Title 29
Government – Local Budget and Services
29-1-113. Filing of budget.
(3) If the governing body of a local government fails to file a certified copy of the budget with the division as required by this section, the division, after notice to the affected local government, may notify any county treasurer holding moneys of the local government generated pursuant to the taxing authority of such local government and authorize the county treasurer to prohibit release of any such moneys until the local government complies with the provisions of this section.
HOUSING – CREATING HOUSING AUTHORITIES
29-4-226. Exemption from special assessments.
(1) The following shall be exempt from the payment of any special assessments to the state, any county, city and county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state:
(a) A housing authority;
(b) The property of a housing authority;
(c) All property leased to a housing authority; and
(d) The portion of a project that is not used as a store, office, or other commercial facility that is occupied by persons of low income and that is owned by or leased to an entity:
(I) That is wholly owned by an authority;
(II) In which an authority has an ownership interest; or
(III) In which an entity wholly owned by an authority has an ownership interest.
29-4-227. Tax exemptions.
(1) (a) An authority is exempt from the payment of any taxes or fees to the state or any county, city and county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state. All property of an authority is exempt from all local and municipal taxes. Bonds, notes, debentures, and other evidences of indebtedness of an authority are declared to be issued for a public purpose and to be public instruments, and, together with interest thereon, are exempt from taxes. All property leased to an authority for the purposes of a project is also exempt from taxation, as is the income derived from the authority by the lessor under the lease.
(b) A project that is owned by, leased to, or under construction by an entity that is wholly owned by an authority, an entity in which an authority has an ownership interest, or an entity in which an entity wholly owned by an authority or of which an authority is the sole member has an ownership interest is exempt from both property tax and, during construction, from the payment of sales tax and use tax to the state or any county, city and county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state in proportion to the percentage of the project that is for occupancy by persons of low income. the determination by an authority of the percentage of the project that qualifies for the exemptions from payment of property taxes and sales and use taxes may be made on the basis of either the relative square footage or cost and is presumed valid absent manifest error.
(2) This section, as amended, applies to property owned by or leased to an authority and property owned by, leased to, or under construction by an entity in which an authority has an ownership interest, or an entity in which an entity wholly owned by an authority or of which an authority is the sole member has an ownership interest on or after August 2, 2000. Nothing in this section, as amended, entitles or shall be interpreted to entitle any entity to a refund of taxes from the state for any period beginning before January 1, 2013, or to a refund of taxes from any county, city and county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state paid prior to the effective date of this section, as amended. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 39-26-703 (2) (d), C.R.S., from the effective date of this section, as amended, until December 31, 2016, an entity may file a claim for a refund of all state taxes overpaid under this section for the period from January 1, 2013, to the effective date of this section, as amended. on and after January 1, 2017, all claims for refund under this section are subject to the provisions of section 39-26-703 (2) (d) C.R.S.
REHABILITATION ACT OF 1945
29-4-313. Taxation.
Every development plan for an area shall provide that the purchaser of any of the property of the area shall pay taxes thereon as upon any other property and shall also provide that the lessee of any part of the area shall pay taxes on the improvements erected by the lessee on the leased land, and such development plan shall include a requirement that the lessee, in addition, shall pay to the county treasurer annually a sum equal to what would have been the taxes on the land in case of an outright purchase thereof.
COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
29-4-507. Exemption from special assessments – tax exemptions.
The authority and the property of the authority shall be exempt from all taxes and special assessments on the same basis and subject to the same conditions as provided for city housing authorities in sections 29-4-226 and 29-4-227. In lieu of taxes on its property, the authority may agree to make such annual payments to the taxing bodies in which the projects are situated as it finds consistent with the maintenance of the low rent character of the projects or the achievement of the purposes of this part 5.
ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF PAYMENT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
29-11.5-101. Definitions
As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Alternative forms of payment” means forms of payment, including but not limited to credit, charge, or debit cards, other than cash or check.
(2) “Collector local governmental entity” means any state or local governmental entity that collects moneys payable to a local governmental entity that the state or local governmental entity must remit to one or more other state or local governmental entities.
(3) “Local governmental entity” means any county, municipality, city and county, school district, special district, or other political subdivision of the state; any department, agency, institution, or authority of such a county, municipality, city and county, school district, special district, or other political subdivision; or an authorized agent of any of the foregoing.
(4) “Moneys payable to a local governmental entity” means moneys owed or paid to any local governmental entity other than bail bonds, judicial bonds, or other moneys that the local governmental entity must return to the payer upon the satisfaction of one or more specified conditions by the payer.
(5) “Provider of alternative forms of payment” means a person or entity, including but not limited to an issuer of credit, charge, or debit cards, that provides its customers the ability to use one or more alternative forms of payment.
29-11.5-102. Acceptance of alternative forms of payment for the payment of moneys payable to local governments – allocation of costs
(1) Any local governmental entity responsible for the collection of moneys payable to a local governmental entity may accept one or more alternative forms of payment for the payment of such moneys in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(2) A collector local governmental entity that chooses to accept one or more alternative forms of payment for the payment of moneys payable to a local governmental entity that the collector local governmental entity must remit to one or more other governmental entities shall either:
(a) Remit to such other governmental entities the gross amount of any payments made by alternative forms of payment that the collector local governmental entity is required to remit to such other governmental entities notwithstanding the deduction of any moneys from such gross amount by any provider of alternative forms of payment pursuant to a master agreement or other agreement authorized by this article; or
(b) Enter into an intergovernmental agreement with each such other governmental entity regarding the allocation of the costs of accepting such alternative forms of payment.
29-11.5-103. Limitations on convenience fees for the use of alternative forms of payment
(1) and (2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2003, p. 1442, § 2, effective April 29, 2003.)
(3) A local governmental entity may impose a convenience fee on persons who use alternative forms of payment, but the amount of any convenience fee imposed on or after April 29, 2003, shall not exceed the actual additional cost incurred by the local governmental agency to process the transaction by alternative form of payment. Any convenience fee on a transaction involving an alternative form of payment shall be imposed in accordance with the rules of the alternative payment provider.
29-11.5-104. Legislative declaration – master agreements
(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that it is in the best interests of all Coloradans that local governmental entities that choose to accept alternative forms of payment do so in the most consumer-oriented, cost-effective, and uniform manner possible. Accordingly, it is the intent of the general assembly to encourage local governmental entities to join with other local governmental entities in contractual arrangements with providers of alternative forms of payment or to join one or more master agreements entered into by the state treasurer pursuant to section 24-19.5-104, C.R.S.
(2) Any local governmental entity that accepts one or more alternative forms of payment for payments payable to a local governmental entity may:
(a) Join with one or more other local governmental entities in negotiating and entering into one or more contracts with one or more providers of alternative forms of payment; or
(b) Join in any master agreement entered into by the state treasurer pursuant to section 24-19.5-104, C.R.S., with the approval of the state treasurer or pursuant to any rules promulgated by the state treasurer.