Colorado § 18-18.5-105 - Cash fund - created.
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§ 18-18.5-105. Cash fund - created.
(1) (a) All private and public funds received by the task force or the division of criminal justice in the department of public safety, on behalf of the task force, through grants, contributions, and donations pursuant to this article 18.5 shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the substance abuse prevention, intervention, and treatment cash fund, which fund is hereby created and referred to in this section as the "fund". The money in the fund shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly for the direct and indirect costs associated with the implementation of this article 18.5. All money in the fund not expended for the purpose of this article 18.5 may be invested by the state treasurer as provided by law. All interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of money in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or another fund. All unexpended and unencumbered money remaining in the fund as of September 1, 2028, shall be transferred to the general fund.
(b) It is the intent of the general assembly that the task force and the division of criminal justice of the department of public safety, on behalf of the task force, shall not be required to solicit gifts, grants, or donations from any source and that the task force shall operate in accordance with the provisions of this article, independently of the balance in the fund.
(2) Compensation as provided in section 18-18.5-103 (7)(b) for legislative members of the task force shall be approved by the chair of the legislative council and paid by vouchers and warrants drawn as provided by law from moneys appropriated for such purpose and allocated to the legislative council from the fund.
Source: L. 2006: Entire article added, p. 1704, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2009: (1)(a) amended, (SB 09-231), ch. 151, p. 631, § 2, effective April 20. L. 2013: (1)(a) amended, (SB 13-244), ch. 295, p. 1579, § 4, effective August 7. L. 2018: (1)(a) amended, (SB 18-071), ch. 167, p. 1141, § 2, effective April 26.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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