First Regular Session
Seventy-fourth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
ENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
on Second Reading in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 23-0392.01 Carolyn Kampman x4959
SENATE BILL 23-134
Senate Committees House Committees
Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING A SUPPLEMENTAL APPR OPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT101
OF THE TREASURY.102
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
.)
Supplemental appropriations are made to the department of the
treasury.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SENATE
2nd Reading Unamended
February 8, 2023
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Zenzinger, Bridges, Kirkmeyer
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Bird, Sirota, Bockenfeld
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. SECTION 1. Appropriation to the department of the treasury1
for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022. In Session Laws of Colorado2
2022, section 2 of chapter 507, (HB 22-1329), amend Part XXIII and the3
affected totals, as Part XXIII (1) and the affected totals are amended by4
section 23 of chapter 170, (HB 22-1133), as follows:5
Section 2. Appropriation.6
134
-2- APPROPRIATION FROM
ITEM &
SUBTOTAL
TOTAL GENERAL
FUND
GENERAL
FUND
EXEMPT
CASH
FUNDS
REAPPROPRIATED
FUNDS
FEDERAL
FUNDS
$$$$$ $ $
PART XXIII 1
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 2
3
(1) ADMINISTRATION 4
Personal Services 5 3,132,038 2,026,546 1,105,492
a
6 (28.8 FTE)
Health, Life, and Dental 7 473,575 264,241 209,334
b
Short-term Disability 8 5,515 3,356 2,159
b
S.B. 04-257 Amortization 9
Equalization Disbursement 10 172,337 104,879 67,458
b
S.B. 06-235 Supplemental 11
Amortization Equalization 12
Disbursement 13 172,337 104,879 67,458
b
Salary Survey 14 90,193 58,150 32,043
b
PERA Direct Distribution 15 20,10320,103
b
134
-3- APPROPRIATION FROM
ITEM &
SUBTOTAL
TOTAL GENERAL
FUND
GENERAL
FUND
EXEMPT
CASH
FUNDS
REAPPROPRIATED
FUNDS
FEDERAL
FUNDS
$$$$$ $ $
Workers' Compensation and 1
Payment to Risk 2
Management and Property 3
Funds 4 29,036 29,036
Operating Expenses 5 1,423,521 1,423,521
Information Technology 6
Asset Maintenance 7 18,000 9,000 9,000
b
Legal Services 8 325,278 92,102 233,176
c
Capitol Complex Leased 9
Space 10 62,925 37,755 25,170
b
Payments to OIT 11 222,502
131,313
91,189
b
12 245,147 145,126 100,021
b
CORE Operations 13 379,703 170,866 208,837
b
Charter School Facilities 14
Financing Services 15 7,5007,500(I)
d
134
-4- APPROPRIATION FROM
ITEM &
SUBTOTAL
TOTAL GENERAL
FUND
GENERAL
FUND
EXEMPT
CASH
FUNDS
REAPPROPRIATED
FUNDS
FEDERAL
FUNDS
$$$$$ $ $
Discretionary Fund 1 5,000 5,000
2 6,539,563
3 6,562,208 4
a
Of this amount, $887,488 shall be from cash management transaction fees pursuant to Section 24-36-120, C.R.S., and $218,004 sh all be from the Unclaimed Property Trust Fund created 5
in Section 38-13-801 (1)(a), C.R.S. 6
b
Of these amounts, $728,211
$737,043 shall be from the principal balance of the Unclaimed Property Trust Fund created in Section 38-13-801 (1)(a), C.R.S., and $4,540 shall be from 7
various sources of cash funds. 8
c
Of this amount, it is estimated that $169,943(I) shall be from the State Public Financing Cash Fund created in Section 24-36-1 21 (7)(a), C.R.S., $51,903 shall be from the principal 9
balance of the Unclaimed Property Trust Fund created in Section 38-13-801 (1)(a), C.R.S., and $11,330 shall be from interest or income earned on the investment of the money in the 10
