Title 24, Government - State
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-3601 Short title
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The short title of this part 36 is the Rural Economic Advancement of Colorado Towns (REACT) Act. Source: L. 2018: Entire part added, (SB 18-005), ch. 53, p. 496, � 1, effective August 8.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-3602 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and determines that: (a) Certain significant economic events, such as plant closures and layoffs, including industry-wide layoffs, cause substantial job losses, which can have an especially detrimental impact when such job losses occur in rur…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-3603 Definitions - rules
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As used in this part 36, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Department means the department of local affairs. (2) Executive director means the executive director of the department or the executive director's designee. (3) (a) Rural means: (I) A county with a population of…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-3604 Rural economic advancement of Colorado towns - coordination of nonmonetary assistance - application - rules
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(1) For the purpose of assisting rural communities with job retention and creation, the executive director shall coordinate the provision of available state nonmonetary resources and assistance to rural communities impacted by a significant economic event or an anticipated event …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-3605 Repeal of part. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 2018: Entire part added, (SB 18-005), ch. 53, p. 498, � 1, effective August 8. L. 2021: Entire section repealed, (SB 21-204), ch. 233, p. 1231, � 2, effective June 15.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-3701 Definitions
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As used in this part 37, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Accessible housing or accessible unit means housing that satisfies the requirements of the federal Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. sec. 3601 et seq., as amended, and incorporates universal design. (2) Department mean…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-3702 Housing needs assessment methodology - statewide housing needs assessment - displacement risk guidance
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(1) (a) No later than December 31, 2024, the director shall develop reasonable methodologies for conducting statewide, regional, and local housing needs assessments. The methodologies described in this subsection (1)(a) must establish baseline standards that seek to produce accur…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-3703 Local housing needs assessments - procedure - exempt local governments
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(1) (a) No later than December 31, 2026, each local government shall conduct and publish a local housing needs assessment that conforms to the methodology for conducting local housing needs assessments developed by the director pursuant to section 24-32-3702 (1)(d) for the territ…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-3704 Regional housing needs assessments
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(1) A regional entity may conduct and publish a regional housing needs assessment that conforms to the methodology for conducting regional housing needs assessments developed by the director pursuant to section 24-32-3702 (1)(c) for the territory covered by the master plan of any…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-3705 Housing action plan
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(1) (a) By January 1, 2028, and no less than every six years thereafter, a local government shall make a housing action plan, which plan is subject to approval by the governing body following a public hearing. A housing action plan must be responsive to an accepted housing needs …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-3706 Directories of housing and land use strategies - development of housing and increasing housing affordability - displacement impact mitigation
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(1) No later than June 30, 2025, the department shall develop a standard affordability strategies directory that includes the following strategies: (a) Implementing a local inclusionary zoning ordinance that considers local housing market conditions that is crafted to substantial…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-3707 Statewide strategic growth report
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(1) No later than October 31, 2025, the director shall submit to the general assembly a Statewide strategic growth report. The report must supplement the statewide climate preparedness strategic plan and roadmap published pursuant to section 24-38.8-103 and any other current repo…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-3708 Natural land and agricultural interjurisdictional opportunities report
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(1) No later than December 31, 2025, the director, in consultation with relevant state agencies including the department of agriculture, the division of parks and wildlife in the department of natural resources, the outdoor recreation industry office in the office of economic dev…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-3709 Technical assistance
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(1) The division of local government shall provide technical assistance, materials, briefings, consulting services, templates, tools, trainings, webinars, or other guidance to assist local governments in: (a) Establishing regional entities that promote statewide coverage of local…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-3709.5 Regional planning roundtable commission - establishment - facilitating - notice to revisor - definition
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(1) [Editor’s note: Subsection (1) is effective (see editor’s note following this section)] The regional planning roundtable commission is created in the department of local affairs. (2) [Editor’s note: Subsection (2) is effective (see editor’s note following this section)] The c…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-3710 Prioritization for conformity with planning expectations
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(1) On or after December 1, 2027, any grant program administered by the department, the Colorado energy office, the office of economic development, the department of transportation, the department of natural resources, the department of public health and environment, or the depar…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-3711 Neighborhood centers - grant program prioritization
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(1) On or before June 30, 2025, the department shall adopt reasonable criteria for the designation of neighborhood centers in accordance with section 24-32-3701 (10), including criteria for varying regional contexts. The department shall design the criteria adopted pursuant to th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-3801 Definitions
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As used in this part 38, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Child care center has the same meaning set forth in section 26.5-5-303 (3). (2) Child care facility means: (a) A commercial or residential property that is either a new or existing child care center or a new or e…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-3802 Child care facility development toolkit and technical assistance program - creation - report - definitions - repeal
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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Eligible recipient” means a child care provider, developer, employer, local government, public school, or institution of higher education. (b) “Program” means the child care facility development toolkit and …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-3803 Child care facility development planning grant program - created - report - definitions - repeal
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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Child care development” means: (I) The development or creation of a new child care facility; or (II) Remodeling or retrofitting an existing building or space to be a child care facility. (b) “Eligible recipi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-3804 Child care facility development capital grant program - creation - report - definitions - repeal
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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Eligible entity” means a local government, a public school, an institution of higher education, or public-private partnership that is eligible to receive a grant through the program. (b) “Private partner” ha…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-3805 Child care facility development cash fund - definitions - repeal
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(1) (a) The child care facility development cash fund is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of money credited to the fund pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, gifts, grants, or donations received by the division pursuant to subsection (4) of this section, and…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-701 Short title
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This part 7 shall be known and may be cited as the Colorado Housing Act of 1970. Source: L. 70: p. 239, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 69-9-1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-702 Legislative declaration
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(1) It is hereby declared that there exists in this state a need for additional adequate, safe, sanitary, and energy-efficient new and rehabilitated dwelling units; that a need exists for assistance to families in securing new or rehabilitated rental housing; and that, unless the…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-703 Definitions
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As used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Repealed. (1.2) Board means the state housing board created by this part 7. (1.4) to (1.8) Repealed. (2) Division means the division of housing created by this part 7. (3) to (4) Repealed. (4.5) Fort Lyon property…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-704 Division of housing - director
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(1) There is hereby created within the department of local affairs a division of housing. The division shall be headed by the state director of housing appointed by the executive director of the department of local affairs in accordance with section 13 of article XII of the state…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-705 Functions of division
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(1) The division has the following functions: (a) To encourage private enterprise and all public and private agencies engaged in the planning, construction, and acquisition of adequate housing or the rehabilitation or weatherization of existing housing in Colorado by providing re…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-705.5 Annual public report on funding of affordable housing preservation and production - definitions - repeal
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(1) Commencing in 2021 and every year thereafter, as part of the department’s presentation to its joint committees of reference at a hearing held pursuant to section 2-7-203 (2)(a) of the “State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act”, in …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-705.7 Application process for all affordable housing programs administered by the division of housing - rules - definitions
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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Affordable housing” has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-32-705.5 (6). (b) “Affordable housing program” means: (I) Money loaned from the housing investment trust fund created in section 24-32-717 …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-706 State housing board
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(1) There is created, within the division of housing, the state housing board. The governor shall appoint one member from each congressional district in the state to the board. The member must be a qualified elector of the congressional district from which the member is appointed…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-707 Powers of board
