Second Regular Session
             Sixty-seventh General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 10-0227.01 Jason Gelender       HOUSE BILL 10-1079
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Balmer,
 
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 (None),
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 House Committees
 Senate Committees
 
 
 State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning a prohibition on the use of public moneys for any
            physical signage that indicates that a project is being
            funded by the federal "American Recovery and
            Reinvestment Act of 2009".
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted.  If this bill
       passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
       applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
       http://www.leg.state.co.us/billsummaries.)
       
            The bill prohibits the use of public moneys for any physical
       signage indicating that a project is being funded by the federal "American
       Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009".
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  Title 24, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended BY
       THE ADDITION OF A NEW ARTICLE to read:
                            ARTICLE 94
       Federal Stimulus Act Funded Projects - Prohibition on
               Publicly Funded Acknowledgment Signs
            24-94-101.  Signs acknowledging "American Recovery and
       Reinvestment Act of 2009" funding of projects - prohibition on public
       funding.  On and after the effective date of this article, no
       public moneys, including state moneys, local government
       moneys, and federal moneys made available to the state or a
       local government, may be used for physical signage indicating
       that a project is being funded by the federal "American
       Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009", Pub.L. 111-5, as
       amended.
            SECTION 2.  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.