S.B. 98-148 Department of transportation - projects subject to competitive bidding - cost estimates. Makes the following changes to the "Construction Bidding for Public Projects Act":
APPROVED by Governor May 27, 1998
EFFECTIVE August 5, 1998
NOTE: This act shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period after final
adjournment of the general assembly that is allowed for submitting a referendum petition pursuant to article V, section
1 (3) of the state constitution; except that, if a referendum petition is filed against this act or an item, section, or part of
this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part, if approved by the people, shall take effect on the date
of the official declaration of the vote thereon by proclamation of the governor.
H.B. 98-1001 Motor fuel tax cooperative agreements - port of entry clearance - electronic bid solicitation - transportation infrastructure financial assistance - rear flaps - limitation on local parking restrictions - change of vehicle primary color - appropriation. Expands the department of revenue's authority to enter into motor fuel tax cooperative agreements with other states by allowing the department to contract with other jurisdictions, including foreign countries. Allows an unladen tractor, semitrailer, or a single trailer combination to have up to 11 axles when used to transport empty trailers.
Eliminates the requirement that certain vehicles be issued a clearance certificate upon securing a valid clearance at port of entry weigh stations. Requires only vehicles having an empty weight exceeding 16,000 pounds, rather than all vehicles subject to registration fees, to secure a valid clearance at port of entry weigh stations. Specifies that vehicles not certificated or permitted by the public utilities commission or not otherwise approved by the department of revenue are issued a clearance receipt, rather than a clearance certificate, at port of entry weigh stations upon payment of state fees, licenses, or taxes.
Authorizes the executive director of the department of transportation to solicit bids using electronic on-line access, including the internet, for purposes of obtaining construction contracts for public projects. Clarifies that the United States secretary of transportation, rather than the United States secretary of commerce, is the appropriate official to approve the use of federal funds by the department of transportation to acquire land adjacent to federal-aid highways. Modifies the provision governing the disposition of tolls enacted by House Bill 96-1144 to require that any fees, fares, and tolls charged for the use of any turnpike must be sufficient to pay for the reasonable return on investment of any private entity financing the turnpike project or to reimburse the department of transportation for costs relating to the turnpike project, as applicable.
Changes the date from May 1 to June 30 by which counties and municipalities must file with the highway operations and maintenance division of the department of transportation a report of the expenditures of all moneys applied to county road systems and city street systems, respectively, during the previous calendar year. Establishes the transportation infrastructure revolving fund, to be maintained and administered by the executive director of the department of transportation. Allows proceeds from the fund to be used to provide financial assistance for certain transportation projects within the state.
Prohibits a vehicle from transporting aggregate material on any highway for a distance of more than 2 miles unless such vehicle is equipped with rear flaps to protect such aggregate material from spraying on other vehicles. Defines "aggregate material". Prohibits a political subdivision from adopting or enforcing an ordinance or regulation that prohibits the parking of more than one motorcycle within a space served by a single parking meter.
If the primary body color of a motor vehicle that is newly registered on or after July 1, 1999, is subsequently changed from the primary body color identified in the application for registration, requires the owner of the vehicle to notify the department of revenue of the new primary body color of the vehicle within thirty days after such color change. Requires the department to establish a set of standard color descriptions for use in identifying the primary body color of a motor vehicle. Allows the department of revenue to impose a fee to cover the direct and indirect costs of issuing probationary licenses.
Appropriates $63,500 from the distributive data processing fund to the department of revenue for allocation to the division of motor vehicles for the implementation of this act.
APPROVED by Governor June 1, 1998
EFFECTIVE June 1, 1998
H.B. 98-1047 Department of transportation - highway signs - specific information signs - tourist-oriented directional signs - public-private initiatives. Expands the existing program under which businesses may, for a fee, sponsor the placement of specific information signs including their identifying names or marks (the "logo sign" program) to include the following:
Removes a provision limiting the fee charged to a business for sponsorship of such a sign to the actual cost of erecting the sign, maintaining the sign, and administration of the program. Allows the department of transportation to contract with private businesses to implement all or part of the specific information and tourist-oriented directional sign programs through public-private initiatives.
APPROVED by Governor April 6, 1998
EFFECTIVE August 5, 1998
NOTE: This act shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period after final
adjournment of the general assembly that is allowed for submitting a referendum petition pursuant to article V, section
1 (3) of the state constitution; except that, if a referendum petition is filed against this act or an item, section, or part of
this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part, if approved by the people, shall take effect on the date
of the official declaration of the vote thereon by proclamation of the governor.
