Bill Sponsor
Colorado House Bill 1007
Session 2022A
Assistance Landowner Wildfire Mitigation
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Jun 3, 2022
Sponsors
Democrat
Donald Valdez
Republican
Mike Lynch
Republican
Cleave Simpson
Democrat
Pete Lee
First Action
Jan 12, 2022
Latest Action
Jun 3, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1007
State
Colorado
Session
2022A
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Republican
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Summary
The act establishes the wildfire mitigation resources and best practices grant program (grant program) within the Colorado state forest service (forest service). To be eligible to receive a grant, a recipient must be an agency of local government, a county, a municipality, a special district, a tribal agency or program, or a nonprofit organization. The forest service is tasked with reviewing grant applications. Grants must be awarded only to applicants proposing to conduct outreach among landowners in high wildfire hazard areas, and the forest service must consider the potential impact of an applicant's proposed outreach when awarding grants. The forest service must report to the wildfire matters review committee on the grant program. Commencing no later than the 2023-24 state fiscal year, the act requires the general assembly to annually appropriate money from the general fund to the healthy forests and vibrant communities fund to implement the grant program. The act extends the existing income tax deduction created to offset the landowner's costs incurred in performing wildfire mitigation measures, currently set to expire with the 2024 income tax year, through the 2025 income tax year. The act also creates a state income tax credit to reimburse a landowner for the costs incurred in performing wildfire mitigation measures on the landowner's property. Specifically, a landowner with a federal taxable income at or below $120,000, annually adjusted for inflation and rounded to the nearest hundred dollars, for any income tax year commencing on or after January 1, 2023, but prior to January 1, 2026, is allowed a state income tax credit in an amount equal to 25% of up to $2,500 in costs for wildfire mitigation measures. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Actions (15)
06/03/2022
Office of the Governor
Governor Signed
05/20/2022
Office of the Governor
Sent to the Governor
05/20/2022
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
05/20/2022
House
Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/05/2022
Senate
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/04/2022
Senate
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
05/04/2022
Senate
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
05/02/2022
Senate
Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations
04/26/2022
Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
04/22/2022
House
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/21/2022
House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
04/21/2022
House
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
03/07/2022
House
House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations
02/17/2022
House
House Committee on Energy & Environment Refer Amended to Finance
01/12/2022
House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Energy & Environment
Sources
Record Created
Jan 13, 2022 12:05:24 PM
Record Updated
Aug 13, 2022 1:49:53 AM