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JBC approves Parks expansion, CWCB staffing and mine-safety hire; delays severance-transfer decision
Summary
The Joint Budget Committee approved a package of Department of Natural Resources line items — including parks expansion at Pikes Peak and North Sandhills, additional CWCB grant staff, stronger mine safety support and expanded range-rider funding — and deferred a severance tax transfer decision until the March revenue forecast.
The Joint Budget Committee on an administrative figure-setting day approved a series of Department of Natural Resources line items and asked staff to defer action on proposed severance tax transfers until updated March revenue forecasts.
Kelly Shen, JBC staff, told members the governor’s proposed transfers from severance tax include $13.3 million tied to the Department of Natural Resources but recommended waiting for the March forecast because severance receipts are “highly volatile.” The committee agreed to defer a vote on that transfer amount.
Committee members approved a set of staff-recommended and department-requested items affecting multiple DNR divisions. Shen described technical adjustments and informational fund-source alignments that result in no net general fund increase for the decision items presented.
Key votes and staff recommendations passed included: approval of funding to expand management of two recreation…
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