(1) All fees collected from the registration of off-highway vehicles and all fees collected from the sale of off-highway use permits, plus all interest earned on such moneys shall be credited to the offhighway vehicle recreation fund, which fund is hereby created, and shall be used for the administration of this article, for information and awareness on the availability of off-highway vehicle recreational opportunities, for the promotion of off-highway vehicle safety, for the establishment and maintenance of off-highway vehicle routes, parking areas, and facilities, and for the purchase or lease of private land for the purposes of access to public land for uses consistent with the provisions of this article; however, any moneys collected in excess of four dollars per original or renewal registration shall be used exclusively for direct services and not administrative costs. The general assembly shall make annual appropriations from the offhighway vehicle recreation fund for the purposes enumerated in this subsection (1).
(2) (a) Except as provided in subsection (2)(b) of this section, all money collected for fines imposed pursuant to this article 14.5 shall be transferred to the state treasurer and credited to the off-highway vehicle recreation fund.
(b) If a Colorado peace officer other than a division of parks and wildlife officer makes an arrest or issues a citation for an offense arising from a violation of this article 14.5, the state treasurer shall credit one-half of the money collected for the resulting fine to the off-highway vehicle recreation fund and:
If the peace officer is employed by a local jurisdiction, one-half to the treasurer of thelocal jurisdiction in which the violation occurred, to be credited to the appropriate fund; or
If the peace officer is employed by another state agency, one-half to a fund administered by the state agency, as designated by the state agency.
Repealed.
Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, on June 30, 2020, the state treasurershall transfer five million dollars from the off-highway vehicle recreation fund to the general fund.
Source: L. 89: Entire article added, p. 1365, § 1, effective April 1, 1990. L. 2003: (3) added, p. 1544, § 5, effective May 1; (2)(b)(II) amended, p. 1631, § 71, effective August 6. L. 2011: (2)(b)(I) and (2)(b)(II) amended, (SB 11-208), ch. 293, p. 1392, § 22, effective July 1. L. 2014: (3) repealed, (HB 14-1363), ch. 302, p. 1272, § 39, effective May 31. L. 2019: (2) amended, (HB 19-1026), ch. 423, p. 3700, § 32, effective July 1. L. 2020: (4) added, (HB 201406), ch. 178, p. 814, § 20, effective June 29.
Cross references: For the short title ("Respect the Great Outdoors Act") and the legislative declaration in HB 19-1026, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 423, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.