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Submitted herewith, pursuant to House Bill 16-1031, is a research study of changes to the Colorado Transportation Commission districts since 1991. HB 16-1031, sponsored by Representative Terri Carver and Senator John Cooke, required the Legislative Council Staff, in cooperation with the Colorado Department of Transportation, to prepare and present this study to the Transportation Legislation Review Committee during the 2016 interim.

Submitted herewith is the final report of the Transportation Legislation Review Committee (TLRC). This committee was created pursuant to Section 43-2-145, C.R.S. The purpose of this committee is to give guidance and direction to the Colorado Department of Transportation on the development of the state transportation system, and to provide legislative oversight of and input into such development.

Submitted herewith is the final report of the Interim Committee to Study the Every Student Succeeds Act. This committee was created pursuant to Legislative Council Executive Committee approval of Interim Committee Letter 2016-6. The purpose of this committee is to study new federal legislation requiring state actions related to education.

Presented to the Select Committee on Energy and the Environment at its January 19, 2017, meeting.

Presented to the Joint State Veterans and Military Affairs Committee at its December 16, 2016, meeting.

Presented to the Joint State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee at its December 16, 2016, meeting.

Presented to the Joint State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee at is December 16, 2016, meeting.

Presented to the Joint State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee at its December 16, 2016, meeting.

Presented to the State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee at its December 16, 2016, meeting.

Presented to the Joint Education Committee at its January 18, 2017, meeting.

Presented to the Joint Finance Committee at its January 5, 2017, meeting.

Presented to the Joint Finance Committee on January 5, 2017, meeting.

Presented to the Joint Finance Committee at its January 5, 2017, meeting.

Presented to the Select Committee on Energy and the Environment at its January 19, 2017, meeting.

Spurred in part by the state's growing population and recent droughts, the executive branch and legislature have taken action to address Colorado’s future water supply challenges. This issue brief examines several water supply planning initiatives, including the development of the Colorado Water Plan and the Water for the 21st Century Act.

Presented to the Joint Senate Agriculture House Transportation Committee at its January 10, 2017, meeting.

Presented to the Joint Senate Agriculture House Transportation Committee at its January 10, 2017, meeting.

FY 2017-18 Information Technology Request.

Pursuant to Section 37-60-122(b) of the C.R.S. the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) is required to submit a report by January 15th of each year to the Colorado General Assembly describing the basis of all Construction Fund and Severance Tax Perpetual Base Fund loans authorized by the CWCB under $10,000,000. This report fulfills the CWCB reporting obligations for those “Small Project” loans for calendar year 2016.

Report submitted to the Joint Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee in January 2017.

Presented to the Joint Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on January 10, 2017.

Presented to the Joint Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee at its January 10, 2017, meetnig.

Presented to the Joint Education Committee at its January 10, 2017, meeting.