2017-18 Long Appropriations Bill
General appropriation act - 2017 - long bill. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, the act provides for the payment of expenses of the executive, legislative, and judicial departments of the state of Colorado, and of its agencies and institutions, for and during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017. The grand total for the operating budget is set at $28,715,018,398 of which $7,874,356,260 is from the general fund portion of the appropriation; $2,714,180,679 is from the general fund exempt portion; $7781,411,028 is from the cash funds portion; $1,725,943,903 is from the reappropriated funds portion; and $8,646,126,528 is from the federal funds portion.
The grand total for the fiscal year 2017 capital construction projects is $183,391,498 of which $91,912,328 is from the capital construction fund portion of the appropriation; $69,179,429 is from the cash funds portion; $10,000,000 is from the reappropriated funds portion; and $12,299,741 is from the federal funds portion.
The 2011 general appropriation act, capital construction projects, is amended to change the date in footnote 1 to continue the appropriation for superfund sites cleanup to 2020.
The 2014 general appropriation act, capital construction projects, is amended to reduce the amount appropriated for the Quigley Hall renovation at Western State Colorado university.
The 2015 general appropriation act, is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the departments of education, health care policy and financing, higher education, personnel, and public health and environment.
The 2016 general appropriation act, is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the departments of education, health care policy and financing, higher education, human services, labor and employment, local affairs, personnel, public health and environment, and the treasury.
Appropriations made in House Bill 16-1408, concerning the allocation of cash fund revenues to health-related programs, is amended to reduce the amount appropriated to the department of health care policy and financing.
Appropriations made in House Bill 16-1267, concerning the 'Colorado Veterans' Service-to-Career Pilot Program', is amended to clarify that the funds remain available until June 30, 2018.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)