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      HOUSE BILL 07-1018
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Rose, Borodkin, Gardner C., Green, Kerr J.,
      McFadyen, and Pommer;
      also SENATOR(S) Williams, Hagedorn, Isgar, May R., Spence, and Takis.
      
      
      Concerning the scope of jurisdiction of the transportation
           legislation review committee.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  43-2-145 (1), Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended
      to read:
      
           43-2-145.  Transportation legislation review - committee. 
      (1) (a)  The transportation legislation review committee is hereby
      created in order to give guidance and direction to:
      
           (I)  The department of transportation in the development of the state
      transportation system and to provide legislative overview of and input into
      such development; there is hereby created the transportation legislation
      review committee.
      
           (II)  The department of revenue in the licensing of drivers
      and registration and titling of motor vehicles; and
      
           (III)  Any state agency or political subdivision of  Colorado
      that regulates motor vehicles or traffic, including, without
      limitation, penalties imposed for violating traffic statutes and
      rules.
      
           (b)  The committee shall meet at least once each year to review all
      transportation, traffic, and  motor vehicle legislation and may consult
      with experts in the field fields of traffic regulation, the licensing of
      drivers, the registration and titling of motor vehicles, and
      highway construction and planning or and may consult with the
      personnel of the department of transportation or the department of
      revenue as may be necessary.  All personnel of the department of
      transportation, department of revenue, or any state agency or
      political subdivision of Colorado that regulates motor vehicles
      or traffic shall cooperate with the committee and with any persons
      assisting the committee in carrying out its duties pursuant to this section. 
      The committee may review any phase of department of transportation
      operations, including planning and construction of highway projects, prior
      to and during the completion of such projects.
      
           (c)  The committee may also conduct a postoperation review of such
      projects to determine whether the project was completed in the most
      cost-effective and efficient manner.  The committee may require the
      department of transportation to prepare and adopt five-, ten-, and
      fifteen-year plans for the development of the state transportation system,
      and the committee shall monitor the progress of such plans.  The committee
      may also require financial or performance audits to be conducted.  Upon
      completion of its review of the transportation laws, the committee shall
      make recommendations to the governor and to the general assembly for
      such additional legislation as it deems necessary.  The committee shall also
      develop and make recommendations concerning the financing of the state
      transportation system.  Legislation recommended by the committee shall be
      treated as legislation recommended by an interim legislative committee for
      purposes of any introduction deadlines or bill limitations imposed by the
      joint rules of the general assembly.
      
           SECTION 2.  Effective date.  This act shall take effect at 12:01
      a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period after final
      adjournment of the general assembly that is allowed for submitting a
      referendum petition pursuant to article V, section 1 (3) of the state
      constitution, (August 8, 2007, if adjournment sine die is on May 9, 2007);
      except that, if a referendum petition is filed against this act or an item,
      section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or
      part, if approved by the people, shall take effect on the date of the official
      declaration of the vote thereon by proclamation of the governor.
      
      
      
      
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      Andrew Romanoff                      Joan Fitz-Gerald
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Marilyn Eddins                          Karen Goldman
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    Bill Ritter, Jr.
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO