COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE
[8 CCR 1505-6]
RULES CONCERNING CAMPAIGN AND POLITICAL FINANCE 

Preliminary Draft of Proposed Rules

May 29, 2009

Disclaimer:  This draft is not yet final.  The proposed changes to be considered at the public rulemaking hearing may be different than the proposed changes in this draft.  This draft is submitted to the Department of Regulatory Agencies for the purpose of complying with section 24-4-103(2.5), C.R.S., which requires that a draft be submitted to the Department at the time that a notice of proposed rulemaking is filed with the Secretary of State.

A final copy of the proposed rule changes will be available to the public no later than July 2, 2009, and a copy will be posted on the Department of State’s web site, in compliance with the requirement of section 24-4-103(4)(a), C.R.S., that “[a]ny proposed rule or revised proposed rule by an agency which is to be considered at the public hearing . . . shall be made available to any person at least five days prior to said hearing.”

Proposed additions to the current rules are reflected in small caps.  Proposed deletions from current rules are shown in stricken type.   Annotations may be included.

New Rule 1.16 would be adopted as follows:

1.16	A “Sole Source Government Contract”, as defined in Article XXVIII, Section 2(14.4), does not include a contract for which there is no legal requirement or authority for a competitive bidding process, such as (but not by way of limitation) the following:

1.16.1	A contract awarded to a utility that has been granted an exclusive retail service territory by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission through a certificate of public convenience and necessity.

1.16.2	A provider participation agreement entered into by and between a provider with a current Colorado medical assistance program provider ID number and the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.