SB 21-249: Keep Colorado Wild Pass

• Creates an optional "Keep Colorado Wild Pass" available during motor vehicle registration for passenger vehicles, light-weight trucks, motorcycles, and recreational vehicles, starting between January 1, 2023 and January 1, 2024.

• Pass fee capped at no more than one-half the annual state parks pass fee, with a reduced fee option for income-eligible households; individuals may decline to purchase the pass without affecting vehicle registration.

• First $36 million in annual pass fees allocated as: $32.5 million to Parks and Outdoor Recreation Cash Fund, $2.5 million to Search and Rescue Fund, and $1 million to Colorado Avalanche Information Center Fund; remaining funds split equally between Wildlife and Parks and Outdoor Recreation funds.

• Division of Parks and Wildlife must conduct public outreach campaign at least six months before implementation and develop rules regarding pass application, discounts, and fees for non-vehicle entry.

• Appropriates $504,646 to Division of Parks and Wildlife and $108,200 to Division of Motor Vehicles for 2021-22 fiscal year; bill subject to referendum petition and may require voter approval in November 2022.