Date: 03/26/2015

Final
Potential Legislation

COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Introduce LLS 15-1052.01 as a committee bill in th
Recommend HB 15-1310 favorably to the House Agricu		PASS
PASS



08:16 AM -- Potential Legislation

The committee was called to order. A quorum was present. Senator Baumgardner and Representative Rankin came to the table to present House Bill 15-1310 concerning the authority of Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) to acquire real property for the Garfield County Administrative Office and Public Service Center. Committee members received a copy of the introduced bill (Attachment A). Senator Baumgardner explained the proposed property acquisition and the appropriation associated therewith. Mr. Steve Cassin, Chief Financial Officer, CPW, came to the table to respond to a committee question regarding the prohibition of any payment in lieu of taxes (PILT). Ms. Esther van Mourik, Office of Legislative Legal Services, discussed the PILT exemption. In response to a committee question regarding the history of the property, Representative Rankin stated that the property is currently owned by the Wildlife Heritage Foundation (WHF). Discussion ensued on the organization of WHF and CPW's option to purchase the property, which expires in September. Mr. Cassin discussed CPW's statutory authority to purchase real property.

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BILL:Potential Legislation
TIME: 08:26:58 AM
MOVED:Baumgardner
MOTION:Recommend HB 15-1310 favorably to the House Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Committee. The motion passed on a vote of 6-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Becker K.
Yes
Brown
Yes
Kefalas
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Baumgardner
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

08:27 AM

Ms. van Mourik and Ms. Megan Davisson, Joint Budget Committee (JBC) staff, came to the table to discuss potential legislation concerning the creation of a regional center depreciation account in the Capital Construction Fund for maintenance of the state's regional centers. Committee members received a copy of the draft legislation (Attachment B). Ms. van Mourik discussed the committee's past approval of a similar bill (House Bill 15-1279). The initial bill was postponed indefinitely in the House Health, Insurance, & Environment Committee at the request of the sponsor. Ms. van Mourik and Ms. Davisson discussed a technical change that made postponing the bill necessary. In response to a committee question regarding the source of funds for the depreciation account, Ms. Davisson discussed the payment of Medicaid funds from the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to the Department of Human Services for its regional centers. She also discussed a 45-day reporting requirement to the JBC in the new version of the bill.

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08:34 AM

Discussion ensued on the prior use of the depreciation funds for other medical services. Ms. Davisson also discussed the Security Perimeter Fence, Kipling Village project in the capital construction section of the 2015 Long Bill and how it should be funded with the new depreciation account.
BILL:Potential Legislation
TIME: 08:40:15 AM
MOVED:Sonnenberg
MOTION:Introduce LLS 15-1052.01 as a committee bill in the House of Representatives and authorize the drafting of an amendment for an appropriations clause to fund two capital projects associated with the regional centers, with Representative Vigil and Senator Baumgardner as prime sponsors and Representatives Becker and Brown and Senators Kefalas and Sonnenberg as co-sponsors. The motion passed on a vote of 6-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Becker K.
Yes
Brown
Yes
Kefalas
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Baumgardner
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS



Ms. van Mourik discussed other potential committee legislation that is still being drafted.