SENATE BILL 97­225

BY SENATORS Lacy, Blickensderfer, Rizzuto, Ament, Bishop, Chlouber, Dennis, Norton, Thiebaut, and Wattenberg;

also REPRESENTATIVES Grampsas, Owen, Romero, and Anderson.

CONCERNING AN EXTENSION OF THE PERIOD OF TIME IN WHICH A LOAN MADE FOR THE CASH FLOW NEEDS OF THE STATE FAIR AUTHORITY MUST BE LIQUIDATED.

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

SECTION 1.  35­65­401 (9.5), Colorado Revised Statutes, 1995 Repl. Vol., as amended by Senate Bill 97­51, enacted at the First Regular Session of the Sixty­first General Assembly, is amended to read:

35­65­401.  Colorado state fair authority ­ created ­ powers and duties. (9.5)  In order to finance working capital and other cash flow needs of the authority, the board may negotiate or contract with any person, corporation, association, or company or the state of Colorado through the state treasurer for a loan not to exceed the difference between the anticipated revenues for the current fiscal year for the Colorado state fair fund and the amount credited to date to said state fair fund. In addition, the board may pledge such revenues to retirement of a loan obtained pursuant to this subsection (9.5). Such loan shall be liquidated no later than April 7 JUNE 30, 1997, from moneys subsequently credited to the Colorado state fair fund.

SECTION 2.  No appropriation.  The general assembly has determined that this act can be implemented within existing appropriations, and therefore no separate appropriation of state moneys is necessary to carry out the purposes of this act.

SECTION 3.  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.



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Tom Norton Charles E. Berry

PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE

THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES





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Joan M. Albi Judith M. Rodrigue

SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE

THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES



APPROVED________________________________________




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Roy Romer

GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO