2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 3 - ORGANIZATION - OPERATION (§§ 2-2-301 — 2-2-327) › Section 2-2-321 - Designation and assignment of space in capitol buildings group and on the grounds thereof

(1)
(a)
The general assembly, by joint resolution, shall designate and assign such space in the capitol building (except for space on the first floor, which shall be designated and assigned by the executive department for the use of elected officials) and on the grounds surrounding the capitol which is necessary for the use of the legislative department, including, but not limited to, parking space on the grounds and streets surrounding the capitol building, all areas of the subbasement of the capitol building, and access to all tunnels providing access to the subbasements of the capitol building, the legislative services building, the state office building at 1525 Sherman street, and the capitol building annex at 1375 Sherman street.
(b)
Notwithstanding any law, rule, or provision of any tenant handbook for the capitol complex facilities to the contrary, the executive committee of the legislative council created in section
2-3-301 (1)
may grant any member or employee of the general assembly access to any or all of the tunnels providing access to the subbasements of the capitol building, the legislative services building, the state office building at 1525 Sherman street, and the capitol building annex at 1375 Sherman street, unless, after consultation with the department of personnel and the Colorado state patrol, the executive committee determines that denial of access is necessary to address immediate concerns about building security and occupant protection.
(c)
Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, after the attorney general and the staff of the attorney general vacate the state office building at 1525 Sherman street, the department of personnel shall designate parking space in the state parking lot at Lincoln street and east Colfax avenue to the general assembly based upon approximately the same proportion as the proportion of space in the state office building at 1525 Sherman street designated and assigned by the general assembly to the total amount of space in that state office building. The general assembly, by joint resolution, shall assign parking space allocated to the general assembly pursuant to this paragraph (c).
(2)
(a)
In addition, the general assembly shall designate and assign such space in the legislative services building at Fourteenth avenue and Sherman street, including, but not limited to, all areas of the subbasement of the legislative services building, on no more than two floors of the state office building at 1525 Sherman street after the attorney general and the staff of the attorney general vacate said state office building, and in the areas of the capitol building annex at 1375 Sherman street that are determined to be legislative space pursuant to section
24-82-101 (4)(a)
, and may provide for the furnishing and equipping thereof as may be necessary for the use of the legislative department.
(b)
(I)
If any of the space referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) is assigned to the senate or house of representatives, the executive committee of the legislative council created in section
2-3-301 (1)
shall determine the allocation of the space between the two houses.
(II)
Any space allocated to the senate shall be assigned by the president of the senate and the majority and minority leaders of the senate in an equitable manner among the major political parties with which members of the senate are affiliated.
(III)
Any space allocated to the house of representatives shall be assigned by the speaker of the house of representatives and the majority and minority leaders of the house of representatives in an equitable manner among the major political parties with which members of the house of representatives are affiliated.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 412,§ 1, eff. 6/6/2023.
L. 76: Entire section added, p. 292, § 1, effective April 30. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 254, § 1, effective May 20. L. 2012: Entire section amended, (HB 12-1348), ch. 163, p. 571, § 1, effective August 8.
For security for the capitol buildings group, see § 24-82-105 .