Colorado Revised Statutes Title 24. Government State § 24-94-104. State public entity agreements--public-private partnership

(1) A state public entity is authorized, either separately or in combination with any other state public entity, to initiate solicitations, review any private partner-initiated proposals, execute public-private partnership agreements, or execute public-private agreements to develop or operate a public project subject to the requirements of this article 94.

(2) Subject to subsection (5) of this section, any state public entity must obtain approvals from the executive director in the time and manner determined by the executive director pursuant to sections 24-94-103(1)(a) and (1)(b).

(3) Any public-private agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (1) of this section must comply with applicable state laws and processes developed by the executive director pursuant to section 24-94-103(1)(a) and 24-94-103(1)(b).

(4) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, state public entities may review any private partner-initiated proposals but need not respond to such proposals.

(5) Nothing in this article 94 shall be construed to prohibit, limit, or otherwise modify the specific statutory authority of state public entities, including but not limited to the authority specified in sections 23-3.1-301(1), 23-3.1-306.5, 23-5-101.7, 24-33.5-510, 24-36-121, 26-6.9-102, 32-22-105(1)(a)(VIII), 33-1-105(1), 33-10-107(1), 36-1-118(1), 40-2-123, and 43-4-806, and the authority specified in parts 1 and 3 of article 46 of this title 24 and parts 8 and 13 of article 82 of this title 24, to enter into a public-private partnership, a public-private agreement, or other agreement, or to utilize a statutory mechanism as authorized by any other provision of law.