings derived from properties purchased and operated jointly by the United States government and the state of Colorado under the provisions of this article, and the provisions of the acts of congress referred to therein, and the rules and regulations of the United States department of the interior. Such revenues and earnings so credited shall be limited to those specific revenues and earnings to which each has a right under the provisions of cooperative agreements establishing such rights. All moneys credited under the provisions of this section are specifically appropriated for the purposes for which such moneys may accrue.
L. 84: Entire article added, p. 887, § 2, effective 1/1/1985.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › PARKS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-15-114) › Article 10 - PARKS - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-10-116) › Section 33-10-113 - Designation of agency

The division is authorized to accept and administer funds provided for the planning and development of the outdoor recreation resources of this state pursuant to the provisions of the act of congress entitled the "Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965", as amended. In connection with obtaining for the state of Colorado the benefits of any such programs, the division shall coordinate its activities with and represent the interest of all agencies of the state and of counties, cities, and other local governments having an interest in the planning, development, and maintenance of outdoor recreation resources within the state.
L. 84: Entire article added, p. 888, § 2, effective 1/1/1985.
For the "Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965", see Pub.L. 88-578.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › PARKS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-15-114) › Article 10 - PARKS - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-10-116) › Section 33-10-114 - Limitation on division and commission authority

(1)
Neither the commission nor the division shall enter into any mitigation agreements with any agency of the federal government relating to the transfer or exchange of land or water condemned by the federal government without the express consent of the general assembly.
(2)
Nothing in subsection (1) of this section prevents the commission or the division from entering into common agreements with a federal agency pertaining to the administration or management of federally owned lands.
L. 84: Entire article added, p. 888, § 2, effective 1/1/1985. L. 2012: Entire section amended, (HB 12-1317), ch. 248, p. 1219, § 37, effective June 4.
This section is similar to former § 33-30-107.5 as it existed prior to 1984.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › PARKS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-15-114) › Article 10 - PARKS - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-10-116) › Section 33-10-115 - Use of parks and recreational areas by nonprofit backcountry search and rescue organizations - definitions - rules

(1)
This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Backcountry Search and Rescue State Parks Usage Act".
(2)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Backcountry search and rescue activities" means official drills, exercises, live incidents, or other such activities that provide instruction to backcountry search and rescue personnel, and that are conducted at any time of the day, including, without limitation, overnight or over several days and nights.
(b)
"Park, recreation area, or facility" means:
(I)
A state park;
(II)
A state recreation area; or
(III)
A state-owned facility that is open to the public and related to or adjoining a state park or a state recreation area.
(c)
"Public or nonprofit backcountry search and rescue organization" means a not-for-profit entity that performs backcountry search and rescue, disaster relief, or national defense missions in Colorado. The term includes, without limitation, the Colorado civil air patrol, governmental search and rescue organizations, and the Colorado search and rescue association.
(3)
A public or nonprofit backcountry search and rescue organization shall be exempt from all park fees when the organization is using a park, recreation area, or facility to conduct backcountry search and rescue activities.
(4)
The commission may promulgate rules as are reasonably necessary to implement this section.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 358,§6, eff. 6/27/2021.
L. 2009: Entire section added, (SB 09-182), ch. 616, p. 616, § 2, effective April 20. L. 2012: (4) amended, (HB 12-1317), ch. 1219, p. 1219, § 38, effective June 4. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-245), ch. 2338, p. 2338, § 6, effective June 27.
For the legislative declaration in SB 21-245, see section 1 of chapter 358, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › PARKS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-15-114) › Article 10.5 - AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES (§§ 33-10.5-101 — 33-10-118) › Section 33-10.5-101 - Legislative declaration