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(1) The board shall have the following powers: (a) To advise the general assembly, the governor, and the division on housing matters; (b) To establish uniform construction and maintenance standards for hotels, motels, and multiple dwellings in those areas of the state where no su…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-708 Annual report. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 65: p. 1073, � 8. C.R.S. 1963: � 130-10-8. L. 67: p. 517, � 3. L. 77: Entire section repealed, p. 293, � 8, effective May 26.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-708.5 Compliance with national standards. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 99: Entire section added, p. 441, � 5, effective August 4. L. 2003: Entire section repealed, p. 532, � 1, effective March 5. 24-32-709. Certification of factory-built housing - factory-built nonresidential units. (Repealed) Source: L. 71: p. 669, � 3. C.R.S. 1963: � 69…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-709 Certification of factory-built housing - factory-built nonresidential units. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 24-32-709Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-710 Rules - enforcement - advisory committee. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 71: p. 670, � 3. C.R.S. 1963: � 69-9-10. L. 73: p. 236, � 14. L. 75: (1) and (2) amended and (4) added, p. 807, � 3, effective July 1; (1) and (3) amended, p. 1466, � 9, effective July 18. L. 76: (1) amended, p. 306, � 45, effective May 20. L. 77: (1) and (2) amended, …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-711 Recognition of similar standards. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 71: p. 670, � 3. C.R.S. 1963: � 69-9-11. L. 99: Entire section amended, p. 442, � 8, effective August 4. L. 2003: Entire section repealed, p. 532, � 1, effective March 5.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-712 Noncompliance with standards. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 71: p. 670, � 3. C.R.S. 1963: � 69-9-12. L. 75: Entire section amended, p. 808, � 4, effective July 1. L. 77: (1) amended, p. 1188, � 3, effective May 27. L. 2003: Entire section repealed, p. 532, � 1, effective March 5.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-713 Violation - penalty. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 71: p. 670, � 3. C.R.S. 1963: � 69-9-13. L. 75: Entire section amended, p. 808, � 5, effective July 1. L. 83: (1) amended, p. 908, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2003: Entire section repealed, p. 532, � 1, effective March 5.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-714 Local enforcement. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 71: p. 671, � 3. C.R.S. 1963: � 69-9-14. L. 75: Entire section amended, p. 809, � 6, effective July 1. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 1188, � 4, effective May 27. L. 99: Entire section amended, p. 442, � 9, effective August 4. L. 2003: Entire section repealed, p. 53…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-715 Inspection of mobile homes and records. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 75: Entire section added, p. 809, � 7, effective July 1. L. 2003: Entire section repealed, p. 532, � 1, effective March 5. 24-32-715.5. Inspections of electrical work - manufactured housing units. (Repealed) Source: L. 88: Entire section added, p. 501, � 20, effective …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-715.5 Inspections of electrical work - manufactured housing units. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 24-32-715.5Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Servic…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-716 Notification and correction of defects. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 75: Entire section added, p. 809, � 7, effective July 1. L. 2003: Entire section repealed, p. 532, � 1, effective March 5.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-717 Housing investment trust fund - loans - definitions
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(1) (a) The division shall establish a housing investment trust fund, referred to in this section as the trust fund. The division shall pay into the trust fund any moneys made available by the general assembly, all moneys collected by the division for purposes of this section fro…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-718 Publicly assisted housing - notice of termination - database - high energy performance building standard program - definitions
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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Financial assistance” means any financial assistance administered by the division that is subject to affordability restrictions, including, but not limited to, grants and loans from the division and federall…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-719 Foreclosure prevention - outreach efforts - grant fund - creation - administration - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 24-32-719Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-720 Property foreclosure reports - official state statistics - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 24-32-720Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-721 Colorado affordable housing construction grants and loans - housing development grant fund - creation - housing assistance for persons with behavioral, mental health, or substance use disorders - cash fund - appropriation - report to general assembly - rules - definitions - repeal
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(1) There is created in the state treasury the housing development grant fund, which fund is administered by the division and is referred to in this section as the “fund”. The fund consists of money credited to the fund in accordance with section 39-26-123 (3)(b); money transferr…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-721.3 Middle income access program - contract with Colorado housing and finance authority for administration of funds - appropriation
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For state fiscal year 2022-23, the general assembly shall appropriate twenty-five million dollars from money in the affordable housing and home ownership cash fund, created in section 24-75-229 (3)(a), that originates from the general fund to the department of local affairs for t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-721.5 Emergency direct assistance grant program - created - purposes of grants - rules - applications - fund created - report - definition - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 24-32-721.5Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Servic…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-721.7 Affordable housing guided toolkit and local officials guide program - creation
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(1) (a) There is hereby created within the division the affordable housing guided toolkit and local officials guide program, referred to in this section as the “housing toolkit program”. The purpose of the housing toolkit program is to award funding to qualified counties, municip…