COLORADO GENERAL ASSEMBLY - STATUTORY REPORTS

Department

Governor

Agency

None

Recipient

House Agriculture, House Energy and Environment, House Transportation, Senate Agriculture, Senate Transportation and Energy

Climate Change in Colorado
Statutory Cite:	Next Due Date:	Frequency:	Report Status:	Repeal Date:
24-20-111 (3)(a)	May 30, 2020	Annual	Ongoing
Enacting Law: HB 13-1293
Previous Enactment: None
24-20-111. Climate change position created - duties - report (3) (a) The governor or his or her designee shall submit an annual report to the house agriculture, livestock, and natural resources committee, the house transportation and energy committee, and the senate agriculture, natural resources, and energy committee, or any successor committees, on climate change issues generally, the current climate action plan developed under this section, and the specific ways in which climate change affects the state. The report may address, as appropriate, the correlations between climate change and wildfires, bark beetle infestation, snowpack, water storage, drought, and statewide emissions of greenhouse gases. The report shall include information regarding efforts to reduce emissions of gases and to reform practices known to exacerbate climate change effects. The report shall also include additional prospective proposals to prepare the state for the effects of climate change and proposals to further reduce the factors that contribute to climate change within Colorado. (b) The development of a climate action plan in accordance with this section must take into account previous action plans developed by the state and goals and directives contained in executive orders issued by the governor. (c) The report required by this subsection (3) is exempt from the automatic expiration described in section 24-1-136 (11).

Report Date

Report Name

Attached Report

2019	Climate Change in Colorado	(See attached file: Climate Change Report 2019.pdf)
2018	Colorado Climate Plan	(See attached file: ClimatePlan_2018Update.pdf)
2017	Climate Change in Colorado	(See attached file: 2017 Climate update.pdf)
2016	Climate Change in Colorado	(See attached file: 2016 Climate Change Update.pdf)
2015	Climate Change in Colorado	(See attached file: Climatechangereport 2015.pdf)
2014	Climate Change in Colorado	(See attached file: Climate Change Report 2014.pdf)

Pursuant to Section 24-1-136 (9), C.R.S., Colorado state departments and agencies submit all statutorily required reports to Colorado Legislative Council staff. The Colorado Legislative Council staff delivers these reports to the appropriate legislative recipients and makes them available on this site. The Colorado Legislative Council is the non partisan research staff for the Colorado General Assembly. If you have any questions, please contact the Colorado Legislative Council: lcs.ga@coleg.gov; 303-866-3521.