1. (1)

   1. (a) and (b) Repealed.
   2. (c) The state engineer shall set and collect fees by rule for the use of the equipment and programs of the satellite and telemetry-based monitoring systems authorized under section 37-80-102 (10). All such fees collected by the state engineer and any other money received from whatever source for the satellite and telemetry-based monitoring systems shall be transmitted to the satellite monitoring system cash fund, which fund is hereby created. The state engineer may expend money in the satellite monitoring system cash fund for the purposes of section 37-80-102 (10) and this subsection (1)(c), subject to appropriation by the general assembly.
   3. (d) Of each fee collected pursuant to sections 37-90-105 (3)(a)(I) and (4)(a); 37-90-107 (7)(d)(I); 37-90-116 (1)(a), (1)(c), and (1)(h); 37-90-137 (2)(a); 37-90.5-106; 37-90.5-107; and 37-92-602 (3)(a) and (5), a portion shall be credited to the well inspection cash fund, which fund is created. The amount of the portion transferred to the well inspection cash fund is forty dollars, and this amount may be modified by rules adopted by the board of examiners pursuant to section 37-91-104 (1)(c). Money in the well inspection cash fund shall be continuously appropriated to and expended by the state engineer for the purposes established in section 37-91-113. Any money credited to the well inspection cash fund and unexpended at the end of any given state fiscal year remains in the fund and does not revert to the general fund. All interest derived from the deposit and investment of this fund remains in the fund and does not revert to the general fund.
2. (2) Repealed.
3. (3) Nothing in this section requires the purchase of any publication referred to in this section.
4. (4) Repealed.

Source: L. 85: Entire section added, p. 1155, § 2, effective July 1. L. 87: (1)(d) added and (2) amended, pp. 1300, 1301, §§1, 2, effective July 1. L. 89: (4) repealed, p. 1419, § 1, effective April 20. L. 93: (1)(c) amended, p. 4, § 3, effective February 16. L. 98: (1)(d) amended, p. 1211, § 1, effective August 5. L. 2002: (1)(d) amended, p. 463, § 2, effective May 23. L. 2003: (1)(d) amended, p. 42, § 2, effective (see editor's note); (1)(d) amended, p. 1682, § 13, effective May 14. L. 2006: (1)(d) amended, p. 1002, § 5, effective May 25. L. 2009: (1)(d) amended, (SB 09-080), ch. 179, p. 788, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2012: (1)(a), (1)(b), and (2) repealed and (1)(d) amended, (SB 12-009), ch. 197, p. 790, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2017: (1)(c) and (3) amended, (SB 17-026), ch. 47, p. 144, § 9, effective August 9. L. 2025: (1)(d) amended, (HB 25-1165), ch. 257, p. 1301, § 7, effective August 6.

Editor's note: Section 10 of chapter 7, Session Laws of Colorado 2003, provides for an effective date of March 1, 2003; however, the Governor did not sign the act until March 5, 2003.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2003 act amending subsection (1)(d), see section 1 of chapter 7, Session Laws of Colorado 2003. For the legislative declaration in HB 25-1165, see section 1 of chapter 257, Session Laws of Colorado 2025.