Colorado § 36-1-145 - Land commissioners' receipts - appropriation.

§ 36-1-145. Land commissioners' receipts - appropriation.

(1) All moneys collected by the state board of land commissioners shall be deposited with the state treasurer. Moneys received by the state board of land commissioners for fees and services shall be credited by the state treasurer to the state board of land commissioners land and water management fund created in section 36-1-148. All other moneys deposited by the state board of land commissioners shall be credited by the state treasurer to the proper funds as provided by law.

(2) (a) The state land board trust administration fund is hereby created in the state treasury for the purposes specified in paragraph (b) of this subsection (2).

(b) The general assembly shall annually appropriate moneys from the state land board trust administration fund sufficient to pay for the salaries of employees of the state board of land commissioners and expenses and per diem allowances of commissioners and all other expenses incurred in administering the provisions of articles 1 to 7 of this title and sections 9 and 10 of article IX of the Colorado constitution. Each land grant administered by the state board of land commissioners shall be charged with the expense of its administration.

(c) Any moneys remaining in the state land board trust administration fund at the end of the state fiscal year shall be allocated to the trust funds under the control of the state board of land commissioners in an amount equal to the proportion of such moneys that would have been paid into such trust funds but for their allocation to the state land board trust administration fund; except that moneys in the financial warranty account of the fund created in paragraph (e) of this subsection (2) shall remain in the account until spent.

(d) (Deleted by amendment, L. 97, p. 850, § 34, effective May 21, 1997.)

(e) There is hereby created in the state land board trust administration fund the financial warranty account, consisting of financial warranties credited to the account pursuant to section 36-1-129 (3). The board shall expend moneys in the account only for purposes specified in section 36-1-129 (3).

(3) The general assembly shall allocate moneys to the state land board trust administration fund from the income generated by the state trust lands. The allocations to the fund and the appropriations to the state board of land commissioners shall be sufficient to enable the state board of land commissioners to perform its duties.

Source: L. 57: pp. 592, 593, §§ 1, 2. CRS 53: § 112-3-46. C.R.S. 1963: § 112-3-46. L. 71: p. 1096, § 1. L. 79: (1) amended, p. 1346, § 2, effective July 1. L. 83: (2) R&RE, p. 1380, § 1, effective July 1. L. 85: (2)(a) and (2)(d) amended, p. 1143, § 1, effective June 6. L. 89: (2)(c) and (2)(d) amended, p. 1415, § 1, effective April 6. L. 92: (1) amended, p. 1910, § 2, effective March 4. L. 95: (2)(a) and (2)(d) amended, p. 456, § 1, effective May 16. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 850, § 34, effective May 21. L. 2007: (2)(b) amended, p. 2048, § 93, effective June 1. L. 2010: (2)(c) amended and (2)(e) added, (HB 10-1165), ch. 124, p. 413, § 4, effective April 15.