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CO Code § 24-82-406 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 82 - State Property|Part 4 - State Agency for Surplus Property|§ 24-82-406. Authority to Secure Surplus Property - Revocation

 Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the governing board or, in case there is none, the executive head of any state department, instrumentality, or agency or of any city, county, school district, or other political subdivision may, by order or resolution, confer upon any officer or employee thereof continuing authority from time to time to secure the transfer to it of surplus property through the state agency under the provisions of section 203 (j) of the "Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949", as amended, and to obligate the state or political subdivision and their funds to the extent necessary to comply with the terms and conditions of such transfers. The authority conferred upon any such officer or employee by any such order or resolution shall remain in effect unless and until the order or resolution is duly revoked and written notice of such revocation has been received by the state agency.   Source: L. 59: p. 738, § 7. CRS 53: § 130-12-7 . C.R.S. 1963: § 134-4-7 .   Cross references: For section 203 (j) of the "Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949", see 63 Stat. 386, 40 U.S.C. § 541 et seq.
CO Code § 24-82-407 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 82 - State Property|Part 4 - State Agency for Surplus Property|§ 24-82-407. Funds Transferred

 The state treasurer shall hold the funds of the state agency separate and distinct from state funds for the use and purposes defined in this part 4, and the state treasurer is authorized to make disbursements from such funds for the purposes designated or for administrative costs, upon warrants drawn by the controller upon vouchers signed by the director or deputy director of the state agency.   Source: L. 59: p. 738, § 9. CRS 53: § 130-12-9 . C.R.S. 1963: § 134-4-9 .
CO Code § 24-82-409 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 82 - State Property|Part 4 - State Agency for Surplus Property|§ 24-82-409. Revolving Fund

 There is hereby created a revolving fund into which all charges and fees made under the provisions of this part 4 shall be paid for the use of the state agency in administering this part 4. The revolving fund shall continue as long as this part 4 is in effect.   Source: L. 59: p. 739, § 11. CRS 53: § 130-12-11 . C.R.S. 1963: § 134-4-11 .
CO Code § 24-82-501 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 82 - State Property|Part 5 - Solar Energy Research Institute|§ 24-82-501. Short Title

 This part 5 shall be known and may be cited as the "Solar Energy Research and Development Act of 1977".   Source: L. 77: Entire part added, p. 1255, § 1, effective February 1.
CO Code § 24-82-502 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 82 - State Property|Part 5 - Solar Energy Research Institute|§ 24-82-502. Legislative Declaration

 The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the enactment of this part 5 is in the interest of the people of the state of Colorado and of the United States and is for a public purpose; that the selection of a site within the state of Colorado for the construction and operation of a federal facility for the purpose of conducting solar energy research and development and other related forms of energy research is desirable and consistent with scientific, industrial, and commercial development of this state; and that the state should facilitate research which will protect and enhance the preservation of natural resources and the environment of the state, including its land, air, and water and the health and welfare of its citizens. It is the purpose of this part 5 to facilitate the acquisition and use of land or interests in land which may be needed or desirable for a permanent site suitable for a federal facility to conduct solar energy research and development. It is further declared that the development of renewable, fuel resource-conserving, and nonpolluting forms of energy is a matter of statewide concern and affected with the public interest and that the provisions of this part 5 are enacted in the exercise of the police powers of this state for the purpose of protecting the health, peace, safety, and general welfare of the people of this state.   Source: L. 77: Entire part added, p. 1255, § 1, effective February 1.
CO Code § 24-82-504 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 82 - State Property|Part 5 - Solar Energy Research Institute|§ 24-82-504. Siting of Institute

 Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, including, but not limited to, article 23 of title 31, article 28 of title 30, article 65.1 of this title, and part 3 of article 1 of title 34, C.R.S., use of the property described in section 24-82-503 (1) is authorized and approved for purpose of a solar energy research facility by the federal government, but, insofar as feasible, the facility shall conform to the substantive standards of any state or local building, fire, safety, health, and environmental control code or any other requirement which would otherwise be applicable.   Source: L. 77: Entire part added, p. 1256, § 1, February 1.
CO Code § 24-82-601 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 82 - State Property|Part 6 - State-Owned Facilities - Energy Conservation|§ 24-82-601. Definitions

