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State Legislative Information: 2003

COLORADO GENERAL ASSEMBLY:
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY
(see http://www.leg.state.co.us/)
BILL or RULE SHORT
TITLE
SUMMARY STATUS
SB03-002 Recodify Health Dept Duties Non-substantive recodification of powers of CDPHE - i.e., reorganize existing statute for clarity Signed by Governor 3/20
SB03-018 Environmental Report Card Requirement for CDPHE to prepare biennial report beginning 1/27/07 on status of env issues, trends, current efforts and other information Postponed indefinitely 4/4
SB03-046 Speed Limit Trash Truck Clarification that existing 45 mph speed limit for trash trucks applies only to single axle vehicles that exceed 20k lbs and would apply in higher speed limit areas for truck loaded as exempt vehicle Lost in Senate 3/3
SB03-048 Superfund Local Gov Solid Waste User Fee Allow local gov retention of HSRF funds and management of larger portion of fee that would otherwise be payable to State Postponed indefinitely 2/7
SB03-055 Waste & Trash Collection By Cities Declaratory bill that could have eroded local government provision of solid waste services by providing an undetermined level of state interest Lost in Senate 2/18
SB03-191 Augment FY 2002-03 General Fund Reserves Deduct monies from several funds (total of $224M) to the General Fund, including $1.5M from the Waste Tire Cleanup Fund (i.e., will limit Waste Tire grants this year) Signed by Governor 3/5
SB03-210 Supplemental Appropriations for DOLA Moves monies into DOLA accounts, including Waste Tire Fund Signed by Governor 3/5
SB03-214 Supplemental Appropriations for CDPHE   Signed by Governor 3/5
SB03-217 Supplemental Appropriations for Dept of Revenue   Signed by Governor 3/5
SB03-271 Augment Gen Fund thru Cash Transfers Moves any unspent money from Advanced Technology Fund to General Fund at end of every quarter (the ATF is administered by CCHE and is funded by the Waste Tire surcharge) Signed by Governor 5/1
SB03-280 Hazardous Substances Response Fund Raises LF tip fee surcharge by $0.02/cy for all state LFs (incl Denver, Pitkin), allows Dept of Law to charge litigation costs to HSRF fund Signed by Governor 5/1
SB03-308 Use of Adv Technology Fund Monies Refocuses Advanced Technology Fund monies on biotechnology and other technology, with smaller portion available to waste diversion and recycling Signed by Governor 5/22
HB03-1056 Solid Waste Tipping Fees Extends collection of user fees to support HSRF and SWMF to 1/1/09 (would have been repealed on 1/1/04) Signed by Governor 5/21
HB03-1329 Waste Tire Surcharge Add'l $0.25 fee on disposed tires (bringing total to $1) to create new Processors and End Users of Waste Tires Cash Fund, to be split between processors/end users (72%)and recycling grants (28%); to sunset 7/1/07 Signed by Governor 5/22
6 CCR 1007-2
Section 8
Recycling Draft of new recycling regulations To BOH late 03/early 04 followed by 30-day comment period
6 CCR 1007-2
Section 10
Scrap Tire Disposal Proposed revisions to existing regulations for scrap tire disposal sites and facilities To BOH late 03/early 04 followed by 30-day comment period

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