Gov. Polis extends bird flu emergency declaration | 2 Aug 2024 | Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D) extended on Friday the state's bird flu disaster declaration. It was first issued in early July in response to an ongoing outbreak of avian flu in Weld County. Friday's move activated a state emergency plan and authorized an additional $3.5 million to be transferred from a state emergency fund to pay for costs associated with "monitoring and mitigation of disease spread, response...and recovery efforts." Friday's executive order also lays out the timeline of the disaster emergency.