JBC approves $5 million transfer from Community Impact Cash Fund and several DPHE environmental line-item adjustments
February 09, 2026 | 2026 Legislature CO, Colorado
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The Joint Budget Committee approved a package of staff-initiated budget adjustments for environmental programs within the Department of Public Health and Environment.
Andrew Maclear, JBC staff, recommended raising a previously discussed transfer from the Community Impact Cash Fund to the general fund from $3 million to $5 million for FY26-27. Staff said the revised transfer would leave an estimated $6.1 million in the CICF by the end of FY26-27, sufficient to sustain the department’s environmental justice grant commitments for roughly three years under current appropriation levels. The committee voted to include the $5 million transfer in a bill and advance drafting.
On water-quality items the committee approved a staff recommendation to reduce ongoing general-fund appropriations tied to the mobile home park water quality program by $1,000,000 (BA1) as a budget-balancing measure; staff noted costs were lower than expected because 84% of mobile home parks are served by public water systems.
The committee also approved a staff-initiated refinance of $327,000 in general fund in the construction sectors line item by using the construction sector cash fund through FY28-29; staff said the refinance would provide roughly $1 million in GF relief over three years and will require legislation to change statutory contribution requirements.
For closed landfills — a staff-requested grant to help local governments maintain closed landfill sites and avoid potential state CERCLA liability — the committee approved continued grant spending. Lawmakers asked staff to follow up with the department on long-term local vs. state responsibility and whether future grant parameters should require local matching or set-asides to ensure sustainable cleanup funding.
The committee approved the package of environmental division line items and directed staff and the department to provide additional detail in forthcoming bill drafts and follow-up memos.
Andrew Maclear, JBC staff, recommended raising a previously discussed transfer from the Community Impact Cash Fund to the general fund from $3 million to $5 million for FY26-27. Staff said the revised transfer would leave an estimated $6.1 million in the CICF by the end of FY26-27, sufficient to sustain the department’s environmental justice grant commitments for roughly three years under current appropriation levels. The committee voted to include the $5 million transfer in a bill and advance drafting.
On water-quality items the committee approved a staff recommendation to reduce ongoing general-fund appropriations tied to the mobile home park water quality program by $1,000,000 (BA1) as a budget-balancing measure; staff noted costs were lower than expected because 84% of mobile home parks are served by public water systems.
The committee also approved a staff-initiated refinance of $327,000 in general fund in the construction sectors line item by using the construction sector cash fund through FY28-29; staff said the refinance would provide roughly $1 million in GF relief over three years and will require legislation to change statutory contribution requirements.
For closed landfills — a staff-requested grant to help local governments maintain closed landfill sites and avoid potential state CERCLA liability — the committee approved continued grant spending. Lawmakers asked staff to follow up with the department on long-term local vs. state responsibility and whether future grant parameters should require local matching or set-asides to ensure sustainable cleanup funding.
The committee approved the package of environmental division line items and directed staff and the department to provide additional detail in forthcoming bill drafts and follow-up memos.
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