(1) All moneys received by the treasury department shall be promptly deposited in such national or state banks doing business in this state as the state treasurer shall select. Accounts in such depositories shall be carried in the name of "Treasurer, State of Colorado", and withdrawals therefrom shall be made and signed in such manner as the state treasurer shall direct. The state treasurer may make payments, without appropriation, of all actual and necessary charges made by such depositories for expenses related to the deposit and withdrawal of moneys received by the treasury department in accordance with the constitution or statutes of Colorado. Such payments shall be made from investment income or any other available revenues. The state treasurer shall contract for all such bank services in accordance with the provisions of the "Procurement Code", articles 101 to 112 of this title. The state treasurer shall make the criteria used in selecting a vendor for bank services available to the finance committees of both houses of the general assembly prior to the award of a contract and shall make all contracts submitted or entered into pursuant to this section available for public inspection in accordance with the provisions of part 2 of article 72 of this title.
(1.5) As used in this article:
"Deposit" means the payment and reconciliation of moneys received by the treasurydepartment or an authorized department, institution, or agency by means of cash, check, draft, or alternative forms of payment, as defined in section 24-19.5-101 (1).
"Withdrawal" means the disbursement and reconciliation of moneys received by thetreasury department or an authorized department, institution, or agency by means of cash, check, draft, or alternative forms of payment, as defined in section 24-19.5-101 (1).
The state treasurer may authorize any department, institution, or agency collecting orotherwise receiving state moneys to deposit the same to his credit in any such depository in lieu of transmitting the same to the treasury department under procedures approved jointly by himself and the controller.
(2.5) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 11-10.5-111, C.R.S., and section 24-75202, at the discretion of the state treasurer and the state controller, state moneys may be deposited in bank accounts in other states and in foreign countries to enable a state agency or institution, including institutions of higher education, to operate projects located in other states and foreign countries. Such state agencies and institutions, including institutions of higher education, shall exercise due regard and have full responsibility for the safety of deposits under this article, and the state shall not assume liability for any risk, casualty, or loss of such deposits.
For the purpose of managing deposits of state moneys, the state treasurer may, on adaily basis only, borrow moneys from any such depository to cover advances made by any depository to the state on state warrants and state checks paid by the depository but not yet reimbursed by the state and on uncollected deposits. The state treasurer may negotiate a line of credit with any such depository sufficient to cover anticipated requirements for such advances in the current fiscal year. The state treasurer may pay interest on such moneys borrowed at a rate to be negotiated by the state treasurer and the lending depository and may take such measures as are necessary to implement the provisions of this subsection (3). All such moneys borrowed shall be repaid, together with any interest, before the end of the fiscal year in which the moneys are borrowed, and the state shall not be liable to repay such moneys borrowed from revenues of any later fiscal year. This subsection (3) shall not be construed to expressly or impliedly authorize the state treasurer to do any act or take any action with respect to deposits of state moneys, or with respect to the moneys of any department or agency of the state, other than the acts specifically authorized by this subsection (3).
The state treasurer is authorized to receive and deposit moneys from the United States government. Such federal moneys shall be transmitted to the treasury department as required in section 24-36-103 (1) and deposited as provided in subsection (1) of this section. The state treasurer is authorized to make payments, without appropriation, of interest to the United States government on such federal moneys deposited with the state treasurer in accordance with the federal "Cash Management Improvement Act of 1990", as amended, 31 U.S.C. sec. 6501 et seq. Such payments shall be made from investment income or any other available revenues. The interest rate payable on such deposits shall be the federal discount rate or such other rate established by federal law.
Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 96, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 3-6-4. L. 82: (3) added, p. 388, § 1, effective March 19. L. 87: (1) amended, p. 1019, § 1, effective May 16. L. 92: (4) added, p. 1066, § 1, effective March 16. L. 93: (2.5) added, p. 1260, § 8, effective June 6. L. 2000: (1) amended, p. 1551, § 24, effective August 2. L. 2001: (1) amended and (1.5) added, p. 951, § 1, effective June 5. L. 2014: (3) amended, (HB 14-1391), ch. 328, p. 1452, § 8, effective June 5. 24-36-105. Accounts to be kept - daily report. (1) The treasury department shall keep adequate accounts in which shall be recorded all moneys received and disbursed.
(2) As of the close of business each day, a report of the amount of all receipts and disbursements during said day shall be furnished to the office of the state controller; except that the receipts and disbursements shall not be reported by category as to the several funds created by law and the accounts within such funds.
Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 96, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 3-6-5. L. 84: Entire section amended, p. 702, § 1, effective April 5. L. 2010: (2) amended, (HB 10-1181), ch. 351, p. 1631, § 28, effective June 7.