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January 14, 2022 HB 22-1022
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Fiscal Note
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 22-0221
Rep. Roberts
Sen. Woodward
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
January 14, 2022
House Agriculture
Clare Pramuk | 303-866-2677
clare.pramuk@state.co.us
Bill Topic: MODIFY ADMINISTRATION OF THE COLORADO STATE FAIR
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☐ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☐ State Transfer
☐ TABOR Refund
☐ Local Government
☐ Statutory Public Entity
This bill implements recommendations from the State Auditor’s performance audit of
the Colorado State Fair Authority. It increases state workload on an ongoing basis.
Appropriation
Summary:
No appropriation is required.
Fiscal Note
Status:
The fiscal note reflects the introduced bill as recommended by the Legislative Audit
Committee.
Summary of Legislation
The State Auditor completed a performance audit of the Colorado State Fair Authority (authority) in
2019. This bill includes recommendations from the audit that require legislation to implement. These
recommendations include:
clarifying that the Commissioner of Agriculture, in consultation with the authority board, will
appoint and employ a manager for the authority;
requiring the authority board to establish a process for approving industry displays; and
allowing the authority to collaborate with a state agency or industry representative in developing
an industry display.
State Expenditures
Under current law, the authority, which is located within the Department of Agriculture, is required
to include displays of specific industry categories of the state of Colorado at the state fair. According
to the audit, many industry categories have been represented minimally or not at all. This bill will
increase workload for the authority board to develop a process for approving industry displays and
for authority staff to collaborate with state agencies and industry representative to develop more
industry displays. This workload increase can be accomplished with existing appropriations. Moving Page 2
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the hiring responsibility of the authority manager from the board to the Commissioner of Agriculture
can also be accomplished within existing appropriations.
Effective Date
The bill takes effect 90 days following adjournment of the General Assembly sine die, assuming no
referendum petition is filed.
State and Local Government Contacts
Agriculture Information Technology
The revenue and expenditure impacts in this fiscal note represent changes from current law under the bill for each
fiscal year. For additional information about fiscal notes, please visit: leg.colorado.gov/fiscalnotes.