Second Regular Session Sixty-fourth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO INTRODUCED LLS NO. 04-0219.01 Bob Lackner HOUSE BILL 04-1005 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Williams T., Coleman, and Rhodes SENATE SPONSORSHIP Tupa, Anderson, Takis, and Taylor House Committees Senate Committees Finance A BILL FOR AN ACT Concerning the enterprise status of auxiliary facilities of institutions of higher education. Bill Summary (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not necessarily reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted.) Legislative Audit Committee. Removes the stadium at the university of northern Colorado from the statutory list of auxiliary facilities of institutions of higher education designated as enterprises in accordance with the taxpayer's bill of rights (TABOR). In connection with the list, breaks out references to specific auxiliary facilities operated by Adams state college, Mesa state college, and Western state college of Colorado. Adds specified auxiliary facilities of Metropolitan state college of Denver to the list. Clarifies that the auxiliary facilities of Fort Lewis college designated in the list concern faculty operations and activities. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: SECTION 1. 23-5-101.5 (4) (d) (I), (4) (d) (V), (4) (g), and (4) (h), Colorado Revised Statutes, are amended, and the said 23-5-101.5 (4) is further amended BY THE ADDITION OF THE FOLLOWING NEW PARAGRAPHS, to read: 23-5-101.5. Enterprise status of auxiliary facilities. (4) The expiration of the following designations of auxiliary facilities as enterprises, which are scheduled for expiration pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, are postponed until June 30, 2009: (d) University of northern Colorado: (I) Continuing education; and (V) Stadium enterprise; and (g) Adams state college: Mesa state college, and Western state college of Colorado: (I) Student and faculty services; (II) Continuing education; and (h) Fort Lewis college, student and facility operations and activities. Mesa state college: (I) Student and faculty services; (II) Continuing education; (i) Metropolitan state college of Denver: (I) Student and faculty services; (II) Continuing education; (j) Western state college of Colorado: (I) Student and faculty services; (II) Continuing education; and (k) Fort Lewis college, student and faculty operations and activities. SECTION 2. Effective date. This act shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly that is allowed for submitting a referendum petition pursuant to article V, section 1 (3) of the state constitution (August 4, 2004, if adjournment sine die is on May 5, 2004); except that, if a referendum petition is filed against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part, if approved by the people, shall take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by proclamation of the governor.