2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PROPERTY (§§ 24-82-101 — 24-82.5-101) › Article 82 - STATE PROPERTY (§§ 24-82-101 — 24-82-1303) › Part 1 - CAPITOL BUILDINGS - ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY (§§ 24-82-101 — 24-82-109) › Section 24-82-101 - Control of legislative space in the capitol, the legislative services building, and the state office building at 1525 Sherman street - responsibility of department of personnel for supervision of maintenance in capitol buildings group - exception - capitol complex master plan

(1)
In accordance with the provisions of section
2-2-321
concerning space for the legislative department, subject to appropriations made by the general assembly and subject to the provisions of section
24-82-108
, concerning preservation of the state capitol building, the legislative department, acting through the executive committee of the legislative council:
(a)
Shall have control of legislative spaces in the capitol; the legislative services building; the state office building at 1525 Sherman street, subject to the provisions of subsection (4)(b) of this section; the capitol building annex at 1375 Sherman street, subject to the provisions of subsection (4)(a) of this section; and the grounds adjacent to the capitol within the area bounded on the north by east Colfax avenue, on the west by Lincoln street, on the south by Fourteenth avenue, and on the east by Grant street, as shown on the official maps of the city and county of Denver, the state-owned grounds adjacent to the legislative services building at Fourteenth avenue and Sherman street, and the tunnels connecting the subbasements of the capitol, the legislative services building, and the state office building at 1525 Sherman street, together with all furniture, fixtures, furnishings, and equipment and all exhibits placed in and about said buildings; and
(b)
Shall be responsible for the supervision of the provision of maintenance for legislative spaces in the capitol, the legislative services building, the state office building at 1525 Sherman street subject to the provisions of subsection (4)(b) of this section, the capitol building annex at 1375 Sherman street subject to the provisions of subsection (4)(a) of this section, and the grounds and tunnels specified in subsection (1)(a) of this section if the executive committee of the legislative council adopts a resolution assuming such responsibility. The executive committee shall deliver a copy of any resolution it adopts pursuant to this subsection (1)(b) to the executive director of the department of personnel.
(2)
Except as otherwise provided in section
2-2-321
, C.R.S., the department of personnel shall have control of executive space in the capitol and the grounds and any other property the state may acquire adjacent to the capitol other than the grounds and tunnels specified in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section, together with all furniture, fixtures, furnishings, and equipment and all exhibits placed in and about such space or property, subject to appropriations made by the general assembly and subject to the provisions of section
24-82-108
, concerning preservation of the state capitol building. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section, the department of personnel shall be responsible for the supervision of the provision of maintenance for the state capitol buildings group, including assignment of all executive space owned and rented in the capitol buildings group, subject to appropriations made by the general assembly and subject to the provisions of section
2-2-321
, C.R.S., concerning space for the legislative department, and subject to the provisions of section
24-82-108
, concerning preservation of the state capitol building.
(3)
(a)
The department of personnel shall enter into competitive negotiations for the acquisition of professional services, as specified in part 14 of article
30
of this title, to develop a master plan for the capitol complex.
(b)
The master plan is subject to final approval from the office of state planning and budgeting and the capital development committee. The master plan must be completed no later than December 1, 2014, and shall:
(I)
Determine space utilization needs for state agencies located in and near the capitol complex;
(II)
Prioritize the location of various state agencies based on their service functions;
(III)
Consider the symbolic importance of certain capitol complex buildings and grounds;
(IV)
Identify opportunities for co-locating state agencies;
(V)
Identify the most appropriate use of state-owned and leased space for state agencies;
(VI)
Identify opportunities for energy cost savings and improved sustainability within state-owned facilities;
(VII)
Assess and improve security for state-owned facilities, especially for those state agencies performing sensitive government functions;
(VIII)
Establish guidelines regarding the appropriate use and maintenance of grounds within the capitol complex;
(IX)
Assess existing parking capacity and identify the current and future need for capitol complex tenants, including the location of parking facilities;
(X)
Establish guidelines for future development within the capitol complex, including a multi-year plan for:
(A)
New and renovated capital construction projects;
(B)
Controlled maintenance projects; and
(C)
Real estate acquisition or disposition transactions as applicable;
(XI)
Review the pedestrian circulation around the capitol complex;
(XII)
Suggest financing options for future improvements and development;
(XIII)
Make recommendations on buying, selling, constructing, financing, or leasing properties in the capitol complex based on factors such as land use and centralization versus decentralization of state functions; and
(XIV)
Address any other issues that the office of the state architect deems important in relation to the goals of the master plan.
(c)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all real estate-related capital requests by executive branch departments or the legislative branch for the capitol complex shall be evaluated by the office of the state architect, the office of state planning and budgeting, and the capital development committee against the capitol complex master plan developed pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (3).
(d)
The capitol complex master plan shall be kept and maintained by the office of the state architect.
(e)
(I)
The capitol complex master plan may be modified by the office of the state architect on an as-needed basis, subject to approval by the office of state planning and budgeting and the capital development committee.
(II)
At a minimum, an updated capitol complex master plan must be completed by the office of the state architect every ten years. Prior to completion of the updated master plan, the office of the state architect shall seek approval from the office of state planning and budgeting and the capital development committee of all amendments to the master plan.
(f)
For purposes of this subsection (3), the "capitol complex" includes the following buildings, facilities, and surface parking lots:
(I)
1570 Grant street, Denver;
(II)
1575 Sherman street, Denver;
(III)
1525 Sherman street, Denver, and the surface parking lots located west and north of the building;
(IV)
201 East Colfax avenue, Denver, and the surface parking lot located north of the building;
(V)
The state capitol building and grounds, 200 East Colfax avenue, Denver;
(VI)
200 East 14th avenue, Denver;
(VII)
1375 Sherman street, Denver;
(VIII)
1341 Sherman street, Denver;
(IX)
1313 Sherman street, Denver, and the surface parking lot located north of the building;
(X)
1350 Lincoln street, Denver;
(XI)
251 East 12th avenue, Denver;
(XII)
690 Kipling street, Lakewood;
(XIII)
700 Kipling street, Lakewood;
(XIV)
Executive residence, 400 East 8th avenue, Denver;
(XV)
1881 Pierce street, Denver;
(XVI)
North campus buildings (north, east, and west), 1001 East 62nd avenue, Denver; and
(XVII)
Any other buildings, facilities, and surface parking lots belonging to the capitol complex acquired after May 28, 2013.
(4)
(a)
The executive committee of the legislative council, the director of the division of capital assets in the department of personnel or the director's designee, the secretary of the senate or the secretary's designee, the chief clerk of the house of representatives or the chief clerk's designee, the director of the office of legislative legal services or the director's designee, the director of research of the legislative council or the director's designee, and the state auditor or the auditor's designee shall, after consultation and discussion, determine which areas in the capitol building annex at 1375 Sherman street are legislative space. The parties shall, subject to the approval of the executive committee of the legislative council and the governor, determine the legislative space in the capitol building annex at 1375 Sherman prior to the start of the first regular session of the seventy-fifth general assembly. The general assembly may enact legislation during the first regular session of the seventy-fifth general assembly to codify which areas in the capitol building annex are designated as legislative space.
(b)
Within one year after the date that the division of capitol assets in the department of personnel determines, with the agreement of the executive committee of the legislative council, that the work to convert the space, as determined pursuant to subsection (4)(a) of this section, in the capitol building annex at 1375 Sherman street to legislative space is complete, the legislative space at the state office building at 1525 Sherman street shall cease to be legislative space and shall become executive space.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 412,§ 6, eff. 6/6/2023.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 411, § 5, eff. 8/10/2022.
Amended by 2015 Ch. 296, § 20, eff. 6/5/2015.
Amended by 2014 Ch. 378, § 55, eff. 6/6/2014.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 344, § 1, eff. 5/28/2013.
L. 17: p. 115, § 2. C.L. § 391. CSA: C. 158, § 3. CRS 53: § 130-8-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 134-1-1. L. 75: Entire section amended, p. 819, § 10, effective July 18. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 887, § 8, effective July 1. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 861, § 3, effective May 16. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 656, § 78, effective July 1. L. 2012: Entire section amended, (HB 12-1348), ch. 163, p. 572, § 2, effective August 8. L. 2013: (3) added, (SB 13-263), ch. 344, p. 2002, § 1, effective May 28. L. 2014: (3)(f)(XVII) amended, (HB 14-1387), ch. 378, p. 1850, § 55, effective June 6. L. 2015: (3)(c) and (3)(e) amended, (SB 15-270), ch. 296, p. 1220, § 20, effective June 5.
2022 Ch. 411, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
(1) For the legislative declaration contained in the 1995 act amending this section, see section 112 of chapter 167, Session Laws of Colorado 1995. (2) For the legislative declaration in HB 14-1387, see section 1 of chapter 378, Session Laws of Colorado 2014.