NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 4/14/2016.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 16-1188
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Rosenthal, Fields, Klingenschmitt, Lebsock,
      Lontine, Priola;
      also SENATOR(S) Martinez Humenik, Baumgardner, Crowder, Heath,
      Scott.
      
      
      Concerning requirements for the provision of additional public
           information by a separate legal entity established by
           contract by a combination of political subdivisions of the
           state.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 29-1-203.5, add (2) (c)
      and (3.5) as follows:
      
           29-1-203.5.  Separate legal entity established under section
      29-1-203 - legal status - authority to exercise special district powers -
      additional financing powers. (2) (c)  A separate legal entity
      established by contract pursuant to section 29-1-203 shall file a
      copy of the contract and any amendments to the contract with
      the division of local government in the department of local
      affairs and the division shall retain the contract and
      amendments as a public record.
      
           (3.5)  A separate legal entity established by contract
      pursuant to section 29-1-203 that has issued bonds, notes, or
      other financial obligations as authorized by paragraph (a) of
      subsection (3) of this section is subject to the "Public Securities
      Information Reporting Act", article 58 of title 11, C.R.S., and
      shall file an annual information report, to the extent practical,
      in the manner specified in section 11-58-105, C.R.S.
      
           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
      10, 2016, if adjournment sine die is on May 11, 2016); 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 2016
      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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      Dickey Lee Hullinghorst                Bill L. Cadman
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Marilyn Eddins                            Effie Ameen
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO