NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 5/2/2014.
      
      
      SENATE BILL 14-146
      
      
      BY SENATOR(S) Schwartz, Heath, Jones, King, Newell, Todd, Carroll;
      also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Wilson, Ginal, Kraft-Tharp, Lebsock,
      Mitsch Bush, Moreno, Pabon, Priola, Schafer.
      
      
      Concerning information that the department of transportation
           may consider when conducting a traffic investigation for
           the purpose of determining the appropriate speed limit for
           a portion of a state highway for which a municipality has
           proposed a speed limit alteration.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-4-1102, amend (4)
      as follows:
      
           42-4-1102.  Altering of speed limits. (4)  No alteration of speed
      limits on state highways within cities, cities and counties, and incorporated
      towns shall be is effective until such alteration it has been approved in
      writing by the department of transportation. Upon the request of any
      incorporated city or town, having a population of five thousand or less, the
      department of transportation shall conduct any traffic investigation or
      survey that is deemed to be warranted for determination of a safe and
      reasonable speed limit on any street or portion thereof that is a state
      highway. In conducting such a traffic investigation, the
      department may receive and consider traffic and engineering
      data provided by the city or county engineer of any requesting
      local government that will be impacted by a proposed alteration
      of speed limits. Any speed limit so determined by said the department
      shall then become becomes effective when declared by the local authority
      and made known by official signs conforming to the state traffic control
      manual.
      
           SECTION 2.  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.
      
      
      
      
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      Morgan Carroll                        Mark Ferrandino
      PRESIDENT OF                     SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Cindi L. Markwell                      Marilyn Eddins
      SECRETARY OF                 CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
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                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO