Date: 11/10/2015

Final
Transportation Legislation Review Committee

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Approve Bills B, C, D, and E recommended by the TrPass Without Objection



09:09 AM -- Transportation Legislation Review Committee

Representative Kraft-Tharp came to the table to present Bills B, C, D, and E recommended by the Transportation Legislation Review Committee (TLRC). The summary report prepared for the Legislative Council Committee, copies of the bills, and the committee's charge can be found in Attachment B.

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The bills are as follows:

Bill B - Transportation Advisory Committee Procedures. This bill requires the Statewide Transportation Advisory Committee (STAC) to provide advice and comments to both the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Transportation Commission, rather than only to CDOT. The bill also specifies that the STAC will provide advice on budgets and transportation policy, programming, and planning.

Bill C - Modify Transportation Commission Membership. This bill requires the TLRC to study the current statutory Transportation Commission districts during the 2016 interim to determine whether the number and boundaries of the districts should be modified. To assist the TLRC in its work, by August 1, 2016, Legislative Council Staff (LCS), with the cooperation of CDOT, must present a research study to the TLRC that documents changes in the current 11 Transportation Commission districts since the last time the General Assembly modified the districts, to include population, number of lane miles, and annual vehicle miles traveled in each of the districts. In doing so, LCS must take into account existing county and municipal boundaries, regional transportation areas and districts, and Transportation Planning Regions. The TLRC must also hold public hearings in the major geographical regions of the state regarding potential district modifications. The committee may recommend legislation to modify the Transportation Commission districts, which will not be subject to review by or approval of the Legislative Council.

Bill D - Register Title Kei Vehicle for Roadway. This bill allows the Department of Revenue (DOR) to title, register, and issue a rear license plate to kei vehicles. A person with a valid driver's license and insurance may operate a registered kei vehicle on a roadway with a posted speed limit of 55 miles per hour (MPH) or less, unless it is a limited access highway. Under the bill, it is a class B traffic infraction to operate a kei vehicle on an unauthorized roadway, without proper registration, or without the required safety equipment.

Bill E - Abandoned Motor Vehicle National Title Search. Currently, when an abandoned motor vehicle has been towed, the responsible law enforcement agency and tow operator notify the DOR, which searches its records to determine who owns the vehicle and if there is a lienholder. This information is used to return stolen vehicles and to notify the owner and any lienholder that the vehicle will be sold at an auction if it is not claimed. This bill broadens the records used in the search to include those that can be obtained through a national title search. The bill also extends the period for a tow operator to notify the owner and any lienholder from three days to five days.
BILL:Transportation Legislation Review Committee
TIME: 09:12:14 AM
MOVED:Duran
MOTION:Approve Bills B, C, D, and E recommended by the Transportation Legislation Review Committee as fitting under the committee's charge. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Buck
Court
DelGrosso
Donovan
Duran
Grantham
Guzman
Jones
Landgraf
Lawrence
Lundberg
Melton
Roberts
Scheffel
Ulibarri
Williams
Cadman
Excused
Hullinghorst
Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection