C.R.S. Section 44-30-1201
State historical fund

  • administration
  • legislative declaration
  • state museum cash fund
  • rules
  • definition

(1)

The state treasurer shall make annual distributions, from the state historical fund created by section 9 (5)(b)(II) of article XVIII of the state constitution, in accordance with the provisions of section 9 (5)(b)(III) of article XVIII of the state constitution. As specified in section 9 (5)(b)(III) of article XVIII of the state constitution, twenty percent of the money in the state historical fund shall be used for the preservation and restoration of the cities of Central, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek. The remaining eighty percent of the fund shall be administered by the state historical society in accordance with subsection (5) of this section. Expenditures from the fund shall be subject to the provisions of section 44-30-1202. The society shall make grants from the eighty percent portion of said fund administered by the society for the following historic preservation purposes:

(a)

The identification, evaluation, documentation, study, and marking of buildings, structures, objects, sites, or areas important in the history, architecture, archaeology, or culture of this state, and the official designation of the properties;

(b)

The excavation, stabilization, preservation, restoration, rehabilitation, reconstruction, or acquisition of the designated properties;

(c)

Education and training for governmental entities, organizations, and private citizens on how to plan for and accommodate the preservation of historic and archaeological structures, buildings, objects, sites, and districts;

(d)

Preparation, production, distribution, and presentation of educational, informational, and technical documents, guidance, and aids on historic preservation practices, standards, guidelines, techniques, economic incentives, protective mechanisms, and historic preservation planning.

(2)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

The society shall make grants primarily to governmental entities and to nonprofit organizations; except that the society may make grants to persons in the private sector so long as the person requesting the grant makes application through a governmental entity. The selection of recipients and the amount granted to a recipient shall be determined by the society, which determination shall be based on the information provided in the applications submitted to the society.

(b)

As used in this subsection (2), “governmental entity” means the state and any state agency or institution, county, city and county, incorporated city or town, school district, special improvement district, authority, and every other kind of district, instrumentality, or political subdivision of the state organized pursuant to law. “Governmental entity” shall include any county, city and county, or incorporated city or town, governed by a home rule charter.

(3)

Subject to annual appropriation, the society may employ any personnel in accordance with section 13 of article XII of the state constitution that may be necessary to fulfill its duties in accordance with this section.

(4)

The society shall promulgate rules for the purpose of administering the state historical fund, which rules may include criteria for consideration in awarding grants from the fund and standards for preservation that are acceptable to the society and that shall be employed by grant recipients.
(5)(a)(I) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(A)

The state historical society, founded in 1879, has a unique role as the state educational institution charged with collecting, preserving, and interpreting the history of Colorado and the west. The state formally recognized the state historical society as a state agency by statute in 1915, and the general assembly has continuously made appropriations for the society since that time.

(B)

The state historical fund created by section 9 (5)(b)(II) of article XVIII of the state constitution has grown significantly since its inception in 1991. In accordance with section 9 (5)(b)(III) of article XVIII of the state constitution, the general assembly hereby determines that it is appropriate to provide funding for the state historical society through the state historical fund.

(C)

The use of a portion of the state historical fund for the support needs of the state historical society is consistent with the preservation purposes of the fund and of the society.

(D)

Grants from the state historical fund by the society pursuant to subsection (1) of this section serve the state and its people well in promoting preservation purposes and economic development throughout the state.

(II)

Accordingly, it is the intent of the general assembly that the majority of the gaming revenues deposited in and available for distribution from the eighty percent portion of the state historical fund administered by the society shall continue to be used for the grants.

(III)

Repealed.

(b)

Subject to annual appropriation, the society may make expenditures from the museum and preservation operations account for the reasonable costs incurred by the society in connection with fulfilling the society’s mission as a state educational institution to collect, preserve, and interpret the history of Colorado and the west and carrying out other activities and programs authorized by statute or rule. The reasonable costs may include capital construction and controlled maintenance expenditures relating to properties owned, managed, or used by the society.

(c)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(I)

All money received by the society from limited gaming revenues pursuant to section 44-30-701 (1)(d)(II) shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the state historical fund. Eighty percent of the state historical fund administered by the society is divided into the following two accounts:

(A)

The preservation grant program account, hereby created in the state historical fund, that consists of fifty and one-tenth of one percent of the money received from the society in a fiscal year. Money in the account is subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the society to cover the reasonable costs as may be incurred in the selection, monitoring, and administration of grants for historic preservation purposes. Any money not appropriated for the costs is continuously appropriated to the society for the purpose of making grants pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.

(B)

The museum and preservation operations account, hereby created in the state historical fund, that consists of forty-nine and nine-tenths of one percent of the money received from the society in a fiscal year. Money in the account is subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly for the purposes set forth in subsection (5)(b) of this section.

(II)

All interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the state historical fund, including the accounts created in subsections (5)(c)(I)(A) and (5)(c)(I)(B) of this section, shall remain in the fund. At the end of any fiscal year, all unexpended and unencumbered money in the fund remains therein and shall not be transferred or revert to the general fund or any other fund; except that, for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2008, and for each fiscal year thereafter through the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2045, the society may direct the state treasurer to transfer any unexpended and unencumbered money in the museum and preservation operations account at the end of the fiscal year to the state museum cash fund created pursuant to section 24-80-214. The state treasurer shall be the custodian of the funds pursuant to section 24-80-209.

