C.R.S. Section 29-4-719.1
Economic development fund

(1)

There is hereby created in the authority the economic development fund. The authority shall deposit into such economic development fund:

(a)

Any moneys appropriated and made available by the state for purposes of such economic development fund;

(b)

Any proceeds from the sale of bonds to the extent provided in the resolutions of the authority authorizing the issuance thereof; and

(c)

Any moneys which may be made available by or to the authority from any other sources for the purposes of such economic development fund.

(2)

Moneys held in the economic development fund shall be expended by the authority for the following purposes:

(a)

To pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on bonds issued by the authority pursuant to this part 7 to finance the authority’s economic development program;

(b)

To finance projects or provide capital as provided in this part 7;

(c)

To provide guaranties, insurance, coinsurance, or reinsurance as provided in this part 7 and to establish reserves therefor by separate accounts or in such other manner as may be determined by the board in its sole discretion;

(d)

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 29-4-730, to make equity investments in business enterprises, including but not limited to direct investments in such business enterprises, investments in a legal entity which makes investments in such enterprises, and investments in an investment fund which makes investments in such enterprises, on such terms and conditions and as evidenced by such certificates, instruments, or documents, all as may be determined by the board in its sole discretion; except that properties, or revenues of the authority, other than the amount of such investments, shall not be placed at risk on account of such investments, and neither the authority nor the members of the board or employees of the authority shall be personally liable for the debts or obligations of the business enterprises in which such investments are made; and

(e)

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 29-4-710.5 and 29-4-710.6, and upon a finding by the board that investment in, or purchase or participation in the purchase of, loans or interests therein is necessary or useful to the financing of projects or the provision of capital to business enterprises, to invest in, purchase, or participate in the purchase from lenders of loans to finance projects or provide capital to business enterprises if such loans shall be insured or guaranteed, in whole or in part, by the federal government or by an agency or instrumentality thereof.

(f)

Repealed.

(3)

Moneys held in the economic development fund may be transferred to any of the other funds created by the authority pursuant to this part 7.

(4)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

There is hereby created within the economic development fund the Colorado strategic seed fund, which fund shall be administered by the authority in consultation with the Colorado strategic seed fund council created in section 29-4-735. The Colorado strategic seed fund is established for the purpose of providing seed capital to small businesses. For the purposes of this subsection (4), “seed capital” means moneys which are provided for: The preparation of a business plan, the performance of an initial market analysis, the assembling of a management team, the initial legal and accounting work, the development of a working prototype of a product or process, the development of follow-up financing, and such similar purposes as may be determined by the board.

(b)

The general assembly may make appropriations to the department of local affairs for the Colorado strategic seed fund. Any moneys not used to make loans shall remain in said fund and shall not be transferred to or revert to the general fund of the state at the end of any fiscal year. Any interest earned on the investment or deposit of moneys in the Colorado strategic seed fund shall remain in the fund and shall not be credited to the general fund of the state.

(c)

The authority shall utilize moneys in the Colorado strategic seed fund to make loans to operating seed funds. Such loans shall be made only if the board determines that:

(I)

The businesses to be assisted are small businesses with no prior sales or small businesses with existing sales, which small businesses are undergoing substantial changes in their businesses or product lines;

(II)

No professional or institutional investor has made any prior investment in any business to be assisted prior to the investment by the operating seed fund;

(III)

The businesses to be assisted have the potential to be rapidly growing businesses or value-added businesses which have the potential of having a long-term presence in Colorado’s economy and the amount invested by any operating seed fund in businesses outside of Colorado do not exceed more than fifty percent of the capital of the operating seed fund;

(IV)

Private sector financial support equal to the amount of any loan will be obtained by an operating seed fund. The authority may make a preliminary commitment of funds to an operating seed fund before the private sector financial support is obtained, but the authority shall not close the loan until at least one-third of the private sector financial support has been contributed, with the remainder to be paid not later than two years after the date of closing.

(d)

The authority shall establish criteria for making loans to operating seed funds, and such criteria shall include qualifications for the managers of such funds. The authority shall consult with the Colorado strategic seed fund council as to the criteria for determining which operating seed funds shall be eligible to receive loans from the fund, and no more than one operating seed fund, which fund shall be the rural economic development seed fund created in paragraph (g) of this subsection (4), shall be assisted pursuant to this subsection (4).

(e)

Loans made by the authority to operating seed funds shall be in the form of nonrecourse, noncompounding loans bearing interest, which shall be accrued at a rate determined by the board. The principal and accrued interest on any such loan shall be due not later than the initially scheduled termination date of the operating seed fund or ten years from the date of closing of the loan, whichever date is earlier.

(f)

The authority may require that an operating seed fund receiving a loan under this subsection (4) submit a quarterly financial statement, an audited annual financial statement, and such other reports regarding its finances and operations as the board determines to be necessary or appropriate.

(g)

Of the seed funds established pursuant to paragraph (d) of this subsection (4), one shall be a rural economic development seed fund, which shall be established for the purpose of assisting economic development in rural areas of Colorado. The moneys in the rural economic development seed fund shall be used to assist value-added businesses, and all of the provisions of this subsection (4) relating to loans made by the authority to operating seed funds shall also apply to the rural economic development seed fund. The salary of the fund manager shall be paid out of moneys appropriated to the fund by the general assembly and not from matching private sector funds.

Source: Section 29-4-719.1 — Economic development fund, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-29.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

29‑4‑101
Short title 29‑4‑102
Legislative declaration 29‑4‑103
Definitions 29‑4‑104
Powers of cities to undertake projects 29‑4‑105
Eminent domain 29‑4‑106
Acquisition of land for government 29‑4‑107
Management of housing projects 29‑4‑108
Moneys of city 29‑4‑109
Construction contracts and costs 29‑4‑110
Bonds secured by taxes - maturity 29‑4‑111
Bonds not secured by taxes authorized by resolution 29‑4‑112
Tax resolution - payment of bonds 29‑4‑113
Form of bonds - rate of interest 29‑4‑114
Provisions of bonds, mortgages, or trust indentures 29‑4‑115
Mortgage when financed by government 29‑4‑116
Remedies of an obligee of city 29‑4‑117
Additional remedies 29‑4‑118
Remedies cumulative 29‑4‑119
Limitations on remedies of obligee 29‑4‑120
Foreclosure sale subject to government agreement 29‑4‑121
Action by resolution 29‑4‑122
Tax exemptions 29‑4‑123
Supplemental nature of article 29‑4‑201
Short title 29‑4‑202
Legislative declaration 29‑4‑203
Definitions 29‑4‑204
Petition for creation of authority - notice - hearing 29‑4‑205
Appointment of commissioners 29‑4‑206
Duty of the authority and commissioners 29‑4‑207
Interested commissioners or employees 29‑4‑208
Removal of commissioners 29‑4‑209
Powers of authority 29‑4‑210
Rentals and tenant selection 29‑4‑211
Eminent domain 29‑4‑212
Acquisition of land for government 29‑4‑213
Zoning and building laws 29‑4‑214
Types of bonds 29‑4‑215
Form of bonds 29‑4‑216
Provisions of bond or mortgage 29‑4‑217
Power to mortgage - when 29‑4‑218
Remedies of an obligee of authority 29‑4‑219
Additional remedies 29‑4‑220
Remedies cumulative 29‑4‑221
Limitations on remedies of obligee 29‑4‑222
Sale subject to government agreement 29‑4‑223
Contracts with federal government 29‑4‑224
Wage and labor conditions 29‑4‑225
Insurance 29‑4‑226
Exemption from special assessments 29‑4‑227
Tax exemptions 29‑4‑228
Reports 29‑4‑229
Low rentals 29‑4‑230
Previous housing authorities validated 29‑4‑231
Contracts and undertakings validated 29‑4‑232
Notes and bonds validated 29‑4‑301
Short title 29‑4‑302
Legislative declaration 29‑4‑303
Definitions 29‑4‑304
Preparation of development plan 29‑4‑305
Assistance in preparation of plan 29‑4‑306
Action on setting up of authority 29‑4‑307
Additional powers of authority 29‑4‑308
Organization of authority 29‑4‑309
Condemnation for a superior use 29‑4‑310
Area not wholly in one municipality 29‑4‑311
Termination of an authority 29‑4‑312
Appropriations by municipality 29‑4‑313
Taxation 29‑4‑314
Supervision of reconstruction agency 29‑4‑401
Existing statutes no bar to creation of housing authority 29‑4‑402
Cities and towns empowered to create housing authorities 29‑4‑501
Legislative declaration 29‑4‑502
Definitions 29‑4‑503
Creation of housing authority 29‑4‑504
Appointment of commissioners 29‑4‑505
Powers of authority 29‑4‑506
Policy of authority 29‑4‑507
Exemption from special assessments - tax exemptions 29‑4‑508
Boundaries of authority 29‑4‑509
Conformity with building laws 29‑4‑601
Applicability of part 6 29‑4‑602
Posting and publication of notice - petition 29‑4‑603
Cooperative agreement - costs of election 29‑4‑604
Election - resolution 29‑4‑605
Notice of election 29‑4‑606
Conduct of election 29‑4‑607
Count of ballots - canvass - results of election 29‑4‑701
Short title 29‑4‑702
Legislative declaration 29‑4‑703
Definitions - rules 29‑4‑704
Colorado housing and finance authority 29‑4‑704.5
Reference in contracts and documents 29‑4‑705
Records of board 29‑4‑706
Meetings of board 29‑4‑707
Disclosure of interests required 29‑4‑708
General powers of the authority - repeal 29‑4‑709
Power of board - housing facility plans 29‑4‑710
Powers of the board - executive director - housing facility loans - assistance in housing facility development 29‑4‑710.5
Powers of the board - lease, sale, or financing of projects 29‑4‑710.6
Powers of the board - loans for capital 29‑4‑710.7
Powers of the board - issuance of bonds to maintain balances in the unemployment compensation fund 29‑4‑711
Power of board - housing facility plans - mortgage purchase - loans to lenders 29‑4‑712
Powers of the board - executive director - mortgage purchase - loans to lenders - assistance in providing housing facilities 29‑4‑713
Power of the board - home improvement loans 29‑4‑714
Powers of the board - home improvement loans - purchase of such loans - loans to lenders 29‑4‑716
Standards for approval of organizations 29‑4‑717
Findings - percentage of low-income families required 29‑4‑718
Bonds and notes 29‑4‑719.1
Economic development fund 29‑4‑720
Validity of any pledge 29‑4‑721
Remedies 29‑4‑722
Negotiable instruments 29‑4‑723
Bonds eligible for investment 29‑4‑724
Refunding bonds 29‑4‑725
Nonliability of state for bonds 29‑4‑726
Members of authority not personally liable on bonds 29‑4‑727
Property taxation - exemption of bonds from taxation 29‑4‑728
Revolving fund established 29‑4‑729
Reporting 29‑4‑730
Powers of the authority - investments 29‑4‑731
Agreement of this state 29‑4‑732
This part 7 not a limitation of powers 29‑4‑734
Termination of powers 29‑4‑735
Colorado strategic seed fund council - creation 29‑4‑1001
Short title 29‑4‑1002
Definitions 29‑4‑1003
Rent reporting for credit pilot program - created - third-party contractor - participant landlords and participant tenants - financial education courses required - compensation for participant landlords 29‑4‑1004
Rent reporting for credit pilot program - rules 29‑4‑1005
Rent reporting for credit pilot program - report 29‑4‑1006
Repeal of part 29‑4‑1101
Short title 29‑4‑1102
Legislative declaration 29‑4‑1103
Definitions 29‑4‑1104
Middle-income housing authority - creation - board of directors - meetings - records - tax exempt - audit - report 29‑4‑1105
General powers 29‑4‑1106
Additional powers - affordable workforce housing projects 29‑4‑1107
Powers of the board - selection of projects - ownership - report 29‑4‑1108
Relationship of authority and other jurisdictions 29‑4‑1109
Bonds 29‑4‑1110
Agreement of the state not to limit or alter rights of obligees 29‑4‑1111
Issuance of funds to the authority 29‑4‑1112
No action maintainable 29‑4‑1113
Judicial examination of powers, acts, proceedings, or contracts of the authority 29‑4‑1114
This part 11 not a limitation of powers 29‑4‑1115
Construction of this part 11
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 29-4-719.1’s source at colorado​.gov