Colorado 2024 2024 Regular Session

Colorado Senate Bill SB095 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/24/2024

                    Second Regular Session
Seventy-fourth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
 
 
LLS NO. 24-0791.01 Jery Payne x2157
SENATE BILL 24-095
Senate Committees House Committees
Transportation & Energy
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING MEASURES TO ADDRESS OZONE LEVELS IN AREAS THAT101
DO NOT MEET FEDERAL OZONE NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY102
STANDARDS.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
.)
Sections 1 and 2 of the bill create a high-emitter vehicle program
for owners of motor vehicles that are not in compliance with emission
standards and that have been issued a certification of emissions waiver
(qualified vehicle). If the owner of a qualified vehicle resides in a
nonattainment area for ozone and has unsuccessfully attempted to have
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
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HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
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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. the motor vehicle repaired to cure the noncompliance, the owner is
eligible for a voucher of $850. The vouchers may be redeemed at
qualified repair facilities that will bring the vehicle into compliance. The
high-emitter vehicle program is funded by using up to 20% of the money
in the AIR account in the highway users tax fund.
The high-emitter vehicle program is administered by the
nonattainment area air pollution mitigation enterprise, in coordination
with the department of revenue, contractors that provide inspection
services, and the clean screen authority. The high-emitter vehicle program
repeals when Colorado meets federal ozone national ambient air quality
standards (attainment).
Section 3 requires the air quality control commission
(commission) to create, in coordination with the lead agency for air
quality planing for the Denver metropolitan area, a garden rebate program
to increase the use of small electric motors used for outdoor power
equipment. The program must:
! Provide a point-of-purchase rebate of the lesser of $150 or
one-third of the price for each piece of outdoor power
equipment purchased by the end user in a nonattainment
area for ozone;
! Establish a registration system for qualified retailers; and
! Require the division to publicize the garden rebate
program.
The division of administration in the department of public health
and environment (division) administers the garden rebate program, and
the commission sets standards for qualified retailers to register for the
program. If the garden rebate program exceeds its appropriation, the
division may pause the program. The garden rebate program repeals
January 1, 2030. Section 4 repeals the current tax credit for buying lawn
and garden equipment with an electric motor.
In current law, the clean fleet enterprise (enterprise) incentivizes
and supports the use of electric motor vehicles for certain fleet uses,
including transportation network companies. Sections 5 and 6:
! Expand the program to include light-duty trucks;
! Authorize the clean fleet enterprise to provide grants of up
to 80% of a local government's cost of acquiring motor
vehicles that emit low levels of nitrogen oxides for the
local government to use in its motor vehicle fleet; and
! Require the enterprise to prioritize making grants to local
governments.
The grant program authorization and prioritization repeal December 31,
2029.
Section 7 requires the division to regularly perform, in the
nonattainment area for ozone, photochemical modeling studies and data
analysis designed to determine ambient air ozone levels and the
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division is required to publish the results to the division's website and
report the results to the commission and at its "SMART Act" hearing.
Section 7 is repealed when Colorado achieves attainment.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 43-4-1304 as2
follows:3
