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      SENATE BILL 11-198
      
      
      BY SENATOR(S) Morse, Shaffer B., Kopp, Steadman;
      also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Stephens, McNulty, Pace.
      
      
      Concerning payment of expenses of the legislative department.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  Appropriation.  In addition to any other
      appropriation, there is hereby appropriated, to the legislative department of
      the state of Colorado, the sum of thirty-three million five hundred ninety
      thousand six hundred sixty-five dollars ($33,590,665), or so much thereof
      as may be necessary, of which amount thirty-two million five hundred
      fifty-two thousand two hundred sixty-two dollars ($32,552,262) shall be out
      of any moneys in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, one hundred
      eighty-four thousand five hundred eighty-seven dollars ($184,587) shall be
      from cash funds, and eight hundred fifty-three thousand eight hundred
      sixteen dollars ($853,816) shall be from reappropriated funds, for payment
      of the expenses of the legislative department for the fiscal year beginning
      July 1, 2011, to be allocated as follows:
      
           General assembly                  $11,390,505 1/
                                              (66.0 FTE)   
      
           State auditor                       7,875,989 2/
                                               (68.0 FTE)  
      
           Joint budget committee               1,487,174  
                                               (16.0 FTE)  
      
           Legislative council                  6,603,966  
                                               (68.0 FTE)  
      
           Committee on legal services          5,178,820  
                                               (53.0 FTE)  
      
           PERA Amortization Equalization Disbursement586,263  
      
           PERA Supplemental Amortization Equalization
                Disbursement                      467,948  
      
           Total legislative department       $33,590,665  
      
      1/   Of this amount, $90,000 is appropriated out of cash funds generated
           by the sale of bill boxes and legislative directories, $3,816 is
           appropriated out of reappropriated funds from the methamphetamine
           abuse prevention, intervention, and treatment cash fund created in
           section 18-18.5-105 (1) (a), Colorado Revised Statutes, and
           $11,296,689 is appropriated out of the general fund.
      2/   Of this amount, $6,931,402 is appropriated out of the general fund,
           $850,000 is appropriated out of reappropriated funds received from
           various departments for audits, and $94,587 is appropriated out of
           cash funds received pursuant to section 2-3-113 (7), Colorado
           Revised Statutes.
      3/   In addition, it is anticipated that, during the 2011-12 fiscal year, the
           tax levy on civil actions provided for in section 2-5-119, Colorado
           Revised Statutes, will return approximately $346,000 to the general
           fund to offset expenses of the revision of statutes by the office of
           legislative legal services.
      
           SECTION 2.  Appropriation.  In addition to any other
      appropriation, there is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the
      general fund not otherwise appropriated, to the youth advisory council cash
      fund created in section 2-2-1306, Colorado Revised Statutes, for the fiscal
      year beginning July 1, 2011, the sum of eight thousand four hundred
      seventy-two dollars ($8,472), to be used for purposes consistent with the
      creation of the fund.
      
           SECTION 3.  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.
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Brandon C. Shaffer                      Frank McNulty
      PRESIDENT OF                     SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Cindi L. Markwell                      Marilyn Eddins
      SECRETARY OF                 CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO