Senate Bill 18-275 Summary

• Directs the Division of Parks and Wildlife to establish proposed procedures for mandatory inspection and decontamination of seaplanes landing on Colorado water bodies to prevent aquatic nuisance species, with a report due to the General Assembly by September 1, 2019.

• Requires the Division to conduct a stakeholder process to evaluate seaplane access to 2 state park lakes identified by the Division, with results reported to the General Assembly by September 1, 2019.

• Exempts seaplanes from landing prohibitions in state parks during emergencies, including firefighting operations.

• Defines "seaplane" as any aircraft designed to maneuver on water.

• Both the inspection procedures requirement and stakeholder evaluation process are repealed effective September 1, 2020.