Final/Annual Reports
2019 Investor-owned Utility Review Interim Study Committee Final Report
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Investor-owned Utility Review Interim Study Committee.
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Final/Annual Reports
2019 Energy Legislation Review Interim Study Committee Final Report
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Energy Legislation Review Interim Study Committee.
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
Issue Briefs
Energy Infrastructure Security (20-04)
This issue brief provides an overview of critical infrastructure, discusses a 2019 cyberattack on the U.S. electrical grid, and summarizes state and federal legislation addressing security for critical infrastructure.
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
Issue Briefs
PERA's Automatic Adjustment Provision (20-09)
Senate Bill 18-200, Modifications to the Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA) to Eliminate Unfunded Liability, included an automatic adjustment provision (AAP) that triggers when PERA's trusts are not on track to reach full funding within the targeted 30-year period. This...
Staff Publications
State and Local Cybersecurity Collaboration
This memorandum describes how some states find new ways to share cybersecurity knowledge and resources with their local governments to improve the state’s overall cybersecurity posture.
04/15/2020
Local Government
State Government
Telecommunications & Information Technology
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
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Enterprise Zones Tax Expenditures
Report No. 2020-TE9
01/21/2020
Agriculture
Business & Economic Development
Energy
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Health Care & Health Insurance
Transportation & Motor Vehicles
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.
Issue Briefs
Unemployment Insurance and Economic Downturns (20-13)
This issue brief provides an overview of the Colorado unemployment insurance (UI) program, including UI benefits, funding, and solvency in the context of recent economic downturns.
04/22/2020
Business & Economic Development
Labor & Employment
State Government
Staff Publications
Response of Utilities to COVID-19
This memorandum provides an overview of how energy consumption and usage has changed as a result of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), and how Colorado utilities are responding.
Staff Publications
Summary of Governor’s Executive Orders Issued During COVID-19 Emergency
This memorandum provides a summary of the various Executive Orders and Public Health Orders issued during the declared disaster emergency related to the presence of COVID‑19 in Colorado.
Summary of Major Legislation
Capital Construction 2017 Legislation
During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered a number of bills affecting funding for capital construction and the duties of the Capital Development Committee (CDC).