43-4-1304.  High-emitter vehicle program - vouchers - fund -4
definitions - repeal. (1)  A
S USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT5
OTHERWISE REQUIRES:6
(a)  "A
TTAINMENT" MEANS THE ATTAINMENT OF FEDERAL OZONE7
NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS IN EACH AREA OF THE8
STATE, IN CONFORMITY WITH AND AS PROVIDED IN PART D OF THE9
FEDERAL "CLEAN AIR ACT", 42 U.S.C. SEC. 7401 ET SEQ., AS AMENDED.10
(b)  "C
LEAN SCREEN AUTHORITY" MEANS THE AUTHORITY CREATED11
PURSUANT TO SECTION 42-4-307.5.12
(c)  "C
LEAN SCREEN PROGRAM" HAS THE MEANING SET FORTH IN13
SECTION 42-4-304 (3.5).14
(d)  "C
ONTRACTOR" HAS THE MEANING SET FORTH IN SECTION15
42-4-304
 (5).16
(e)  "F
UND" MEANS THE HIGH-EMITTER VEHICLE FUND CREATED IN17
SUBSECTION (6)(a) OF THIS SECTION.18
(f)  "L
IGHT-DUTY TRUCK" MEANS A SELF-PROPELLED TRUCK THAT19
IS DESIGNED FOR OPERATION ON THE ROAD AND THAT HAS A GROSS20
VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING OF TEN THOUSAND POUNDS OR LESS .21
(g)  "P
ASSENGER VEHICLE" MEANS A SELF-PROPELLED VEHICLE22
THAT IS DESIGNED FOR OPERATION ON THE ROAD AND THAT IS DESIGNED23
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(h)  "P
ROGRAM" MEANS THE HIGH-EMITTER VEHICLE PROGRAM2
CREATED IN THIS SECTION.3
(i)  "Q
UALIFIED VEHICLE" MEANS A VEHICLE THAT IS QUALIFIED4
FOR A VOUCHER IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION (5) OF THIS SECTION.5
(j)  "R
EGISTERED REPAIR FACILITY OR TECHNICIAN " HAS THE6
MEANING SET FORTH IN SECTION 42-4-304 (21).7
(2)  B
Y JANUARY 1, 2025, THE ENTERPRISE SHALL DEVELOP A8
HIGH-EMITTER VEHICLE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES INCENTIVES FOR AN9
OWNER TO VOLUNTARILY REPAIR A QUALIFIED VEHICLE IN ORDER TO10
REDUCE OZONE EMISSIONS . IN ADMINISTERING THE PROGRAM , THE11
ENTERPRISE MUST:12
(a)  P
ROVIDE A VOUCHER OF UP TO EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS13
TO EACH OWNER OF A QUALIFIED VEHICLE TO BE REDEEMED BY A14
REGISTERED REPAIR FACILITY OR TECHNICIAN IN ORDER TO BRING THE15
QUALIFIED VEHICLE INTO COMPLIANCE WITH EMISSION STANDARDS ;16
(b)  I
DENTIFY QUALIFIED VEHICLES AND EACH QUALIFIED VEHICLE 'S17
OWNER AND PROVIDE THE OWNER WITH A VOUCHER AND INFORMATION18
ABOUT REGISTERED REPAIR FACILITIES AND TECHNICIANS ;19
(c)  C
OORDINATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE , EACH20
CONTRACTOR, AND THE CLEAN SCREEN AUTHORITY TO IDENTIFY21
QUALIFIED VEHICLES AND TO PROVIDE A VOUCHER TO EACH QUALIFIED22
VEHICLE'S OWNER UPON A QUALIFIED VEHICLE BEING ISSUED A23
CERTIFICATION OF EMISSIONS WAIVER UNDER PART 3 OF ARTICLE 4 OF24
TITLE 42; AND25
(d)  H
OST EVENTS WHERE RESIDENTS CAN BRING A MOTOR VEHICLE26
TO RECEIVE AN EMISSIONS TEST USING THE CLEAN SCREEN PROGRAM .27
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-4- (3)  THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE , EACH CONTRACTOR, AND THE1
CLEAN SCREEN AUTHORITY SHALL COORDINATE WITH THE ENTERPRISE TO :2
(a)  P
ROVIDE REGISTERED REPAIR FACILITY AND TECHNICIAN3
INFORMATION TO THE ENTERPRISE AND FACILITATE THE REDEMPTION OF4
VOUCHERS THROUGH THE PROGRAM ;5
(b)  P
ROVIDE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION ABOUT QUALIFIED6
VEHICLES AND THEIR OWNERS TO THE ENTERPRISE WHILE PROTECTING THE7
VEHICLE OWNERS' PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ; AND8
(c)  T
AKE ACTIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THIS SECTION .9
(4)  T
HE ENTERPRISE MAY INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF THE VOUCHER10
DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (2)(a) OF THIS SECTION BASED ON THE RATE OF11
INFLATION.12
(5)  T
O QUALIFY FOR A VOUCHER, A VEHICLE MUST:13
(a)  B
E A PASSENGER CAR OR LIGHT-DUTY TRUCK;14
(b)  B
E OWNED BY A PERSON WHO RESIDES OR IS PERMANENTLY15
LOCATED IN A NONATTAINMENT AREA FOR OZONE ;16
(c) (I)  H
AVE FAILED TO PASS EMISSIONS TESTING IN ACCORDANCE17
WITH PART 3 OF ARTICLE 4 OF TITLE 42; OR18
(II)  H
AVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING ELEVATED OZONE19
EMISSIONS BY THE CLEAN SCREEN PROGRAM ;20
(d)  H
AVE BEEN REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART 3 OF21
ARTICLE 4 OF TITLE 42, BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT CURE THE FAILURE22
DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (5)(c) OF THIS SECTION; AND23
(e)  H
AVE BEEN ISSUED A CERTIFICATION OF EMISSIONS WAIVER IN24
ACCORDANCE WITH PART 3 OF ARTICLE 4 OF TITLE 42.25
(6) (a)  T
HE HIGH-EMITTER VEHICLE FUND IS CREATED IN THE STATE26
TREASURY. THE FUND CONSISTS OF MONEY TRANSFERRED TO THE FUND27
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(b)  T
HE STATE TREASURER SHALL CREDIT ALL INTEREST AND2
INCOME DERIVED FROM THE DEPOSIT AND INVESTMENT OF MONEY IN THE3
FUND TO THE FUND.4
(c)  M
ONEY IN THE FUND IS CONTINUOUSLY APPROPRIATED TO THE5
ENTERPRISE TO IMPLEMENT THIS SECTION .6
(d)  O
N THE LAST DAY OF THE MONTH , THE ENTERPRISE SHALL7
NOTIFY THE STATE TREASURER OF THE MONTH 'S REVENUES CREDITED TO8
THE FUND. IF THE LAST DAY OF THE MONTH FALLS ON A WEEKEND DAY OR9
HOLIDAY, THE ENTERPRISE NEED NOT SEND THE NOTICE UNTIL THE NEXT10
DAY THAT IS NOT A WEEKEND DAY OR HOLIDAY .11
(e)  U
PON RECEIVING THE NOTICE DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (7)(a)12
OF THIS SECTION, THE STATE TREASURER SHALL TRANSFER ALL13
UNEXPENDED AND UNENCUMBERED MONEY IN THE FUND TO THE AIR14
ACCOUNT CREATED IN SECTION 42-3-304 (18)(a).15
(7) (a)  W
HEN COLORADO ACHIEVES ATTAINMENT , THE EXECUTIVE16
DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT17
SHALL NOTIFY THE ENTERPRISE AND THE STATE TREASURER IN WRITING .18
(b)  T
HIS SECTION WILL BE REPEALED IF COLORADO ACHIEVES19
ATTAINMENT. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC20
HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT SHALL NOTIFY THE REVISOR OF STATUTES IN21
WRITING OF THE DATE WHEN THE CONDITION SPECIFIED IN THIS22
SUBSECTION (7)(b) HAS OCCURRED BY E -MAILING THE NOTICE TO23
REVISOROFSTATUTES.GA@COLEG.GOV. THIS SECTION IS REPEALED ,24
EFFECTIVE UPON THE DATE IDENTIFIED IN THE NOTICE THAT COLORADO25
HAS ACHIEVED ATTAINMENT OR , IF THE NOTICE DOES NOT SPECIFY THAT26
DATE, UPON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE TO THE REVISOR OF STATUTES .27
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(18)(e) as follows:2
42-3-304.  Registration fees - passenger-mile taxes - clean3
screen fund - pilot program - report - rules - definitions - repeal.4
(18) (e) (I)  N
OTWITHSTANDING SUBSECTIONS (18)(a), (18)(b), AND5
(18)(c) 
OF THIS SECTION, THE STATE TREASURER, UPON RECEIVING THE6
MONTHLY NOTICE DESCRIBED IN SECTION 43-4-1304 (6)(d), SHALL7
TRANSFER FROM THE AIR ACCOUNT, CREATED IN SUBSECTION (18)(a) OF8
THIS SECTION, TO THE HIGH-EMITTER VEHICLE FUND, CREATED IN SECTION9
43-4-1304 (6)(a), 
AN AMOUNT OF MONEY IN THE AIR ACCOUNT THAT IS10
THE LESSER OF:11
(A)  T
WENTY PERCENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT IN THE AIR12
ACCOUNT; OR13
(B)  T
HE TOTAL OF TEN PERCENT OF THE NONATTAINMENT AREA14
AIR POLLUTION MITIGATION ENTERPRISE'S REVENUES COLLECTED UNDER15
SECTION 43-4-1303 FOR THE MONTH OR , IF THE NOTICE IS FOR THE16
PREVIOUS MONTH, THE ENTERPRISE'S OTHER REVENUES FOR THE PREVIOUS17
MONTH, MINUS ANY GIFTS, GRANTS, OR DONATIONS RECEIVED UNDER18
SECTION 43-4-1303 (6)(e) DURING THE SAME MONTH .19
(II)  T
HIS SUBSECTION (18)(e) WILL BE REPEALED IF COLORADO20
ACHIEVES ATTAINMENT, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 42-4-1304 (1)(a). THE21
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND22
ENVIRONMENT SHALL NOTIFY THE REVISOR OF STATUTES IN WRITING OF23
THE DATE WHEN THE CONDITION SPECIFIED IN THIS SUBSECTION (18)(e)24
HAS OCCURRED BY E -MAILING THE NOTICE TO25
REVISOROFSTATUTES.GA@COLEG.GOV. THIS SECTION IS REPEALED ,26
EFFECTIVE UPON THE DATE IDENTIFIED IN THE NOTICE THAT COLORADO27
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DATE, UPON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE TO THE REVISOR OF STATUTES .2
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 25-7-146 as3
follows:4
25-7-146.  Garden rebate program - qualified retailers -5
registration - definitions - appropriation - repeal. (1)  A
S USED IN THIS6
SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES :7
(a)  "A
TTAINMENT" MEANS ATTAINMENT OF FEDERAL OZONE8
NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS .9
(b)  "N
ONATTAINMENT AREA " MEANS AN AREA THAT IS NOT IN10
ATTAINMENT.11
(c)  "O
UTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT " MEANS A LAWN MOWER, LEAF12
BLOWER, HEDGE TRIMMER, STRING TRIMMER, GARDEN TILLER, CHAINSAW,13
OR SNOWBLOWER.14
(d)  "P
ROGRAM" MEANS THE GARDEN REBATE PROGRAM CREATED15
BY THE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2) OF THIS SECTION.16
(e)  "Q
UALIFIED RETAILER" MEANS A RETAILER THAT MEETS THE17
STANDARDS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (3) OF THIS SECTION.18
(2)  B
Y JANUARY 1, 2025, THE COMMISSION SHALL CREATE , IN19
COORDINATION WITH THE LEAD AGENCY FOR AIR QUALITY PLANNING FOR20
THE DENVER METROPOLITAN AREA , A PROGRAM TO INCREASE THE USE OF21
SMALL ELECTRIC MOTORS USED FOR OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT . THE22
PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY THE DIVISION . THE PROGRAM MUST:23
(a)  E
STABLISH A REGISTRATION SYSTEM FOR QUALIFIED24
RETAILERS;25
(b)  F
OR EACH PIECE OF OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT PURCHASED26
BY AN END USER FROM A REGISTERED AND QUALIFIED RETAILER , PROVIDE27
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HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS OR ONE -THIRD OF THE PURCHASE PRICE; AND2
(c)  R
EQUIRE THE DIVISION TO PUBLICIZE THE PROGRAM TO3
QUALIFIED RETAILERS.4
(3)  T
O OFFER OR PROVIDE REBATES UNDER THE PROGRAM , A5
QUALIFIED RETAILER MUST:6
(a)  S
ELL OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT IN A NONATTAINMENT7
AREA; AND8
(b)  B
E REGISTERED WITH THE DIVISION.9
(4)  I
F THE DIVISION DETERMINES THAT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF10
REBATES PROVIDED UNDER THE PROGRAM WILL EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF11
MONEY APPROPRIATED FOR THE PROGRAM , THE DIVISION MAY12
TEMPORARILY CEASE PROVIDING THE REBATES UNTIL A NEW13
APPROPRIATION PROVIDES MONEY TO OFFER MORE REBATES . THE DIVISION14
MUST NOTIFY THE QUALIFIED RETAILERS AT LEAST FORTY -EIGHT HOURS15
BEFORE THE DIVISION CEASES PROVIDING THE REBATES .16
(5)  T
HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL MAKE AN APPROPRIATION TO17
IMPLEMENT THIS SECTION.18
(6)  T
HIS SECTION IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2030.19
SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal 39-22-550.20
SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-7.5-102, amend21
(16); and add (13.4) and (13.6) as follows:22
25-7.5-102.  Definitions. As used in this article 7.5, unless the23
context otherwise requires:24
(13.4)  "L
IGHT-DUTY TRUCK" MEANS A TRUCK WITH A GROSS25
VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 42-2-402 (6), OF TEN26
THOUSAND POUNDS OR LESS.27
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(16)  "Motor vehicle fleet" means a group of motor vehicles that2
is owned or operated:3
(a)  By a governmental entity for a public purpose, including but4
not limited to public school transportation or law enforcement; or5
(b)  By a business entity for a business if:6
(I)  The group of motor vehicles is composed primarily of7
LIGHT-DUTY TRUCKS, heavy-duty motor vehicles, medium-duty motor8
vehicles, or refrigerated trailer units; or9
(II)  The group of motor vehicles is:10
(A)  Owned or operated by a company that rents motor vehicles in11
the fleet to transportation network company drivers for use in providing12
transportation network company services; or is
13
(B)  Owned and operated directly, or indirectly through14
independent contractors who own or lease individual motor vehicles in15
the group, by a transportation network company or by a retailer for the16
purpose of making retail deliveries.17
SECTION 6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-7.5-103, amend18
(6)(d); and add (12) as follows:19
25-7.5-103.  Clean fleet enterprise - creation - board - powers20
and duties - fees - fund - repeal. (6)  In addition to any other powers and21
duties specified in this section, the board has the following general22
powers and duties:23
(d)  To contract with any public or private entity, including state24
agencies, consultants, and the attorney general's office, for professional25
and technical assistance, office space, and administrative services, advice,26
and other services related to the conduct of the affairs of the enterprise.27
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competitive basis based on written criteria established by the enterprise2
in advance of any deadlines for the submission of grant applications. The3
board shall generally avoid using sole-source contracts.4
(12) (a)  T
HE ENTERPRISE MAY PROVIDE FUNDING THROUGH A5
GRANT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE UP TO EIGHTY PERCENT OF A LOCAL6
GOVERNMENT'S COST OF ACQUIRING MOTOR VEHICLES THAT EMIT LOW7
LEVELS OF NITROGEN OXIDES FOR THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO USE IN ITS8
MOTOR VEHICLE FLEET.9
(b)  I
N IMPLEMENTING SUBSECTION (9) OF THIS SECTION AND THIS10
SUBSECTION (12), THE BOARD SHALL PRIORITIZE MAKING GRANTS TO11
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS .12
(c)  T
HIS SUBSECTION (12) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31,13
2029.14
SECTION 7. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 25-7-147 as15
follows:16
25-7-147.  Ozone studies required - reports - definition - repeal.17
(1)  A
S USED IN THIS SECTION, "STUDY" MEANS THE STUDY DESCRIBED IN18
SUBSECTION (2) OF THIS SECTION.19
(2)  B
EGINNING IN JANUARY 2025, THE DIVISION SHALL REGULARLY20
PERFORM, IN EACH NONATTAINMENT AREA FOR OZONE , PHOTOCHEMICAL21
MODELING STUDIES AND DATA ANALYS IS DESIGNED TO DETERMINE	:22
(a)  T
HE OZONE LEVELS OF AMBIENT AIR; AND23
(b)  T
HE EFFECTIVENESS OF POLICIES FOR LOWERING AMBIENT AIR24
OZONE LEVELS.25
(3)  T
HE COMMISSION SHALL DETERMINE THE FREQUENCY OF THE26
STUDIES, BUT THE DIVISION SHALL PERFORM AND COMPLETE A STUDY AT27
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(4)  T
HE DIVISION SHALL:2
(a)  P
UBLISH THE RESULTS OF EACH STUDY TO THE DIVISION 'S3
WEBSITE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE STUDY IS COMPLETED ; AND4
(b)  R
EPORT THE RESULTS TO THE COMMISSION AT THE5
COMMISSION'S NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING.6
(5)  B
EGINNING IN JANUARY 2026, AND IN JANUARY EVERY YEAR7
THEREAFTER, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL INCLUDE , AS PART OF ITS8
PRESENTATION DURING ITS "SMART ACT" HEARING REQUIRED BY9
SECTION 2-7-203, INFORMATION CONCERNING THE TYPE AND RESULTS OF10
EACH STUDY PERFORMED DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR .11
(6)  T
HIS SECTION WILL BE REPEALED IF COLORADO ACHIEVES12
ATTAINMENT OF FEDERAL OZONE NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY13
STANDARDS UNDER THE FEDERAL ACT . THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE14
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT SHALL NOTIFY THE15
REVISOR OF STATUTES IN WRITING OF THE DATE WHEN THE CONDITION16
SPECIFIED IN THIS SUBSECTION (6) HAS OCCURRED BY E-MAILING THE17
NOTICE TO REVISOROFSTATUTES .GA@COLEG.GOV. THIS SECTION IS18
REPEALED, EFFECTIVE UPON THE DATE IDENTIFIED IN THE NOTICE THAT19
C
OLORADO HAS ACHIEVED ATTAINMENT OF FEDERAL OZONE NATIONAL20
AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS OR , IF THE NOTICE DOES NOT SPECIFY21
THAT DATE, UPON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE TO THE REVISOR OF STATUTES.22
SECTION 8. Act subject to petition - effective date -23
applicability. (1)  This act takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following24
the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the25
general assembly; except that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant26
to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this act or an27
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section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the2
general election to be held in November 2024 and, in such case, will take3
effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the4
governor.5
(2)  This act applies to taxable actions occurring on or after the6
applicable effective date of this act.7
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