Date: 01/17/2006
Final
VOI-TIS Funding and Ownership of Lands Briefings
COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
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08:29 AM -- Update on Previously Discussed Issues
Ms. Jennifer Moe, Legislative Council Staff, first briefed the committee on Colorado statutes concerning private ownership of property on state lands and associated leases, referencing a memorandum she prepared on the subject (Attachment B). Committee members were also provided with a memorandum regarding the availability of Violent Offender Incarceration-Truth In Sentencing Grant Program (VOI-TIS) funding for a 20-bed youth corrections facility in Pueblo (Attachment C). The committee commented briefly on instances where government entities have set up such ownership arrangements and the statutory authority required to go forward with these arrangements. Next, Ms. Moe provided an update regarding funding the Pueblo facility with VOI-TIS funds, and explained other options for utilizing the VOI-TIS funds. Ms. Moe referenced Attachment C. In response to questions, Ms. Moe discussed the process for approving the VOI-TIS expenditures and clarified the source of recommendations for funding the 20-bed facility.