Colorado § 24-30-1304 Life-cycle cost - legislative findings and declaration

Colorado Statutes

§ 24-30-1304 — Life-cycle cost - legislative findings and declaration

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(1)The general assembly hereby finds:

(a)That state-owned real property has a significant impact on the state's consumption of energy;

(b)That energy conservation practices adopted for the design, construction, and utilization of this real property will have a beneficial effect on the state's overall supply of energy;

(c)That the cost of the energy consumed by this real property over the life of the real property must be considered, in addition to the initial cost of constructing such real property; and

(d)That the cost of energy is significant, and facility designs must take into consideration the total life-cycle cost, including the initial construction cost, the cost, over the economic life of the real property, of the energy consumed, replacement costs, and the cost o

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(1) The
general assembly hereby finds:

(a) That state-owned real property has a significant impact on the state's
consumption of energy;

(b) That energy conservation practices adopted for the design, construction,
and utilization of this real property will have a beneficial effect on the state's
overall supply of energy;

(c) That the cost of the energy consumed by this real property over the life of
the real property must be considered, in addition to the initial cost of constructing
such real property; and

(d) That the cost of energy is significant, and facility designs must take into
consideration the total life-cycle cost, including the initial construction cost, the
cost, over the economic life of the real property, of the energy consumed,
replacement costs, and the cost of operation and maintenance of the real property,
including energy consumption.

(2) The general assembly declares that it is the policy of this state to ensure
that energy conservation practices are employed in the design of state-owned real
property. To this end the general assembly requires all state agencies and state
institutions of higher education to analyze the life-cycle cost of all real property
constructed or renovated, over its economic life, in addition to the initial
construction or renovation cost.

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Legislative History

Source: L. 79: Entire part added, p. 884, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2014: Entire section amended, (HB 14-1387), ch. 378, p. 1812, � 7, effective June 6.