NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 3/8/2012.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 12-1301
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) McNulty, Ferrandino, Labuda;
      also SENATOR(S) Morse, Cadman.
      
      
      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 $34,326,736, or so much thereof as may
      be necessary, of which amount $33,237,355 shall be out of any moneys in
      the general fund not otherwise appropriated, $179,065 shall be from cash
      funds, and $910,316 shall be from reappropriated funds, for payment of the
      expenses of the legislative department for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
      2012, to be allocated as follows:
      
           General assembly                 $ 11,783,625 1/
                                              (66.0 FTE)   
      
           State auditor                       7,963,562 2/
                                              (68.0 FTE)   
      
           Joint budget committee               1,480,365  
                                               (16.0 FTE)  
      
           Legislative council                  6,606,338  
                                               (68.0 FTE)  
      
           Committee on legal services         5,235,260 3/
                                               (53.0 FTE)  
      
           PERA Amortization Equalization Disbursement677,848   
      
           PERA Supplemental Amortization Equalization
                Disbursement                     579,738   
      
           Total legislative department     $ 34,326,736   
      
      1/   Of this amount, $90,000 is appropriated out of cash funds generated
           by the sale of bill boxes, legislative directories, and publications and
           other services provided by the print shop, $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 $11,689,809 is
           appropriated out of the general fund.
      2/   Of this amount, $6,967,997 is appropriated out of the general fund,
           $906,500 is appropriated out of reappropriated funds received from
           various departments for audits, and $89,065 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 2012-13 fiscal year, the
           tax levy on civil actions provided for in section 2-5-119, Colorado
           Revised Statutes, will return approximately $326,000 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, 2012, the sum of $8,472, to be used for purposes
      consistent with the creation of the fund.
      
           SECTION 3.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-2-1601, add (2.6) as
      follows:
      
           2-2-1601.  Legislative department cash fund - redistricting
      account - creation. (2.6)  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,
      any moneys appropriated from the general fund to the legislative
      department of the state government for any fiscal year
      commencing on or after July 1, 2011, that are unexpended or not
      encumbered as of the close of that fiscal year shall not revert to
      the general fund and shall be transferred by the state treasurer
      and the controller to the legislative department cash fund.
      
           SECTION 4.  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.
      
      
      
      
      ________________________________________________________
      Frank McNulty                      Brandon C. Shaffer
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Marilyn Eddins                      Cindi L. Markwell
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO