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Legislative Progress

Posted on August 4, 2021 by CCI

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pROGRESS CHARTS

June 16, 2021 (2021 Final)

May 25, 2021

May 7, 2021

April 6, 2021

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30×30 Plan

Posted on August 4, 2021 by CCI

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30x30 Plan

30x30

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Archive, Legislative Deep Dives

Posted on August 4, 2021 by CCI

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Legislative Deep Dives
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Agriculture, Wildlife & Rural Affairs

HB21-1045, Invasive Pest Control Administration

HB21-1181, Agricultural Soil Health Program

General Government

SB23-105, Ensure Equal Pay for Equal Work

County Redistricting Requirements

HB20-1093, County Business License Authority for Short Term Rentals

Health & Human Services

• HB23-1043, Kin Placement Bill
• Human Services Funding Priorities
• Bill Draft re-Ambulance Licensing (link will download a Word Doc)
• HB22-1278, Behavioral health Administration Resources
• CCI & Education Partners Letter to Gov. Polis on Department of Early Childhood
• CCI & CHSDA Letter to the JBC to fund “The Work Number”
• CCI & CHSDA Letter to the JTC to implement “The Work Number”
• CCI & CHSDA Letter on the Trails Reference & Support
• CCI & CHSDA Letter on the Transition Working Group
• HB21-1084, Drivers’ License for Foster Children
• HB21-1099, Policies And Procedures To Identify Domestic Abuse
• HB21-1030, Expanding Peace Officers Mental Health Grant Program
• HB21-1107, Protections For Public Health Dept. Workers
• SB21-071, Limit the Detention of Juveniles
• SB21-118, Alternative Response Mistreatment At-risk Adults
• SB21-154, 988 Suicide Prevention Lifeline Network
• Behavioral Health Task Force
• Child Welfare Reforms
• Discussion with Rep. Kipp on Proposed Legislation affecting Board of Health
• HB20-1052, Concerning Restrictions on Making Public the Personal Information of Certain Employees at Risk of Threats Relating to the Administration of Human Services Programs (Fact Sheet Only)
• HB20-1237, Medicaid Managed Care Assignment for Child Welfare

Justice & Public Safety

CCI Fact Sheet on HB22-1041, Privacy Protections for Protected Persons 

Law Enforcement Bills & Funding (HB21-1250 & SB21-183)

Community Corrections Proposal

HB21-1280, Pre-Trial Detention Reform

SB21-062, Jail Population Management Tools

SB20-070, Traffic Offense Classification & Penalties

Land Use & Natural Resources

HB23-1194, Closed Landfills Remediation Local Governments Grants

HB 21-1019, Modification to regulations of factory-built structures

HB21-1117, Local Government Authority Promote Affordable Housing Units

HB21-1208, Natural Disaster Mitigation Enterprise

HB21-1222, Regulation Of Family Child Care Homes

HB21-1286, Energy Performance for Buildings

SB21-200, Reduce Greenhouse Gases Increase Environmental Justice

HB20-1094, Onsite Wastewater Treatment System (OWTS), aka Skeptic System, Permit Fee Cap (Fact Sheet Only)

Public Lands

SB23-059, State Parks and Wildlife Area Local Access Funding

30 x 30 or America the Beautiful Report 

Taxation & Finance

Short Term Rentals

HB22-1277, Authorize Credit Unions To Hold Public Money

CCI Fact Sheet on HB22-1006 Child Care Center Property Tax Exemption CCI Priority Legislation

CCI Fact Sheet on HB22-1117, Use of Local Lodging Tax Revenue CCI Priority Legislation

HB21-1023, Energy Facility Real Property Classification

HB21-1061, Residential Land Property Tax Classification

HB21-1083, State Board Assessment Appeals

HB21-1253, Renewable & Clean Energy Project Grants

SB21-293, Property Tax Classification And Assessment Rates

Food Production Greenhouses as AG Prop

Tourism Resorts & Economic Development

   

Transportation & Telecommunications

CCI Fact Sheet on HB22-1046, Local Designation of Over-snow Use Only Highways CCI Priority Legislation

2021 Transportation Funding Legislation

Transportation Funding Legislation

2022 Proposed Legislative Issues

Posted on July 27, 2021 by CCI

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2022 Proposed Legislative Issues

General Government:

• Election of County Surveyor (Fremont)
• Insurance reform: end post loss underwriting (Grand)
• County power to disband a special district (Huerfano)
• Removal of Cemetery District Board Members (Prowers)

Health & Human Services:

• Behavioral health transparency & accountability (Summit)
• NCIC Background Check (Jefferson)

Justice & Public Safety:

• Medical coverage for county jail incarcerated persons (Gilpin)
• Bridges program funding (Larimer)
• Code enforcement/compliance officers conceal personal information (Larimer)
• Funding for crisis intervention, de-escalation and leadership training in law enforcement (Summit)
• Pretrial Reform & Public Safety Community Response Collective (Jefferson)

Land Use & Natural Resources:

• Allow counties to permit prefabricated tiny houses as residential uses for permanent occupancy (Larimer) (updated 9/15/2021)
• State Water Engineer ordering the draining of ponds that are used for Firefighting (Park)

Taxation & Finance:

• Tax rates in unincorporated areas of counties (Clear Creek)
• Taxation of recreational services (Clear Creek)
• Tax exemption & incentives for the creation of child-care facilities (Eagle) (updated 9/29/2021)
• Real Estate Transfer Tax (Pitkin)
• Allow local voters to choose how county lodging tax revenues should be invested (Summit)

Transportation & Telecommunications:

• County General Fund money for roads & bridges (La Plata)
• Allow counties to designate roadways as wintertime ski access (Ouray)

Withdrawn Issues:

• AWRA: County management of noxious weeds (San Miguel)

• TRED: Short Term Rental platform transparency & accountability (Clear Creek)

• LUNR: Dispersed recreational shooting in populated areas of the counties (Gilpin)
• LUNR: Residential use of treated water for outdoor landscaping, and the lack of educational and financial resources to promote xeriscaping or water-wise landscaping. (Ouray)

• HHS: Expand Counties' access to The Work Number for real-time verification of earned income (Douglas)
• HHS; Terms of members of the District Board of Health (Huerfano)
• HHS: Workforce in behavioral health in rural & frontier counties (Logan)

• JPS: Court reminder program (Jefferson)

Broadband Resources

Posted on July 7, 2021 by CCI

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Broadband Resources

• What Every County Commissioner Should Know About Broadband
• Map of Local Governments Repealing Prohibition on Public Investment in Broadband
• I’ll Vote for You if Make My Netflix Work!
• Practical Infrastructure-Based Approaches to Solving Broadband Problems
• CCI/CML Joint Memo re-SB 152 Ballot Question
• Senate Bill 05-152: Concerning Local Government Competition in the Provision of Specified Communications Services
• SB 152 Opt Out Kit

TIF Resources

Posted on July 7, 2021 by CCI

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Tax Increment Financing

Tax Increment Revenue Agreements -- Montrose County, Special Districts & School:

• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3
• Part 4
• Part 5
• Part 6
• Part 7
• Part 8
• Part 9

Resources:

• Economic Study for Montrose Urban Renewal Authority
• Adams County’s Policy For the Review Of Requests for Use of County Tax Increment Financing
• Adams County’s Guide on How the County Reviews Requests for County Incremental Property Taxes
• EPS’ Larimer/Fort Collins/Loveland/Timnath TIF Study
• El Paso County EPC URA Draft 08-17-2018
• El Paso County Resolution Adopting a Policy for the Review of Requests for use of County Tax Increment Financing in New, Amended or Modified Urban Renewal Plans