A Bill for an Act
Page 1, Line 101Concerning a supplemental appropriation to the department
Page 1, Line 102of law.
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.)
Supplemental appropriations are made to the department of law.
Page 1, Line 1Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
Page 1, Line 2
Page 2, Line 1SECTION 1. Appropriation to the department of law for the
Page 2, Line 2fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024. In Session Laws of Colorado 2024,
Page 2, Line 3section 2 of chapter 519, (HB 24-1430), amend Part XI as follows:
Page 2, Line 4Section 2. Appropriation.
Page 3, Line 1Part XI
Page 3, Line 2DEPARTMENT OF LAW
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| Agency Name or Title | Item & Subtotal | Total | General Fund | General Fund Exempt | Cash Funds | Reappropriated Funds | Federal Funds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Page 3, Line 4(1) ADMINISTRATION |
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Page 3, Line 5Personal Services |
6,018,145 |
6,018,145a |
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(59.9 FTE) |
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Page 3, Line 7Office of Community Page 3, Line 8Engagement |
1,539,147 |
1,058,830 |
480,317b |
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Page 3, Line 9 |
(14.0 FTE) |
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Page 3, Line 10Health, Life, and Dental |
8,997,572 |
2,293,302 |
1,496,414c |
4,989,274d |
218,582e |
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Page 3, Line 11Short-term Disability |
112,933 |
27,748 |
16,808c |
65,850d |
2,527e |
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Page 3, Line 12Paid Family and Medical Page 3, Line 13Leave Insurance |
338,797 |
83,244 |
50,424c |
197,549d |
7,580e |
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Page 4, Line 1Unfunded Liability Page 4, Line 2Amortization Equalization Page 4, Line 3Disbursement Payments |
7,528,824 |
1,849,860 |
1,120,534c |
4,389,980d |
168,450e |
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Page 4, Line 4Salary Survey for Classified Page 4, Line 5Employees |
583,068 |
157,840 |
206,081c |
193,621d |
25,526e |
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Page 4, Line 6Salary Survey for Exempt Page 4, Line 7Employees |
2,717,146 |
623,492 |
220,716c |
1,848,438d |
24,500e |
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Page 4, Line 8Step Pay |
2,212,783 |
493,191 |
258,943c |
1,444,080d |
16,569e |
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Page 4, Line 9PERA Direct Distribution |
1,398,718 |
345,060 |
214,256c |
839,402d |
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Page 4, Line 10Workers' Compensation |
241,118 |
62,827 |
31,756c |
138,519d |
8,016e |
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Page 4, Line 11Attorney Registration and Page 4, Line 12Continuing Legal Education |
201,977 |
38,995 |
5,123c |
155,816d |
2,043e |
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Page 4, Line 13Operating Expenses |
243,805 |
243,805a |
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Page 4, Line 14Legal Services |
197,609 |
76,507 |
121,102f |
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Page 5, Line 1Administrative Law Judge Page 5, Line 2Services |
517 |
517c |
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Page 5, Line 3Payment to Risk Management Page 5, Line 4and Property Funds |
468,794 |
122,155 |
61,742c |
269,313d |
15,584e |
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Page 5, Line 5Vehicle Lease Payments |
95,901 |
39,401 |
15,500c |
33,100d |
7,900e |
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Page 5, Line 6Information Technology Asset Page 5, Line 7Maintenance |
1,369,433 |
356,828 |
180,366c |
786,714d |
45,525e |
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Page 5, Line 8Ralph L. Carr Colorado Page 5, Line 9Judicial Center Leased Space |
3,701,935 |
964,602 |
487,574c |
2,126,693d |
123,066e |
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Page 5, Line 10Payments to OIT |
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Page 5, Line 11 |
1,380,760 |
359,881 |
181,817c |
793,172d |
45,890e |
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Page 5, Line 12Digital Trunk Radio |
25,884 |
13,587 |
7,270c |
5,027d |
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Page 5, Line 13CORE Operations |
12,030 |
3,134 |
1,584c |
6,912d |
400e |
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Page 6, Line 1Attorney General Page 6, Line 2Discretionary Fund |
5,000 |
5,000 |
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Page 6, Line 4 |
39,391,896 |
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Page 6, Line 6a Of these amounts, $5,969,558 shall be from departmental indirect cost recoveries or the Indirect Costs Excess Recovery Fund created in Section 24-75-1401 (2), C.R.S., and $292,392
Page 6, Line 7shall be from statewide indirect cost recoveries or the Indirect Costs Excess Recovery Fund created in Section 24-75-1401 (2), C.R.S.
