科罗拉多州第137号提案以51.6%通过 每年约1.75亿美元投向公共土地与野火防治
科罗拉多州选民在11月3日大选中通过第137号提案。美联社于11月6日宣布该提案通过，赞成票占51.6%，反对票占48.4%。
该提案将州政府已征收的体育用品销售税转用于自然保护与野火防治，每年约1.75亿至1.8亿美元，未来可增至约2亿美元，不增加任何新税种。其中每年约8300万美元拨给Great Outdoors Colorado（GOCO），金额接近该机构目前从州彩票获得资金的两倍；另有约8300万美元用于野火风险削减与火烧迹地流域修复。
该提案将在州务卿完成计票核验、州长在30天内宣布结果后正式成为法律。结果在州务卿认证前仍为非官方结果。
同日，旨在将狩猎、捕鱼权写入州宪法的第83号修正案被选民否决，未达到修宪所需的55%门槛，野生动物管理决策权仍留在科罗拉多州公园与野生动物局手中。
同日选举中，州总检察长Phil Weiser击败对手Victor Marx当选州长，将于明年1月接替任期届满的州长Jared Polis。第137号提案被视为科罗拉多州近年来最大规模的公共土地投资之一，支持者称这将为步道、森林与野生动物保护提供稳定资金。
Colorado Proposition 137 Passes With 51.6%, Directing About $175 Million a Year to Public Lands and Wildfire Work
Colorado voters approved Proposition 137 in the Nov. 3 general election. The Associated Press called the measure on Nov. 6, with 51.6% voting yes and 48.4% voting no.
The measure directs sales tax the state already collects on sporting goods to conservation and wildfire work, about $175 million to $180 million a year at first and potentially about $200 million over time, with no new tax. About $83 million a year goes to Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO), nearly double what GOCO now receives from the Colorado Lottery, and about another $83 million goes to wildfire risk reduction and restoration of fire-damaged watersheds.
The measure becomes law after the canvass is completed and the governor proclaims the results within 30 days. Results remain unofficial until the Secretary of State certifies them.
On the same ballot, voters rejected Amendment 83, which would have written a right to hunt and fish into the state constitution. The amendment fell short of the 55% threshold required for a constitutional amendment, leaving wildlife management decisions with Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
Also on Nov. 3, Attorney General Phil Weiser defeated Victor Marx in the governor's race and will succeed term-limited Gov. Jared Polis in January. Proposition 137 is one of Colorado's largest public-lands investments in recent years, and supporters say it will provide stable funding for trails, forests and wildlife conservation.
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