Date: 10/29/2013

Final
Bill 6

TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMITTEE

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Move that Bill 6 be included as one of the bills fFAIL



02:04 PM -- Bill 6

Representative Fischer explained Bill 6 (Attachment N). Representative Coram said that 97,000 pounds on a 5-axle unit is almost impossible to manage. Discussion ensued concerning the intent of the bill.

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The following people testified on the bill:

02:13 PM -- Mr. RJ Hicks, representing the Colorado Motor Carriers Association (CMCA), testified on the bill. He commented on axle and gross weights under current law. He said that the CMCA is opposed to the bill. Representative Mitsch Bush asked about empirical evidence related to safety issues or extreme pavement degradation. Discussion ensued concerning current law and safety issues. Representative Tyler asked what other states are doing on this issue.

02:32 PM -- Mr. David Hall, representing the Colorado State Patrol (CSP), and Mr. Kurt Morrison, representing the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), came to the table to respond to questions from the committee. Mr. Morrison said CDOT remains neutral on the bill in its current form. Mr. Hall said that the CSP does not have a position on the bill. Discussion ensued concerning overweight loads and safety issues due to excess weights.

02:42 PM -- Mr. Jery Payne, Office of Legislative Legal Services (OLLS), came to the table to respond to questions from the committee.

02:43 PM -- Mr. RJ Hicks came back to the table to respond to questions from the committee. He clarified his earlier comments and said that CMCA will lose 5,000 pounds in gross weight under the bill.

02:45 PM -- Mr. Ray Burgener, representing Truckers for Common Sense, testified in support of the bill. A handout was distributed to the committee (Attachment O). He discussed the need for the bill. Mr. Burgener responded to questions from the committee.

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BILL:Bill 6
TIME: 03:09:42 PM
MOVED:Fischer
MOTION:Move that Bill 6 be included as one of the bills forwarded to Legislative Council. The motion failed on a vote of 2-14.
SECONDED:Jones
VOTE
Baumgardner
Excused
Buck
No
Coram
No
Everett
No
Fischer
Yes
Jones
Yes
King
No
Kraft-Tharp
No
Lawrence
Excused
Lee
No
Mitsch Bush
No
Moreno
No
Peniston
No
Primavera
No
Scott
No
Todd
No
Heath
No
Tyler
No
YES: 2 NO: 14 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL



03:26 PM

Senator Jones explained that he is not moving forward with the High-Performance Transportation Enterprise bill. Senator Heath thanked the committee for its hard work this interim. Representative Tyler thanked the committee and staff. The committee discussed the possibility of a letter concerning the working group proposed in Joint Resolution 1. Representative Tyler asked that staff comprise a letter similar to the intent of the resolution concerning the permitting process. Representative Primavera asked whether Truckers for Common Sense could be included in the letter.


03:34 PM

The committee adjourned.