Page 6, Line 8b This amount shall be from the Safe2Tell Cash Fund created in Section 24-31-610 (1), C.R.S.
Page 6, Line 9Attorney General is not subject to annual appropriation, but the expenditure of such money may be indicated in the annual general appropriation act. Expenditures
Page 6, Line 10from custodial money do not constitute fiscal year spending for the purposes of Section 20 of Article X of the State Constitution.
Page 6, Line 11c Of these amounts, $836,137(I) shall be from custodial money, $42,857 shall be from the Marijuana Tax Cash Fund created in Section 24-28.8-501 (1), C.R.S., and $3,676,881
Page 6, Line 12$3,678,431 shall be from various sources of cash funds. Pursuant to Section 24-31-108 (5), C.R.S., custodial money received by the Attorney General is not subject to annual
Page 6, Line 13appropriation, but the expenditure of such money may be indicated in the annual general appropriation act. Expenditures from custodial money do not constitute fiscal year spending
Page 6, Line 14for the purposes of Section 20 of Article X of the State Constitution.
Page 6, Line 15d These amounts shall be from various sources of reappropriated funds.
Page 7, Line 1e These amounts shall be from the federal Medicaid Fraud Control Program administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and are shown for informational purposes
Page 7, Line 2only.
Page 7, Line 3f This amount shall be from the P.O.S.T. Board Cash Fund created in Section 24-31-303 (2)(b), C.R.S.
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Page 7, Line 5(2) LEGAL SERVICES TO STATE AGENCIES73
| Agency Name or Title | Item & Subtotal | Total | General Fund | General Fund Exempt | Cash Funds | Reappropriated Funds | Federal Funds |
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Page 7, Line 6Personal Services |
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Page 7, Line 7 |
54,808,865 |
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(353.1 FTE) |
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Page 7, Line 9Operating and Litigation |
2,993,441 |
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Page 7, Line 10Indirect Cost Assessment |
5,731,983 |
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2,190,242a |
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Page 7, Line 12 |
63,534,289 |
61,344,047b |
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Page 8, Line 1a Of this amount, $1,990,242 shall be from funds that are received for the provision of legal services and that are credited to the Legal Services Cash Fund created in Section 24-31-108
Page 8, Line 2(4), C.R.S., and $200,000 shall be from the Attorney Fees and Costs Account created in Section 24-31-108 (3), C.R.S. The cash funds appropriation from the Legal Services Cash Fund
Page 8, Line 3reflects funds received from state entities for which there is not a corresponding appropriation made in this act for the purchase of legal services. The Attorney General is authorized
Page 8, Line 4to transfer spending authority between cash and reappropriated fund sources appropriated within this section (2), but the Attorney General shall not increase total spending authority
Page 8, Line 5for the line item appropriations within this section (2).
Page 8, Line 6b This amount shall be from funds that are received for the provision of legal services and that are credited to the Legal Services Cash Fund created in Section 24-31-108 (4), C.R.S. The
Page 8, Line 7reappropriated funds appropriation reflects funds received from state agencies for which there is a corresponding appropriation made in this act for the purchase of legal services. The
Page 8, Line 8Attorney General is authorized to transfer spending authority between cash and reappropriated fund sources appropriated within this section (2), but the Attorney General shall not increase
Page 8, Line 9total spending authority for the line item appropriations within this section (2).
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Page 8, Line 11(3) CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND APPELLATE
| Agency Name or Title | Item & Subtotal | Total | General Fund | General Fund Exempt | Cash Funds | Reappropriated Funds | Federal Funds |
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Page 8, Line 12Special Prosecutions Unit |
6,262,995 |
3,402,246 |
1,901,380a |
959,369b |
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Page 8, Line 13 |
(23.1 FTE) |
(15.4 FTE) |
(7.4 FTE) |
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Page 8, Line 14Auto Theft Prevention Grant |
203,299 |
203,299c |
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Page 8, Line 15 |
(1.0 FTE) |
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Page 9, Line 1Appellate Unit |
5,767,426 |
4,651,424 |
1,116,002d |
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Page 9, Line 2 |
(41.6 FTE) |
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Page 9, Line 3Peace Officers Standards and Page 9, Line 4Training Board Support |
6,235,595 |
6,235,595e |
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Page 9, Line 5 |
(16.0 FTE) |
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Page 9, Line 6Indirect Cost Assessment |
592,885 |
491,203f |
101,682b |
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Page 9, Line 7 |
19,062,200 |
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Page 9, Line 8 |
Page 9, Line 9a This amount shall be from the Insurance Fraud Cash Fund created in Section 24-31-104.5 (2), C.R.S.
Page 9, Line 10b These amounts shall be transferred from the Department of Regulatory Agencies from the Securities Fraud Prosecution line item in the Division of Securities section. These amounts
Page 9, Line 11originate as cash funds from the Division of Securities Cash Fund pursuant to Section 11-51-707 (2), C.R.S.
Page 9, Line 12c This amount shall be transferred from the Department of Public Safety from the Automobile Theft Prevention Authority line item in the Colorado State Patrol section, from a grant
Page 9, Line 13awarded pursuant to Section 42-5-112 (3), C.R.S. This amount is shown for informational purposes only because grant funds are continuously appropriated to the Department pursuant
Page 9, Line 14to Section 24-31-108 (2)(b), C.R.S.
Page 10, Line 1d Of this amount, $1,031,006 shall be from departmental indirect cost recoveries or the Indirect Costs Excess Recovery Fund created in Section 24-75-1401 (2), C.R.S., and $84,996(I)
Page 10, Line 2shall be transferred from the Department of Public Safety from the State Victims Assistance and Law Enforcement Program line item in the Division of Criminal Justice, Victims
Page 10, Line 3Assistance section, pursuant to Section 24-33.5-506 (1)(c), C.R.S.
Page 10, Line 4e Of this amount, $5,198,829 shall be from the P.O.S.T. Board Cash Fund created in Section 24-31-303 (2)(b), C.R.S., and $1,036,766 shall be from the Marijuana Tax Cash Fund created
Page 10, Line 5in Section 39-28.8-501 (1), C.R.S.
Page 10, Line 6f Of this amount, $250,295 shall be from the P.O.S.T. Board Cash Fund created in Section 24-31-303 (2)(b), C.R.S., and $240,908 shall be from the Insurance Fraud Cash Fund created
Page 10, Line 7in Section 24-31-104.5 (2), C.R.S.
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Page 10, Line 9(4) WATER AND NATURAL RESOURCES
| Agency Name or Title | Item & Subtotal | Total | General Fund | General Fund Exempt | Cash Funds | Reappropriated Funds | Federal Funds |
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Page 10, Line 10Federal and Interstate Water Page 10, Line 11Unit |
1,420,026 |
1,420,026 |
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(10.3 FTE) |
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Page 10, Line 13Defense of the Colorado River Page 10, Line 14Basin Compact |
1,036,399 |
1,036,399a |
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Page 10, Line 15 |
(3.5 FTE) |
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Page 11, Line 1Defense of the Republican Page 11, Line 2River Compact |
110,000 |
110,000a |
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Page 11, Line 3Consultant Expenses |
475,000 |
475,000b |
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Page 11, Line 4Comprehensive Page 11, Line 5Environmental Response, Page 11, Line 6Compensation and Liability Page 11, Line 7Act |
625,474 |
625,474c |
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Page 11, Line 8 |
(3.5 FTE) |
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Page 11, Line 9Indirect Cost Assessment |
54,752 |
54,752c |
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Page 11, Line 10 |
3,721,651 |
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Page 11, Line 12a These amounts shall be from the Colorado Water Conservation Board's Litigation Fund created in Section 37-60-121 (2.5)(a), C.R.S.
Page 11, Line 13b Of this amount, $425,000 shall be from the Colorado Water Conservation Board's Litigation Fund created in Section 37-60-121 (2.5)(a), C.R.S., and $50,000 shall be from the Attorney
Page 11, Line 14Fees and Costs Account created in Section 24-31-108 (3), C.R.S.
Page 12, Line 1c These amounts shall be transferred from the Department of Public Health and Environment from the Transfer to the Department of Law for CERCLA-Related Costs line item in the
Page 12, Line 2Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division, Contaminated Site Cleanups and Remediation Programs section. These amounts originate as cash funds from the Hazardous
Page 12, Line 3Substance Response Fund and are transferred pursuant to Section 25-16-104.5 (1.7)(a)(III), C.R.S.
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Page 12, Line 5(5) CONSUMER PROTECTION
Page 12, Line 6ANTITRUST, AND CIVIL RIGHTS
| Agency Name or Title | Item & Subtotal | Total | General Fund | General Fund Exempt | Cash Funds | Reappropriated Funds | Federal Funds |
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Page 12, Line 7Consumer Page 12, Line 8 Page 12, Line 9Antitrust, and Civil Page 12, Line 10Rights |
6,661,522 |
3,026,116 |
3,452,360a |
183,046b |
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Page 12, Line 11 |
(44.6 FTE) |
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Page 12, Line 12Consumer Credit Unit |
2,715,818 |
2,715,818c |
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Page 12, Line 13 |
(25.0 FTE) |
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Page 12, Line 14False Claims Recovery Act Page 12, Line 15Reimbursements |
300,000 |
300,000d |
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Page 13, Line 1Patterns and Practices |
490,118 |
490,118 |
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Page 13, Line 2 |
(3.0 FTE) |
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Page 13, Line 3Medicaid Fraud Control Unit |
3,725,239 |
931,310 |
2,793,929e |
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Page 13, Line 4 |
(9.0 FTE) |
(19.0 FTE) |
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Page 13, Line 5Indirect Cost Assessment |
1,121,633 |
769,656f |
23,465b |
328,512e |
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Page 13, Line 6 |
15,014,330 |
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Page 13, Line 8a Of this amount, $2,587,229(I) shall be from custodial money, $583,000 shall be from the Marijuana Tax Cash Fund created in Section 39-28.8-501 (1), C.R.S., and $282,131 shall be
Page 13, Line 9from the Tobacco Settlement Defense Account of the Tobacco Litigation Settlement Cash Fund created in Section 24-22-115 (2)(a), C.R.S. Pursuant to Section 24-31-108 (5), C.R.S.,
Page 13, Line 10custodial money received by the Attorney General is not subject to annual appropriation but the expenditure of such money may be indicated in the annual general appropriation act.
Page 13, Line 11Expenditures from custodial money do not constitute fiscal year spending for the purposes of Section 20 of Article X of the State Constitution.
Page 13, Line 12b These amounts shall be transferred from the Department of Regulatory Agencies from the Mortgage Broker Consumer Protection line item in the Division of Real Estate. These amounts
Page 13, Line 13originate as cash funds from the Division of Real Estate Cash Fund created in Section 12-10-215 (2)(a)(II)(B), C.R.S., and are transferred pursuant to Section 12-10-719, C.R.S.
Page 14, Line 1c Of this amount, $2,340,823 shall be from the Consumer Credit Unit Cash Fund created in Section 5-2-302 (11)(a), C.R.S., $374,995(I) shall be from the Student Loan Ombudsperson
Page 14, Line 2and Student Loan Servicer Licensing Fund created in Section 5-20-104 (3)(a), C.R.S. Appropriations from the Consumer Credit Unit Cash Fund are shown for informational purposes
Page 14, Line 3only because they are continuously appropriated pursuant Section 5-2-302 (11)(a), C.R.S. and appropriations from the Student Loan Ombudsperson and Student Loan Servicer Licensing
Page 14, Line 4Fund are shown for informational purposes only because they are continuously appropriated pursuant to Section 5-20-104 (3)(c), C.R.S.
Page 14, Line 5d This amount shall be from the False Claims Recovery Cash Fund created in Section 24-31-1209(1), C.R.S.
Page 14, Line 6e These amounts shall be from the federal Medicaid Fraud Control Program administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and are shown for informational purposes
Page 14, Line 7only.
Page 14, Line 8f Of this amount, $328,512(I) shall be from the Consumer Credit Cash Fund created in Section 5-2-302 (11)(a), C.R.S., $300,353(I) shall be from custodial money, $62,574(I) shall be
Page 14, Line 9from the Student Loan Ombudsperson and Student Loan Servicer Licensing Fund created in Section 5-20-104 (3)(a), C.R.S., $46,930 shall be from the Marijuana Tax Cash Fund created
Page 14, Line 10in Section 29.28.8-501 (1), C.R.S., and $31,287 shall be from the Tobacco Settlement Defense Account of the Tobacco Litigation Settlement Cash Fund created in Section 24-22-115
Page 14, Line 11(2)(a), C.R.S., pursuant to Section 24-31-108 (5), C.R.S. Custodial money received by the Attorney General is not subject to annual appropriation, but the expenditure of such money
Page 14, Line 12may be indicated in the annual general appropriation act. Expenditures from custodial money do not constitute fiscal year spending for the purposes of Section 20 of Article X of the
Page 14, Line 13State Constitution. Appropriations from the Consumer Credit Unit Cash Fund are shown for informational purposes only because they are continuously appropriated pursuant Section
Page 14, Line 145-2-302 (11)(a), C.R.S. and appropriations from the Student Loan Ombudsperson and Student Loan Servicer Licensing Fund are shown for informational purposes only as they are
Page 14, Line 15continuously appropriated pursuant to Section 5-20-104 (3)(c), C.R.S.
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| Agency Name or Title | Item & Subtotal | Total | General Fund | General Fund Exempt | Cash Funds | Reappropriated Funds | Federal Funds |
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Page 15, Line 2(6) SPECIAL PURPOSE |
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Page 15, Line 3District Attorneys' Salaries |
2,878,674 |
2,878,674 |
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Page 15, Line 4Deputy District Attorney Page 15, Line 5Training |
350,000 |
350,000 |
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Page 15, Line 6District Attorney Page 15, Line 7Assistance for Bond Page 15, Line 8Hearings Grants |
600,000 |
600,000 |
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Page 15, Line 9Litigation Management |
200,000 |
200,000a |
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Page 15, Line 10Tobacco Litigation |
100,000 |
100,000b |
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Page 15, Line 11CORA OML Attorney |
109,174 |
109,174 |
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Page 15, Line 12 |
(1.0 FTE) |
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Page 15, Line 13 |
4,237,848 |
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Page 15, Line 14 |
Page 16, Line 1a This amount shall be from either excess earnings credited to the Legal Services Cash Fund created in Section 24-31-108 (4), C.R.S., or from the Attorney Fees and Costs Account created
Page 16, Line 2pursuant to Section 24-31-108 (3), C.R.S.
Page 16, Line 3b This amount shall be from the Tobacco Settlement Defense Account of the Tobacco Litigation Settlement Cash Fund created in Section 24-22-115 (2)(a), C.R.S. Expenditures from
Page 16, Line 4the Tobacco Settlement Defense Account of the Tobacco Litigation Settlement Cash Fund do not constitute fiscal year spending for the purposes of Section 20 of Article X of the State
Page 16, Line 5Constitution.
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| Agency Name or Title | Item & Subtotal | Total | General Fund | General Fund Exempt | Cash Funds | Reappropriated Funds | Federal Funds |
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Page 16, Line 8TOTALS PART XI |
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Page 16, Line 9(LAW) |
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Page 16, Line 10 |
$144,962,214 |
$26,834,572 |
$25,136,497a |
$89,156,546b |
$3,834,599c |
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Page 16, Line 12a Of this amount, $2,941,948
Page 16, Line 13b Of this amount, $172,300
Page 16, Line 14c This amount contains an (I) notation.
Page 16, Line 15
Page 17, Line 1Footnotes: The following statements are referenced to the numbered footnotes throughout section 2.
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Page 17, Line 373Department of Law, Legal Services to State Agencies -- In making this appropriation, it is the General Assembly's intent that hourly billing rates charged by
Page 17, Line 4the Department for legal services to state agencies not exceed $142.09 per hour for attorneys and not exceed $95.25 per hour for legal assistants, which equates
Page 17, Line 5to a blended legal rate of $133.74 per hour.
Page 18, Line 1SECTION 2. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,
Page 18, Line 2determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
Page 18, Line 3preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for
Page 18, Line 4the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state
Page 18, Line 5institutions.