44-1-504. (Effective January 1, 2006) Special revenue account to partially fund highway patrol officers' salaries -- statutory appropriation. (1) There is an account in the state special revenue fund provided for in 17-2-102.
     (2) The money in the account is statutorily appropriated, as provided in 17-7-502, to the department of justice to fund, pursuant to 2-18-303(10):
     (a) an increase in the base salary for the number of highway patrol officer positions existing on June 30, 2006;
     (b) the base salary and associated operating costs for new highway patrol officer positions created after June 30, 2006; and
     (c) biennial salary increases after June 30, 2006, for highway patrol officers.

     History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 421, L. 2005.