CO SB039

Agricultural buildings are exempt from Colorado's energy benchmarking and reporting requirements under the state's energy use reporting law (C.R.S. 25-7-142).

"Agricultural building" is defined as a structure used to house agricultural implements, hay, unprocessed grain, poultry, livestock, or other agricultural products/inputs primarily for maintaining or operating an agricultural process.

Owners of agricultural buildings may submit for an affirmative exemption that remains valid until there is a change in ownership or the building no longer qualifies as agricultural.

The existing exemption for buildings where more than half of gross floor area is used for "manufacturing, industrial, or agricultural purposes" is narrowed to remove "agricultural purposes," with agricultural buildings now covered under the separate new exemption.

Takes effect 90 days after final adjournment of the general assembly, subject to potential referendum.