Bill Summary for Bill Number Department of Revenue

Date: 12/03/2009

Final
Department of Revenue

COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Approve the FY 2009-10 supplemental request for fe	PASS

11:20 AM -- Department of Revenue

Ms. Roxy Huber, Executive Director, and Ms. Kirstie Nixon, Operations Director, Motor Carrier Services Division, both of the Department of Revenue, presented the department's five FY 2010-11 requests and a five-year projection of capital need. Director Huber first presented a request for the Colorado Integrated Tax Architecture (CITA) project and stated that CITA is the department's number one priority. Director Huber noted that two of five phases have already been implemented successfully. Director Huber next introduced a FY 2009-10 informational supplemental request for the Loma Port-of-Entry Repair and Abatement project. Committee members received a summary of the request, prepared by Legislative Council Staff (Attachment C).

11:24 AM

Ms. Nixon summarized the mobile unit operations of the ports-of-entry. She displayed a sample of the scales the mobile units use on a daily basis and demonstrated how a mobile scale is used. She explained that mobile scales wear out after too many vehicles have driven over them. Ms. Nixon noted that it takes at least eight scales to weigh vehicles to ensure compliance with weight limitations. She also stated that statute mandates that ports be operated 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. She described potential revenue loss from port closures, and indicated that planned closures for upgrades and renovations to port facilities will allow staff time to prepare alternate weighing procedures.

11:31 AM

In response to comments from the committee, Ms. Nixon provided further detail on the department's requests. Ms. Nixon remarked that although the scales requested by the department are expensive, mobile units generate revenue through their enforcement activities. She provided an overview of construction needs at the Dumont and Limon Ports-of-Entry. She also discussed the deteriorating building at the Limon Port-of-Entry and the need to improve its health- and life-safety systems and to comply with ADA requirements. Ms. Nixon addressed questions about the source of funds for the various requests, and confirmed that the scale replacements are requested from Highway Users Trust Fund dollars.

11:38 AM

Discussion ensued about the committee action required regarding the informational supplemental request. Ms. Lisa Esgar, Deputy Director, Governor's Office of State Planning and Budgeting (OSPB), came to the table and stated that although the Governor has allocated American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds for the project, OSPB is requesting that the committee approve the project as an emergency supplemental so its cost will be reflected in the 2010 Long Bill.


BILL:	Department of Revenue
TIME:	11:39:24 AM
MOVED:	McFadyen
MOTION:	Approve the FY 2009-10 supplemental request for federal funds spending authority for the Loma Port-of-Entry Repair and Abatement project ($259,683 FF), and recommend the inclusion of a footnote explaining the source of federal funds in the 2010 Long Bill. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0-1.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Kopp	Yes
	McFadyen	Yes
	Schwartz	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Riesberg	Excused
	Bacon	Yes

Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

11:41 AM

Discussion ensued about the department's five-year projection of capital need. Ms. Nixon addressed questions about portable scales and stated that the department hopes to replace existing scales, not add new units. Discussion continued about the need to replace portable scales.

11:43 AM

The committee recessed for lunch.