(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:
(a) Feeding Colorado is an association of the five Feeding America food banks serving all Colorado. Member food banks include Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado, Community Food Share, Food Bank for Larimer County, Food Bank for the Rockies, and Weld Food Bank.
(b) Feeding Colorado distributes meals to children, older adults, and families in need across all counties in Colorado in an effort to catalyze a movement against hunger in Colorado.
(c) In order to assist Feeding Colorado in fulfilling its mission, the general assembly recognizes that many citizens of Colorado may be willing to provide money to assist in its efforts. It is therefore the intent of the general assembly to provide Coloradans the opportunity to support the efforts of Feeding Colorado by allowing citizens to make a voluntary contribution on their state income tax return form to the Feeding Colorado fund for that purpose.
Source: L. 2022: Entire part added, (HB 22-1016), ch. 120, p. 558, � 1, effective August 10.
39-22-5302. Voluntary contribution designation - procedure - effective date. For the five consecutive income tax years immediately following the year in which the executive director files written certification with the revisor of statutes as specified in section 39-22-1001 (8) that a line on the income tax return form has become available and that the Feeding Colorado voluntary contribution fund is next in the queue established pursuant to section 39-22-1001 (8), the executive director shall ensure that the Colorado state individual income tax return form contains a line whereby each individual taxpayer may designate the amount of the contribution, if any, that the individual wishes to make to the Feeding Colorado fund created in section 39-22-5303.
Source: L. 2022: Entire part added, (HB 22-1016), ch. 120, p. 559, � 1, effective August 10.
39-22-5303. Contributions credited to Feeding Colorado fund - creation - appropriation. (1) The department of revenue shall determine annually the total amount designated pursuant to section 39-22-5302 and shall report that amount to the state treasurer and to the general assembly. The state treasurer shall credit that amount to the Feeding Colorado fund, which fund is hereby created in the state treasury. All interest derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund shall be credited to the fund.
(2) The general assembly shall appropriate annually from the Feeding Colorado fund to the department of revenue its costs of administering money designated as contributions to the fund. After subtracting the appropriation to the department, the state treasurer shall transfer all money remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year to Feeding Colorado.
Source: L. 2022: Entire part added, (HB 22-1016), ch. 120, p. 559, � 1, effective August 10.