Staff Publications

Legislative Changes and Flexibility in the Use of American Rescue Plan Funds

Subjects

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

State Revenue & Budget

Agency

Published

05/20/2021

This memorandum provides information on how revenue changes in legislative measures may impact the state’s flexibility in using its $3.8 billion allocation of federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. This memorandum will be updated as additional federal guidance becomes available and relevant state revenue estimates are updated.

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Budget Related Publications

Oversight and Review of Capital Projects (2016)

This memorandum provides information about the oversight and review of capital projects. It defines capital projects and gives a sequential overview of the capital process, including master and program planning requirements, the initial review of capital requests, the role of the Capital...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/28/2016

Subjects:

Capital Construction

State Revenue & Budget

Issue Briefs

Information Technology and the Role of the Joint Technology Committee (2016)

Information technology (IT) is used by every state agency to make operations more efficient and services more widely available to the citizens of Colorado. Along with other day-to-day expenses of state government, expenses related to IT are paid through the operating budget in the state's annual...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/18/2016

Subjects:

General Assembly

State Revenue & Budget

Telecommunications & Information Technology

Final/Annual Reports

Capital Development Committee Fiscal Year 2015-16 Annual Report (2016)

Final report of the Capital Development Committee for FY 2015-16.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/26/2016

Subjects:

Capital Construction

State Government

State Revenue & Budget

Budget Related Publications

FY 2014-15 Supplemental Package Narrative MJ

Publishing Agency:

Joint Budget Committee Staff

Date:

10/21/2016

Subject:

State Revenue & Budget

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Availability of Historic Property Preservation Income Tax Credit and Cleanroom Machinery Sales and Use Tax Exemption (2016)

Table 1 shows the availability of the historic property preservation income tax credit and the cleanroom machinery sales and use tax exemption, each of which is available only when the Legislative Council Staff forecast indicates that General Fund revenue will be sufficient to allow General Fund...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/30/2016

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Budget Related Publications

Forecast September 2016

Focus Colorado presents forecasts for the economy and state government revenue through FY 2018-19. Implications of the forecast for the state's General Fund budget and spending limit are described in the report's highlights and executive summary sections. The report is based on current law,...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/20/2016

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

State Revenue & Budget

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Economic Outlook Presentation September 2016

Economic Outlook for the U.S. and Colorado

The ongoing expansion in the U.S. economy is fueld by consumer contributions.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/20/2016

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

State Revenue & Budget

Issue Briefs

Statutory Transfer to Fund Transportation and Capital Construction (2016)

Senate Bill 09-228, adopted by the General Assembly during the 2009 legislative session, created a five-year block of statutory transfers from the General Fund to pay for transportation and capital construction projects. This issue brief discusses the state law that specifies the amounts of...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/17/2016

Subjects:

Capital Construction

State Revenue & Budget

Transportation & Motor Vehicles

Issue Briefs

Senate Bill 16-197: Changes to Retail Liquor Sales (2016)

Senate Bill 16-197, signed into law on June 10, 2016, makes significant changes to laws regulating the retail sale of fermented malt beverages (3.2 percent alcohol by weight beer, commonly known as 3.2 beer), full-strength beer, wine, and spirits for off-premises consumption. This issue brief...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/10/2016

Subjects:

Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Issue Briefs

State Consumer Use Tax (2016)

Colorado levies a 2.9 percent sales tax on purchases of most goods and some services. A complementary use tax is levied when sales tax is due but was not collected. This issue brief provides information on the state use tax and its collection.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/02/2016

Subject:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Related Publications

Pages

Colorado General Assembly