 As used in this part 6, unless the context otherwise requires:    "Description" means a nontechnical explanation of all passive solar design and energy conservation features.    "Fifty-five thousand Btu/square foot/year energy performance goal" means the goal for the amount of energy to be consumed or used on-site for the purposes of heating, cooling, lighting, and ventilation, but the term does not include energy losses associated with energy transmission, generation, or distribution.    "Renewable energy systems" means passive and active solar systems, wind energy systems, biomass energy source systems, geothermal energy systems, hydroelectric energy systems, cogeneration systems, waste heat recovery systems, and other innovative energy recovery systems which meet the energy performance goal as provided in this part 6.    "Unconditioned space" means buildings and structures or portions thereof which are neither heated nor cooled by fuel or electrical energy, including buildings or portions of buildings used primarily for the storage of materials and are uninhabited, except for the handling of those materials, and are not heated to fifty degrees Fahrenheit.     Source: L. 81: Entire part added, p. 1251, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 24-82-602 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 82 - State Property|Part 6 - State-Owned Facilities - Energy Conservation|§ 24-82-602. Required Energy Performance Goal

  All state buildings, and improvements thereto, with design commencing on or after July 1, 1981, shall be designed:   To achieve a fifty-five thousand Btu/square foot/year energy performance goal for heating, cooling, lighting, and ventilation energy;    To make maximum use of passive solar concepts such as energy conservation, natural lighting, and orientation and incorporation of thermal-mass;    To make maximum use of economically feasible renewable energy systems;    To achieve the ease of retrofit with renewable energy systems.       A description of said system shall be posted or filed at the construction site, and copies thereof shall be made available to any interested party upon request.    State buildings which are not office buildings shall be designed for maximum use of passive solar concepts, economically feasible renewable energy systems, and ease of renewable energy system retrofit but may exceed the fifty-five thousand Btu/square foot/year energy performance goal if approved by the department of personnel for each building on a case-by-case basis. Said goal may also be adjusted by the department of personnel to accommodate different climate zones in the state.    This section shall not apply to space or buildings which are unconditioned or which are listed in the historical registry.     Source: L. 81: Entire part added, p. 1252, § 1, effective July 1. L. 95: (3) amended, p. 660, § 86, effective July 1. L. 96: (3) amended, p. 1471, § 17, effective June 1.   Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 1995 act amending subsection (3), see section 112 of chapter 167, Session Laws of Colorado 1995.
CO Code § 24-82-701 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 82 - State Property|Part 7 - Master Leasing|§ 24-82-701. Definitions

 As used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires:    "Additional lease-purchase agreement" means any transaction entered into on or after July 1, 1987, in which the state, acting by and through the department of personnel as provided by this part 7, is the lessee of real or personal property which shall be used by the state and in which the state has an option to purchase such real or personal property.    "Director" means the executive director of the department of personnel.    "Existing lease-purchase agreement" means any lease-purchase agreement entered into prior to July 1, 1987, in which the state is the lessee of real or personal property which shall be used by the state and in which the state has an option to purchase such real or personal property. (3.5) "Lease purchase" means a capital lease as defined in the generally accepted accounting principles issued by the governmental accounting standards board that the controller prescribes for the state as specified in section 24-30-202 (12).    "Master lease program" means the refinancing, revising, replacement, or consolidation of any existing or additional lease-purchase agreement or agreements.    "State" means the state of Colorado or any department, agency, or commission thereof, including any state institution of higher education and the board of directors of the Auraria higher education center, but does not include the legislative department when acting pursuant to section 2-2-320 (2)(b), C.R.S.     Source: L. 87: Entire part added, p. 1116, § 1, effective June 20. L. 95: (1) and (2) amended, p. 660, § 87, effective July 1. L. 2009: (3.5) added, (HB 09-1218), ch. 132, p. 571, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2010: (5) amended, (HB 10-1020), ch. 111, p. 370, § 2, effective April 15.   Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 1995 act amending subsections (1) and (2), see section 112 of chapter 167, Session Laws of Colorado 1995.
CO Code § 24-82-702 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 82 - State Property|Part 7 - Master Leasing|§ 24-82-702. Lease-Purchase Agreements

  If the director determines that the state will realize economic or other benefits by revising or replacing existing lease-purchase agreements, or by entering into additional lease-purchase agreements, or by combining all or any portion of existing or additional lease-purchase agreements authorized by appropriations made by the general assembly, the director may develop a master lease program and execute such agreements. Any additional lease-purchase agreement executed by the director pursuant to this part 7 may include personal property which is the subject of an existing lease-purchase agreement or personal property for which an appropriation has been made by the general assembly for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1987, and any fiscal year thereafter. An additional lease-purchase agreement executed by the director pursuant to this part 7 may include real property only if the initial acquisition of such property by means of a lease-purchase agreement was specifically authorized by a separate bill enacted by the general assembly pursuant to section 24-82-801. For the purposes of this subsection    Repealed.     (1), appropriations made by the general assembly do not include continuing appropriations made by permanent statute.   Source: L. 87: Entire part added, p. 1117, § 1, effective June 20. L. 91: (1) amended, p. 800, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2000: (2) repealed, p. 1513, § 4, effective August 2. L. 2009: (1) amended, (HB 09-1218), ch. 132, p. 571, § 5, effective July 1.
CO Code § 24-82-703 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 82 - State Property|Part 7 - Master Leasing|§ 24-82-703. Lessor

  The lessor under any additional lease-purchase agreement entered into by the director pursuant to the provisions of this part 7 shall be any for-profit or nonprofit corporation, trust, or commercial bank as trustee.    On and after August 11, 2010:   The director is authorized to execute on behalf of the nonprofit corporation abolished by Senate Bill 10-122, enacted in 2010, any documents related to any additional lease-purchase agreement for which said nonprofit corporation was the lessor pursuant to the provisions of this part 7;    The director is authorized to expend moneys of the nonprofit corporation abolished by Senate Bill 10-122, enacted in 2010, as is necessary and appropriate to wind up the affairs of the nonprofit corporation. After receiving written notification from the director that the affairs of the nonprofit corporation have been concluded, the state treasurer shall transfer the remaining balance of any account in the state treasury containing moneys of the nonprofit corporation to the general fund.    The state treasurer is authorized to accept on behalf of the nonprofit corporation abolished by Senate Bill 10-122, enacted in 2010, any revenues to which the nonprofit corporation would otherwise be legally entitled. Any revenues so received by the state treasurer shall be credited to the general fund.        Source: L. 87: Entire part added, p. 1117, § 1, effective June 20. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 2032, § 2, effective June 9. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (SB 10-122), ch. 64, p. 225, § 1, effective August 11.
CO Code § 24-82-704 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 82 - State Property|Part 7 - Master Leasing|§ 24-82-704. Payment Obligations Subject to Annual Appropriation by the General Assembly

 Every additional lease-purchase agreement authorized by the director pursuant to the provisions of this part 7 shall provide that all payment obligations of the state under such additional lease-purchase agreement are subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly and that such obligations shall not be deemed or construed as creating an indebtedness of the state within the meaning of any provision of the Colorado constitution or the laws of the state of Colorado concerning or limiting the creation of indebtedness by the state of Colorado.   Source: L. 87: Entire part added, p. 1117, § 1, effective June 20.
CO Code § 24-82-705 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 82 - State Property|Part 7 - Master Leasing|§ 24-82-705. Terms and Conditions of Lease-Purchase Agreements

 Any additional lease-purchase agreement entered into by the director pursuant to the provisions of this part 7 may contain such terms, provisions, and conditions as the director may deem appropriate. Such provisions may allow the state to receive fee title to the real and personal property which is the subject of such additional lease-purchase agreement on or prior to the expiration of the entire term of the agreement, including all optional renewal terms. Any additional lease-purchase agreement entered into pursuant to the provisions of this part 7 may further provide for the issuance, distribution, and sale of instruments evidencing rights to receive rentals and other payments made and to be made under such additional lease-purchase agreement, but only if and after a court of competent jurisdiction renders a final decision as to the constitutionality of the issuance of certificates of participation or other instruments evidencing the commitment of a district to make payments in subsequent fiscal years of moneys due under an installment purchase agreement for the purchase of real or personal property which requires payments during more than one fiscal year, or any agreement for the lease or rental of real or personal property which requires payments during more than one fiscal year and under which such district is entitled to receive title to the property at the end of the term for nominal or no additional consideration. Such instruments shall not be notes, bonds, or any other evidence of indebtedness of the state of Colorado within the meaning of any provision of the Colorado constitution or the laws of the state of Colorado concerning or limiting the creation of indebtedness by the state of Colorado. Interest paid under any additional lease-purchase agreement entered into pursuant to this part 7, including interest represented by such instruments, shall be exempt from Colorado income tax. Any such additional lease-purchase agreements shall provide an option for the state to purchase the property which is the subject of the lease prior to the termination of such additional lease-purchase agreement. In no event shall any individual representing a firm which was the successful bidder for a proposed financial services contract, which contract related to a master leasing program, prior to June 20, 1987, be allowed to become the underwriter or financial advisor for any master leasing agreement entered into by the director prior to June 30, 1988, pursuant to the provisions of this part 7.   Source: L. 87: Entire part added, p. 1117, § 1, effective June 20. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 2033, § 3, effective June 9.
CO Code § 24-82-706 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 82 - State Property|Part 7 - Master Leasing|§ 24-82-706. Subsequent Payments

 Rentals and other payments made by the state under any additional lease-purchase agreement entered into pursuant to the provisions of this part 7 may be made from moneys appropriated by the general assembly without the necessity of a separate bill.   Source: L. 87: Entire part added, p. 1118, § 1, effective June 20.
CO Code § 24-82-707 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 82 - State Property|Part 7 - Master Leasing|§ 24-82-707. Ancillary Agreements

 The director may enter into or execute or may negotiate with any officer of the state to enter into or execute any deed, conveyance, escrow agreement, or other agreement or instrument which he deems necessary or appropriate in connection with any additional lease-purchase agreement entered into pursuant to this part 7.   Source: L. 87: Entire part added, p. 1118, § 1, effective June 20.
CO Code § 24-82-708 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 82 - State Property|Part 7 - Master Leasing|§ 24-82-708. Fiscal Rules Inapplicable - Independent Powers

  The provisions of section 24-30-202 (5)(b) shall not apply to any additional lease-purchase agreement or ancillary agreement entered into pursuant to this part 7. Any provision of the fiscal rules promulgated pursuant to section 24-30-202 (1) and (13) which the controller deems to be incompatible or inapplicable with respect to any such lease-purchase agreement or ancillary agreement may be waived by the controller or his designee.    The powers conferred by this part 7 are in addition to any other law, and the limitations imposed by any other law do not affect the powers conferred by this part 7 and do not apply to the financing and refinancing contemplated by this part 7.     Source: L. 87: Entire part added, p. 1118, § 1, effective June 20.
CO Code § 24-82-709 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 82 - State Property|Part 7 - Master Leasing|§ 24-82-709. Participation by Institutions of Postsecondary Education

 Institutions of postsecondary education, including the board of directors of the Auraria higher education center, may utilize the provisions of this part 7 so long as the criteria established by this part 7 for inclusion in a master lease are satisfied and so long as such institutions act in a manner which is consistent with the provisions of section 23-1-104, C.R.S.   Source: L. 87: Entire part added, p. 1118, § 1, effective June 20. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 800, § 2, effective July 1.
CO Code § 24-82-901 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 82 - State Property|Part 9 - Outdoor Lighting Fixtures|§ 24-82-901. Definitions

 As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise requires:    "Energy conservation" means reducing energy costs and resources used and includes using a light with lower wattage or a timer switch.    "Full cutoff luminaire" means a luminaire that allows no direct light emissions above a horizontal plane through the luminaire's lowest light-emitting part.    "Glare" means direct light emitting from a luminaire that causes reduced vision or momentary blindness.    "Light pollution" means the night sky glow caused by the scattering of artificial light in the atmosphere.    "Light trespass" means light emitted by a luminaire that shines beyond the boundaries of the property on which the luminaire is located.    "Luminaire" means the complete lighting system, including the lamp and the fixture.      "Outdoor lighting fixture" means any type of fixed or movable lighting equipment that is designed or used for illumination outdoors and includes: (7) (a) "Outdoor lighting fixture" means any type of fixed or movable lighting equipment that is designed or used for illumination outdoors and includes:   Area lighting; and    Billboard lighting, street lights, searchlights, and other lighting used for advertising purposes.       "Outdoor lighting fixture" does not include lighting equipment that is required by law to be installed on motor vehicles or lighting required for the safe operation of aircraft or watercraft.       "Special event or situation" includes, but is not limited to, sporting events and the illumination of monuments, historic structures, or flags.     Source: L. 2001: Entire part added, p. 668, § 2, effective August 8.