City Council Agenda and Packet 1974 06 18

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J. may cooperate or contract with any other stwernment or political .Y divi.Leg+ `. pursuant to C.1.8. 1963, article 2, chapter $8, 1* the atilisatioa or gooey* ; .*_ received under R.B. 1084. There is no requirement in R.D. 1084 that the municipality "latch" state funds; however, a municipality may use local lousy in conjunction with state looney so long as the state money is expended only for the purposes set forth in the bill. There is also no requirement in R.D. 1084 that the state approve local plans or programs for expending state funds received under the bill. The basic functions of the state under the bill are to determine which local governments are eligible to receive the state money and to distribute the state money to those eligible counties and municipalities. Of course, as previously mentioned. the state money can be expanded only, for the purposes set fotth in the bill. A municipality may accumulate money it receives under the bill frost year to year. Any state gooey distributed to local governments will revert to the state general fund if not expended or encumbered before the 30th day of June of the fifth /gm following distribution of the particular share. Although the 1974 state approptiatios is limited, state money available for this program in subsequent years may be substantially iocreased. A complete copy of H.8. 1084 is contained on pa=ss 83-86 of the League pub- lication "Colorado Laws Enacted in 1974 of Interest to Cities and Towns," recently sailed to the msaajer or clerk (if no manager) and attorney of each member municipality. Additionally, we have available in our office a pre- liminary estimate of the amount to which each city, town and county would he entitled to receive under R.I. 1084. If you are interested in obtaining the estimate for your municipality, please call or write the League office. Each municipality wishing to become eligible for distribution of state money under H.E. 1084 should adopt a resolution or ordinance, establishing a conser- vation trust fund, on or shortly after July 1, 1974. s H.D. 1084 does not s•ecifically state whether the fund should be created by or insnc or r• • • 111TSCIANOWbvi „un c pa a torney s ou • • iums.g400 rerFn e League staff has prep ssmp a raso u on or possible use by cities and towns in establishing a conservation trust fund and qualifying for participation -in the stets program. i ;te the)ttachi4 ■..wit r•rrrt, e cons*. • true • • • _ •e modified for use in • v • s is are also cacti• • • to consu t t t e r a torn* to ....... that a s req resents are sat v t gyres•act • nonce or • ut • a4J1L -satuJJ: lean~ der rawmer ifl , • Miriet't•L ore ous 7 mend• • , t• resolution or ordinance creating t • and should be adapted on or shortly after July 1, 1974, and the affidavit of certification should be returned to the Department of Revenue by July 15, 1974. A copy of the ordinance or resolution creating the conservation trust fund sight be sent to the Department, along with the affidavit of certification. If you have any questions regarding H.R. 1084, please feel free to write or call the League office.