Public School Fund pursuant to Section 22-41-102, C.R.S. Appropriations from the State Public Financing Cash Fund are shown for informational purposes only because the State Public 11
Financing Cash Fund is continuously appropriated to the State Treasurer pursuant to Section 24-36-121 (7)(a), C.R.S. 12
d
This amount shall be from the Charter School Financing Administrative Cash Fund created in Section 22-30.5-406 (1)(c)(I), C.R. S. Money from the Charter School Financing 13
Administrative Cash Fund is continuously appropriated and is incl uded as information for purposes of complying with the limitat ion on state fiscal year spending imposed by Section 14
20 of Article X of the State Constitution. 15
134
-5- APPROPRIATION FROM
ITEM &
SUBTOTAL
TOTAL GENERAL
FUND
GENERAL
FUND
EXEMPT
CASH
FUNDS
REAPPROPRIATED
FUNDS
FEDERAL
FUNDS
$$$$$ $ $
1
(2) UNCLAIMED PROPERTY PROGRAM 2
Personal Services 3 1,336,342 1,336,342
a
4(20.0 FTE)
Operating Expenses 5 533,964
533,964
a
6 587,619 587,619
a
Promotion and 7
Correspondence 8 200,000 200,000
a
Contract Auditor Services 9 800,000 800,000(I)
b
10 2,870,306
11 2,923,961
12
a
These amounts shall be from the principal balance of the Unclaimed Property Trust Fund created in Section 38-13-801 (1)(a), C. R.S. 13
b
This amount shall be from revenues collected by contract aud itors. This amount is included in the Long Bill for informational purposes only and is continuously appropriated pursuant 14
to Section 38-13-801 (2)(b), C.R.S. 15
134
-6- APPROPRIATION FROM
ITEM &
SUBTOTAL
TOTAL GENERAL
FUND
GENERAL
FUND
EXEMPT
CASH
FUNDS
REAPPROPRIATED
FUNDS
FEDERAL
FUNDS
$$$$$ $ $
1
(3) SPECIAL PURPOSE 2
Senior Citizen and Disabled 3
Veteran Property Tax 4
Exemption 5 163,603,185 163,603,185(I)
a
Business Personal Property 6
Tax Exemption 7 19,000,000 19,000,000(I)
Highway Users Tax Fund - 8
County Payments 9 223,242,679 223,242,679(I)
b
Highway Users Tax Fund - 10
Municipality Payments 11 153,417,876 153,417,876(I)
b
Property Tax 12
Reimbursement for 13
Property Destroyed by 14
Natural Cause 15 1,000,000 1,000,000
134
-7- APPROPRIATION FROM
ITEM &
SUBTOTAL
TOTAL GENERAL
FUND
GENERAL
FUND
EXEMPT
CASH
FUNDS
REAPPROPRIATED
FUNDS
FEDERAL
FUNDS
$$$$$ $ $
Lease Purchase of 1
Academic Facilities 2
Pursuant to Section 3
23-19.9-102, C.R.S. 4 17,439,90017,439,900(I)
c
Lease Purchase of 5
Academic Facilities 6
Pursuant to Section 7
24-82-803, C.R.S. 8 4,746,3754,746,375(I)
d
Public School Fund 9
Investment Board Pursuant 10
to Section 22-41-102.5, 11
C.R.S. 12 1,760,000 1,760,000
e
S.B. 17-267 13
Collateralization Lease 14
Purchase Payments 15 150,000,000 100,000,000 50,000,000
f
134
-8- APPROPRIATION FROM
ITEM &
SUBTOTAL
TOTAL GENERAL
FUND
GENERAL
FUND
EXEMPT
CASH
FUNDS
REAPPROPRIATED
FUNDS
FEDERAL
FUNDS
$$$$$ $ $
Direct Distribution for 1
Unfunded Actuarial 2
Accrued PERA Liability 3 225,000,000 198,470,883(I)
g
26,529,117(I)
h
4 959,210,015
5
a
Pursuant to Section 3.5 (3) of Article X of the State Constitution, this amount is not subject to the limitation on General Fu nd appropriations set forth in Section 24-75-201.1 6
(1)(a)(III)(A), C.R.S., because enactment of this constitutional pr ovision by the people of Colorado constitutes voter approval of a weakening of such limitation. This amount reflects 7
the estimate of the money that shall be paid to fully reimburse counties pursuant to Section 39-3-207 (4)(a), C.R.S., for lost property tax revenues as a result of property owners claiming 8
