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      SENATE BILL 08-147
      
      
      BY SENATOR(S) Gordon, Bacon, Gibbs, Groff, Morse, Schwartz, Shaffer,
      Tochtrop, Veiga, Ward, and Williams;
      also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Hodge, Weissmann, Borodkin, Ferrandino,
      Fischer, Kerr A., Labuda, Levy, McFadyen, McGihon, Merrifield, Peniston,
      Primavera, Solano, and Todd.
      
      
      Concerning increased energy efficiency in state-assisted
           facilities.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  24-30-1301 (13) (b) (II) and (13) (b) (III), Colorado
      Revised Statutes, are amended to read:
      
           24-30-1301.  Definitions.  As used in this part 13, unless the context
      otherwise requires:
      
           (13)  "State-assisted facility" means a facility constructed, or a major
      facility constructed or renovated, in whole or in part, with state funds or
      with funds guaranteed or insured by a state agency; except that, for
      purposes of section 24-30-1305 (9):
      
           (b)  "State-assisted facility" does not include:
      
           (II)  A facility financed by the Colorado housing and finance
      authority pursuant to part 7 of article 4 of title 29, C.R.S., or the division of
      housing in the department of local affairs publicly-assisted housing
      project, as that term is defined in section 24-32-718; or
      
           (III)  A facility the source of funding for which is section 39-29-110
      (1) (b), C.R.S.
      
           SECTION 2.   24-30-1305 (3) (b), Colorado Revised Statutes, is
      amended to read:
      
           24-30-1305.  Life-cycle cost - application - high performance
      standards - report.  (3)  The life-cycle cost analysis performed for each
      major facility shall provide but not be limited to the following information:
      
           (b)  The estimated annual operating cost of all utility requirements,
      including consideration of possible escalating costs of energy.  The
      department may rely on any national or locally appropriate fuel
      escalating methodology approved by the department in
      performing life-cycle cost analyses.
      
           SECTION 3.  24-32-718, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended
      BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SUBSECTION to read:
      
           24-32-718.  Publicly-assisted housing - notice of termination -
      database - high energy performance building standard program. 
      (4)  The board, in consultation with the division, shall adopt and
      update from time to time a nationally recognized high energy
      performance building standard program for publicly-assisted
      housing projects.  The division shall present a report on the
      program annually to the general assembly for comment and
      review.  The standard shall apply to all new applications for
      publicly-assisted housing projects made to the division on or after
      January 1, 2009; except that the executive director of the
      department of local affairs may exempt a particular 
      publicly-assisted housing project from compliance with the
      standard upon a determination by the executive director that
      extenuating circumstances exist such as to preclude the
      implementation of this subsection (4).
      
           SECTION 4.  Effective date - applicability.  (1)  This act shall take
      effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day
      period after final adjournment of the general assembly that is allowed for
      submitting a referendum petition pursuant to article V, section 1 (3) of the
      state constitution, (August 6, 2008, if adjournment sine die is on May 7,
      2008); except that, if a referendum petition is filed against this act or an
      item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item,
      section, or part, if approved by the people, shall take effect on the date of
      the official declaration of the vote thereon by proclamation of the governor.
      
           (2)  The provisions of this act shall apply to life-cycle cost analyses
      performed on or after the applicable effective date of this act.
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Peter C. Groff                        Andrew Romanoff
      PRESIDENT OF                     SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Karen Goldman                          Marilyn Eddins
      SECRETARY OF                 CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    Bill Ritter, Jr.
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO