NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 5/31/2014. HOUSE BILL 14-1275 BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Duran and Coram, McLachlan, Fischer, Hamner, Hullinghorst, Lebsock, Mitsch Bush, Pabon, Rankin, Rosenthal, Schafer, Scott, Wright, Becker, Williams; also SENATOR(S) Jahn and Roberts, Crowder, Herpin, King, Nicholson, Rivera, Schwartz, Tochtrop. Concerning authorization for the parks and wildlife commission to purchase real property to build a multi-use shooting facility. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 33-1-105, add (1) (i) as follows: 33-1-105. Powers of commission - repeal. (1) The commission has power to: (i) (I) Purchase, without using the bid process required by section 33-1-105.5, no more than two thousand acres of real property in Mesa county to build a multi-use shooting facility using moneys received from: (A) Appropriated funds or nonappropriated grant moneys; or (B) The federal government. (II) The commission may contract with an independent contractor to build or operate the multi-use shooting facility authorized by this paragraph (i). (III) The authority to purchase land under subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (i) expires on July 1, 2020, but this expiration does not affect the authority to build and operate or to contract to build and operate the multi-use shooting facility. SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-3-1304, amend (1) (a.3) (III) as follows: 2-3-1304. Powers and duties of capital development committee. (1) The capital development committee has the following powers and duties: (a.3) To review and make required recommendations on reports from state agencies, including reports from: (III) The parks and wildlife commission in the department of natural resources on the acquisition of certain real property interests pursuant to under section 33-1-105 (1) (i) or (3) (a), C.R.S., and the acquisition of certain interest in real property or water pursuant to section 33-1-105.5 (9), C.R.S.; and SECTION 3. 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 6, 2014, if adjournment sine die is on May 7, 2014); 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 2014 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor. ________________________________________________________ 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