Page 1
April 21, 2022 HB 22-1372
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Fiscal Note
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 22-0694
Rep. Carver
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal
Analyst:
April 25, 2022
House SCMVA
Christina Van Winkle | 303-866-6289
Christina.VanWinkle@state.co.us
Bill Topic: EMERGENCY ENGINE EXEMPTION EMISSION REGULATION
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☐ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☐ State Transfer
☐ TABOR Refund
☐ Local Government
☐ Statutory Public Entity
The bill authorizes the use of emergency stationary engines on military facilities during
emergency events and for routine maintenance and testing, and requires operators to
notify and submit annual compliance reports to the Department of Public Health and
Environment. Beginning in FY 2022-23, it increases state expenditures on an ongoing
basis.
Appropriation
Summary:
No appropriation is required.
Fiscal Note
Status:
The fiscal note reflects the introduced bill.
Summary of Legislation
The bill authorizes the use of emergency stationary engines on military facilities during an emergency
event or for routine maintenance or testing, so long as the emergency stationary engine is in
compliance with applicable emissions standards.
A person operating an emergency stationary engine must minimize its use as much as possible, report
emergency events to the Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), and record certain
information about the emergency stationary engine operations, including maintenance and testing. A
person that installs an emergency stationary engine must maintain and make available records of
operations for five years, and operators must submit annual compliance reports to the CDPHE along
with air quality permit compliance reports as required by the CDPHE.
State Expenditures
The bill increases workload in the CDPHE to accept and review emergency event notifications and
annual compliance reports from emergency stationary engine operators. This fiscal note assumes that
only operators of emergency stationary engines located on military facilities are subject to the Page 2
April 21, 2022 HB 22-1372
notification and compliance reporting requirements. This fiscal note also assumes that approximately
15 percent of the 1,082 emergency stationary engines are located on military facilities, and that
associated workload impacts can be accomplished within existing resources. See Technical Note.
Effective Date
The bill takes effect upon signature of the Governor, or upon becoming law without his signature.
Technical Note
As written, the bill requires all emergency engine operators to comply with the notification and
compliance monitoring requirements. If that is the case, then the CDPHE will require 0.6 FTE to accept
and review notifications and compliance reports from the approximately 1,082 emergency stationary
engine operators. Based on the language in the legislative declaration, this fiscal note assumes that
the notification and compliance report requirements only apply to operators of emergency stationary
engines on military facilities.
State and Local Government Contacts
Information Technology Public Health and Environment
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.