Date: 11/17/2015

Final
Potential Legislation

COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Introduce LLS 16-0443 as a CDC bill. The motion pa
Introduce LLS 16-0444 as a CDC bill. The motion pa
Remove the safety clause from LLS 16-0443. The mot		PASS
PASS
PASS



10:34 AM -- Potential Legislation

Ms. Nicole Myers, Office of Legislative Legal Services, came to the table to discuss a draft of legislation (LLS 16-0443) requested by the committee related to the Joint Technology Committee's authority to approve waiver requests for encumbrance deadlines (Attachment J).

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10:36 AM

The committee recessed.


10:45 AM

The committee reconvened. Ms. Myers discussed the CDC's current authority and the JTC's proposed authority to approve six-month encumbrance deadline waivers under the draft legislation.


BILL:Potential Legislation
TIME: 10:46:48 AM
MOVED:Becker K.
MOTION:Introduce LLS 16-0443 as a CDC bill. The motion passed on a vote of 6-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Becker K.
Yes
Brown
Yes
Kefalas
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Baumgardner
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


The committee decided to introduce LLS 16-0443 in the House with Representative Brown and Senator Baumgardner as prime sponsors and the remaining CDC members as co-sponsors.


10:48 AM

Ms. Esther van Mourik, Office of Legislative Legal Services, came to the table to discuss draft legislation (LLS 16-0444) regarding the clarification of how to calculate depreciation equivalent lease payments for certain capital projects pursuant to Senate Bill 15-211 (Attachment K). She discussed changes to how depreciation is recorded for the purposes of SB 15-211. The draft legislation also clarifies the Department of Higher Education's role in setting aside and recording depreciation pursuant to SB 15-211. Ms. van Mourik and Ms. Donaldson responded to questions related to the use of lottery funds, as defined in SB 15-211. They also responded to questions regarding the necessity of a safety clause for LLS 16-0444 and LLS 16-0443.

151117 AttachK.pdf151117 AttachK.pdf
BILL:Potential Legislation
TIME: 10:53:16 AM
MOVED:Sonnenberg
MOTION:Introduce LLS 16-0444 as a CDC bill. The motion passed on a vote of 6-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Becker K.
Yes
Brown
Yes
Kefalas
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Baumgardner
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


The committee decided to introduce LLS 16-0444 in the Senate with Senator Sonnenberg and Representative Becker as prime sponsors and the remaining CDC members as co-sponsors.


BILL:Potential Legislation
TIME: 10:59:03 AM
MOVED:Sonnenberg
MOTION:Remove the safety clause from LLS 16-0443. The motion passed on a vote of 6-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Becker K.
Yes
Brown
Yes
Kefalas
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Baumgardner
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS