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An Act

HOUSE BILL 98­1375

BY REPRESENTATIVE Anderson;

also SENATOR Bishop.

CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PLANNING REGIONS BY THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

SECTION 1.  43­1­1102 (7), Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended, and the said 43­1­1102 is further amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SUBSECTION, to read:

43­1­1102.  Definitions. For the purposes of this part 11, unless the context otherwise requires:

(3.5)  "METROPOLITAN AREA" MEANS THE AREA DETERMINED BY AGREEMENT BETWEEN A METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION AND THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO 23 U.S.C. SEC. 134.

(7) (a)  "Transportation planning region" means a region of the state as defined by the rule or regulation process required by section 43­1­1103 (5). The maximum number of such regions shall be fifteen UNLESS SUCH NUMBER IS INCREASED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (b) OF THIS SUBSECTION (7). Five of such regions shall be the five metropolitan planning organizations existing on January 1, 1991.

(b)  EACH METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION'S METROPOLITAN AREA SHALL, AT A MINIMUM, COMPRISE A TRANSPORTATION PLANNING REGION. IF ANY NEW METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION IS DESIGNATED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1998, THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE NUMBER OF TRANSPORTATION PLANNING REGIONS UNDER PARAGRAPH (a) OF THIS SUBSECTION (7) SHALL BE INCREASED BY ONE REGION FOR EACH SUCH NEW METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION.

SECTION 2.  The introductory portion to 43­1­1103 (1), Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

43­1­1103.  Transportation planning. (1)  A twenty­year transportation plan shall be required for each transportation planning region which is comprised of THAT INCLUDES THE METROPOLITAN AREA OF a metropolitan planning organization. Other transportation planning regions may, through intergovernmental agreements defined in section 30­28­105, C.R.S., prepare and submit such a transportation plan. A regional transportation plan shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

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.



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Charles E. Berry Tom Norton

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF

OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE





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Judith M. Rodrigue Patricia K. Dicks

CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF

OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE



APPROVED________________________________________




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Roy Romer

GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO


Created: 4/24/98 Updated: 4/24/98