HB 22-1323

House Bill 22-1323, which has been signed into law, requires the Colorado State Forest Service to upgrade and expand its tree nursery. This will help increase the number of seedling trees available for reforestation efforts across the state. The bill also allocates $5 million from the state budget to support these improvements in the 2022-23 fiscal year. The law will expire on January 1, 2025. This means that by next year, the nursery should be better equipped to help with reforestation and forest health initiatives in Colorado.

Official Summary

The act requires the Colorado state forest service to make certain upgrades and improvements to its seedling tree nursery in order to expand its capacity and its ability to contribute to reforestation efforts in the state. The act is repealed as of January 1, 2025. For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, $5,000,000 is appropriated to the department of higher education for use by the board of governors of the Colorado state university system for the Colorado state forest service tree nursery. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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