Second 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. 24-1092.01 Jery Payne x2157
HOUSE BILL 24-1369
House Committees Senate Committees
Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources
Finance
Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
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ONCERNING THE CREATION OF A COLORADO AGRICULTURE LICENSE101
PLATE, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING AN102
APPROPRIATION.103
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
.)
The bill creates the Colorado agriculture license plate. In addition
to the normal fees for a license plate, a person must pay 2 additional
one-time fees, one in the amount of $25 and one in the amount of $50, for
the issuance of the plate. The $25 fee is credited to the Colorado DRIVES
vehicle services account. Of the $50 fee, $25 is credited to the highway
HOUSE
Amended 2nd Reading
April 30, 2024
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Holtorf and Martinez,
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Pelton B. and Marchman,
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. users tax fund, and the remainder is credited to the agriculture
management fund and designated for supporting or expanding marketing
programs designed to help consumers, restaurants, and retailers identify
and purchase Colorado agricultural products.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 42-3-270 as2
follows:3
42-3-270. Special plates - Colorado agriculture. (1) O
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ANUARY 1, 2025, OR WHEN THE DEPARTMENT IS ABLE TO ISSUE THE5
PLATES, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES TO6
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION FOR7
MOTORCYCLES, PASSENGER CARS, TRUCKS, OR NONCOMMERCIAL OR8
RECREATIONAL MOTOR VEHICLES THAT DO NOT EXCEED SIXTEEN9
THOUSAND POUNDS EMPTY WEIGHT .10
(2) (a) T
HERE IS ESTABLISHED THE COLORADO AGRICULTURE11
LICENSE PLATE.12
(b) T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL USE A DESIGN :13
(I) T
HAT INCLUDES A TAGLINE TO READ "FEEDING THE WORLD";14
AND15
(II) S
UBMITTED BY OR DEVELOPED WITH THE LOGAN COUNTY16
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ATTLEWOMEN, BUT THE DESIGN MUST CONFORM TO DEPARTMENT17
STANDARDS AND BE APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT .18
(3) A
PERSON MAY APPLY FOR A COLORADO AGRICULTURE LICENSE19
PLATE IF THE PERSON PAYS THE TAXES AND FEES REQUIRED UNDER THIS20
SECTION.21
(4) T
HE AMOUNT OF THE TAXES AND FEES FOR SPECIAL LICENSE22
PLATES UNDER THIS SECTION IS THE SAME AS THE AMOUNT OF THE TAXES23
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THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COLLECT THE FEE SPECIFIED IN SECTION 42-3-3122
AND AN ADDITIONAL ONE-TIME FEE OF FIFTY DOLLARS FOR ISSUANCE OR3
REPLACEMENT OF THE LICENSE PLATE. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL TRANSMIT4
THE ADDITIONAL ONE-TIME FEE TO THE STATE TREASURER , WHO SHALL5
CREDIT TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS OF THE FEE TO THE HIGHWAY USERS TAX6
FUND CREATED IN SECTION 43-4-201 AND THE REMAINDER OF THE FEE TO7
THE AGRICULTURE MANAGEMENT FUND CREATED IN SECTION 35-1-106.9.8
(5) A
N APPLICANT MAY APPLY FOR PERSONALIZED COLORADO9
AGRICULTURE LICENSE PLATES. UPON PAYMENT OF THE ADDITIONAL FEE10
REQUIRED BY SECTION 42-3-211 (6)(a) FOR PERSONALIZED LICENSE11
PLATES, THE DEPARTMENT MAY ISSUE THE PLATES IF THE APPLICANT12
COMPLIES WITH SECTION 42-3-211. IF AN APPLICANT HAS EXISTING13
PERSONALIZED LICENSE PLATES FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE , THE APPLICANT14
MAY TRANSFER THE COMBINATION OF LETTERS OR NUMBERS TO A NEW SET15
OF COLORADO AGRICULTURE LICENSE PLATES FOR THE VEHICLE UPON16
PAYING THE FEE REQUIRED BY SECTION 42-3-211 (6)(a) AND UPON17
TURNING IN THE EXISTING PLATES TO THE DEPARTMENT . A PERSON WHO18
HAS OBTAINED PERSONALIZED LICENSE PLATES UNDER THIS SUBSECTION19
(5)
MUST PAY THE ANNUAL FEE IMPOSED BY SECTION 42-3-211 (6)(b) TO20
RENEW THE PERSONALIZED PLATES. THE FEES UNDER THIS SUBSECTION (5)21
ARE IN ADDITION TO ALL OTHER APPLICABLE TAXES AND FEES .22
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 42-3-312 as23
follows:24
42-3-312. Special license plate surcharge. In addition to any25
other fee imposed by this article 3, an applicant for a special license plate26
created by rule in accordance with section 42-3-207, as the section existed27
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42-3-211, or special license plates issued under sections 42-3-212 to2
42-3-214, sections 42-3-217 to 42-3-218, sections 42-3-221 to 42-3-234,3
sections 42-3-237 to 42-3-258, sections 42-3-260 to 42-3-265, 42-3-267,4
42-3-268, and section 42-3-269 AND SECTIONS 42-3-267 TO 42-3-2705
shall pay an issuance fee of twenty-five dollars; except that the fee is not6
imposed on special license plates exempted from additional fees for the7
issuance of a military special license plate by section 42-3-213 (1)(b)(II).8
The department shall transfer the money from the fee to the state9
treasurer, who shall credit it to the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services10
account created in section 42-1-211 (2).11
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 35-1-106.912
as follows:13
35-1-106.9. Agriculture management fund - creation.14
(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury The agriculture15
management fund
IS CREATED IN THE STATE TREASURY. The fund shall
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consist CONSISTS of money transferred pursuant to section 38-13-801.517
(3), any money realized from the sale of the inspection and consumer18
services division facility and other real property associated with that19
facility that are all located in the Highlands neighborhood of Denver,20
Colorado, and any money realized from the sale of the warehouse and21
storage facility located at 5000 Packing House Road, Denver, Colorado22
SECTIONS 38-13-801.5 (3) AND 42-3-270.23
(2) The department shall use such THE money to fund agricultural24
efforts approved by the commissioner, including but not limited to,25
funding additional department employees necessary to implement and26
manage approved programs. Money
IN THE FUND may be used for direct27
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to article 70 of this title 35. Money in the fund may be used for expenses2
related to the department's office consolidation as authorized by House3
Bill 13-1234, enacted in 2013, and as authorized by House Bill 16-1460,4
enacted in 2016. THE MONEY TRANSFERRED TO THE FUND PURSUANT TO5
SECTION 42-3-270 MAY BE USED TO SUPPORT OR EXPAND MARKETING6
PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO HELP CONSUMERS , RESTAURANTS, AND7
RETAILERS IDENTIFY AND PURCHASE COLORADO AGRICULTURAL8
PRODUCTS.9
(3) Money in the fund is subject to annual appropriation to the10
department. Any money not expended or encumbered from any11
appropriation at the end of any fiscal year shall remain REMAINS available12
for expenditure in the next fiscal year without further appropriation. All13
interest derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund14
shall be credited to the fund and shall not be transferred or credited to the15
general fund or any other fund.16
SECTION 4. Appropriation. (1) For the 2024-25 state fiscal17
year, $15,775 is appropriated to the department of revenue. This18
appropriation is from the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account in19
the highway users tax fund created in section 42-1-211 (2), C.R.S. To20
implement this act, the department may use this appropriation as follows:21
(a) $1,225 for use by the executive director's office for personal22
services related to administration and support; 23
(b) $1,782 for payments to OIT;24
(c) $864 for use by the division of motor vehicles for personal25
services related to vehicle services; and26
(d) $11,904 for DRIVES maintenance and support. 27
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department of revenue for use by the division of motor vehicles. This2
appropriation is from the license plate cash fund created in section3
42-3-301 (1)(b), C.R.S. To implement this act, the division may use this4
appropriation for license plate ordering.5
SECTION 5. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act6
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the7
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except8
that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V9
of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this10
act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take11
effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in12
November 2024 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the13
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.14
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