House Committee on Transportation & Energy (02/19/2015)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY

Date:	02/19/2015	ATTENDANCE

Time:	11:12 AM to 11:22 AM	Becker J.	X
		Buck	X
Place:	HCR 0112	Carver	X
		Coram	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Esgar	X
	Representative Tyler	Kraft-Tharp	X
		Melton	X
This Report was prepared by		Moreno	X
	Matt Kiszka	Neville P.	X
		Nordberg	X
		Winter	X
		Mitsch Bush	X
		Tyler	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
HB15-1209 SB15-023		Referred to the Committee of the Whole Referred to the Committee of the Whole

11:12 AM

Representative Tyler, Chair, called the committee to order.

11:13 AM -- HB 15-1209

Representative Tyler, prime sponsor, came to the table to present on House Bill 15-1209. The bill updates state law to better reflect the actual organizational structure of the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) by eliminating the highway operations and maintenance division and incorporating its duties and functions into the highway maintenance division which the bill creates as a statutory division under the CDOT. The bill also clarifies powers and duties of the CDOT's executive director and chief engineer, and establishes the powers and duties of the director of the division of highway maintenance. Finally, the bill clarifies that annual reports will be filed with the highway maintenance division.

11:14 AM -- Andy Karsian, representing CDOT, spoke in favor of the bill. He stated that the bill would clean up old statute language and clarify existing efficiencies within the department. He responded to a question on leadership positions within the department that may be affected by the bill.


BILL:	HB15-1209
TIME:	11:16:47 AM
MOVED:	Tyler
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 15-1209 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0.
SECONDED:	Buck
		VOTE
	Becker J.	Yes
	Buck	Yes
	Carver	Yes
	Coram	Yes
	Esgar	Yes
	Kraft-Tharp	Yes
	Melton	Yes
	Moreno	Yes
	Neville P.	Yes
	Nordberg	Yes
	Winter	Yes
	Mitsch Bush	Yes
	Tyler	Yes

Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

11:18 AM -- SB 15-023

Representative Vigil, prime sponsor, came to the table to present Senate Bill 15-023. Under current law, an off-highway vehicle may cross a roadway, street, or highway if it does so in accordance with the statutory guidelines established for snowmobile roadway crossings (Section 33-14-112, C.R.S.). This bill provides clarification by importing the snowmobile crossing guidelines into the off-highway vehicle statutes, and further clarifies that a driver may cross a state highway when in compliance with these guidelines, except within the boundaries of a municipality. The bill provides clarification to off-highway vehicle operators when crossing roadways including state highways, but it does not affect revenue, expenditures, or workload for any state agency or unit of government.

11:19 AM

Representative Vigil responded to a question on the applicability of the bill to municipalities.

11:20 AM

Representative Vigil made his closing comments on the bill.


BILL:	SB15-023
TIME:	11:21:00 AM
MOVED:	Melton
MOTION:	Refer Senate Bill 15-023 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0.
SECONDED:	Becker J.
		VOTE
	Becker J.	Yes
	Buck	Yes
	Carver	Yes
	Coram	Yes
	Esgar	Yes
	Kraft-Tharp	Yes
	Melton	Yes
	Moreno	Yes
	Neville P.	Yes
	Nordberg	Yes
	Winter	Yes
	Mitsch Bush	Yes
	Tyler	Yes

Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

11:22 AM

The committee was adjourned.