Colorado transfers up to $3 million annually for species conservation and adjusts severance tax fund transfers

Original title: Severance Tax Fund Expenditures

Last action · May 29, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Kyle Brown and 5 others

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What This Bill Does

The state treasurer is directed to transfer up to $3 million annually from the to the species conservation trust fund, and beginning June 30, 2027, to transfer a calculated amount from the to the general fund. Additionally, the operational fund cash to the department of natural resources for the species conservation trust fund for the 2026-27 is decreased by $3,000,000.

Why it matters

Changes how state severance tax revenues are allocated between conservation trust accounts and the general fund, altering funding streams for species protection and state operations.

Who It Affects

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Directly affected

department of natural resources

The department's cash funds appropriation for the species conservation trust fund for the 2026-27 state fiscal year is decreased by $3,000,000.

Directly affected

state treasurer

The treasurer is assigned new mandatory annual duties to transfer funds between the severance tax perpetual base fund, the species conservation trust fund, the severance tax operational fund, and the general fund.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where does the funding for the species conservation trust fund come from under this act?

The act directs annual transfers of no more than $3 million from the to the species conservation trust fund.

When do transfers from the severance tax operational fund to the general fund begin?

They begin on June 30, 2027.

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Where This Stands

Current status: Signed into law.

Procedural history

14 actions

May 29, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolled
Governor Signed
May 28, 2026HouseFloor
Signed by the Speaker of the House
May 28, 2026SenateFloor
Signed by the President of the Senate
May 28, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolled
Sent to the Governor
Apr 16, 2026SenateFloor
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Apr 15, 2026Senate
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

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Apr 14, 2026SenateCommittee
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
Apr 13, 2026SenateIntroduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations
Apr 11, 2026HouseFloor
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Apr 10, 2026House
House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
Apr 9, 2026House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
Apr 8, 2026House
House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
Apr 7, 2026HouseCommittee
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
Apr 2, 2026HouseIntroduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations

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