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First Regular Session

Sixty-first General Assembly

LLS NO. 97­0725.01D MKD HOUSE BILL 97­1329

STATE OF COLORADO

BY REPRESENTATIVE Pfiffner;

also SENATOR Congrove.

BUSINESS AFFAIRS & LABOR

A BILL FOR AN ACT

CONCERNING THE MODIFICATION OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE DIVISION OF HOUSING IN ORDER TO BRING ABOUT AN OVERALL REDUCTION IN THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIVISION.

Bill Summary

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not necessarily reflect any amendments which may be subsequently adopted.)

Eliminates the division of housing's authority to receive state general fund moneys for housing grants.


Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

SECTION 1.  24­32­705 (1) (a), Colorado Revised Statutes, 1988 Repl. Vol., is amended to read:

24­32­705.  Functions of division. (1)  The division has the following functions:

(a)  To encourage private enterprise and all public and private agencies engaged in the planning, construction, and acquisition of adequate housing or the rehabilitation or weatherization of existing housing in Colorado by providing research, advisory, and liaison services and rehabilitation, construction, acquisition, and weatherization grants from appropriations made for this purpose by the general assembly; EXCEPT THAT, FOR FISCAL YEARS COMMENCING ON AND AFTER JULY 1, 1997, SAID GRANTS SHALL BE FUNDED FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN THE STATE GENERAL FUND. For the purposes of this paragraph (a), "weatherization" means the provision and installation of materials and devices which THAT improve the thermal performance of a residence so as to conserve energy and reduce energy costs and includes those structural, heating, electrical, and plumbing repairs and improvements which THAT are necessary to safely and effectively improve thermal performance. All such grants to public and private agencies shall be at least equally matched from a nonstate source and shall be for providing energy­efficient housing to low­income households. None of these grants shall be used for development, planning, or administration which shall be funded within the administrative budget of the division.

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.