Committee on Legal Services. Currently, statute requires that any contract the state enters into to publish or print the Colorado Revised Statutes must specify that the paper used meets certain standards established by the national standards institute for permanent paper for printed library materials. However, that standard is outdated and no longer used in the industry. The bill updates the statutory reference to the current applicable alkaline minimum reserve requirements and acidity levels for uncoated paper as established by the American national standards institute and the national information standards organization. The change will not affect the current publications contract; however, it will apply to future contracts and extensions of contracts.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
The bill designates as a peace officer the manager of the office of prevention and security within the division of homeland security and emergency management in the department of public safety. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Capital Development Committee. The bill grants the state historical society the authority to sell a vacant cold storage facility located on the former Lowry Air Force base. The bill specifies that the proceeds of the sale are to be credited to the state museum cash fund to be used for capital outlay, capital construction, or controlled maintenance at museums statewide.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Current law authorizes a county to propose a county public safety improvements tax by submitting a ballot question to the voters of the county at a general election only. The bill authorizes a county to also submit such a ballot question at a biennial county election or an election held in November of an odd-numbered year. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
The bill allows the Colorado economic development commission to allow certain businesses that make a strategic capital investment in the state, subject to a maximum amount, and subject to the requirements of the specified income tax credits, to treat any of the following income tax credits allowed to the business as either carryforwardable for a five-year period or as transferable: Colorado job growth incentive tax credit; Enterprise zone income tax credit for investment in certain property; Income tax credit for new enterprise zone business employees; and Enterprise zone income tax credit for expenditures for research and experimental activities.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Sunset Process - Senate State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee. The bill implements the recommendations of the sunset review and report on the licensing of bingo and other games of chance through the secretary of state by: Extending the automatic termination date of the Colorado bingo-raffle advisory board to September 1, 2026, pursuant to the sunset law ( section 1 of the bill); Reducing the number of times that the board must meet each year from 6 to 2; Specifying that a person whose license has been revoked or surrendered in lieu of revocation must wait for 3 years to reapply for a license; Clarifying that a licensee may not change the location of a pull-tab device without the secretary's approval; Prohibiting a person who has been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving gambling from being a games manager, caller, or caller assistant; Allowing a person who has not been convicted within the previous 10 years of a felony or a gambling-related offense to apply for a license; Authorizing a bingo-raffle licensee to presell tickets to a charitable gaming event; Increasing the number of bingo cards that a player may use from 36 to 54; Clarifying that licensees may donate bingo equipment to entities that offer free bingo and other licensees; and Making a variety of technical changes to the law. The bill also relocates the bingo-raffle law from the title governing professions and occupations to the secretary of state's article ( section 2 ).(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
The bill appropriates the following amounts from the Colorado water conservation board (CWCB) construction fund (fund) to the CWCB or the division of water resources for the following projects: $380,000 for continuation of the satellite monitoring system maintenance ( section 1 ); $500,000 for continuation of the Colorado floodplain map modernization program ( section 2 ); $200,000 for continuation of the Colorado decision support system operation and maintenance ( section 3 ); $175,000 for continuation of the weather modification program ( section 4 ); $154,000 for the support of the Colorado Mesonet, a spatially coherent network of weather stations reporting in near real-time via major data portals ( section 5 ); $800,000 for continuation of the water forecasting partnership project ( section 6 ); $1,000,000 for continuation of the alternative agricultural transfer methods grant program ( section 7 ); $500,000 for continuation of technical assistance for the federal irrigation improvement cost-sharing program ( section 8 ); $1,100,000 for implementation of the Colorado water loss control initiative ( section 9 ); $10,000,000 for continuation of the Rio Grande cooperative project ( section 12 ); $5,000,000 for continuation of the watershed restoration program ( section 13 ); and $10,000,000 for implementation of the Colorado water plan ( section 14 ). Section 10 appropriates $260,000 from the public and private utilities sector fund to the water quality control division in the Colorado department of public health and environment for updating regulations related to nonpotable water reuse and graywater usage. Section 11 authorizes the CWCB to make loans in the amount of up to $90,000,000 from the fund for the Windy Gap firming project. The bill directs the state treasurer to transfer the following amounts from the fund: Up to $500,000 to the flood and drought response fund ( section 15 ); $1,300,000 to the litigation fund ( section 16 ); $300,000 to the feasibility study small grant fund ( section 17 ); $1,500,000 to the fish and wildlife resources fund ( section 18 ); $260,000 to the public and private utilities sector fund ( section 19 ). Section 21 transfers the following amounts from the severance tax perpetual base fund to the fund: On July 1, 2017, $10,000,000 for the Rio Grande cooperative project; On July 1, 2017, $5,000,000 for the watershed restoration program; On July 1, 2017, and each July 1 thereafter, $10,000,000 for implementation of the state water plan; and On July 1, 2017, $10,000,000 to supplement the water supply reserve fund. Section 21 also transfers, on July 1, 2017, $30,000,000 from the severance tax perpetual base fund to the loan guarantee fund, which fund is created in section 20 for use by the CWCB for the purpose of guaranteeing the repayment of loans for water projects with multiple participants; except that, if, on or before June 30, 2017, the CWCB informs the state treasurer that an amount less than $30,000,000 should be transferred from the severance tax perpetual base fund to the loan guarantee fund, the state treasurer is required to transfer that lesser amount on July 1, 2017.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
The bill creates the medication-assisted treatment (MAT) expansion pilot program, administered by the university of Colorado college of nursing, to expand access to medication-assisted treatment to opioid-dependent patients in Pueblo and Routt counties. The pilot program will provide grants to community- and office-based practices, behavioral health organizations, and substance abuse treatment organizations to: Assist nurse practitioners and physician assistants working in those settings to obtain training and support required under the federal 'Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016' (CARA) to enable them to prescribe buprenorphine and other FDA-approved medications and therapies as part of providing MAT to opioid-dependent patients; and Provide behavioral therapies in conjunction with medication as part of the provision of MAT to opioid-dependent patients. The general assembly is directed to appropriate $500,000 per year for the 2017-18 and 2018-19 fiscal years from the marijuana tax cash fund to the university of Colorado board of regents, for allocation to the college of nursing to implement the pilot program. Each grant recipient must submit a report to the college of nursing regarding the use of the grant, and the college of nursing must submit a summarized report to the governor and the health committees of the senate and house of representatives regarding the pilot program. The pilot program is established and funded for 2 years and repeals on June 30, 2020. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
For the purpose of determining the state income tax liability of an individual, income earned as a direct result of winning a medal while competing for the United States of America at the olympic games is excluded from state taxable income; except that such income is not excluded: For a taxpayer whose federal adjusted gross income exceeds $1,000,000 or, if the taxpayer's filing status is married filing separately, $500,000; or If the income is already excluded from federal taxable income ; except that the monetary value of a medal itself is excluded from state taxable income even if it has already been excluded from federal taxable income. 'Income earned as a direct result of winning a medal' is defined to include both the monetary value of the medal itself and any monetary award given for winning the medal from the United States olympic committee or any sport-specific national governing body or paralympic sport organization and to exclude endorsement income and nonmonetary benefits. 'Olympic games' is defined to include the summer and winter olympic games and the summer and winter paralympic games. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
The bill creates the useful public service cash fund (fund) in the judicial branch to facilitate the administration of programs that supervise the performance of useful public service by persons who are required to perform such service pursuant to a criminal sentence. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
The bill extends the Colorado economic development commission (commission) by changing the repeal date of its organic statute to July 1, 2025. In addition, the bill authorizes the commission to transfer money appropriated to the commission to the Colorado economic development fund and to expend such money without further appropriation. The bill appropriates $5 million from the general fund to the office of the governor for use by the Colorado office of economic development. The office of economic development may use the appropriation for the commission. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
The bill changes the name of 'Delta-Montrose technical college' to 'technical college of the Rockies'. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
