(1) The qualified energy conservation bond volume cap shall be administered by the Colorado energy office pursuant to this section. The Colorado energy office shall allocate the qualified energy conservation bond volume cap to the state and large local governments in accordance with federal law for the purpose of financing or refinancing projects approved by the Colorado energy office. The qualified energy conservation bond volume cap for calendar year 2009 shall be allocated by the thirtieth day following June 2, 2009. The qualified energy conservation bond volume cap for each subsequent calendar year shall be allocated on or before February 15 of the calendar year.
The state may reallocate any portion of the qualified energy conservation bond volume cap allocated or reallocated to the state pursuant to this section to any public entity for the purpose of financing or refinancing projects approved by the Colorado energy office.
Any portion of the qualified energy conservation bond volume cap for a calendaryear that is allocated to a large local government pursuant to subsection (1) of this section that has not been used on bonds issued or a lease-purchase agreement entered into or for which a contract to purchase bonds or instruments evidencing interests in a lease-purchase agreement has not been entered into on or before November 10 of the calendar year shall, on November 11 of the calendar year, automatically revert to the Colorado energy office. If a contract to purchase has been entered into on or before November 10 of the calendar year but the related bonds or lease-purchase agreement is not issued or entered into on or before November 30 of the calendar year, the volume cap shall automatically revert to the Colorado energy office on December 1 of the calendar year. The Colorado energy office may reallocate to any public entity for the purpose of financing or refinancing a project approved by the office, or carry forward pursuant to subsection (4) of this section, any volume cap that reverts to the office pursuant to this subsection (3). Any volume cap that is reallocated to a public entity pursuant to this subsection (3) that has not been used on bonds issued or a lease-purchase agreement entered into by noon, prevailing Denver time, on December 31 of a calendar year shall, at 12:01 p.m., prevailing Denver time, on December 31 of the calendar year, automatically revert to the Colorado energy office.
The Colorado energy office shall carry forward to the next calendar year any portionof the qualified energy conservation bond volume cap that has not been used on bonds issued or a lease-purchase agreement entered into by the end of a calendar year. In selecting projects for the purpose of allocating the qualified energy conservation bond volume cap, the Colorado energy office shall prioritize projects that are ready to be financed or refinanced and that are most consistent with the purpose of this article described in section 11-59.7-102 (1)(b). The Colorado energy office shall allocate the qualified energy conservation bond volume cap in a manner consistent with federal law and the purpose of this article described in section 11-59.7102 (1)(b) to minimize the qualified energy conservation bond volume cap that has not been used on bonds issued or a lease-purchase agreement entered into on or before the expiration of the qualified energy conservation bond program. The Colorado energy office may allocate the qualified energy conservation bond volume cap to the state pursuant to this section in anticipation of the enactment by the general assembly of legislation authorizing a lease-purchase agreement. The state, any large local government, or any other public entity to which the qualified energy conservation bond volume cap has been allocated pursuant to this section may, at any time, relinquish the volume cap to the Colorado energy office. Any volume cap relinquished may be reallocated by the Colorado energy office to any public entity to finance or refinance a project approved by the office or may be carried forward to the next calendar year. The department of local affairs, in consultation with the Colorado energy office, may promulgate rules in accordance with article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., regarding the manner in which the qualified energy conservation bond volume cap will be allocated.
Source: L. 2009: Entire article added, (HB 09-1346), ch. 402, p. 2204, § 1, effective June 2. L. 2012: Entire section amended, (HB 12-1315), ch. 224, p. 956, § 2, effective July 1.