Capital Development Committee. The bill creates the justice center maintenance fund that consists of money appropriated by the general assembly to the maintenance fund from the justice center cash fund to be used for controlled maintenance needs of the Ralph L. Carr Colorado judicial center.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Transportation Legislation Review Committee. The bill creates the expedited registration program (program). The program authorizes the department of revenue (department) to promulgate rules authorizing private providers to register interstate commercial vehicles. The provider may collect and retain a convenience fee. The bill requires the program to: Operate efficiently; Result in overall cost savings to the state by providing additional services or by increasing the speed or quality of service; and Register commercial vehicles and collect taxes and fees in compliance with state law. To qualify, a private provider must: Be approved by the department; Use appropriate software approved by the department; and Submit evidence of financial responsibility. The department may deny, suspend, or revoke the authority to be a provider if the provider violates the law, makes a material misstatement in an application, or fails to perform. To implement the bill, annual general appropriation to the department for driver services is decreased by $30,747, $25,471 is appropriated to the department from the licensing services cash fund, and $26,141 is appropriated to the department from the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Capital Development Committee. The bill authorizes private entities to use the state telecommunications network through public-private partnerships considered, evaluated, and accepted by the chief information officer and relocates laws related to the state telecommunications network from the department of public safety's statutes to the statutes regarding telecommunications coordination within state government. The bill also specifies that any lease revenues from public-private partnerships must be credited 75% to the public safety communications trust fund for improvements to the state telecommunications network and 25% to the public school capital construction assistance fund for technology grants.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
The bill clarifies that a licensed and qualified pharmacist may serve as a practitioner and prescribe over-the-counter medication under the "Colorado Medical Assistance Act" and a statewide drug therapy protocol pursuant to a collaborative pharmacy practice agreement. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) , Read More
Section 1 of the bill repeals the wind for schools grant program. Section 2 repeals the renewable energy and energy efficiency for schools loan program. Section 3 removes the Colorado energy office's (office) involvement with the forest service and the air quality control commission to support the increased use of woody biomass in bio-heating. Section 4 removes the office's involvement in grants with the Colorado energy research institute for the development of a central resource for building trade professionals. Section 5 : Specifies nuclear and hydroelectric power as a cleaner energy source that the office should promote; Adds energy storage systems as items that the office should promote; Adds propane as a traditional energy source that the office should promote; Amends the office's requirement to develop and encourage increased utilization of energy curricula, and expands the collaborative groups to include the energy industry and executive departments; and Repeals certain programs for which the office is responsible. Section 6 renames the clean and renewable energy fund as the energy fund and adds the authority to spend the money in the fund for educating the general public on energy issues and opportunities. Section 7 removes the requirement that the funds used in the innovative energy fund for grants or loans shall be limited to innovative energy efficiency projects and policy development. Section 8 repeals the office's authority to submit a proposal for credentialing photovoltaic installers. Section 9 repeals the green building incentive pilot program. Section 10 repeals the 'Colorado Clean Energy Finance Program Act'. Section 11 removes the office's responsibility to maintain a list of solar installers and instead requires the list to be maintained by the Colorado solar energy industries association, or a successor organization, and removes the requirement for the office to offer training on solar installations. Section 12 removes an obsolete section of law pertaining to a computer system for tracking the movement of gasoline or special fuel in the state. Section 13 removes the office as the administrator of the Colorado carbon fund special license plate. Section 14 makes conforming amendments.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
The bill directs the public utilities commission to adopt rules establishing mechanisms for the procurement of energy storage systems by investor-owned electric utilities, based on an analysis of costs and benefits as well as factors such as grid reliability and a reduction in the need for additional peak generation capacity. The information supplied by the utilities must include appropriate data and must specify interconnection points to enable independent evaluation. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) Read More
Sunset Process - House Agriculture, Livestock, and Natural Resources Committee. The bill implements the recommendations of the department of regulatory agencies in its sunset review and report on the Colorado food systems advisory council by extending the council indefinitely.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Capital Development Committee. The bill exempts the department of human services' regional center depreciation account in the capital construction fund from the definition of 'cash fund' for purposes of the requirements under the automatic cash fund funding mechanism for payment of future costs attributable to certain of the state's capital assets.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Capital Development Committee. Beginning with the state fiscal year 2019-20 grant cycle, the bill requires an application made to the public school capital construction assistance board under the 'Building Excellent Schools Today Act' for a grant of financial assistance that is for either the construction of a new public school facility that will replace one or more existing public school facilities or the reconstruction or expansion of an existing public school facility to include a plan for the future use or disposition of any existing public school facility that the applicant will stop using for its current use if it receives the grant.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
The bill replaces the July 1, 2018, repeal date for the department of public health and environment's animal feeding operation permit program with a repeal date of July 1, 2025. The bill also extends the fees associated with the program at their current levels. The bill appropriates $14,323 from the animal feeding operations fund to the department of public health and environment for use by the division of environmental health and sustainability for the animal feeding operations program. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
