Beginning in 2020, the bill requires fiscal notes on legislative
measures to include an assessment of whether the measure is likely to directly cause a net increase or decrease in greenhouse gas pollution in the 10-year period following its enactment. The assessment must consider new sources of emissions, increases or decreases in existing sources of
emissions, and any impact on sequestration of emissions. The fiscal note is not required to estimate the magnitude of the impact. The director of research of the legislative council staff is required to develop policies and procedures for completing the assessment. The department of natural resources, the Colorado energy office, and other state agencies with relevant subject matter expertise are required to cooperate with and provide information, if requested, to develop the policies and procedures for the assessment and to provide information to the legislative council staff on a legislative measure's impact on greenhouse gas pollution in connection with the preparation of a fiscal note.
