First Regular Session
              Sixty-eighth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 11-0313.01 Duane Gall           HOUSE BILL 11-1092
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Kerr A.,  Casso, Fields, Fischer, Gardner D., Hamner, Jones, Looper, Priola, Tyler, Williams
 A.
 
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 Brophy, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 House Committees
 Senate Committees
 
 
 Transportation 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning procedures to be followed by local authorities
            when closing certain routes to bicycle traffic.
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted.  If this bill
       passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
       applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
       http://www.leg.state.co.us/billsummaries.)
       
            The bill specifies that a local authority may not prohibit the
       operation of bicycles or electrically assisted bicycles on a street or
       highway unless a suitable bike path, horseback trail, or other trail is
       available within a specified distance for use as an alternate route and an
       engineering and traffic investigation has been done to determine whether
       the operation of such vehicles is incompatible with the normal and safe
       movement of traffic.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  The introductory portion to 42-4-111 (1) and
       42-4-111 (1) (h), Colorado Revised Statutes, are amended to read:
            42-4-111.  Powers of local authorities.  (1)  This article shall
       does not be deemed to prevent local authorities, with respect to streets
       and highways under their jurisdiction and within the reasonable exercise
       of the police power, except those streets and highways that are parts of
       the state highway system that are subject to section 43-2-135, C.R.S.,
       from:
            (h)  Regulating the operation of bicycles or electrical assisted
       bicycles and requiring the registration and licensing of same, including
       the requirement of a registration fee, consistent with the provisions of this
       article; except that, notwithstanding any provision of this article
       to the contrary, such vehicles may not be prohibited from using
       any street or highway unless the local authority complies with
       section 42-4-109 (11);
            SECTION 2.  Effective date - applicability.  This act shall take
       effect upon passage and shall apply to all local ordinances adopted on,
       before, or after said date.
            SECTION 3.  Safety clause.  The general assembly hereby finds,
       determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
       preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.