NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 3/31/2016.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 16-1061
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Carver and Nordberg, Arndt, Fields,
      Lawrence, Lee, Lontine, Melton, Moreno, Pettersen, Rosenthal, Ryden,
      Saine, Hullinghorst;
      also SENATOR(S) Todd, Cooke, Garcia, Heath, Kerr, Lambert, Cadman.
      
      
      Concerning a requirement that the transportation
           infrastructure needs of federal military installations be
           given full consideration during the preparation of the
           comprehensive statewide transportation plan.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  Legislative declaration. (1)  The general assembly
      hereby finds and declares that:
      
           (a)  In April 2015, the Colorado department of military and veterans
      affairs released a "Report on the Comprehensive Military Value and
      Economic Impact of Department of Defense Activities in Colorado"
      (report).
      
           (b)  The report documents the substantial and essential economic
      impact of federal department of defense activity in Colorado, concluding
      that such activity accounts for:
      
           (I)  Five and two-tenths percent of total state employment;
      
           (II)  Seven and one-half percent of total state labor income;
      
           (III)  Five and one-half percent of taxes and fees paid to the state;
      
           (IV)  Five and one-half percent of total state economic output; and
      
           (V)  Six and one-half percent of total gross state product.
      
           (c)  The report also notes that the current "National Security
      Strategy" and federal budget challenges require the department of defense
      to become more efficient by realigning installations, units, and missions
      and closing military installations.
      
           (d)  The military installations and missions in Colorado make unique
      and essential contributions to our national defense, including critical
      space-related assets and operations that are integrated into our national
      security and economic activities and high altitude training at the premier
      Army base in the country.
      
           (e)  Although the report generally concludes that military
      installations in the state have access to robust transportation networks, the
      report recommends that the state work with military installations to identify
      and address transportation infrastructure deficiencies.
      
           (f)  The state of Colorado is committed to working with federal
      military installations and recognizing the benefits to the state economy and
      is proud of the installations' contribution to our national defense.
      
           (g)  It is necessary, appropriate, and in the best interest of all
      Coloradans for the general assembly to demonstrate that it is addressing the
      transportation infrastructure needs of military installations by requiring the
      comprehensive statewide transportation plan prepared by the department
      of transportation to include coordination with federal military installations
      in the state to identify the transportation infrastructure needs of the
      installations and ensure that those needs are given full consideration during
      the formation of the state plan.
      
           SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 43-1-1103, amend (5)
      introductory portion; and add (5) (b.5) as follows:
      
           43-1-1103.  Transportation planning. (5)  The department shall
      integrate and consolidate the regional transportation plans for the
      transportation planning regions into a comprehensive statewide
      transportation plan. The formation of such the state plan shall be
      accomplished through a statewide planning process set by rules and
      regulations promulgated by the commission. The state plan shall address
      but shall not be limited to the following factors:
      
           (b.5)  Coordination with federal military installations in
      the state to identify the transportation infrastructure needs of
      the installations and ensure that those needs are given full
      consideration during the formation of the state plan.
      
           SECTION 3.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
      takes 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
      10, 2016, if adjournment sine die is on May 11, 2016); 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 will not take effect unless
      approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2016
      and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of
      the vote thereon by the governor.
      
      
      
      
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      Dickey Lee Hullinghorst                Bill L. Cadman
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Marilyn Eddins                            Effie Ameen
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO