1999
BY SENATORS Wham, Arnold, Phillips, Lacy, Owen, Tanner, Blickensderfer, Chlouber, and Powers;
also REPRESENTATIVES Lawrence, Larson, Veiga, Tool, Berry, Saliman, Allen, George, Hagedorn, Kester, Mace, May, Mitchell, Plant, and S. Williams.
Concerning capital projects at the university of Colorado health sciences center, and making appropriations in connection therewith.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. Capital construction appropriation. (1) In addition to any other appropriation for capital construction, there is hereby appropriated to the Department of Higher Education, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, the following amounts:
(a) The sum of two hundred sixteen million dollars ($216,000,000) for construction of a research complex I building at Fitzsimons. Of said sum, one hundred eighty-one million dollars ($181,000,000) shall be from cash funds exempt institutional sources and thirty-five million dollars ($35,000,000) shall be from federal funds.
(b) The sum of four million one hundred ninety-two thousand dollars ($4,192,000) for renovation of research space at the ninth avenue and Colorado boulevard campus. Such sum shall be from cash funds exempt institutional sources.
(2) It is the intent of the general assembly that the funds described in subsection (1) of this section not be encumbered until a facilities program plan for these projects has been approved by the Colorado commission on higher education and reviewed by the capital development committee.
(3) The appropriation made in subsection (1) of this section shall become available upon passage of this act, and, if any appropriated project is initiated within the fiscal year, the appropriations for the project shall remain available until completion of the project or for a period for three years, whichever comes first.
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.
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Ray Powers Russell George
PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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Patricia K. Dicks Judith M. Rodrigue
SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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Bill Owens
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO