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Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its August 22, 2017, meeting.

Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at is August 22, 2017, meeting.

Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its August 22, 2017, meeting.

This memorandum provides an overview of the Colorado Department of Transportation’s Central I-70 project in Denver, scheduled to begin in 2018. Specifically, the memorandum covers the scope of the Central I-70 project, the federal approval process specific to this project, and funding for the project.

This memorandum describes transportation demand management strategies and explains the implementation of these strategies on a bridge construction project in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

The federal and state governments each provide tax incentives for landowners who designate their land as a conservation easement, foregoing certain use rights in order to preserve the land in perpetuity. This memorandum provides information on federal and state conservation easement tax incentives.

This memorandum provides an overview of the sentencing categories in state law for felony and misdemeanor offenses, including special offender sentencing.  The memorandum also explains the sentencing scheme for drug offenses and for habitual offenders.  There are two appendices that accompany this memorandum.  Appendix A provides a summary of sentencing legislation since 2010.  Appendix B lists the ranges for felony presumptive sentencing and special sentencing categories.

Presented to the Transportation Legislation Review Committee at its August 2017 meeting.

Presented to the Transportation Legislative Review Committee during it July 2017 tour.

Presented to the Transportation Legislation Review Committee at its July 2017 meeting.

Presented to the Transportation Legislation Review Committee at its August 2017 meeting.

Presented to the Transportation Legislation Review Committee at its July 2017 meeting.

Presented to the Transportation Legislation Review Committee durings its July 2017 tour.

Presented to the Transportation Legislation Review Committee during its August 2017 tour.

Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its August 22, 2017, meeting.

The purpose of the CDC final report is to provide annual and historical information on the capital development process.  The 2017 final report provides a complete summary of all capital construction and controlled maintenance appropriations during the 2017 session.  A five-year history and three-year forecast of capital project funding are also included.  The report concludes with a description of other actions taken by the CDC in FY 2016-17, and a summary of 2017 legislation enacted by the General Assembly that impacts capital development funding or the capital development p

Senate Bill 17-296 amends the Public School Finance Act of 1994 to provide funding for school districts in FY 2017-18. The bill was signed by the Governor on June 2, 2017, and became effective on that date. Senate Bill 17-254, the "Long Bill," appropriates most of the state aid distributed to school districts. The following summarizes the primary funding changes contained in these bills.

Recent federal policy changes have increased public awareness of asset forfeiture, a process through which a law enforcement agency can seize property that may have been involved in a criminal action.  While federal policy affects federal seizures in the state, Colorado law governs how state and local agencies participate in seizure actions.  This issue brief summarizes Colorado and federal civil asset forfeiture laws.

This memorandum summarizes Colorado law that governs the visitation rights of grandparents and great-grandparents and disputes concerning those rights.  The memorandum also summarizes relevant court decisions regarding grandparents' visitation rights. This memorandum is not a legal opinion.

This memorandum provides information concerning the use of capital punishment in Colorado and across the country.  The memorandum provides a brief history of Colorado’s death penalty scheme and information on recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions concerning the constitutionality of the death penalty.  It also explains the current death penalty scheme in Colorado, including procedures used in sentencing and required review by trial courts and the Colorado Supreme Court.

The rise in distracted driving, often associated with ever-present smart phones and mobile devices, has been identified as a cause and contributing factor to automobile crashes. This issue brief gives an overview of state and federal regulations on the issue.