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      HOUSE BILL 10-1014
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) McFadyen, Baumgardner, Fischer, Frangas,
      King S., Looper, Primavera, Tyler, Hullinghorst, Kerr A., Kerr J., Massey,
      Rice, Scanlan, Soper, Todd, Vigil;
      also SENATOR(S) Spence, Gibbs, Romer, Williams, Boyd, Brophy,
      Kester, Kopp, Steadman, Tapia, Whitehead.
      
      
      Concerning annual reporting to the general assembly of fatal
           accidents in state highway work areas.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  Part 16 of article 4 of title 42, Colorado Revised
      Statutes, is amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION to read:
      
           42-4-1612.  Accidents in state highway work areas - annual
      reporting by department of transportation and Colorado state patrol. 
      (1)  On or before February 15, 2011, and on or before February 15
      of each succeeding year, the department of transportation and
      the Colorado state patrol shall present a joint report to the
      transportation and energy committee of the house of
      representatives and the transportation committee of the senate,
      or any successor committees, regarding fatal accidents in state
      highway work areas during the preceding year.  The report shall
      include, at a minimum:
      
           (a)  A summary of the total number of fatal accidents and
      the total number of individuals killed;
      
           (b)  A categorization of the total number of individuals
      killed that identifies the individuals as employees of the
      department of transportation, employees of contractors or
      subcontractors working on a project for the department, or other
      individuals;
      
           (c)  A copy of the accident reporting form for each fatal
      accident;
      
           (d)  A description of both ongoing and newly implemented
      measures taken by the department of transportation to prevent
      fatal accidents in state highway work areas.
      
           (2)  For purposes of this section, "state highway work area"
      includes any area where an employee of the department of
      transportation is working at the time a fatal accident occurs.
      
           (3)  Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the
      department of transportation or the Colorado state patrol to
      specifically identify by name any individual killed, injured, or
      otherwise involved in an accident.
      
           SECTION 2.  Act subject to petition - 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 (August
      11, 2010, if adjournment sine die is on May 12, 2010); except that, if a
      referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state
      constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within
      such period, then the act, item, section, or part shall not take effect unless
      approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2010
      and shall take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote
      thereon by the governor.
      
      
      
      
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      Terrance D. Carroll                Brandon C. Shaffer
      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