S.B. 95-47 Highways and roads - funding - highway users tax fund. Beginning with the 1995-96 fiscal year, limits the annual appropriation or statutory distribution from the highway users tax fund to the department of public safety for the Colorado state patrol and to the department of revenue for the ports of entry division to 6% over the appropriation for the prior fiscal year. Limits any other appropriation from the highway users tax fund to the 1994-95 fiscal year level.
For the 1995-96 fiscal year, funds no more than 66 and 2/3% of the annual appropriation or statutory distribution for certain state agencies, excluding the state patrol and the ports of entry, from the highway users tax fund; for the 1996-97 fiscal year, funds no more than 33 and 1/3%; and for the 1997-98 fiscal year, eliminates the funding. Provides that agencies no longer funded through the highway users tax fund be funded through the general fund. Specifies that moneys in the highway users tax fund not appropriated for state agencies be allocated to the state, counties, and cities for highway improvements.
Requires that any interest earned on moneys in the highway crossing protection fund remain in the fund and not be credited or transferred to the state general fund.
Adjusts the 1995 long bill by appropriating money to certain state agencies from the general fund instead of the highway users tax fund.
Permits the department of transportation to recover damages to department property caused only by negligence and only in proportion to the amount of negligence not attributable to the department. Requires the department to send a bill to the person causing the damage. Allows any person disputing a bill to file an appeal with the department's chief engineer.
APPROVED by Governor June 5, 1995
EFFECTIVE June 5, 1995
S.B. 95-131 Driver's license - insurance policy premiums - provisional license after rehabilitative treatment - financial responsibility - release of proof - evidence of insurance. Prohibits an insurer from increasing the premium of an insured or a family member of the insured if it would result in an excessive or unfairly discriminatory premium.
Allows the department of revenue to issue a license to a person who had previously had his or her license revoked based upon a physical or mental limitation if such person is receiving certain care.
Specifies that a licensee who has proven that his or her license should not have been cancelled does not have to show proof of financial responsibility when getting the license reinstated.
Defines "evidence of insurance" as a document that shows a person is insured for purposes of differentiating between such evidence and "proof of financial responsibility", which requires that a bond or other form of monetary indebtedness be posted with the director for a certain period of time. Allows the period of time that the proof of financial responsibility is required to be lessened from the standard 3-year period, if certain conditions are met including that it was the offender's first alcohol-related driving offense and no accident was involved. Allows the director to release the proof of financial responsibility prior to the end of the 3-year period if an offender's license is under restraint for a shorter period of time.
Grants credit toward the 3-year time period required for maintaining proof of financial responsibility for any time the licensee was not licensed after cancellation and before reinstatement.
APPROVED by Governor May 23, 1995
EFFECTIVE May 23, 1995
H.B. 95-1103 Awnings allowed on state highway rights-of-way - conditions. Allows awnings under certain conditions to extend over adjacent state highway rights-of-way located in cities. Provides that awnings shall not be so allowed if receipt of federal moneys is jeopardized or if such allowance is inconsistent with federal law.
APPROVED by Governor April 20, 1995
EFFECTIVE April 20, 1995
H.B. 95-1174 Highway reconstruction, repair, and maintenance - appropriation. Includes expenditures on state highways within the definition of capital construction. Authorizes the capital development committee to study the capital construction request from the transportation commission for state highway reconstruction and establishes a procedure for the committee's consideration of such request. On July 1, 1995, transfers $75 million from the general fund to the capital construction fund for state highway reconstruction, repair, and maintenance and appropriates such moneys to the department of transportation.
Provides for the use of federal moneys appropriated for transportation purposes to be used first and foremost to maximize the surface condition of state highways.
APPROVED by Governor June 5, 1995
EFFECTIVE June 5, 1995
H.B. 95-1267 Transportation system projects - public-private initiatives. Authorizes the department of transportation to implement a public-private initiatives program to facilitate transportation system projects and to solicit, consider, and accept public-private initiative proposals. Allows the department to enter into agreements and accept private contributions for transportation system projects pursuant to a nontraditional arrangement in exchange for public benefits other than a money payment. Describes the types of proposals that may be considered. Restricts the types of agreements that may be entered into with telecommunications providers. Makes the public-private initiatives program subject to state and federal laws authorizing any public or private entity's use of public highways.
Specifies requirements for and provisions concerning unsolicited and comparable proposals and public-private initiative agreements. Exempts unsolicited and comparable proposals from the procurement code. Provides for the deposit of revenues. Authorizes the transportation commission to adopt rules necessary to implement the program.
Repeals the public-private initiatives program on July 1, 2000. Specifies that the repeal does not affect existing agreements.
APPROVED by Governor April 17, 1995
EFFECTIVE April 17, 1995
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