Senate Committee on Transportation (03/03/2009)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Date:	03/03/2009	ATTENDANCE

Time:	01:37 PM to 02:17 PM	Kopp	X
		Renfroe	X
Place:	SCR 352	Romer	X
		Spence	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Veiga	X
	Senator Gibbs	Williams	X
		Gibbs	X
This Report was prepared by
	Geoff Johnson
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
HB09-1027 HB09-1066		Referred to the Committee of the Whole Referred to the Committee of the Whole

01:37 PM

Senator Williams, Vice Chair, called the meeting to order.

01:37 PM -- House Bill 09-1027

Senator Gibbs, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 09-1027, concerning the duty of drivers to yield the right-of-way to transit buses entering traffic. He spoke of circumstances in which a driver must yield the right-of-way to a bus driver under House Bill 09-1027.

The following persons testified in regard to House Bill 09-1027:

01:38 PM -- Harry Taylor, representing the Colorado Association of State Transit Agencies, supported House Bill 09-1027. He commented on transit buses that use shoulders to drop off passengers and spoke of safety improvements that will result from House Bill 09-1027. He said that failure to yield is a particular problem for buses in roundabouts.

01:49 PM -- George Krauzoff, representing the Colorado Transportation Commission, supported House Bill 09-1027. He said that the bill will increase the efficiency of transit service in Colorado.

01:51 PM -- Lee Kemp, Chairman, Regional Transportation District (RTD), Board of Directors, said that the board supports House Bill 09-1027 and that the bill will improve safety, and increase the efficiency of RTD's transit services.

02:01 PM -- Ann Rajewski, representing the Colorado Association of State Transit Agencies, commented on the obligation of drivers to yield to transit buses.


BILL:	HB09-1027
TIME:	02:05:54 PM
MOVED:	Gibbs
MOTION:	Moved that House Bill 09-1027 be referred to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a 5-1-1 roll call vote.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Kopp	Excused
	Renfroe	No
	Romer	Yes
	Spence	Yes
	Veiga	Yes
	Williams	Yes
	Gibbs	Yes

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

02:06 PM -- House Bill 09-1066

Senator Gibbs, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 09-1066, concerning the codification of existing practices of the Division of Aeronautics.

The following person testified in regard to House Bill 09-1066:

02:07 PM -- Travis Vallin, Director, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Transportation, supported House Bill 09-1066 and said that the Division of Aeronautics was originally located under what is now the Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. He said that House Bill 09-1066 will codify existing practices regarding the relationship of the division with local governments. He discussed the State Infrastructure Bank and its process of making loans to local governments. He commented on procedures by which moneys from the Aviation Fund are directed to the State Infrastructure Bank. He said that approximately $23 million is currently loaned out to local governments in Colorado from the Infrastructure Bank. He noted that private entities are also eligible to apply for these loans.


BILL:	HB09-1066
TIME:	02:16:15 PM
MOVED:	Gibbs
MOTION:	Moved that House Bill 09-1066 be referred to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a 7-0-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Kopp	Yes
	Renfroe	Yes
	Romer	Yes
	Spence	Yes
	Veiga	Yes
	Williams	Yes
	Gibbs	Yes

Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:17 PM

The committee meeting adjourned.