Bill Tracker

Community Issues - Blas, Mindy, David B

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The bill would require general contractors to be responsible to pay for subcontractors staff if subcontractor fails to pay.  

C3 strongly opposes

Trans. Johnny, Ann, Tom, Carol,

Opportunity for conversation of the removal of Weld from the taxing district.

No Taxation without Transportation

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Consumer Protection - David Z

Direct impact on the construction defect solution and is in direct contradiction of those ideas.  

With feedback to sponsors for overreach on mandates to employers

Community - Carol

Trans. Rich, Ann, David Z, Tom

Rich - to get talking points from Andy Williams BNSF

The bill will limit the length of unit trains.  This will impact the single largest way freight is used across the country.  This bill would limit cars from 200 to 120.  This creates more trips on the rail lines.  

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Tax

Housing

Privacy

Taxation - Tom, Mindy

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Construction liability insurance regional comparisons of other states.  Article from attorney stating this is awful. BLAS- Sen. Winter highlighted this bill and the appropriate first approach to construction defects.

Housing - Joe

This bill narrows down the opportunity for landlords to evict tenants.

The bill would impose financial penalties on landlords.  

LandUse - Joe

This is an effort to minimize frivolous lawsuits by making a person taking a landuse decision to court would be liable for attorney's fees. 

Ann, Rich, David Z, 

The bill proposes changes to the procedure for construction defect claims by homeowner associations

A property rights issue and local government control.  

The bill provides an individual the ability to exercise their property rights. 

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Rich/Carol abstained (Rich's bill)

The bill aims to create sustainable funding for economic development organizations, particularly rural organizations

Sustainability grant program for Economic Development Organizations to build capacity across Colorado.  The program is renewed each year other than last year.

Grant funds across the state -$2m

Last year when the grant program was not renewed, there were 87 applications, of which only 30 could be funded.   

Rich

The bill pertains to county revitalization authority and urban renewal areas (URAs).

Allows counties to run Urban Renewal projects similar to municipalities.  

The Bill requires alignment with current urban renewal programs. 

SUPPORT unless URAs are brought into the bill if this happened move to Amend

The bill aims to provide local governments the right to make an offer for purchase of multifamily housing with existing government subsidies to maintain affordability.

move construction defects from 6 years to 10 years.  
HOA requests Senate Hearing testimony to defeat the bill.  

• Using Boulder study instead of CSI. 
• Why do they need 4 more years?  Other states have it, and our statutes are so "builder friendly," Changing from when you notice the issue and when the pre-judgment interest clock starts.  Insurance will not underwrite anything.  Custom builders and production builders will be the only ones if this bill passes. 

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• Evaluate the feasilbility regarding the creation of baby bonds and assess the distribution of wealth across the state, those who qualify will be denied of wealth building across the state. 
• Becker - Central bonding agency to cooperate
• David B. - big education system is failing the communities and how the state should be involved.  People have not been denied opportunities it actually is they are not being educated and not consequently not included in the labor pool.

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Will require the state to provide more accurate timing and reporting for Division of Housing and results of activities.  Trouble managing their programs now.  This bill will force them to be more disciplined in reporting to the public.  Division sometimes will only take applications at certain times of the year when they have staff available and employee demand.  Discontent within the industry to approve rental assistance, foreclosures, eviction homeless programs.  Will need more people if they are going to do it faster $200k fiscal note 2 FTE added. 

Will apply to Fort Collins, Loveland and Greeley- Not in opposition to TODs but protecting the HUTF for communities to spend those dollars how the local communities think its best.  HUTF should not be used to penalize local governments. 

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Funding is ultimately coming from the TABOR Refund. Tied it to tax credits - oversubscribed on tax credits through CHAFA.  These will be new credits.  Ann- do we feel confident CHAFA has the ability, and is there a ban in the market -JOE, yes, CHAFA will have the capacity?  Demand will be 3 way.  Same players that use the state and fed program.  TABOR Refund comes from all the tax revenue, so this would take $ out of the state treasury and reduce the tax base and the revenue the state collects.  David B - feels like a shell game and redistribution of wealth.  Eventually, you run out of tax credit capacity. Potential legal action regarding the constant assault on TABOR. Carol - if this is helping first responders and taking the TABOR issue off the table.  If this helps middle-level employees to get a home loan, this would help and be the backbone of our society.  Teachers can't afford to live where they work.  Ann - these tax credits will go to the biggest of the big who are building.  We need to support middle housing Carol seconds.

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API COGA partner's concern with EJ and perception of supporting pollution.  This should be a tougher bill, but I'm worried about messaging.  O&G is already in the middle of Cum Impacts rulemaking.  This bill is directed to Suncor.  Tom - Oppose and make general rules for enforcement.  Ann- C3 is Opposing

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Already strong idle standards this broadens restrictions.  Enforcement will be difficult.  Tom- enforcement requirements of local govt mandates will make it difficult to execute. MONITOR and talk about enforcement. Ann falls into the progressive bucket thinking we can build bubbles over communities vs statewide.  Ann Oppose. Larimer Commissioners have already required citizens to turn off your car. Tom motion to Oppose. If this passes as an employer you will have to enforce it.

API C3 Support - Monitor at a minimum Tom - monitor is important never know what amendments will be included. John - Detail about Carbon sequestration. Largly what he expected - what does the industry think about that?  Primacy, people wanting to lease core space.  Will take off quickly.  Doug - can start talking with Chevron folks to get feedback.   

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Oppose unless amended

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Trans - Ann Joe, Tom

Push for state funding for the free fair during ozone days but still not allow for extra costs to exceed more than the existing system can fund.  

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Housing - Ann, Bill B.

This will have a detrimental impact in resort communities which can consequently potentially impact tourism and Colorado's economy.  

Feedback to Rep. Lynch for insurance incentives to employers who volunteer to develop a program and clarification on funding source.  

Eco Dev. - Rich

The tax credit should be applicable for projects less than $100m in investment—discussion of insertion of "or" less than 3 Megawatts.  We need to accommodate smaller capacity scale-up projects.   

Climate - John K,  

John Kolanz - Protection of Resources issues therefore, this should fall under the DNR not CDPHE.  DNR already has the expertise while CDPHE has a backlog of permits and currently requesting 24 FTE to catchup on permitting to get them to a 75% completion.  

Ann

Supports small business

Use of TABOR Refund -homeowners have a tax advantage already to deduct property tax.  13% of taxpayers use itemized deductions to renters get the same - Joe

Rich, Johnny, Tom 

The contemplation of the bill overlaps with the already in-place Orphan Well Environmental Enterprise

The bill sends the message to companies that impact the oil & gas industry they are not welcome 

The economic impact will be substantial with the lack of severance taxes. 50% of the DNR grant and operational budgets are derived from oil and gas taxes. 

Royalty interest owners will have takings cases. 

Currently the agencies don't have the capacity to promulgate rules and enforce existing rules with lack of staff resources.  This bill will drastically increase that problem  

John, Rich, Tom 

Because of the civil litigation aspect of the bill, NCLA opposes it.  The penalty amounts are monumental, and enforcement actions will be devastating.  The due process is questionable, and potential for frivolous lawsuits by individuals against a company for noncompliance.  

Northern water Amend - follow up with Brad and lobbyist

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infringes on local control of renewable energy permitting and siting.  

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Creating a new agency requires thoughtful processes - don't do this the last week of the session.  

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Amendment with Ean Tafoya - Fees to be directed to the benefit of those who pay the fees.  Transit stop in Greeley

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