(1)
The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that:
(a)
Aquatic nuisance species have devastating economic, environmental, and social impacts on the aquatic resources and water infrastructure of the state;
(b)
Recreational vessels are a significant source of the spread of aquatic nuisance species in Colorado;
(c)
One of the division's highest priorities should be the prevention, containment, and eradication of aquatic nuisance species in waters of the state in which the species have been detected or are likely to be introduced; and
(d)
Therefore, the purposes of enacting this article 10.5 are:
(I)
To implement actions to detect, prevent, contain, control, monitor, and, whenever possible, eradicate aquatic nuisance species from the waters of the state and to protect human health, safety, and welfare from aquatic nuisance species; and
(II)
To foster and encourage, to the greatest extent possible, voluntary compliance with this article 10.5.
(2)
The general assembly further finds, determines, and declares that:
(a)
Some of the aquatic resources and water infrastructure within the state are owned or managed by the United States bureau of reclamation, the United States Army corps of engineers, the United States forest service, or another agency of the federal government, and not by the division;
(b)
A failure to detect, prevent, contain, and, when possible, eradicate aquatic nuisance species from any one of these federally managed aquatic resources or water infrastructure facilities would threaten the health and vibrancy of all aquatic resources and water infrastructure facilities within the state; and
(c)
Therefore, the purposes for which this article 10.5 is enacted may be achieved only if the federal government dedicates sufficient funding and resources to the prevention, containment, and, when possible, eradication of aquatic nuisance species from the aquatic resources and water infrastructure managed by federal agencies within the state.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 137,§ 3, eff. 8/8/2018.
L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 1583, § 1, effective May 29. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (HB 18-1008), ch. 137, p. 896, § 3, effective August 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › PARKS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-15-114) › Article 10.5 - AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES (§§ 33-10.5-101 — 33-10-118) › Section 33-10.5-102 - Definitions

As used in this article 10.5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Aquatic nuisance species" means exotic or nonnative aquatic wildlife or any plant species that have been determined by the commission to pose a significant threat to the aquatic resources or water infrastructure of the state.
(2)
"Authorized agent" means any person, employee, or representative of local, state, or federal government or any subdivision of the government that is authorized by the government or governmental subdivision to temporarily stop, detain, and inspect a conveyance for aquatic nuisance species.
(3)
Repealed.
(4)
"Conveyance" means a motor vehicle, vessel, trailer, or any associated equipment or containers, including, but not limited to, live wells, ballast tanks, and bilge areas that may contain or carry an aquatic nuisance species.
(5)
"Decontaminate" means to wash, drain, dry, or chemically or thermally treat a conveyance in accordance with rules promulgated by the commission in order to remove or destroy an aquatic nuisance species.
(6)
"Division" means the division of parks and wildlife created in section
33-9-104
.
(7)
"Equipment" means an article, tool, implement, or device capable of containing or transporting water.
(8)
"Inspect" means to examine a conveyance pursuant to procedures established by the commission by rule in order to determine whether an aquatic nuisance species is present, and includes examining, draining, or chemically treating water in the conveyance.
(8.5)
"Motorboat" has the same meaning as set forth in section
33-13-102(1)
.
(9)
"Qualified peace officer" means a Colorado wildlife officer, special parks officer, or special wildlife officer; a parks and recreation officer; a peace officer in the department of public safety; and a peace officer with jurisdiction over any waters of the state.
(10)
"Sailboat" has the same meaning as set forth in section
33-13-102(4)
.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 137,§4, eff. 8/8/2018.
L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 1584, § 1, effective May 29. L. 2012: (1), (5), and (8) amended and (3) repealed, (HB 12-1317), ch. 248, p. 1219, § 39, effective June 4. L. 2018: IP amended and (8.5) and (10) added, (HB 18-1008), ch. 137, p. 897, § 4, effective August 8.
For additional definitions applicable to this article 10.5, see § 33-10-102.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › PARKS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-15-114) › Article 10.5 - AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES (§§ 33-10.5-101 — 33-10-118) › Section 33-10.5-103 - Powers and duties of the division - annual report - repeal

(1)
(a)
In order to prevent, control, contain, monitor, and, whenever possible, eradicate aquatic nuisance species from the waters of the state, the division is authorized to establish, operate, and maintain aquatic nuisance species check stations in order to inspect conveyances pursuant to section
33-10.5-104
.
(b)
(I)
The division shall investigate the methods that other states are using with respect to the location and operation of check stations and report pursuant to subsection (5) of this section on its investigation and the implementation of sections
33-10.5-104(1)(b)(II)
and
33-10.5-105(1)(e)
.
(II)
This subsection (1)(b) is repealed, effective September 1, 2025.
(2)
Upon a reasonable belief that an aquatic nuisance species may be present, the division may:
(a)
Require the owner of a conveyance to decontaminate the conveyance; or
(b)
Decontaminate or impound and quarantine the conveyance pursuant to section
33-10.5-104
.
(3)
The division may monitor the waters of the state for the presence of aquatic nuisance species, but only if the division has received permission to monitor from the persons controlling access to such waters.
(4)
The division shall, in cooperation with the department of public safety, the Colorado office of economic development, the Colorado tourism office, the water conservation board created in section
37-60-102
, C.R.S., and the department of agriculture, develop a strategic statewide plan to prevent, control, monitor, educate persons about, and, whenever possible, eradicate aquatic nuisance species.
(5)
Notwithstanding section
24-1-136(11)(a)(I)
, beginning on January 15, 2009, and on or before January 15 of each year thereafter, the division and the water conservation board created in section
37-60-102
shall make an annual report of the efforts in addressing aquatic nuisance species in Colorado for the preceding calendar year to the joint house agriculture, livestock, and natural resources committee and the senate agriculture, natural resources, and energy committee, or its successor committee. Each such report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement covering the aquatic nuisance species operations of the division during the year.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 163,§1, eff. 9/7/2021.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 254,§7, eff. 8/9/2017.
L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 1584, § 1, effective May 29. L. 2017: (5) amended, (HB 17-1257), ch. 254, p. 1065, § 7, effective August 9. L. 2021: (1) amended, (HB 21-1226), ch. 920, p. 920, § 1, effective September 7.
Section 4(2) of chapter 163 (HB 21-1226), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to conduct occurring on or after September 7, 2021.
2021 Ch. 163, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › PARKS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-15-114) › Article 10.5 - AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES (§§ 33-10.5-101 — 33-10-118) › Section 33-10.5-104.5 - Aquatic nuisance species stamp - creation - short title - rules

(1)
The short title of this section is the "Mussel-free Colorado Act".
(2)
(a)
For any motorboat or sailboat registered in Colorado pursuant to section
33-13-103
for the year 2019 and thereafter, a person shall purchase a separate aquatic nuisance species stamp from the division at a cost of twenty-five dollars to operate or use the motorboat or sailboat on the waters of this state or to possess the motorboat or sailboat at a vessel staging area.
(b)
On and after January 1, 2019, for any motorboat or sailboat exempted from registration in Colorado pursuant to section
33-13-103(1)(b) to (1)(d)
, a person shall purchase an aquatic nuisance species stamp from the division at a cost of fifty dollars to operate or use the motorboat or sailboat on the waters of this state or to possess the motorboat or sailboat at a vessel staging area; except that a person exempted from registration in Colorado under section
33-13-103(1)(b)
, but who is a Colorado resident, need only pay twenty-five dollars for an aquatic nuisance species stamp pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section.
(c)
A person who pays for an aquatic nuisance species stamp for a motorboat or sailboat shall, when operating the motorboat or sailboat, retain the stamp receipt on his or her person or on the motorboat or sailboat.
(3)
The parks and wildlife commission may, by rule adopted after August 8, 2018, adjust the amount of the aquatic nuisance species stamp described in subsection (2) of this section by an amount up to the total amount reflected by the changes made in the United States bureau of labor statistics consumer price index for the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood consolidated metropolitan statistical area for all urban consumers and all goods, or its successor index.
(4)
The division shall transmit the stamp fees collected pursuant to this section to the state treasurer, who shall credit them to the division of parks and wildlife aquatic nuisance species fund created in section
33-10.5-108
.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 390,§46, eff. 8/2/2019.
Added by 2018 Ch. 137,§6, eff. 8/8/2018.
L. 2018: Entire section added, (HB 18-1008), ch. 137, p. 897, § 6, effective August 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › PARKS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-15-114) › Article 10.5 - AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES (§§ 33-10.5-101 — 33-10-118) › Section 33-10.5-106 - Duty to report

A person who knows that an aquatic nuisance species is present at a specific location shall immediately report such knowledge and all pertinent information to the division.
L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 1587, § 1, effective May 29.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › PARKS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-15-114) › Article 10.5 - AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES (§§ 33-10.5-101 — 33-10-118) › Section 33-10.5-107 - Commission to promulgate rules

(1)
The commission is authorized to promulgate rules pursuant to article
4
of title
24
, C.R.S., as necessary to prevent, control, contain, monitor, and, whenever possible, eradicate aquatic nuisance species. In promulgating such rules, the commission shall consult with any affected state, federal, and tribal governmental entities and subdivisions thereof, including special districts, water conservancy districts, and water supply agencies.
(2)
The commission shall promulgate rules to administer and enforce this article. Such rules shall include:
(a)
Procedures for the inspection of conveyances for the presence of aquatic nuisance species;
(b)
Procedures for the impoundment and quarantine of conveyances pursuant to section
33-10.5-104
, including notification of the location and contact information to owners of impounded conveyances;
(c)
Procedures for the decontamination of conveyances and destruction of aquatic nuisance species removed from conveyances;
(d)
Methods to establish proof that a conveyance has been decontaminated;
(e)
Processes for the facilitation of the reporting required by section
33-10.5-106
; and
(f)
Policies for the monitoring and identification of the waters of the state or geographic areas that are or may be infested with aquatic nuisance species.
L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 1587, § 1, effective May 29. L. 2012: (1) and IP(2) amended, (HB 12-1317), ch. 248, p. 1220, § 40, effective June 4.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › PARKS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-15-114) › Article 10.5 - AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES (§§ 33-10.5-101 — 33-10-118) › Section 33-10.5-108 - Division of parks and wildlife aquatic nuisance species fund - creation

(1)
(a)
(I)
There is hereby created in the state treasury the division of parks and wildlife aquatic nuisance species fund, also referred to in this section as the "fund", which shall be administered by the division. The fund consists of all money transferred by the state treasurer as specified in sections
39-29-109.3 (1)(g)(II)
,
33-10.5-104.5
, and
33-10.5-105
. All money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the division for the purpose of implementing this article 10.5. All money in the fund at the end of each fiscal year remains in the fund and does not revert to the general fund or any other fund.
(II)
Repealed.
(b)
In the use of the money in the fund, priority shall be given to containment and eradication of aquatic nuisance species in the waters of the state in which aquatic nuisance species have been detected and prevention of the introduction of aquatic nuisance species in areas determined to be most vulnerable to such an introduction.
(1.3)
Repealed.
(1.5) and (2)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2018.)
(3)
Repealed.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 303,§ 80, eff. 8/7/2023.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 255, § 12, eff. 6/18/2021.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 81, § 2, eff. 4/30/2021.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 201, § 9, eff. 5/4/2018.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 137, § 8, eff. 8/8/2018.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 190, § 6, eff. 5/3/2017.
L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 1587, § 1, effective May 29; entire section amended, p. 1590, § 7, effective May 29. L. 2017: (1)(a) and (2)(a) amended and (1.5) added, (SB 17-259), ch. 691, p. 691, § 6, effective May 3. L. 2018: (1.3) added, (HB 18-1338), ch. 1310, p. 1310, § 9, effective May 4; entire section amended, (HB 18-1008), ch. 899, p. 899, § 8, effective August 8. L. 2021: (3) added, (SB 21 -220), ch. 309, p. 309, § 2, effective April 30; (1)(a)(I) amended, (SB 21-281), ch. 1502, p. 1502, § 12, effective June 18.
(1) Amendments to this section by HB 18-1008 and HB 18-1338 were harmonized.
(2) (a) Subsection (1.3)(c) provided for the repeal of subsection (1.3), effective August 1, 2018. (See L. 2018, p. 1310.)
(b) Subsection (1)(a)(II) provided for the repeal of subsection (1)(a)(II), effective July 1, 2019. (See L. 2018, p. 899.)
2023 Ch. 303, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
For the legislative declaration in SB 21-281, see section 1 of chapter 255, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › PARKS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-15-114) › Article 11 - RECREATIONAL TRAILS (§§ 33-11-101 — 33-11-113) › Section 33-11-101 - Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Recreational Trails System Act of 1971".
L. 84: Entire article added, p. 888, § 2, effective 1/1/1985.
This section is similar to former § 33-42-101 as it existed prior to 1984.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › PARKS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-15-114) › Article 11 - RECREATIONAL TRAILS (§§ 33-11-101 — 33-11-113) › Section 33-11-104 - Acquisition

(1)
In order to provide recreational trails in a statewide system of positive recreational value, the division may acquire reasonable trail rights-of-way or easements. In selecting the rights-of-way, full consideration shall be given to minimizing the adverse effects upon the adjacent landowner or user and his operation. Development and management of each segment of the trails system shall be designed to harmonize with and complement any established multiple-use plans for that specific area in order to insure continued maximum benefits from the land. Acquisition shall be, whenever possible, through donations, purchased with donated funds, or through easements and exchanges. When such methods fail, the division may authorize expenditure of state appropriations for acquisition in fee. Agreements for less than fee shall be for terms of not less than twenty-five years whenever possible.
(2)
The division may abandon all or any portion of a trail or easement acquired for trail purposes which is no longer necessary for such purposes, or it may transfer any trail or easement acquired for trail purposes to a local government having jurisdiction over the area in which the trail or easement is located if such local government agrees to maintain and operate the trail.
(3)
The division shall notify the owner of land through which any trail or easement acquired for trail purposes passes prior to entering into an operating agreement for that trail with any local government, and it shall secure the consent of the landowner prior to the transfer of any trail or easement acquired for trail purposes to a local government.
(4)
Nothing in this article shall permit the acquisition of recreational trails by proceedings in eminent domain by any state agency or any unit of local government or any agency thereof; except that, when a recreational trail is included within a highway right-of-way, the department of transportation may acquire such contiguous land as a part of the right-of-way as is necessary to permit the uninterrupted continuation of the recreational trail.
(5)
Nothing in this section modifies, impairs, or supersedes the authority of the commission or the ability of the division to acquire any interest in water or water rights pursuant to section
33-10-107 (1)(a)
.
(6)
Trails acquired pursuant to this article shall not be used for purposes of annexation or access to private lands. Access to private property may be allowed upon consent of the landowner. Nothing in this subsection (6) shall preclude the annexation of private lands with the consent of the landowner.
L. 84: Entire article added, p. 889, § 2, effective 1/1/1985. L. 90: (4) amended and (5) and (6) added, p. 1533, § 2, effective May 29. L. 91: (4) amended, p. 1071, § 48, effective July 1. L. 2012: (5) amended, (HB 12-1317), ch. 248, p. 1220, § 41, effective June 4.
This section is similar to former § 33-42-104 as it existed prior to 1984.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › PARKS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-15-114) › Article 11 - RECREATIONAL TRAILS (§§ 33-11-101 — 33-11-113) › Section 33-11-105 - Recreational trails committee

(1)
(a)
There is created the Colorado recreational trails committee, which is advisory and consists of members who are appointed as follows:
(I)
The commission shall appoint:
(A)
One member from each congressional district in the state; and
(B)
Two members from the state at large.
(II)
The state board of the great outdoors Colorado trust fund shall appoint one member from the board.
(b)
The terms of the members appointed by the commission are four years. A member shall not serve more than two consecutive terms. The committee shall include in its membership representation of the broad spectrum of trail users. Vacancies on the committee shall be filled for the unexpired term by the appropriate appointing authority set forth in this subsection (1).
(2)
The committee shall meet not less than four times annually to advise the division on all matters directly or indirectly pertaining to trails and their use, extent, and location and the objectives and purposes of this article.
(3)
Repealed.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 2, § 101, eff. 2/25/2022.
L. 84: Entire article added, p. 890, § 2, effective 1/1/1985. L. 86: (3) added, p. 423, § 52, effective March 26. L. 89: (3) repealed, p. 1147, § 3, effective April 6. L. 95: (1) amended, p. 338, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2002: (1) amended, p. 946, § 9, effective August 7. L. 2006: (1) amended, p. 289, § 1, effective August 7. L. 2012: (1) amended, (HB 12-1317), ch. 248, p. 1220, § 42, effective June 4.
This section is similar to former § 33-42-105 as it existed prior to 1984.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › PARKS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-15-114) › Article 11 - RECREATIONAL TRAILS (§§ 33-11-101 — 33-11-113) › Section 33-11-106 - Responsibilities of committee

(1)
The committee, with the approval of the commission, shall coordinate trail development among local governments and shall assist local governments in the formation of their trail plans and advise the commission quarterly of its findings. In carrying out this responsibility, the committee shall review records of easements and other interests in land which are available and may be adapted for recreational trail usage, including public lands, utility easements, floodplains, railroad and other rights-of-way, geological hazard areas, gifts of land or interests therein, and steep slope areas. The committee shall advise the commission in the development of uniform standards for trail construction that may be adopted by the commission for statewide use and that shall be made available to participating local governments. The committee shall offer plans and methods for funding a trails system through user fees or other financing methods.
(2)
Repealed.
L. 84: Entire article added, p. 890, § 2, effective 1/1/1985. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 423, § 53, effective March 26. L. 89: (2) repealed, p. 1147, § 3, effective April 6. L. 2012: (1) amended, (HB 12-1317), ch. 248, p. 1221, § 43, effective June 4.
This section is similar to former § 33-42-106 as it existed prior to 1984.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › PARKS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-15-114) › Article 11 - RECREATIONAL TRAILS (§§ 33-11-101 — 33-11-113) › Section 33-11-107 - Availability of funds

The commission is authorized to make funds appropriated by the general assembly for the purposes of this article available to local governments and nonprofit organizations in accordance with criteria developed by the committee and adopted by the commission. The committee shall advise the commission of its recommendations for the allocation of such funds among participating local governments and nonprofit organizations.
L. 84: Entire article added, p. 890, § 2, effective 1/1/1985. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 338, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2012: Entire section amended, (HB 12-1317), ch. 248, p. 1221, § 44, effective June 4.
This section is similar to former § 33-42-107 as it existed prior to 1984.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › PARKS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-15-114) › Article 11 - RECREATIONAL TRAILS (§§ 33-11-101 — 33-11-113) › Section 33-11-108 - State trails system

(1)
The commission shall designate a state trails system. The trails comprising such system shall meet criteria established by the commission and shall be consistent with the objectives of this article.
(2)
The commission shall establish a procedure whereby federal, state, and local governments and nongovernmental organizations may propose trails for inclusion within the system.
(3)
In consultation with appropriate federal, state, and local governments and nongovernmental organizations, the commission shall establish a procedure for review and public hearings upon proposals for the inclusion of trails in the system.
(4)
The commission may participate in the planning, establishment, development, and long-term operation and maintenance of segments of national scenic trails which might be authorized by the congress of the United States.
(5)
The establishment of trails to or along lakes, streams, or reservoirs shall not constitute any determination relative to the suitability of the river segment for designation as a wild, scenic, or recreational river under the federal "Wild and Scenic Rivers Act".
L. 84: Entire article added, p. 891, § 2, effective 1/1/1985. L. 90: (5) added, p. 1534, § 3, effective May 29. L. 2012: (1) to (4) amended, (HB 12-1317), ch. 248, p. 1221, § 45, effective June 4.
This section is similar to former § 33-42-108 as it existed prior to 1984.
For the federal "Wild and Scenic Rivers Act", see Pub.L. 90-542, codified at 16 U.S.C. §1271 et seq.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › PARKS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-15-114) › Article 11 - RECREATIONAL TRAILS (§§ 33-11-101 — 33-11-113) › Section 33-11-109 - Trail categories - rules

(1)
Any of the following categories of trails may be established:
(a)
Cross-state trails which connect scenic, historical, geological, or other significant features which are characteristic of the state;
(b)
Water-oriented trails which provide a designated path to or along lakes, streams, or reservoirs in which water and other water-oriented recreational opportunities are the primary points of interest;
(c)
Scenic-access trails which give access to quality recreation, scenic, historic, or cultural areas of statewide or nationwide significance;
(d)
Urban trails which provide opportunities within an urban setting for walking, bicycling, horseback riding, or other compatible activities. Where appropriate, urban trails shall connect parks, scenic areas, historical points, and neighboring communities.
(e)
Historical trails which identify and interpret routes which were significant in the historical settlement and development of the state.
(2)
The planning and designation of trails for the state trails system shall take into account and give due regard to the interests of federal agencies, state agencies, individuals, and interested recreation organizations. The categories set forth in subsection (1) of this section need not be used to label specific trails, but the division shall assure that full consideration is given to including trails from all categories within the system.
(3)
The commission, through the division, is authorized to conduct studies, and to promulgate such rules as may be necessary for establishing and managing the Colorado greenway trails system. The commission shall consult and cooperate with the Colorado water conservation board, transportation commission, Colorado water resources and power development authority, and all other appropriate units of state government and political subdivisions of the state, including any county, city, city and county, and water conservation and conservancy district; any other public and private persons; and any appropriate federal agencies to establish a Colorado greenway trails system that minimizes adverse impacts on activities, natural features, and sensitive habitats adjacent to trails.
L. 84: Entire article added, p. 891, § 2, effective 1/1/1985. L. 90: (3) added, p. 1534, § 4, effective May 29. L. 91: (3) amended, p. 1071, § 49, effective July 1. L. 2011: (3) amended, (SB 11 -208), ch. 293, p. 1391, § 18, effective July 1. L. 2012: (3) amended, (HB 12-1317), ch. 248, p. 1221, § 46, effective June 4.
This section is similar to former § 33-42-109 as it existed prior to 1984.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › PARKS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-15-114) › Article 11 - RECREATIONAL TRAILS (§§ 33-11-101 — 33-11-113) › Section 33-11-110 - Uniform signs and markers

The commission may establish uniform signs and markers, which signs and markers may include appropriate and distinctive symbols. Where trails cross lands administered by federal agencies, such markers may be provided and erected by the appropriate federal agency at appropriate points along trails and maintained by the federal agency administering the trails in accordance with standards mutually established by the division and the federal agency concerned. Where trails cross lands of state or local governmental agencies, the division may provide such uniform signs and markers to such agencies in accordance with written agreements and may require such agencies to erect and maintain them in accordance with standards established in such agreements.
L. 84: Entire article added, p. 891, § 2, effective 1/1/1985. L. 2012: Entire section amended, (HB 12-1317), ch. 248, p. 1222, § 47, effective June 4.
This section is similar to former § 33-42-110 as it existed prior to 1984.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › PARKS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-15-114) › Article 11 - RECREATIONAL TRAILS (§§ 33-11-101 — 33-11-113) › Section 33-11-111 - Cooperation with state agencies

The department of transportation, the state board of land commissioners, the urban drainage and flood control district, and other state agencies and political subdivisions having jurisdiction or control over or information concerning the use, abandonment, or disposition of highway or utility rights-of-way or other properties that may be suitable for the purpose of improving or expanding the state trails system shall cooperate with the division to assure, to the extent practicable, that any such properties that are suitable for trail purposes may be made available for such use.
L. 84: Entire article added, p. 892, § 2, effective 1/1/1985. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 1072, § 50, effective July 1. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 670, § 9, effective June 1.
This section is similar to former § 33-42-111 as it existed prior to 1984.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › PARKS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-15-114) › Article 11 - RECREATIONAL TRAILS (§§ 33-11-101 — 33-11-113) › Section 33-11-112 - Trails enforcement

It is unlawful for any person, except a parks and recreation officer or other peace officer, to operate a motorized vehicle on a signed and designated nonmotorized trail. Any person who violates this section commits a petty offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of one hundred fifty dollars.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 564, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 84: Entire article added, p. 892, § 2, effective 1/1/1985. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 970, § 13, effective July 1. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 1944, § 11, effective May 22. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3262, p. 3262, § 564, effective 3/1/2022.
(1) This section is similar to former § 33-42-112 as it existed prior to 1984.
(2) Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › PARKS (§§ 33-10-101 — 33-15-114) › Article 12 - PASSES AND REGISTRATIONS (§§ 33-12-100.2 — 33-12-108) › Section 33-12-100.2 - Legislative declaration

The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that the system of state parks and state recreation areas is vital to the economic health and well-being of the entire state of Colorado and that such system of parks and recreation areas provides an important benefit to the citizens of this state and to the tourists from outside the state who visit and make use of such state parks and recreation areas. Because of the nature and operation of such state parks and recreation areas, the system can be largely self-supporting, and the users of such resources can help to fund the system's operation and maintenance. The general assembly declares and intends that as a matter of state policy the system of state parks and state recreation areas should be financed as much as reasonably possible through revenues derived from the users of such system.
L. 89: Entire section added, p. 1349, § 1, effective May 26.