This issue brief outlines the types of projects and expenses related to IT, the role of the Joint Technology Committee (JTC) in overseeing the approval and implementation of IT budget requests, and recent major IT projects.
The federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) authorizes $1.2 trillion to be spent over five years for transportation, water, energy, resiliency, and broadband. Of this amount, $550 billion is new spending and $650 billion is reauthorized spending from the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act and other previous authorizations. The majority of state funding in the IIJA is allocated through formulas, but the act also authorizes funding for new and existing competitive grants.
This memorandum is designed to be a reference guide for legislators and the public on the topic of Colorado laws related to liquor licensing. It covers the three-tier regulatory structure, license and permit types, general licensing requirements, and related fees, taxes, and recent legislation.
The memorandum describes how these legal mechanisms are created and how they allocate Colorado interstate rivers, focusing on the Republican River Compact and Colorado's compliance efforts.
