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Final/Annual Reports
Final Report House Select Committee on Climate Responsibility
The House Select Committee on Climate Responsibility was convened pursuant to House Rule 25B, which allows the Speaker of the House of Representatives (Speaker) to create a committee to review a single specified subject matter area or issue during a regular legislative session. The purpose of...
Staff Publications
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Hale River Ranch Conservation and Perpetual Public Access Easements
07/18/2018
Business & Economic Development
Natural Resources & Environment
Final/Annual Reports
Water Resources Review Committee Summary Report
Summary Report for the Water Resources Review Committee to the Legislative Council. The Water Resources Review...
Final/Annual Reports
Wildfire Matters Review Committee Final Report
The committee was created pursuant to Part 16 of Article 3 of Title 2, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this committee is to oversee and review the prevention, mitigation, and financing of wildfire matters in Colorado.
Staff Publications
2018 State Water Policy Handbook Update
This handbook was created to help members of the House Agriculture, Livestock, and Natural Resources Committee, Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy Committee, the interim Water Resources Review Committee, and other legislators to better understand Colorado's water policies and...
02/06/2019
Agriculture
Natural Resources & Environment
State Government
Water
Summary of Major Legislation
Natural Resources and Environment
During the 2019 legislative session, the General Assembly considered a variety of measures related to climate change, land conservation, wildfires, and other issues related to environmental protection.
Summary of Major Legislation
Natural Resources and Environment
During the 2019 legislative session, the General Assembly considered a variety of measures related to climate change, land conservation, wildfires, and other issues related to environmental protection.
Issue Briefs
Single-Use Plastics Legislation (19-12)
This issue brief describes single-use plastics, current Colorado law, proposed legislation in Colorado that would have addressed single-use plastics, and other states that have enacted single-use plastics legislation.
09/03/2019
Business & Economic Development
Natural Resources & Environment
Staff Publications
Water Resources Review Committee Summary Report
Summary Report for the Water Resources Review Committee to the Legislative Council.
Staff Publications
Zero Waste and Recycling Interim Study Committee Summary Report
Summary report for the Zero Waste and Recycling Interim Study Committee.
Staff Publications
Procedures for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reports
This memorandum memorializes the process for requesting and preparing greenhouse gas emissions reports (reports) pursuant to Section 2-2-322.3, C.R.S. It outlines the number of reports per session, the process for requesting reports, the preparation and timing of reports, and the preparation of...
Staff Publications
Procedures for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reports Request Form
Procedures for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reports Form
Final/Annual Reports
2019 Zero Waste and Recycling Interim Study Committee Final Report
Final report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Zero Waste and Recycling Interim Study Committee. The purpose of this committee is to study waste and recycling infrastructure, composting, and public awareness of moving toward zero waste in Colorado.
Final/Annual Reports
Water Resources Review Committee 2019 Final Report
Final report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Water Resources Review Committee. The purpose of this committee is to oversee the conservation, use, development, and financing of Colorado's water resources.
Final/Annual Reports
Wildfire Matters Review Committee 2019 Final Report
Final report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Wildfire Matters Review Committee. The purpose of this committee is to oversee and review the prevention, mitigation, and financing of wildfire matters in Colorado.
Staff Publications
The Role of Colorado's Forests in Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
This memorandum provides information regarding programs in Colorado that address deforestation and forest degradation, and the role that forests can play in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions.
Staff Publications
Property Taxes on Oil and Natural Gas Property
This memo uses a unique dataset to estimate property taxes levied on the production of oil and gas to answer the following questions...
01/31/2020
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Natural Resources & Environment
State Revenue & Budget
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Effective Tax Rates on Oil and Natural Gas
This memorandum provides information concerning severance taxes in Colorado and eight other western states. The memo provides detailed information on Colorado’s severance tax structure, including estimates for the current value of the ad valorem tax credit and the stripper well exemption. ...
02/19/2020
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Natural Resources & Environment
State Revenue & Budget
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Enterprise Zone Refundable Renewable Energy Investment Tax Credit
Report No. 2020-TE3
01/21/2020
Business & Economic Development
Energy
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Natural Resources & Environment
Staff Publications
Air Pollution Regulation in Colorado
This memorandum provides an overview of the history of the Clean Air Act, describes common air pollutants and their health impacts, describes Colorado’s air quality concerns and state programs, and lists recently proposed legislation, which aims to improve air quality.
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Oil and Gas Severance Tax Deduction for Transportation Costs & Oil and Gas Severance Tax Deduction for Manufacturing and Processing Costs
Report No. 2020-TE16
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Oil Shale Tax Expenditures
Report No. 2020-TE19
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Oil and Gas Severance Tax Stripper Well Exemption
Report No. 2020-TE22