NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 5/3/2012.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 12-1337
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Gerou and Levy, Becker, Barker, Bradford,
      Court, Fields, Fischer, Gardner B., Jones, Kagan, Kefalas, Kerr A., Labuda,
      Pabon, Priola, Schafer S., Todd, Tyler, Vigil, Williams A., Young, Kerr J.,
      Lee, Ryden;
      also SENATOR(S) Steadman and Lambert, Hodge, Aguilar, Carroll, Foster,
      Giron, Guzman, Harvey, Hudak, King S., Newell, Nicholson, Schwartz,
      Spence, Tochtrop, Williams S.
      
      
      Concerning the closure of the south campus of the Centennial
      correctional facility for housing purposes.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 17-1-104.3, add
      (1) (b.5) as follows:
      
           17-1-104.3.  Correctional facilities - locations - security level.
      (1) (b.5)  Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (b) of this
      subsection (1), beginning February 1, 2013, the Centennial south
      campus of the Centennial correctional facility shall not be
      operated by the department for the purpose of housing inmates in
      the housing units but, if necessary, may be maintained to provide
      support and other services to the Centennial correctional
      facility. The department shall actively pursue options to sell or
      lease the Centennial south campus of the Centennial
      correctional facility, which is also known as Colorado state
      penitentiary II or CSP II. Any proceeds received as a result of a
      sale or lease of Centennial south campus of the Centennial
      correctional facility shall be first applied to the payment of the
      certificates of participation.
      
           SECTION 2.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
      takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
      ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August
      8, 2012, if adjournment sine die is on May 9, 2012); except that, if a
      referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state
      constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within
      such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless
      approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2012
      and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of
      the vote thereon by the governor.
      
      
      
      
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      Frank McNulty                      Brandon C. Shaffer
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Marilyn Eddins                      Cindi L. Markwell
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
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                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO