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Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2023 Water Legislation

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Natural Resources & Environment

Water

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Legislative Council Staff

Published

07/21/2023

The General Assembly considered multiple bills related to water, including legislation focused on project funding, xeriscaping, studying various water challenges across the state, and stream restoration.

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Senate Committee Routing for Bills with a Fiscal Impact

2024 Session, Senate Committee Routing for Bills with a Fiscal Impact

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/11/2024

Subject:

General Assembly

Final/Annual Reports

Water Resources & Agriculture Committee Final Report

The recently renamed Water Resources and Agriculture Review Committee (WRARC) was created to contribute to and monitor the conservation, use, development, and financing of Colorado's water resources and agriculture for the general welfare of the state (Section 37‑98‑102, C.R.S.). In 2022, the...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/18/2023

Subjects:

Agriculture

Water

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Residential Energy Storage Credit Memo

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

11/30/2023

Subjects:

Energy

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Natural Resources & Environment

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Contaminated Land Redevelopment Credit

Report No. 2023-TE15

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

11/30/2023

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Natural Resources & Environment

State Government

Final/Annual Reports

2023 Jail Standards Commission Final Report

As outlined in...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/20/2023

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

General Assembly

Staff Publications

Funding Mechanisms and Fiscal Notes

This memorandum is intended for use by policymakers, legislative drafters, and budget analysts to understand the different funding mechanisms that may be used in legislation. It describes how different funding mechanisms in legislation impact the state budget and how they are shown in fiscal...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/07/2023

Subjects:

General Assembly

State Revenue & Budget

Staff Publications

Overview of Ground-Level Ozone in Colorado

This memorandum focuses on ground-level ozone, the harmful air pollutant that is the main ingredient of “smog.” Ground-level ozone significantly impacts the health of Coloradans and the environment. It is also important to note that ground-level ozone differs from “good” ozone, or stratospheric...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/03/2023

Subjects:

Natural Resources & Environment

Public Health

Staff Publications

Effective Severance Tax Rates on Oil and Gas

This memorandum provides information concerning Colorado’s severance tax structure and estimated effective severance tax rates, along with a comparison of effective rates for eight other western oil and gas producing states from 2017 to 2021.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/26/2023

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Natural Resources & Environment

Issue Briefs

Colorado Turf Replacement Program Update

According to CWCB, 37 eligible entities have applied to the program, and 30 individual entities have had projects approved and completed contracting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/25/2023

Subjects:

Agriculture

Natural Resources & Environment

Water

Issue Briefs

New to Colorado

Colorado’s population reached nearly 5.8 million according to the 2020 census, a 14.8 percent increase from 2010. For those joining the influx of new people moving to the Centennial State, this issue brief outlines best practices for establishing residency, applying for state...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/03/2023

Subjects:

General Assembly

State Government

State Revenue & Budget

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