republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2018a/sb-18-019.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expanded Duration For Colorado Water Resources And Power Development Authority Revolving Loans"
description: "Water Resources Review Committee. Pursuant to the federal clean water act and the federal 'Safe Water Drinking Act', the Colorado water resources and power development authority (authority) makes loans under its water pollution control revolving fund and its drinking water revolving fund. Under state law, the duration of any water pollution control loan made by the authority must not exceed 20 years after project completion; however, the federal clean water act now allows for loans up to the lesser of 30 years or the projected useful life of the project, as determined by the state. The bill removes the 20-year limitation on water pollution control loans and authorizes the authority to make loans in compliance with the clean water act and the 'Safe Water Drinking Act'.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2018A"
identifier: "SB 18-019"
citation: "Colorado SB 18-019 (2018A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Hansen", "Don Coram", "Jeni James Arndt", "Kerry Donovan"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-10T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-03-01T07:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/80d5adde-f060-4275-8fcd-c2f485de5bdc"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb18-019"
source_hash: "3e282ee01c0e553ef2349393f751c8f3e012da067f95ec5ddccc5c8b5ee9e2e6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
---

# Colorado SB 18-019 (2018A) — Expanded Duration For Colorado Water Resources And Power Development Authority Revolving Loans

Water Resources Review Committee. Pursuant to the federal clean water act and the federal 'Safe Water Drinking Act', the Colorado water resources and power development authority (authority) makes loans under its water pollution control revolving fund and its drinking water revolving fund. Under state law, the duration of any water pollution control loan made by the authority must not exceed 20 years after project completion; however, the federal clean water act now allows for loans up to the lesser of 30 years or the projected useful life of the project, as determined by the state. The bill removes the 20-year limitation on water pollution control loans and authorizes the authority to make loans in compliance with the clean water act and the 'Safe Water Drinking Act'.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018a/bills/cr/2018a_sb019_h_agr_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (01/23/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_019_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (02/23/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_019_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (01/10/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_019_01.pdf)
5. **Reengrossed (01/24/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_019_ren.pdf)
6. **Rerevised (02/16/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_019_rer.pdf)
7. **Revised (02/15/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_019_rev.pdf)
8. **Signed Act (03/01/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_019_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **63–0** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **32–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chris Hansen — primary (person)
- Don Coram — primary (person)
- Jeni James Arndt — primary (person)
- Kerry Donovan — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-03-01T07:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2018-02-23T07:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-02-23T07:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2018-02-22T07:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2018-02-16T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-02-15T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2018-02-12T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2018-01-26T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources `introduction`
- **2018-01-24T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-01-23T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2018-01-18T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2018-01-10T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/80d5adde-f060-4275-8fcd-c2f485de5bdc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).