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June 20, 2024 HB 24-1366
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Final Fiscal Note
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 24-0978
Rep. Froelich; Brown
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
June 20, 2024
Deemed Lost
Colin Gaiser | 303-866-2677
colin.gaiser@coleg.gov
Bill Topic: SUSTAINABLE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMUNITY PLANNING
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☐ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☐ State Transfer
☐ TABOR Refund
☒ Local Government
☐ Statutory Public Entity
The bill would have required the Colorado Energy Office to lead a study on local
government green certification and sustainable community planning. It would have
increased state and local expenditures in FY 2024-25 only.
Appropriation
Summary:
For FY 2024-25, the bill would have required an appropriation of $100,000 to the
Colorado Energy Office.
Fiscal Note
Status:
The final fiscal note reflects the introduced bill, as amended by the House
Transportation, Housing, and Local Government Committee. The bill was deemed lost
in the House Appropriations Committee on May 9, 2024; therefore, the impacts
identified in this analysis do not take effect.
Table 1
State Fiscal Impacts Under HB 24-1366
Budget Year
FY 2024-25
Out Year
FY 2025-26
Revenue - -
Expenditures General Fund $100,000 -
Transfers - -
Other Budget Impacts General Fund Reserve $15,000 -
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Summary of Legislation
By January 1, 2025, the bill requires the Colorado Energy Office (CEO) to collaborate with the
Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) and the Department of Transportation (CDOT) to study:
the feasibility of a system for local government green certification in which state agencies
would prioritize awarding grants and funds to local governments with green certification;
sustainable local government community plans, which must include goals and strategies
related to various sustainability measures as well as a description of any money from federal,
state, or local governments that the local government has received for implementing
sustainability plans, goals, or strategies; and,
how state agencies could assist local governments in developing and implementing
sustainable local government plans.
State Expenditures
The bill increases General Fund expenditures in the CEO by $100,000 in FY 2024-25 only to
contract with a vendor to conduct the required study. The CEO will incur minimal administrative
costs to administer the study. Workload will also increase for the DOLA and CDOT to collaborate
on the study with the CEO and the contracted vendor.
Local Government
The bill may increase workload for local governments to collaborate with CEO and other state
agencies on the study. Workload may also increase in the future for local governments to
develop, modify, or implement sustainable community plans.
Other Budget Impacts
General Fund reserve. Under current law, an amount equal to 15 percent of General Fund
appropriations must be set aside in the General Fund statutory reserve. Based on this fiscal note,
the bill is expected to increase the amount of General Fund held in reserve by the amounts
shown in Table 1, decreasing the amount of General Fund available for other purposes.
Effective Date
The bill takes effect 90 days following adjournment of the General Assembly sine die, assuming
no referendum petition is filed.
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State Appropriations
For FY 2024-25, the bill requires a General Fund appropriation of $100,000 to the Colorado
Energy Office.
State and Local Government Contacts
Colorado Energy Office Local Affairs Transportation
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 the General Assembly website.