NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 3/9/2016.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 16-1008
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Winter and Becker J., Becker K., Duran,
      Esgar, Garnett, Kagan, Kraft-Tharp, Lebsock, Lontine, Mitsch Bush,
      Moreno, Pettersen, Ryden, Hullinghorst;
      also SENATOR(S) Cooke and Heath, Carroll, Guzman, Jones, Kerr, Todd,
      Ulibarri.
      
      
      Concerning authorization for the department of transportation
           to designate an area on a roadway not otherwise laned for
           traffic for use by commercial vehicles designed to
           transport sixteen passengers or more that are operated by
           a governmental entity or government-owned business that
           transports the general public or by a contractor on behalf
           of such an entity or government-owned business.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-4-1007, amend (2);
      and add (3) as follows:
      
           42-4-1007.  Driving on roadways laned for traffic. (2) (a)  Any
      person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A traffic
      infraction The department of transportation may designate with
      signage an area on a roadway not otherwise laned for traffic for
      use by commercial vehicles, as defined in section 42-4-235 (1) (a),
      that are designed to transport sixteen or more passengers,
      including the driver, and that are operated by a governmental
      entity or government-owned business that transports the
      general public or by a contractor on behalf of such an entity or
      government-owned business. Use of such an area is limited to
      vehicles authorized by the department operating under
      conditions of use established by the department but, subject to
      the conditions of use, the driver of an authorized vehicle has sole
      discretion to decide whether or not to drive on such an area
      based on the driver's assessment of the safety of doing so. The
      department shall consult with the Colorado state patrol before
      granting authorization for use of the area and establishing
      conditions of use. The department shall impose and each
      authorized user shall acknowledge the conditions of use by
      written agreement, and the department need not note the
      conditions of use in roadway signage. An authorized user does
      not violate this section or section 42-4-1004 when operating in
      accordance with the conditions of use for an area imposed by the
      department and acknowledged by the user in a written
      agreement.
      
           (b)  The department of transportation shall work with
      local governmental agencies in implementing the provisions of
      this subsection (2).
      
           (3)  A person who violates any provision of this section
      commits a class A traffic infraction.
      
           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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      Dickey Lee Hullinghorst                Bill L. Cadman
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Marilyn Eddins                            Effie Ameen
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
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                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO