Colorado Revised Statutes Title 24. Government State § 24-75-112.5. Appropriation clauses--general provisions--legislative declaration--definition

(a) The mechanism through which the general assembly commonly authorizes state agencies to spend moneys, the appropriation clause, has remained essentially unchanged for over a century;

(b) The typical appropriation clause employed prior to the 2015 regular legislative session features certain stock phrases that make ascertaining essential information more difficult;

(c) Legislation should, whenever possible, be written clearly and concisely; and

(d) It is therefore the intent of the general assembly, in enacting this section:

(2)(a) Unless the context otherwise requires, and regardless of whether the law is statutory or noncodified, the following provisions apply to an appropriation made in a duly enacted law of the state:

(b) As used in any appropriation clause, “C.R.S.” means the Colorado Revised Statutes.