Date: 04/07/2009

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB09-094

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved amendment L.003 (Attachment A). The motion
Moved an amendment to Senate Bill 09-094 to limit
Moved to refer Senate Bill 09-094, as amended, to 		Pass Without Objection
FAIL
PASS



01:34 PM -- Senate Bill 09-094

Representative McFadyen called the meeting to order. A quorum was present. Representative Levy, prime sponsor of Senate Bill 09-094, discussed the merits of the bill. The bill would create the Transit and Rail Division within the Department of Transportation to further integrate transit and rail into the statewide transportation system. Representative Levy provided copies of L.003 to the committee (Attachment A). Representative Levy responded to questions from committee members.

090407AttachA.pdf

01:40 PM

Representative McFadyen asked for witnesses to testify regarding the bill.

01:40 PM -- Ms. Jennifer Finch, representing the Department of Transportation, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Finch responded to questions from committee members. Representative Vaad discussed past transit efforts within the Department of Transportation.

01:50 PM

Representative Primavera asked about the bill's proposed advisory group and the inclusion of individuals with disabilities.

01:53 PM -- Mr. Lee Kemp, representing the Regional Transportation District (RTD), testified in support of the bill. Mr. Kemp responded to questions from committee members.

01:55 PM -- Mr. Gerry Todd, representing the Citizens' Think Tank on Growing a Legacy Economy, testified in support of the committee.

01:59 PM -- Ms. Ann Rajewski, representing the Colorado Association of Transit Agencies (CASTA), testified in support of the bill.

02:00 PM -- Mr. Mark Radtke, representing the Colorado Municipal League, and Mr. Chris Mendez, representing Colorado Counties, Inc., both testified in support of the bill. Mr. Radtke and Mr. Mendez responded to questions from committee members.

02:07 PM -- Dr. Flo Raitano, representing the Interstate 70 Coalition, testified in support of the bill.

02:09 PM

Representative McNulty stated concerns regarding the fiscal note and potential new full time employees in the division.

02:10 PM -- Ms. Finch responded to Representative McNulty, providing information on how the new division would be staffed.


BILL:SB09-094
TIME: 02:12:36 PM
MOVED:McNulty
MOTION:Moved amendment L.003 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Green
VOTE
Baumgardner
Fischer
Frangas
King S.
Looper
McNulty
Merrifield
Primavera
Vaad
Green
McFadyen
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:SB09-094
TIME: 02:20:00 PM
MOVED:McNulty
MOTION:Moved an amendment to Senate Bill 09-094 to limit the Transit and Rail Division to five full time employees (FTE) unless legislative authorization for additional FTE is provided by the General Assembly. The motion failed on a 5-6 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Looper
VOTE
Baumgardner
Yes
Fischer
No
Frangas
No
King S.
Yes
Looper
Yes
McNulty
Yes
Merrifield
No
Primavera
No
Vaad
Yes
Green
No
McFadyen
No
Not Final YES: 5 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL

BILL:SB09-094
TIME: 02:25:07 PM
MOVED:Green
MOTION:Moved to refer Senate Bill 09-094, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a 6-5 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Merrifield
VOTE
Baumgardner
No
Fischer
Yes
Frangas
Yes
King S.
No
Looper
No
McNulty
No
Merrifield
Yes
Primavera
Yes
Vaad
No
Green
Yes
McFadyen
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS