First Regular Session
Seventy-fourth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REVISED
This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
on Second Reading in the Second House
LLS NO. 23-0784.01 Pierce Lively x2059
HOUSE BILL 23-1210
House Committees Senate Committees
Energy & Environment Transportation & Energy
Appropriations Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING CARBON MANAGEMENT , AND, IN CONNECTION101
THEREWITH, ENSURING THAT CARBON M ANAGEMENT PROJECTS102
ARE ELIGIBLE FOR GRANTS UNDER THE INDUSTRIAL AND103
MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS CLEAN AIR GRANT PROGRAM ,
104
PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF A CARBON MANAGEMENT105
ROADMAP, AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .106
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov
.)
"Carbon management" is defined by the bill as any combination of
SENATE
Amended 2nd Reading
May 2, 2023
HOUSE
3rd Reading Unamended
April 24, 2023
HOUSE
Amended 2nd Reading
April 21, 2023
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Dickson, Amabile, Bacon, Bird, Boesenecker, Brown, deGruy Kennedy, Epps, Garcia,
Herod, Jodeh, Joseph, Lindsay, Lindstedt, Mabrey, McCluskie, McCormick, Michaelson
Jenet, Ortiz, Parenti, Ricks, Sharbini, Titone, Valdez, Vigil, Woodrow
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Hansen,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. carbon dioxide removal, carbon storage, carbon capture, and carbon
utilization. The bill ensures that carbon management projects, except for
agricultural, forestry, and enhanced oil recovery projects, are eligible for
money under the industrial and manufacturing operations clean air grant
program.
The bill also requires the Colorado energy office (office) and the
office of economic development to contract with an organization for the
development of a carbon management roadmap for the state. After
receiving a draft of the roadmap, the office will solicit feedback on the
roadmap and the contracted organization will use that feedback to update
the roadmap. The office will present the updated roadmap to the relevant
committees in the general assembly and then later update the general
assembly on the implementation of the roadmap.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-38.5-116,
amend2
(3)(b)(III); and add (3)(b)(VIII) as follows:3
24-38.5-116. Industrial and manufacturing operations clean4
air grant program - creation - eligibility - fund created - gifts, grants,5
or donations - transfer - legislative declaration - definitions -6
reporting - repeal. (3) Grant program. (b) In administering the grant7
program, the office shall:8
(III) Develop criteria for awarding money under the grant9
program, which criteria must include CONSIDERING STATEWIDE CARBON10
MANAGEMENT PRIORITIES INCLUDING COMMUNITY AND HEALTH11
PROTECTIONS AND REQUIRING PROJECT DATA REPORTING AS DETERMINED12
IN THE CARBON MANAGEMENT ROADMAP CREATED IN SECTION13
24-38.5-119 AND giving priority for voluntary projects located in:14
(VIII) (A) E
NSURE THAT ALL TYPES OF CARBON MANAGEMENT15
PROJECTS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AGRICULTURAL , FORESTRY, AND16
ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY PROJECTS , ARE ELIGIBLE FOR MONEY UNDER17
THE GRANT PROGRAM.18
1210-2- (B) AS USED IN THIS SUBSECTION (3)(b)(VIII), "CARBON1
MANAGEMENT" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SECTION2
24-38.5-119 (1)(a),
AND "ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY " HAS THE SAME3
MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 24-38.5-119 (1)(b).4
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-38.5-119 as5
follows:6
24-38.5-119. Carbon management roadmap - creation -7
requirements - report - definitions - repeal. (1) A
S USED IN THIS8
SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES :9
(a) "C
ARBON MANAGEMENT " MEANS ANY
OF THE FOLLOWING:10
(I) C
ARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL , WHICH MEANS THE REMOVAL OF11
CARBON DIOXIDE FROM THE ATMOSPHERE ;12
(II) C
ARBON CAPTURE, WHICH MEANS A PROCESS THAT CAPTURES13
CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS BEFORE THEY ARE RELEASED INTO THE14
ATMOSPHERE AND DIVERTS THOSE EMISSIONS FOR USE OR STORAGE ;15
(III) C
ARBON
SEQUESTRATION OR STORAGE, WHICH MEANS16
VERIFIABLY STORING CARBON DIOXIDE IN NON -ATMOSPHERIC LOCATIONS17
IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE CARBON DIOXIDE WILL NOT ENTER THE18
ATMOSPHERE FOR AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED YEARS ; AND19
(IV) C
ARBON UTILIZATION, WHICH MEANS A PROCESS BY WHICH20
CAPTURED OR REMOVED CARBON IS USED WITHOUT BEING RELEASED INTO21
THE ATMOSPHERE.22(b) "ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY " MEANS ALL EXISTING AND23
POTENTIAL TECHNOLOGY TO RECOVER OIL BEYOND TRADITIONAL PRIMARY24
METHODS, INCLUDING THE USE OF CARBON DIOXIDE OR OTHER FLUIDS TO25
INCREASE THE ULTIMATE RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON .26
(c) "M
ONITORING AND REPORTING" MEANS THE MEASUREMENT27
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-3- AND REPORTING OF CARBON MANAGEMENT USING AN OBJECTIVE ,1
PEER-REVIEWED, AND SCIENTIFICALLY SUPPORTED METHODOLOGY THAT2
TAKES INTO ACCOUNT BOTH REGIONALLY APPROPRIATE SAMPLING AND3
DATA COLLECTION METHODS TO QUANTIFY EMISSIONS AND REMOVALS4
ASSOCIATED WITH THE CARBON MANAGEMENT PROCESS AND THE5
DURABILITY OF THE CARBON MANAGEMENT PROCESS . "MONITORING AND6
REPORTING" DOES NOT MEAN USING MODEL -BASED OR STATISTICAL7
METHODS OF MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING .8
(d) "O
FFICE" MEANS THE COLORADO ENERGY OFFICE.9
(e) "Q
UALIFIED ORGANIZATION" MEANS AN ORGANIZATION OR10
ORGANIZATIONS
THAT DO NOT HAVE A CLEAR CONFLICT OF INTEREST,11
HAVE NOT ACTIVELY LOBBIED FOR OR AGAINST CARBON MANAGEMENT IN12
THE LAST FIVE YEARS, AND THAT HAVE THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF13
EXPERTISE:14
(I) T
ECHNICAL AND RESEARCH EXPERTISE IN CARBON15
MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES , INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:16
(A) A
FFORESTATION, REFORESTATION, AND IMPROVED FOREST17
MANAGEMENT;18
(B) I
NORGANIC AND ORGANIC SOIL CARBON SEQUESTRATION ;19
(C) B
IOCHAR;20
(D) B
IO ENERGY WITH CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE ; 21
(E) D
IRECT AIR CAPTURE AND STORAGE;22
(F) B
IOMASS WITH CARBON REMOVAL AND STORAGE ;23
(G) E
NHANCED WEATHERING ;24
(H) C
ARBON MINERALIZATION;25
(I) D
URABLE GEOLOGICAL CARBON SEQUESTRATION ;26
(J) V
ERIFIABLE INDUSTRIAL CARBON CAPTURE PROCESSES ; AND27
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-4- (K) DURABLE PROTEIN-BASED CARBON SEQUESTRATION ; 1
(L) AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION CARBON CAPTURE AND REMOVAL;2
(II) E
CONOMIC AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT EXPERTISE IN3
ASSESSING THE MARKET RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CARBON4
MANAGEMENT PRODUCTS AND
APPLICATIONS; AND5
(III) EXPERTISE IN CARBON AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS6
ACCOUNTING AND VERIFICATION .7
(f) "R
OADMAP" MEANS THE CARBON MANAGEMENT ROADMAP FOR8
THE STATE OF COLORADO.9
(2) (a) O
N OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2024, THE OFFICE SHALL, IN10
COLLABORATION WITH THE COLORADO OFFICE OF ECONOMIC11
DEVELOPMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND12
ENVIRONMENT, CONTRACT WITH A QUALIFIED ORGANIZATION FOR THE13
DEVELOPMENT OF A CARBON MANAGEMENT ROADMAP FOR THE STATE OF14
C
OLORADO.15
(b) O
N OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1, 2024, THE QUALIFIED16
ORGANIZATION SHALL PRESENT THE ROADMAP TO THE
OFFICE, THE17
C
OLORADO OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, AND THE DEPARTMENT18
OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT. THE OFFICE SHALL HOLD AT LEAST19
ONE PUBLIC HEARING TO SOLICIT FEEDBACK ON THE ROADMAP AND INVITE20
COMMENT ON THE ROADMAP'S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH IMPACTS,21
INCLUDING LIFE CYCLE EMISSIONS ANALYSES OF CARBON MANAGEMENT22
PROJECTS IDENTIFIED BY THE ROADMAP AND EFFECTS ON23
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES .24
(c) O
N OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2024, THE OFFICE SHALL PRESENT25
THE FEEDBACK IT HAS COLLECTED ON THE ROADMAP TO THE QUALIFIED26
ORGANIZATION AND MAKE THE FEEDBACK AND THE ROADMAP AVAILABLE27
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(d) O
N OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 28, 2025, THE QUALIFIED2
ORGANIZATION SHALL PRESENT AN UPDATED VERSION OF THE ROADMAP3
THAT CONSIDERS THE PUBLIC COMMENTS PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE . 4
(e) D
URING THE 2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THE OFFICE SHALL5
PRESENT THE ROADMAP TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ENERGY AND6
ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE AND THE SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND7
ENERGY COMMITTEE OR THEIR SUCCESSOR COMMITTEES .8
(3) THE ROADMAP MUST IDENTIFY:9
(a) T
HE CARBON MANAGEMENT , CLIMATE, AND ECONOMIC10
OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE IN COLORADO THAT BEST DRAW ON11
C
OLORADO'S NATURAL RESOURCES, INDUSTRY, TALENT, LABOR FORCE,12
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES . IN IDENTIFYING ECONOMIC13
OPPORTUNITIES, THE
ROADMAP MUST SPECIFICALLY INCLUDE THE14
FOLLOWING ECONOMIC SECTORS :15
(I) C
ONSTRUCTION;16
(II) A
GRICULTURE;17
(III) F
OREST MANAGEMENT ;18
(IV) M
INE RECLAMATION;19
(V) I
NDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING ;20
(VI) C
EMENT AND CONCRETE;21
(VII) F
OOD AND BEVERAGE;
22
(VIII) E
XISTING OIL AND GAS INFRASTRUCTURE AND WORKFORCE ;23AND24
(IX) ELECTRICITY GENERATION;25
(b) T
HE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT CARBON26
MANAGEMENT, SUCH AS:27
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-6- (I) THE BEST RESERVOIRS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE STORAGE, AS1
MEASURED BY METRICS PROPOSED IN THE ROADMAP ;2
(II) E
XISTING CARBON DIOXIDE PIPELINES AND HOW THOSE3
PIPELINES CAN BEST BE CONNECTED WITH PIPELINES NEEDED FOR4
INDUSTRIAL CARBON MANAGEMENT TO
REDUCE RISK, INCLUDING RISK TO5
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES ; AND 6
(III) I
NFRASTRUCTURE THAT ALLOWS ACCESS TO CLEAN ENERGY7
RESOURCES, AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION 40-2-125.5 (2)(b), FOR8
CARBON MANAGEMENT PROJECTS ;9
(c) (I) P
OLICIES AND INCENTIVES THAT WOULD :10
(A) A
TTRACT COMPANIES TO DEVELOP OR DEPLOY CARBON11
MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE ;12
(B) E
NCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CARBON13
MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES ;14
(C) S
UPPORT THE EXPANSION OF CARBON MANAGEMENT15
COMPANIES IN THE STATE;16
(D) C
ATALYZE PRIVATE INVESTMENT AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT17
IN CARBON MANAGEMENT BY APPLYING GAP FUNDING OR OTHER18
SUPPORT FOR CARBON MANAGEMENT PROJECTS INVOLVING PRIVATE19
SECTOR PROVIDERS AND BUYERS , BY IDENTIFYING RELEVANT PUBLIC,20
PRIVATE, AND NONPROFIT PROJECT FUNDING SOURCES, AND BY21
PRIORITIZING FUNDING FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE INELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING22
UNDER THE INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS CLEAN AIR23
GRANT PROGRAM CREATED IN SECTION 24-38.5-116 (3)(a);24
(E) REDUCE RISKS TO HEALTH, OPPORTUNITY, AND QUALITY OF25
LIFE, INCLUDING A FOCUS ON REDUCING RISK IN DISPROPORTIONATELY26
IMPACTED COMMUNITIES; AND27
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-7- (F) FOSTER CARBON MANAGEMENT PROJECTS IN THE STATE .1
(II) THE ROADMAP MUST RECOMMEND THE STATE AGENCY2
BEST POSITIONED TO CARRY OUT CARBON MANAGEMENT POLICIES,3
INCLUDING CARBON ACCOUNTING ;4
(d) THE STATE AGENCY BEST POSITIONED TO CARRY OUT A5
POTENTIAL POLICY REGIME OF CARBON MANAGEMENT , INCLUDING CARBON6
ACCOUNTING;7
(e) RECOMMENDATIONS ON POTENTIAL PUBLIC INTEREST POLICIES8
INCLUDING:9
(I) E
XCLUDING OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION APPLICATIONS , SUCH AS10
ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY , FROM CARBON MANAGEMENT FUNDING ;11
(II) R
EQUIRING FAIR LABOR PRACTICES SUCH AS :12
(A) P
REVAILING WAGES WITH COMMENSURATE BENEFITS ;13
(B) A
PPRENTICESHIP UTILIZATION REQUIREMENTS ;14
(C) P
ROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS ;15
(D) L
OCAL HIRE AND TARGETED HIRE PROVISIONS ; AND16
(E) O
RGANIZING RIGHTS; AND17
(III) A
PPLYING STRICT ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE STANDARDS SO18
THAT:19
(A) C
ARBON MANAGEMENT METHODS AND PROJECTS THAT POSE20
RISKS TO HEALTH, OPPORTUNITY, AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN
COMMUNITIES,21
INCLUDING DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES, ARE22
EXCLUDED FROM CARBON MANAGEMENT FUNDING ;23
(B) C
ARBON MANAGEMENT FUNDING IS NOT USED TO FUND24
COMPLIANCE MECHANISMS INVOLVING EXISTING FACILITIES OR FACILITIES25
THAT EITHER ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH AIR PERMITS OR HAVE A26
HISTORY OF PERMIT VIOLATIONS THAT IMPOSE HARMS AND RISKS ON27
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-8- COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS ; 1
(C) CARBON MANAGEMENT FUNDING IS NOT USED TO SUPPORT2
FOSSIL FUEL PROJECTS WITHOUT VERIFIED EMISSIONS AND POLLUTION3
REDUCTION POTENTIAL, FOSSIL FUEL PROJECTS WHICH ALLOW FOR4
INCREASED LIFETIME EMISSIONS, OR FOSSIL FUEL PROJECTS THAT INCREASE5
THE LIFETIME NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF A GIVEN FACILITY;6
AND7
(D) REPRESENTATIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ADVOCACY8
GROUPS, LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, JUST TRANSITION GROUPS , PUBLIC9
HEALTH AGENCIES, AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES ARE I NVOLVED IN THE10
CREATION OF THE ROADMAP ;11
(f) CRITERIA FOR CARBON MANAGEMENT PROJECT SELECTION12
INCLUDING:13
(I) P
RIORITIZING:14
(A) C
ERTAIN ECONOMIC SECTORS SUCH AS AGRICULTURE ,15
CONSTRUCTION, MATERIALS MANUFACTURING , FOREST MANAGEMENT ,16
FOOD AND BEVERAGE , RECLAIMED MINING ,
ENERGY, AND HEAVY17
INDUSTRY;18
19
(B) SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS INCLUDING THE PROTECTION20
OF LABOR RIGHTS AND HIGH-QUALITY JOBS; AND21
(C) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION BY PROVIDING TECHNOLOGICAL22
SOLUTIONS AND SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION WITH THE EXPLICIT GOAL OF23
ENSURING THAT PROJECTS ARE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE STATE ;24
(II) ASSESSING THE VERIFIABLE COUNTERFACTUAL REDUCTION IN25
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON OVER A PROJECT'S LIFE CYCLE AND PRIORITIZING26
PROJECTS THAT ARE PROJECTED TO HAVE THE GREATEST AND MOST27
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-9- DURABLE IMPACT, EITHER THROUGH THE REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS1
EMISSIONS TO MEET THE STATE'S GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTION2
GOALS, ATMOSPHERIC REMOVAL, OR RELIABLE CARBON STORAGE; AND3
(III) E
NSURING THAT PROJECT GOALS CAN BE VALIDATED BY4
RIGOROUS MONITORING AND REPORTING METHODS IN LINE WITH EMERGING5
INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES AND STANDARDS ; AND6(g) RECOMMENDATIONS , INCLUDING LEGISLATIVE7
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND ADMINISTRATIVE8
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STATE AGENCIES , ON ISSUES RELATED TO CARBON9
MANAGEMENT.10
(4) I
N CREATING THE ROADMAP, IN ADDITION TO SATISFYING THE11
REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTION (3) OF THIS SECTION, THE QUALIFIED12
ORGANIZATION SHALL GATHER :13
(a) W
HERE PRACTICABLE, PROJECT DATA ON THE AMOUNT OF14
CARBON, CARBON DIOXIDE, AND CO-POLLUTANTS CAPTURED , EMITTED,15
REMOVED, STORED, OR UTILIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF:16
(I) H
ELPING TO ASSESS THE MARKET POTENTIAL FOR17
PERFORMANCE-BASED FINANCIAL INCENTIVES IN THE FUTURE ;
18
(II) E
LEVATING THE CARBON MANAGEMENT POTENTIAL OF19
VARIOUS PROPOSALS AND TECHNOLOGIES ; AND20(III) PROVIDING INPUT ON CARBON MANAGEMENT FOR THE21
GREENHOUSE GAS POLLUTION REDUCTION ROADMAP ; AND22
(b) O
PERATIONAL DATA INCLUDING :23
(I) Q
UANTITIES AND TYPES OF MATERIALS NEEDED FOR CARBON24
MANAGEMENT FACILITY CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION ;25
(II) T
HE NUMBER AND TYPES OF JOBS THAT WILL BE CREATED26
RELATED TO CARBON MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS THE TIMELINE OF JOB27
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(III) T
HE OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CARBON2
MANAGEMENT FACILITIES INCLUDING ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE ,3 PROJECTED ENERGY NEEDS, CONSTRUCTION COSTS, AND STAFFING; AND4
(IV) T
HE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SKILL MATCHING AMONG EXISTING5
PROFESSIONS.6
(5) I
N CREATING THE ROADMAP , THE QUALIFIED ORGANIZATION7
MAY REFERENCE OR RELY ON WORK DONE BY STATE AGENCIES OR LOCAL8
GOVERNMENTS.
THE OFFICE SHALL WORK WITH OTHER STATE AGENCIES9
AS APPROPRIATE IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE ROADMAP FUNCTIONS IN10
CONCERT WITH OTHER STATE TARGETS, TEAMS, AND DOCUMENTS,11
INCLUDING THE GREENHOUSE GAS POLLUTION REDUCTION ROADMAP,12
GREENHOUSE GAS ACCOUNTING MEASURES, AND THE COLORADO CARBON13
CAPTURE AND GEOLOGICAL SEQUESTRATION TASK FORCE REPORT .14
(6) (a) I
N SOLICITING FEEDBACK ON THE ROADMAP PURSUANT TO15
SUBSECTION (2)(b) OF THIS SECTION, THE OFFICE SHALL CONDUCT
16
MEETINGS WITH INTERESTED PE RSONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE ,17
INCLUDING:18
(I) L
ABOR ORGANIZATIONS;19
(II) E
NVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY GROUPS ;20
(III) I
NDUSTRIES OR PROFESSIONS RELATED TO CARBON21
MANAGEMENT;22
(IV) S
TATEWIDE ASSOCIATIONS OF MECHANICAL , ELECTRICAL,23
AND PLUMBING CONTRACTORS ;24
(V) T
RIBAL
AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ; AND 25
(VI) C
OMMUNITY
LEADERS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY LEADERS26
FROM DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES .27
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-11- (b) THE OFFICE SHALL ALSO SOLICIT FEEDBACK FROM : 1
(I) T
HE COLORADO OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ; 2
(II) T
HE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ;3
(III) T
HE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ;4
(IV) T
HE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ;5
(V) T
HE STATE ARCHITECT;6
(VI) T
HE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE;7
(VII) T
HE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE OMBUDSPERSON IN THE8
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT APPOINTED9
PURSUANT TO SECTION 25-1-134 (1) OR THE OMBUDSPERSON'S DESIGNEE;10
11
(VIII) T
HE DIRECTOR OF THE JUST TRANSITION OFFICE CREATED IN12
SECTION 8-83-503 OR THE DIRECTOR'S
DESIGNEE; AND13
(IX) THE AIR POLLUTION AND CONTROL DIVISION .14
(7) D
URING THE 2026 AND 2027 LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS, THE15
OFFICE SHALL PRESENT TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ENERGY AND16
ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE AND THE SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND17
ENERGY COMMITTEE OR THEIR SUCCESSOR COMMITTEES :18
(a) T
HE PROGRESS MADE IN IMPLEMENTING THE GOALS IDENTIFIED19
IN THE ROADMAP; AND20
(b) A
NY RECOMMENDATIONS , INCLUDING LEGISLATIVE21
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND ADMINISTRATIVE22
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STATE AGENCIES , NECESSARY TO BETTER23
IMPLEMENT THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE ROADMAP .24
(8) THIS SECTION AND THE ROADMAP CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS25
SECTION DO NOT PREVENT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ACTORS FROM ADVANCING26
THEIR OWN PROJECTS UNDER EXISTING RULES AND REGULATIONS .27
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-12- SECTION 3. Appropriation. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year,1
$135,533 is appropriated to the office of the governor for use by the2
Colorado energy office. This appropriation is from the general fund and3
is based on an assumption that the office will require an additional 0.44
FTE. To implement this act, the office may use this appropriation for5
program administration.6
SECTION 4. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act7
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the8
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except9
that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V10
of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this11
act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take12
effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in13
November 2024 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the14
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.15
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