Colorado Voters to Decide on Proposition 137 Funding Measure
What happened
A measure, Proposition 137, has been put before Colorado voters. The proposition would allow the state to keep more of the taxes collected on sporting goods sales by reducing TABOR refunds when state revenue exceeds the cap. This mechanism would create a pool of approximately $175 million.
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Why it matters
The funding pool would allocate roughly 95% to Great Outdoors Colorado and two state agencies for land, water, and wildfire risk mitigation. The remaining 5%, or about $8.4 million, would support an economic development fund administered by the Colorado Office of Outdoor Recreation Industry.
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Who's involved
- Western Resource AdvocatesAdvocacy group that helped push the measure before Colorado voters
- ColoradoState where the funding measure is being put before voters
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- Colorado State Forest ServiceSpeculative
The Colorado State Forest Service might receive dedicated funding for wildfire risk mitigation and conservation projects.
The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade could receive the administration mandate for a new $8.4 million economic development fund.
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The entities involved
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Colorado
state of the United States of America
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Western Resource Advocates
American nonprofit organization
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