There is a sunrise review process for groups seeking peace officer status. The bill clarifies that municipalities do not need to go through that process to employ a police force. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
The bill repeals statutory provisions: Prohibiting the possession of certain ammunition magazines; and Requiring certain ammunition magazines that are manufactured in Colorado on or after July 1, 2013, to include a permanent stamp or marking indicating that the magazine was manufactured or assembled after July 1, 2013.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Legislative Audit Committee. The bill permits the Colorado student loan program (program) to enter into an agreement with the department of higher education or another state entity to administer part or all of the college opportunity fund program. The program's authority to contract is effective on and after July 1, 2015.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
The bill permits the governing body of a municipality, as applicable, to provide in an urban renewal plan that the valuation attributable to the extraction of mineral resources located within the urban renewal area is not subject to the division of taxes between base and incremental revenues that accompanies the tax increment financing of urban renewal projects. In such circumstances, the taxes levied on the valuation will be distributed to the public bodies as if the urban renewal plan was not in effect. The bill defines the terms 'mineral resources' and 'valuation attributable to the extraction of mineral resources.' (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
The bill repeals statutory provisions: Prohibiting the possession of certain ammunition magazines; and Requiring certain ammunition magazines that are manufactured in Colorado on or after July 1, 2013, to include a permanent stamp or marking indicating that the magazine was manufactured or assembled after July 1, 2013.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
