CHAPTER 72

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE BILL 06-056 [Digest]

BY SENATOR(S) Bacon, McElhany, and Windels;

also REPRESENTATIVE(S) McFadyen, Berens, Riesberg, Coleman, and Rose.

AN ACT

Concerning authority over proposals for construction of capital improvements.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

  SECTION 1.  2-3-203 (1) (b.1) (I), Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

  2-3-203.  Powers and duties of the joint budget committee. (1)  The committee has the following power and duties:

  (b.1) (I) (A)  Effective July 1, 2004, to hold hearings as required and to review the executive budget and the budget requests of each state agency and institution, including proposals for construction of capital improvements, and to make appropriation recommendations to the appropriation appropriations committees, or any successor committees, of each house.

  (B)  If the Joint budget committee's recommendations to the appropriations committees in the general appropriations bill alter the determinations of priority established by the capital development committee, prior to making the recommendations, the joint budget committee shall notify the capital development committee and allow for a joint meeting of the two committees. If part 13 of this article is repealed, this sub-subparagraph (B) is repealed, effective July 1, 2009.

  SECTION 2.  2-3-1308, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

  2-3-1308.  Repeal of part. (1)  This part 13 is repealed, effective July 1, 2009.

  (2)  If this part 13 is repealed pursuant to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, pursuant to section 2-3-203 (1) (b.1) (I) (A) the joint budget committee shall have the authority to make determinations of priority.

  SECTION 3.  Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.

Approved: March 31, 2006

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