the exemption. 9
b
These amounts represent estimated allocations from the Highway Users Tax Fund, created in Section 43-4-201 (1)(a), C.R.S. Thes e estimates of revenue distributions to counties and 10
municipalities pursuant to Sections 43-4- 205, 207, and 208, C.R.S., are included for informational purposes and for the purpose of complying with the limitation on state fiscal year 11
spending imposed by Section 20 of Article X of the State Constitution. 12
c
This amount shall be from funds transferred from the Lease Purchase of Academic Facilities pu rsuant to Section 23-19.9-102, C. R.S. line item in the Colorado Commission on Higher 13
Education section of the Department of Higher Education. 14
d
This amount shall be from funds transferred from the Senate Bill 20-219 Lease Purchase Payments line item in the Capital Expan sion section of Capital Construction. 15
134
-9- APPROPRIATION FROM
ITEM &
SUBTOTAL
TOTAL GENERAL
FUND
GENERAL
FUND
EXEMPT
CASH
FUNDS
REAPPROPRIATED
FUNDS
FEDERAL
FUNDS
$$$$$ $ $
e
This amount shall be from interest or income earned on the inve stment of the money in the Public School Fund pursuant to Secti on 22-41-102, C.R.S. 1
f
This amount shall be from various cash funds under the control of the Transportation Commission pursuant to Section 24-82-1303 (2)(d)(II), C.R.S. 2
g
This amount shall be from the PERA Payments Cash Fund created in Section 24-51-416 (1), C.R.S. Pursuant to Section 24-51-414 ( 5), C.R.S., this amount is included in the general 3
appropriation bill for informational purposes and for the purpose of complying with the limitation on state fiscal year spendin g imposed by Section 20 of Article X of the State 4
Constitution. Of this amount, $166,870,680 represents the estimated am ount of the total distribution that is attributable to pu blic education from kindergarten through the twelfth grade 5
and $31,600,203 represents part of the estimated amount of the total distribution that is attributable to the state. 6
h
This amount shall be from funds transferred from the Department of Personnel. Pursuant to Section 24-51-414 (5), C.R.S., this a mount is included in the general appropriation bill for 7
informational purposes and for the purpose of complying with the limitation on state fiscal year spending imposed by Section 20 of Article X of the State Constitution and represents 8
part of the estimated amount of the total distribution that is attributable to the state. 9
10
11
TOTALS PART XXIII 12
(TREASURY) 13 $968,619,884
$288,063,829
a
$631,840,663
b
$48,715,392
c
14 $968,696,184 $288,077,642
a
$631,903,150
b
15
134
-10- APPROPRIATION FROM
ITEM &
SUBTOTAL
TOTAL GENERAL
FUND
GENERAL
FUND
EXEMPT
CASH
FUNDS
REAPPROPRIATED
FUNDS
FEDERAL
FUNDS
$$$$$ $ $
a
Of this amount, $182,603,185 contains an (I) notation and $163,603,185 is not subject to the limitation on General Fund approp riations imposed by Section 24-75-201.1 (1)(a) 1
(III), C.R.S. 2
b
Of this amount, $576,108,881 contains an (I) notation; $376,660,555 represents allocations of Highway Users Tax Fund revenues to counties and municipalities pursuant to Sections 3
43-4-205, 207, and 208, C.R.S. 4
c
This amount contains an (I) notation. 5
6
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-11- SECTION 2. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,1
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate2
preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.3
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