(III)

Repealed.

(d)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(I)

The general assembly finds and declares that:

(A)

To better preserve, study, and restore historical sites and objects throughout the state, it is in the best interest of the state to construct a new Colorado state museum and offices for the state historical society; and

(B)

Construction of a new Colorado state museum and offices for the state historical society will provide improved historic preservation, education, planning, and interpretation of Colorado’s heritage, including the identification, evaluation, study, and marking of buildings, structures, objects, sites, or areas important in the history, architecture, archeology, or culture of the state; the official designation of the properties as appropriate for preservation; and other activities described in subsections (1)(c) and (1)(d) of this section.

(II)

The general assembly reaffirms its intent that:

(A)

The majority of the eighty percent portion of the state historical fund administered by the society shall continue to be used for the statewide grants for historic preservation purposes as described in subsection (1) of this section and may also be used to pay the administrative cost of the society in administering the grant program; and

(B)

Costs associated with the new Colorado state museum shall be from the portion of the state historical fund not reserved for the statewide grant program for preservation, or from other money as designated by the general assembly.

(III)

Repealed.

(IV)

For the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2011, and for each fiscal year thereafter through the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2045, so long as there are payments due on an agreement entered into pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of Senate Bill 08-206, as enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-sixth general assembly, the general assembly shall appropriate to the state historical society from the museum and preservation operations account of the state historical fund, the general fund, or from any other available fund an amount equal to the annual aggregate rentals or other payments due from state funds; except that the amount shall not exceed four million nine hundred ninety-eight thousand dollars in any given fiscal year.

(6)

to (13) Repealed.

Source: Section 44-30-1201 — State historical fund - administration - legislative declaration - state museum cash fund - rules - definition, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-44.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

44‑30‑101
Short title
44‑30‑102
Legislative declaration
44‑30‑103
Definitions
44‑30‑104
Limited gaming - sports betting - authorization - regulation
44‑30‑105
Limited gaming - cities - commercial districts
44‑30‑106
Exceptions
44‑30‑201
Division of gaming - creation
44‑30‑202
Functions of division - repeal
44‑30‑203
Director - qualification - powers and duties
44‑30‑204
Investigator - peace officers
44‑30‑205
Division of gaming - access to records
44‑30‑206
Repeal of division - review of functions
44‑30‑301
Colorado limited gaming control commission - creation
44‑30‑302
Commission - powers and duties - rules
44‑30‑401
Conflict of interest
44‑30‑501
Licenses - types - rules
44‑30‑502
Key employee - determination of status
44‑30‑503
Licenses - revocable - nontransferable
44‑30‑504
Operator, slot machine manufacturer or distributor, associated equipment supplier, key employee, support licensee, or retailer - qualifications for licensure
44‑30‑505
Considerations for licensure
44‑30‑506
Temporary or conditional licenses
44‑30‑507
Delegation of licensing duties
44‑30‑508
Licensed premises - retail floor plan - definition
44‑30‑509
License - disqualification - criteria
44‑30‑510
Applicants and licensees - providing information - criminal history record check
44‑30‑511
Application - fee - waiver of confidentiality
44‑30‑512
Supplier of licensee - licensure requirements
44‑30‑513
Application - authorization for background investigations
44‑30‑514
License - grounds for approval or denial
44‑30‑515
Licensed premises - safety conditions - fire and electrical
44‑30‑516
Buildings - accessible to persons with disabilities
44‑30‑517
Waiver from liability - state of Colorado - disclosures or publications
44‑30‑518
Renewal of licenses
44‑30‑519
Denial of application
44‑30‑520
Appeal of final action of commission
44‑30‑521
Executive and closed meetings
44‑30‑522
Communications - privileged and confidential
44‑30‑523
Summary suspension
44‑30‑524
Suspension or revocation of license - grounds - penalties
44‑30‑525
Commission hearings - testimony
44‑30‑526
Records - confidentiality - exceptions
44‑30‑527
Executive director and director have access to files and records
44‑30‑528
Licensees - duty to maintain records
44‑30‑529
5)
44‑30‑530
Payments of winnings - intercept
44‑30‑531
Responsible gaming - advertising and promotional efforts - reports of certain licensees required - confidential records
44‑30‑601
Gaming tax
44‑30‑602
Return and remittance
44‑30‑603
Violations of taxation provisions - penalties
44‑30‑604
Returns and reports - failure to file - penalties
44‑30‑605
Local jurisdiction
44‑30‑701
Limited gaming fund - created - repeal
44‑30‑702
Revenues attributable to local revisions to gaming limits - extended limited gaming fund - identification - separate administration - distribution - legislative declaration - definitions
44‑30‑703
Audits and annual reports
44‑30‑704
Enforcement
44‑30‑705
Attorney general - duties
44‑30‑801
Limited gaming equipment manufacturers or distributors, operators, associated equipment suppliers, retailers, key employees, support licensees, persons contracting with the commission or division - criteria
44‑30‑802
False statement on application - violations of rules or provisions of article as felony
44‑30‑803
Slot machines - shipping notices
44‑30‑804
Persons prohibited from interest in limited gaming
44‑30‑805
Responsibilities of operator
44‑30‑806
Gaming equipment - security and audit specifications
44‑30‑807
Gaming equipment - not subject to exclusive agreements
44‑30‑808
Restriction upon persons having financial interest in retail licenses
44‑30‑809
Age of participants - penalties - applicability
44‑30‑810
Employee twenty-one years or older required on premises
44‑30‑811
Persons conducting limited gaming
44‑30‑812
Employee of licensed person - good moral character
44‑30‑813
Minimum payback - limit to a slot machine
44‑30‑814
Key employee - support license
44‑30‑815
Extension of credit prohibited
44‑30‑816
Authorized amount of bets
44‑30‑817
Failure to pay winners
44‑30‑818
Approval of rules for certain games
44‑30‑819
Exchange - redemption of chips - unlawful acts
44‑30‑820
Persons in supervisory positions - unlawful acts - rules
44‑30‑821
Cheating - penalty - definition
44‑30‑822
Fraudulent acts
44‑30‑823
Use of device for calculating probabilities
44‑30‑824
Use of counterfeit or unapproved chips or tokens or unlawful coins or devices - possession of certain unlawful devices, equipment, products, or materials - penalty
44‑30‑825
Cheating game and devices - penalty
44‑30‑826
Unlawful manufacture, sale, distribution, marking, altering, or modification of equipment and devices associated with limited gaming - unlawful instruction
44‑30‑828
Detention and questioning of person suspected of violating article - limitations on liability - posting of notice
44‑30‑829
Failure to display operator and premises licenses
44‑30‑830
Authority, duties, and powers - department of revenue and department of public safety
44‑30‑831
Violation of article as misdemeanor
44‑30‑832
Agreements, contracts, leases - void and unenforceable
44‑30‑833
Financial interest restrictions
44‑30‑834
Revocation or expiration of license - requirement of notification
44‑30‑835
Personal pecuniary gain or conflict of interest
44‑30‑836
False or misleading information - unlawful
44‑30‑837
Conducting gaming activities without a license
44‑30‑901
Events sponsored by charitable organizations
44‑30‑902
Terms of sponsorship
44‑30‑903
Notice of sponsorship
44‑30‑1101
Exemption from federal law
44‑30‑1102
Shipments of devices and machines deemed legal
44‑30‑1103
Ownership or possession of slot machines - rules
44‑30‑1201
State historical fund - administration - legislative declaration - state museum cash fund - rules - definition
44‑30‑1202
Expenditures from the state historical fund - legislative declaration
44‑30‑1301
Definitions - local government limited gaming impact fund - rules - report - legislative declaration
44‑30‑1302
Local government limited gaming impact advisory committee - creation - duties
44‑30‑1401
Definitions
44‑30‑1402
Independent restoration and preservation commission - appointments - qualifications - new appointments - appointments without nominations
44‑30‑1403
Funding - compensation
44‑30‑1404
Officers - bylaws - rules
44‑30‑1405
Meetings
44‑30‑1406
Quorum - action
44‑30‑1407
Final agency action - judicial review
44‑30‑1501
Definitions - rules
44‑30‑1502
Conflict of interest - participants in sports or athletic events
44‑30‑1503
Licenses - rules
44‑30‑1504
Disclosure of information by corporate applicants - license required - investigation - criminal history record check - rules - definition
44‑30‑1505
License classifications - number of licenses - designated sports betting operators - qualifications - rules
44‑30‑1506
Operations - eligibility to place bets - record-keeping - information sharing
44‑30‑1507
Records - confidentiality - exceptions
44‑30‑1508
Sports betting tax - rules
44‑30‑1509
Sports betting fund - wagering revenue recipients hold-harmless fund - creation - rules - definitions - repeal
44‑30‑1510
Audits
44‑30‑1511
Unlawful acts
44‑30‑1512
Penalties
44‑30‑1513
Other laws inapplicable
44‑30‑1516
Duties of licensees under the gambling payment intercept act
44‑30‑1601
Short title
44‑30‑1602
Applicability of common provisions
44‑30‑1603
Definitions
44‑30‑1604
Rules
44‑30‑1605
Registration
44‑30‑1606
Licensing - rules
44‑30‑1607
Consumer protections
44‑30‑1608
Duty to maintain records
44‑30‑1609
Authorization to conduct fantasy contests
44‑30‑1610
Grounds for discipline
44‑30‑1611
Civil fines
44‑30‑1612
Applicability
44‑30‑1613
Hearings
44‑30‑1701
Definitions
44‑30‑1702
Responsible gaming grant program - creation - rules - application process - cash fund created - repeal
44‑30‑1703
Exclusion of certain individuals from participation in gaming activities - duties of division - mechanism for self-exclusion - confidential records - rules
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§ 44-30-1201’s source at colorado​.gov