SENATE BILL 97228
BY SENATORS Rizzuto, Lacy, Blickensderfer, Bishop, Matsunaka, Mutzebaugh, Norton, Powers, and Tebedo;
also REPRESENTATIVES Romero, Grampsas, Owen, Allen,
Chavez, Mace, and Saliman.
CONCERNING MONEYS GENERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
STATE, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSFER
OF MONEYS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE CASH FUND TO THE BUSINESS
TRAINING AND PROMOTION CASH FUND, ELIMINATING THE SURCHARGE ON
FEES CHARGED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE, AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State
of Colorado:
SECTION 1. 2421104
(3) (d) and (3) (e), Colorado Revised Statutes, 1988 Repl. Vol.,
as amended, are amended to read:
2421104. Fees of secretary
of state. (3) (d) (I) Notwithstanding
any provision of paragraph (b) of this subsection (3) to the contrary,
for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1984, the general assembly,
acting by bill, may direct the state treasurer to deduct from
the department of state cash fund any unappropriated moneys in
said fund and to credit such moneys to the general fund.
(II) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF
PARAGRAPH (b) OF THIS SUBSECTION (3) TO THE CONTRARY, ON JULY
1, 1997, THE STATE TREASURER SHALL DEDUCT FOUR MILLION DOLLARS
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE CASH FUND AND TRANSFER SUCH SUM TO
THE BUSINESS TRAINING AND PROMOTION CASH FUND CREATED IN SECTION
2422114.
(III) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF
PARAGRAPH (b) OF THIS SUBSECTION (3) TO THE CONTRARY, ON JULY
1, 1997, THE STATE TREASURER SHALL DEDUCT ONE MILLION DOLLARS
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE CASH FUND AND TRANSFER SUCH SUM TO
THE STATE RAIL BANK FUND CREATED IN SECTION 4311309,
C.R.S.
(e) (I) (A) Notwithstanding
any provisions of law to the contrary, beginning July 1, 1992,
the secretary of state shall impose and collect surcharges on
the fees charged by the secretary of state. The secretary of
state shall annually set such surcharges at levels which are sufficient
to generate the amount of revenues specified in subsubparagraph
(B) of this subparagraph (I) during each fiscal year. The additional
moneys collected for such surcharges shall be credited to the
general fund.
(B) The amount of revenues which
the secretary of state shall generate pursuant to the provisions
of subsubparagraph (A) of this subparagraph (I) shall be
one million dollars during fiscal year 199293. Beginning
with fiscal year 199495, such amount of revenues shall be
adjusted biennially in accordance with the change in the consumer
price index for the DenverBoulder metropolitan statistical
area.
(II) No later than October 1 of
each year, the secretary of state shall report to the joint budget
committee the amount of money credited to the general fund pursuant
to subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (e) for the preceding fiscal
year.
SECTION 2. Article
22 of title 24, Colorado Revised Statutes, 1988 Repl. Vol., as
amended, is amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION to read:
2422114. Business training
and promotion cash fund repeal.
(1) THERE IS HEREBY CREATED IN THE STATE TREASURY
THE BUSINESS TRAINING AND PROMOTION CASH FUND. THE FUND SHALL
CONSIST OF MONEYS TRANSFERRED THERETO PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS
OF SECTION 2421104 (3) (d) (II). MONEYS IN THE FUND
SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR APPROPRIATION BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN
THE 199798 FISCAL YEAR FOR BUSINESS TRAINING AND PROMOTION.
(2) THIS SECTION IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1998.
SECTION 3. Appropriation.
In addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appropriated,
out of any moneys in the business training and promotion cash
fund created in section 2422114, Colorado Revised
Statutes, not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 1997, the sum of four million dollars ($4,000,000). Of
such sum, one million nine hundred thousand dollars ($1,900,000)
is appropriated to the department of higher education for allocation
to the division of occupational education for the Colorado customized
training program created in section 2360306, Colorado
Revised Statutes, and the existing industry training program created
in section 2360307, Colorado Revised Statutes, and
two million one hundred thousand dollars ($2,100,000) is appropriated
to the department of local affairs for economic development for
Colorado promotion and Colorado welcome centers. No additional
FTE shall be funded out of this appropriation.
SECTION 4. Effective
date. This act shall take effect July 1, 1997; except that
section 2421104 (3) (d) (III), as enacted by section
1 of this act, shall only take effect if SB 9737 is enacted
at the First Regular Session of the Sixtyfirst General Assembly
and becomes law.
SECTION 5. 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.
____________________________ ____________________________
Tom Norton Charles E. Berry
PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
____________________________ ____________________________
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