NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative history, or the Session Laws. HOUSE BILL 14-1248 BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Duran, May, Gerou, Fields, Labuda, Williams; also SENATOR(S) Steadman, Hodge, Lambert. Concerning a supplemental appropriation to the department of the treasury. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: SECTION 1. Appropriation to the department of the treasury for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013. In Session Laws of Colorado 2013, section 2 of chapter 441, (SB 13-230), amend Part XXII as follows: Section 2. Appropriation. PART XXII DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (1) ADMINISTRATION Personal Services 1,294,244 341,288 952,956 a 221,520 1,072,724 a (16.4 FTE) Health, Life, and Dental 205,040 95,536 109,504 b Short-term Disability 3,626 2,275 1,351 b S.B. 04-257 Amortization Equalization Disbursement 68,330 42,694 25,636 b S.B. 06-235 Supplemental Amortization Equalization Disbursement 61,551 38,407 23,144 b Salary Survey 57,620 34,834 22,786 b Merit Pay 34,197 19,956 14,241 b Workers' Compensation and Payment to Risk Management and Property Funds 2,258 2,258 Operating Expenses 176,231 176,231 182,798 182,798 Information Technology Asset Maintenance 12,568 6,284 6,284 b Legal Services for 575 hours 52,371 26,186 26,185 b Purchase of Services from Computer Center 53,902 53,902 Colorado State Network 11,275 11,275 Capitol Complex Leased Space 69,017 69,017 COFRS Modernization 101,116 45,502 55,614 b Information Technology Security 680 680 Charter School Facilities Financing Services 5,000 5,000 (I)c Discretionary Fund 5,000 5,000 2,214,026 2,220,593 a Of this amount, $887,488 $1,007,256 shall be from cash management transaction fees in accordance with Section 24-36-120, C.R.S., and $65,468 shall be from the Unclaimed Property Trust Fund created in Section 38-13-116.5 (1) (a), C.R.S. b These amounts shall be from the principal balance of the Unclaimed Property Trust Fund created in Section 38-13-116.5 (2), C.R.S. c This amount shall be from the Charter School Financing Administrative Cash Fund in accordance with Section 22-30.5-406 (1) (c) (I), C.R.S. Moneys from the Charter School Financing Administrative Cash Fund are continuously appropriated and are included as information for purposes of complying with the limitation on state fiscal year spending imposed by Section 20 of Article X of the State Constitution. (2) UNCLAIMED PROPERTY PROGRAM Personal Services 781,790 781,790 a (15.5 FTE) Operating Expenses 131,869 131,869 a Promotion and Correspondence 200,000 200,000 a Leased Space 57,189 57,189 a Contract Auditor Services 800,000 800,000 (I)b 1,970,848 a These amounts shall be from the principal balance of the Unclaimed Property Trust Fund created in Section 38-13-116.5 (1) (a), C.R.S. b This amount shall be from revenues collected by contract auditors, is continuously appropriated pursuant to Section 38-13-116.5 (2) (b), C.R.S., and is included in the Long Bill for informational purposes only. (3) SPECIAL PURPOSE Senior Citizen and Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption 105,200,000 105,200,000 (I)a Fire and Police Pension Association - Old Hire Plans 25,321,079 10,000,000 (I)b 15,321,079 (I)c CoverColorado 36,511,694 36,511,694 (I)d Highway Users Tax Fund - County Payments 192,906,168 192,906,168 (I)e Highway Users Tax Fund - Municipality Payments 131,411,939 131,411,939 (I)e 491,350,880 a Pursuant to Section 3.5 (3) of Article X of the State Constitution, this amount is not subject to the limitation on General Fund appropriations set forth in Section 24-75-201.1, C.R.S., because enactment of this constitutional provision by the people of Colorado constitutes voter approval of a weakening of such limitation. This amount reflects the estimate of the moneys that shall be paid to fully reimburse counties pursuant to Section 39-3-207 (4) (a), C.R.S., for lost property tax revenues as a result of property owners claiming the exemption. b This amount reflects the required transfer to the Fire and Police Pension Association for old hire pension plans pursuant to Section 31-30.5-307 (3), C.R.S., and is included in the Long Bill for informational purposes for the purpose of complying with the limitation on state fiscal year spending imposed by Section 20 of Article X of the State Constitution and Section 24-77-103, C.R.S. This amount shall not be deemed to be an appropriation subject to the limitations of Section 24-75-201.1, C.R.S. c This amount shall be from the General Fund Exempt Account created in Section 24-77-103.6 (2), C.R.S. This amount reflects the required transfer to the Fire and Police Pension Association for old hire pension plans pursuant to Section 31-30.5-307 (3), C.R.S., and is included in the Long Bill for informational purposes for the purpose of complying with the limitation on state fiscal year spending imposed by Section 20 of Article X of the State Constitution and Section 24-77-103, C.R.S. This amount shall not be deemed to be an appropriation subject to the limitations of Section 24-75-201.1, C.R.S. d This amount represents estimated transmittals from the Unclaimed Property Trust Fund, created in Section 38-13-116.5 (1) (a), C.R.S. Pursuant to Section 38-13-116.5 (2.7) (a.5) (I), C.R.S., the Treasurer is required to transfer from the principal and interest of the fund to CoverColorado in the amount requested by CoverColorado. Moneys comprising the principal of the Unclaimed Property Trust Fund do not constitute fiscal year spending of the State for purposes of Section 20 of Article X of the State Constitution. In addition, pursuant to Section 24-77-102 (15) (b) (XII) and (16) (b) (II), C.R.S., CoverColorado is defined as a "special purpose authority" and thus is not considered part of the State for purposes of Section 20 of Article X of the State Constitution. e These amounts represent estimated allocations from the Highway Users Tax Fund, created in Section 43-4-201 (1) (a), C.R.S. These estimates of distributions of revenues to counties and municipalities pursuant to Sections 43-4-205, 207, and 208, C.R.S. are included for informational purposes for the purpose of complying with the limitation on state fiscal year spending imposed by Section 20 of Article X of the State Constitution. TOTALS PART XXII (TREASURY) $495,535,754 $116,171,325 a $15,321,079 b $364,043,350 c $495,542,321 $116,058,124 a $364,163,118 c a Of this amount, $115,200,000 is not subject to the limitation on General Fund appropriations imposed by Section 24-75-201.1, C.R.S., and contains an (I) notation. b This amount shall be from the General Fund Exempt Account created in Section 24-77-103.6 (2), C.R.S. This amount represents transfers to the Fire and Police Pension Association for old hire pension plans and contains an (I) notation. This amount is included as information for purposes of complying with the limitation on state fiscal year spending imposed by Section 20 of Article X of the State Constitution. This amount, transferred pursuant to Section 31-30.5-307 (2), C.R.S., shall not be deemed to be an appropriation subject to the limitations of Section 24-75-201.1, C.R.S. c Of this amount, $361,634,801 contains an (I) notation and $324,318,107 represents allocations of Highway Users Tax Fund revenues to counties and municipalities pursuant to Sections 43-4-205, 207, and 208, C.R.S. 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. ________________________________________________________ Mark Ferrandino Morgan Carroll 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