SB 22-151

Senate Bill 22-151, known as "Safe Crossings for Colorado Wildlife and Motorists," establishes a fund in the state treasury with $5 million from the general fund. This money will be used by the Department of Transportation to support projects that help wildlife safely cross roads, reducing collisions between animals and vehicles. The department must work with other agencies to decide how to spend this money and report annually on its use. Since the bill has been signed into law, it is now in effect and funds are being allocated for these safety initiatives.

Official 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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