Second Regular Session

Sixty-seventh General Assembly

STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED

LLS NO. 10-0227.01 Jason Gelender HOUSE BILL 10-1079

HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Balmer,

SENATE SPONSORSHIP
(None),

House Committees Senate Committees

State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

A BILL FOR AN ACT

101 CONCERNING A PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF PUBLIC MONEYS FOR ANY
102 PHYSICAL SIGNAGE THAT INDICATES THAT A PROJECT IS BEING
103 FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL "AMERICAN RECOVERY AND
104 REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009".

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://www.leg.state.co.us/billsummaries.)

The bill prohibits the use of public moneys for any physical
signage indicating that a project is being funded by the federal "American

Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.

Capital letters indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.
 Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009".

1 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

2 SECTION 1. Title 24, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended BY
3 THE ADDITION OF A NEW ARTICLE to read:
4 ARTICLE 94
5 Federal Stimulus Act Funded Projects - Prohibition on
6 Publicly Funded Acknowledgment Signs
7 24-94-101. Signs acknowledging "American Recovery and
8 Reinvestment Act of 2009" funding of projects - prohibition on public
9 funding. ON AND AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE, NO

10 PUBLIC MONEYS, INCLUDING STATE MONEYS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT

11 MONEYS, AND FEDERAL MONEYS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE STATE OR A

12 LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MAY BE USED FOR PHYSICAL SIGNAGE INDICATING

13 THAT A PROJECT IS BEING FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL "AMERICAN

14 RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009", PUB.L. 111-5, AS

15 AMENDED.

16 SECTION 2. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,

17 determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
18 preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.

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