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Colorado County Weed Supervisors Association
6-2-2010
To: Board County of Commissioners
As many of you know Senate Bill 98 was signed by the governor on April 30th
and is now law. SB 98 was introduced by the Colorado County Weed
Supervisors Association and the Colorado Weed Management Association along
with the Colorado Association of Conservation Districts with the original intent to
help fund the un-funded mandate of the Noxious Weed Act and to foster
partnerships with groups like the conservation districts on weed control projects.
Due to the inevitable amendments and concessions made during the bill's
travels through the Senate and House of Representatives the interpretations of
where and what types of projects can be funded are many and varied. The
Conservation Trust Fund is lottery dollars that are divided among all counties
based on population. SB 98 allows the commissioners in each county the option
of using those monies to help fund projects on public lands that are of benefit to
the public. SB 98 allows partnerships between counties and conservation
districts and/or weed districts using Conservation Trust money in the
conservation of natural resources and management of noxious weeds.
The county commissioners make the decision for how these monies will be
used in their county. It is the hope of the Colorado County Weed Supervisors that
the county commissioners would look to their own county weed departments first
and that any funds that are currently being used on public lands could then be
used for additional on the ground projects. I hope you all feel as I do that SB 98
is a step in the right direction in the fight on noxious weeds. Please feel free to
call if you have questions.
Ron Mabry - Presid€nt
‘), CCWSA- Fred Raish-Treas. CCWSA- Ron Mabry- President
PO Box 311 1'O Box 156 2010-1239
) Yuma, CO 80759 O1? Ridgway, CO 81132
cry 970-818-2.509 970 626--977.5 x 23
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