Colorado § 24-32-3709.5 - Regional planning roundtable commission - establishment - facilitating - notice to revisor - definition.

§ 24-32-3709.5. Regional planning roundtable commission - establishment - facilitating - notice to revisor - definition.

(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 commission is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of local affairs.

(3) [Editor's note: Subsection (3) is effective (see editor's note following this section)]

(a) The commission consists of twenty-one members appointed as follows:

(I) One member representing the Colorado Municipal League, or any successor organization, appointed by the Colorado municipal league or the successor organization;

(II) One member representing Colorado Counties, Inc., or any successor organization, appointed by Colorado counties, inc., or the successor organization;

(III) One member representing the department of agriculture, appointed by the commissioner of agriculture;

(IV) One member representing Counties and Commissioners Acting Together, or any successor organization, appointed by the executive director of Counties and Commissioners Acting Together or the executive director's designee;

(V) Three members representing community planning professionals, appointed by the executive director of the department of local affairs;

(VI) One member who is a Colorado resident representing an Indigenous community, as defined in section 24-33.5-2601 (2), and who is a member of a federally recognized tribe with historic ties to Colorado;

(VII) One member representing the department of natural resources, appointed by the executive director of the department of natural resources;

(VIII) One member representing the Colorado energy office, appointed by the director of the Colorado energy office;

(IX) One member representing the Colorado department of transportation, appointed by the executive director of the Colorado department of transportation;

(X) One member representing the department of local affairs, appointed by the executive director of the department of local affairs;

(XI) One member representing the Special District Association of Colorado, or any successor organization, appointed by the Special District Association of Colorado or the successor organization;

(XII) One member with expertise in affordable housing, appointed by the executive director of the department of local affairs;

(XIII) One member representing a regional council of governments, appointed by the regional council of governments selected for this purpose by the governor;

(XIV) One member with expertise in climate and environmental issues, appointed by the executive director of the department of public health and environment;

(XV) One member with expertise in tourism, appointed by the Colorado tourism office; and

(XVI) Four members, each representing a distinct region of the state, each appointed by the executive director of the department of local affairs.

(b) Appointments to the commission shall be made with a consideration of the ethnicity, gender, and geographic representation of the members of the commission.

(c) The initial appointments to the commission shall be made no later than September 30, 2025.

(d) Each member of the commission who is appointed pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this section serves at the pleasure of the relevant appointing authority. The term of appointment is three years; except that the term of the members initially appointed pursuant to subsections (3)(a)(XIII) and (3)(a)(XVI) of this section is two years.

(4) [Editor's note: Subsection (4) is effective (see editor's note following this section)] Members of the commission serve without compensation and without reimbursement for expenses.

(5) [Editor's note: Subsection (5) is effective (see editor's note following this section)]

(a) The member of the commission appointed by the executive director of the department of local affairs pursuant to subsection (3)(a)(X) shall convene the first meeting of the commission as necessary to elect a chair and establish the commission procedures and operation framework.

(b) After meeting pursuant to subsection (5)(a) of this section, the commission shall only meet when a local government requests assistance in addressing a regional opportunity or challenge. When meeting to provide this assistance, the commission shall:

(I) Define a region for purposes of establishing a regional roundtable to assist in addressing the regional opportunity or challenge;

(II) Considering local expertise, suggest who should serve on the regional roundtable established in connection with addressing the regional opportunity or challenge; and

(III) Identify state resources available to assist in addressing the regional opportunity or challenge.

(6) [Editor's note: Subsection (6) is effective (see editor's note following this section)] The commission may:

(a) Consider assisting in the establishment of an integrated framework for planning, which framework shall consider the following topics, at a minimum:

(I) Natural environment systems;

(II) Development patterns;

(III) Housing and housing needs;

(IV) Transportation;

(V) Sustainable infrastructure;

(VI) Economic opportunity and employment; and

(VII) Healthy communities; and

(b) Hear presentations from and have discussions with relevant persons.

(7) [Editor's note: Subsection (7) is effective (see editor's note following this section)] On or before December 31 of the year after which the commission first meets, and on or before December 31 each year thereafter, the commission shall report to the transportation, housing, and local government committee of the house of representatives and the local government and housing committee of the senate, or any successor committees. The report must include a description of any assistance that the commission has provided to local governments.

(8) [Editor's note: Subsection (8) is effective (see editor's note following this section)] As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "commission" means the regional planning roundtable commission.

(9) (a) The department may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources to implement this section. The department shall not implement this section until it receives an amount of gifts, grants, and donations that it deems necessary to implement this section.

(b) Notwithstanding section 24-75-1305, for state fiscal year 2026-27 and any subsequent fiscal year, the general assembly may appropriate money from the general fund for the implementation of this section.

(10) Subsections (1) to (8) of this section will take effect if the department receives an amount of gifts, grants, and donations that it deems necessary to implement this section. The director shall notify the revisor of statutes in writing of the date on which the condition specified in this subsection (10) has occurred by emailing the notice to revisorofstatutes.ga@coleg.gov. Subsections (1) to (8) of this section take effect upon the date identified in the notice that the department has received an amount of gifts, grants, and donations that it deems necessary to implement this section or, if the notice does not specify that date, upon the date of the notice to the revisor of statutes.

Source: L. 2025: Entire section added, (HB 25-1198), ch. 396, p. 2231, § 2, effective August 6 (see editor's note).

Editor's note: Subsection (10) provides that subsections (1) to (8) will take effect if the department receives an amount of gifts, grants, and donations that it deems necessary to implement this section and the director notifies the revisor of statutes. Subsections (1) to (8) take effect upon the date identified in the notice or, if the notice does not specify that date, upon the date of the notice to the revisor of statutes. As of publication date, the revisor of statutes has not received the notice referred to in subsection (10).

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 25-1198, see section 1 of chapter 396, Session Laws of Colorado 2025.