Colorado Revised Statutes Title 24. Government State § 24-19.9-102. Restrictions on travel-related expenditures--covered persons--mandatory reimbursement of excess--exemptions

(1)(a) In the absence of extenuating circumstances, no public entity may make travel-related expenditures on behalf of any covered person in an amount that would exceed, on a daily basis, two times the maximum allowable federal per diem rate that governs the location in which the person is traveling, rounded up to the nearest whole dollar, as determined by the United States general services administration, as of October 1 of the calendar year immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the per diem rate is to be used.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the public entity may make:

(c) In the circumstances described in subparagraph (I) or (II) of paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), the public entity shall make available for review by its governing body or for public inspection, upon the provision of reasonable notice, itemization of any expenditures satisfying such exceptions to the requirements of this section.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, “travel-related expenditures” shall not include the actual costs of travel undertaken by the covered person for business-related purposes including, without limitation, airline fares, taxicab fares, automobile rentals, or reimbursement for automobile mileage expenses.