S.B. 96-69 Private property rights - regulatory impairment - limits on local government action - claims procedure. Declares legislative support for the right to own and use private property, citing constitutional provisions and disapproving the placement of burdens on individual property owners to achieve general public purposes. Declares the issue a matter of statewide concern.
Prohibits a local government from requiring a private property owner to dedicate real property or pay an individually determined fee, as a condition on the approval of a land use permit, unless:
Requires a local government to support the existence of the 2 conditions above by substantial evidence. Gives property owners the right to claim compensation for any devaluation of their property resulting from violation of the act by giving notice to the local government and, if an amicable settlement is not reached, by proceeding in district court. Allows a property owner to waive such relief, but requires that a waiver be written and recorded in the land records before it is enforceable against a subsequent owner of the property.
VETOED by Governor June 5, 1996
H.B. 96-1029 Financed entity - public records - public inspection. Defines "local government-financed entity" as an entity whose membership consists of political subdivisions and that receives any of its annual budget from political subdivisions. Requires such an entity to make information available to the public regarding the membership of the entity, the compensation paid by the entity, the budget of the entity, the names of persons lobbying on behalf of the entity, and amounts expended by the entity for lobbying. Specifies that all writings containing such information are subject to the public records law.
APPROVED by Governor April 8, 1996
EFFECTIVE April 8, 1996
H.B. 96-1062 Colorado travel and tourism authority - board of directors - selection - vacancies - terms - qualifications - expenditures. Establishes March 1 following the date of appointment or election as the date that the term of all regularly appointed and elected board members of the Colorado travel and tourism authority commences.
Provides that the nominees submitted to the governor to fill a vacated, appointed board position shall be the individuals in the same business category who received the next highest number of votes in the preceding election for nominees to said position. In the event there are not two individuals in the same business category who received votes, provides that the nominees submitted to the governor shall be selected by the remaining board members representing that business category. States that such board members shall serve from the date of appointment for the balance of the unexpired term unless and until the appointment is rejected by the senate.
At the election held for terms beginning March 1, 1997, provides that two at-large board members shall be elected for one-year, 2-year, and 3-year terms respectively and that, thereafter, the term of all at-large board members shall be 3 years. Commencing with terms beginning March 1, 1997, limits at-large board members to two consecutive terms.
Provides that all officers of the authority shall be elected from among the members of the executive committee of the authority and provides for the election of the secretary and treasurer or secretary-treasurer.
With respect to the requirement that a business must have made contributions to the authority during a specified time period in order to participate in nominating and voting on board members and hold a board seat, changes the time period from the same calendar year as the election to the preceding 12-month period.
Deletes the prohibition against the expenditure of the authority's funds to advance any position on a political issue and substitutes a prohibition against using funds of the authority to urge electors to vote in favor of or against any ballot issue, recall measure, or referred measure.
APPROVED by Governor April 16, 1996
EFFECTIVE April 16, 1996
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