Second Regular Session
              Sixty-eighth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 12-0336.01 Jason Gelender x4330 HOUSE BILL 12-1254
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Swerdfeger, 
 
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 Giron, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 House Committees
 Senate Committees
 
 
 Local Government
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning the reallocation of the conservation trust fund
            to a metropolitan district that provides parks and
            recreation services within the unincorporated area of
            a county only.
       
       
                           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 changes the reallocation of conservation trust fund
       moneys to a metropolitan district that provides parks and recreation
       services exclusively within the unincorporated area of a county from
       one-half of the percentage to the full percentage which the district's
       population within the county is to the total population of the
       unincorporated area of the county. A metropolitan district may opt-out of
       the increased reallocation.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 29-21-101, amend
       (2) (a) (II) (A) as follows:
            29-21-101.  Conservation trust funds - definitions.
       (2) (a) (II)  Each county share shall be apportioned according to that
       percentage which the population of each county is to the total population
       of all counties, and, within each county, each municipality's share shall
       be apportioned according to the percentage which the population within
       each municipality is to the total population of the county in which such
       municipality is located. Each special district's share shall be determined
       as follows:
            (A)  The special district's share relating to the unincorporated area
       of the county in which all or part of such special district is located shall
       be apportioned according to one-half of the percentage which the
       population of the special district's unincorporated area is to the total
       population of the unincorporated area of the county; except that the
       special district's share for a metropolitan district, as defined in
       section 32-1-103 (10), C.R.S., that provides parks and recreation
       services exclusively in the unincorporated area of a county
       shall be apportioned according to the full percentage which the
       population of the special district within the county is to the
       total population of the unincorporated area of the county
       unless the metropolitan district, when providing its annual
       certification as an eligible entity to the division, informs the
       division that it prefers not to receive a full percentage share.
            SECTION 2.  Effective date. This act takes effect July 1, 2012.
            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.