Colorado § 24-32-703 - Definitions.
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§ 24-32-703. Definitions.
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(1) Repealed.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(1.4) to (1.8) Repealed.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(3) to (4) Repealed.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" means the real property described in the quitclaim deed of September 12, 2002, that the federal secretary of veterans affairs conveyed to the state of Colorado for the purpose of operating a correctional facility.
(5) "Local government" means the government of a town, city, county, or city and county.
(6) to (7) Repealed.
(7.5) "Ridge View campus" means the real property formerly known as the Lowry bombing range that was redeveloped by the state in 2001 and that housed the Ridge View Youth Services Center until 2021.
(8) "State agency" means any board, bureau, commission, department, institution, division, section, office, or officer of the state, except those in the legislative branch or judicial branch and except state educational institutions administered pursuant to title 23, excluding part 1 of article 8, parts 2 and 3 of article 21, and parts 2 to 4 of article 31 of title 23.
Source: L. 70: p. 239, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-9-3. L. 71: p. 669, § 2. L. 73: p. 236, § 13. L. 75: (1.4), (1.6), (1.8), (3.2), (3.4), (3.8), (6.1), (6.3), (6.4), (6.5), (6.7), and (6.9) added, p. 806, § 1, effective July 1; (3) amended, p. 1466, § 8, effective July 18. L. 90: (6.1) amended and (6.2) added, p. 1201, § 1, effective April 5. L. 99: (1) amended and (1.2), (3.1), (6.6), and (6.8) added, p. 439, § 2, effective August 4. L. 2003: (1), (1.4), (1.6), (1.8), (3), (3.1), (3.2), (3.4), (3.8), (4), (6), (6.1), (6.2), (6.3), (6.4), (6.5), (6.6), (6.7), (6.8), (6.9), and (7) repealed, p. 532, § 1, effective March 5. L. 2011: (8) added, (HB 11-1230), ch. 170, p. 585, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2012: (8) amended, (SB 12-158), ch. 151, p. 541, § 1, effective May 3; (8) amended, (HB 12-1283), ch. 240, p. 1133, § 45, effective July 1. L. 2016: (4.5) added, (HB 16-1411), ch. 154, p. 477, § 2, effective May 4. L. 2021: (8) amended, (HB 21-1264), ch. 308, p. 1877, § 17, effective June 23. L. 2022: (7.5) added, (SB 22-211), ch. 288, p. 2059, § 1, effective May 31.
Editor's note: Amendments to subsection (8) by House Bill 12-1283 and Senate Bill 12-158 were harmonized.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in the 2012 act amending subsection (8), see section 1 of chapter 240, Session Laws of Colorado 2012. For the legislative declaration in HB 16-1411, see section 1 of chapter 154, Session Laws of Colorado 2016. For the legislative declaration in HB 21-1264, see section 2 of chapter 308, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.
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