H.B. 98-1304 Transportation funding - investment in public-private transportation projects - authority to privatize county highways and bridges - public-private initiative agreements for transportation projects. Authorizes the department of transportation or the private entity responsible for funding a public-private transportation project initiative, issuing bonds for turnpikes, or issuing anticipation warrants for toll tunnels to forward a copy of the public-private initiative agreement, bonds, or anticipation warrants, as applicable, and a description of the investment opportunity for such an initiative, bonds, or anticipation warrants to the board of trustees of the public employees' retirement association, the state deferred compensation committee and its administrator, the board of directors of the fire and police pension association, the board of trustees of the firefighters' and police officers' old hire pension funds, the board of trustees of the volunteer firefighter pension fund, the boards of education of school districts, the board of directors of the university of Colorado hospital authority, the state treasurer, the county boards of retirement, the governing boards of state colleges and universities, and any employer who has established a defined contribution plan.
Authorizes the state treasurer to invest university of Colorado fund moneys in public-private initiatives with the department of transportation, bonds issued for turnpikes, and anticipation warrants issued for toll tunnels. Authorizes the board of trustees of the volunteer firefighter pension fund to invest in public-private initiatives with the department of transportation, bonds issued for turnpikes, anticipation warrants for toll tunnels, and any other authorized public-private initiative program for transportation system projects.
Authorizes the public utilities commission to approve a petition from a public utility that proposes an investment in certain transportation system projects and public-private initiatives for such projects if the commission determines that such investment is not otherwise inconsistent with the public interest or that such investment is not otherwise inconsistent with the statutory provisions related to public utility securities.
Authorizes the board of directors of a cooperative electric association to consider investing in certain transportation system projects or public-private initiatives for such projects. Authorizes the board to give preference to such investments if they are in the interest of the cooperative electric association's members and are consistent with sound investment policy.
Authorizes a railroad corporation to invest in certain transportation system projects or public-private initiatives for such projects if such investments are consistent with sound investment policy.
Authorizes the board of county commissioners of a county to enter public-private initiatives for county highways and bridges, to enter into contracts or agreements to privatize such highways and bridges, or to charge a toll therefor. Authorizes a board of county commissioners to charge a toll for any county highway or bridge for the purpose of constructing, operating, or maintaining such bridge or highway.
Allows the department of transportation to agree in a public-private initiative agreement that a private entity may pledge a transportation system project or the right-of-way involved in the transportation system project if such a pledge is in the public interest and is entirely funded by private moneys. Prohibits the private entity from pledging or causing a lien to be created on a transportation system project or right-of-way involved in such project if public funds were used to purchase the project or right-of-way or the department of transportation owns the project or right-of-way. Authorizes the department to agree to transfer ownership of a transportation system project or the right-of-way involved in the project if the department determines that such a transfer is in the public interest and is entirely funded by private moneys. Prohibits the department from transferring ownership in such project or right-of-way if public funds were used to purchase the project or right-of-way or the department owns such project or right-of-way.
APPROVED by Governor April 21, 1998
EFFECTIVE August 5, 1998
NOTE: This act shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period after final
adjournment of the general assembly that is allowed for submitting a referendum petition pursuant to article V, section
1 (3) of the state constitution; except that, if a referendum petition is filed against this act or an item, section, or part of
this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part, if approved by the people, shall take effect on the date
of the official declaration of the vote thereon by proclamation of the governor.
H.B. 98-1335 Colorado intermountain fixed guideway authority. Creates the Colorado intermountain fixed guideway authority (the "authority") which shall be governed by a 12-member board of directors. Establishes the mechanism for appointing the members of the board of directors. Defines the geographical scope of the authority.
Establishes the powers and duties of the board of directors, including the duty to analyze available models of fixed guideway technology or other functionally similar technologies for the transport of persons in suspended or guided vehicles and the duty to develop a plan for the design, financing, development, and construction of a fixed guideway system for Interstate Highway 70 from the Denver international airport to the Eagle county airport. Requires the board of directors to file an annual report on its progress and expenditures with the general assembly.
Allows the authority to submit a proposal to the general assembly for a plan under which the authority would research, develop, test, and demonstrate a portion of the fixed guideway system at a total cost not to exceed $100 million for a period of time that shall not exceed 2 years starting on January 1, 2001.
Repeals the act, effective January 1, 2004.
APPROVED by Governor May 26, 1998
EFFECTIVE July 1, 1998
H.B. 98-1375 Transportation planning regions - region boundaries - maximum number of regions. Requires that each metropolitan planning organization's metropolitan area shall, at a minimum, comprise a transportation planning region, rather than requiring that 5 of the transportation planning regions be the existing metropolitan planning organizations. Increases the maximum number of transportation planning regions that may be established by the transportation commission if new metropolitan planning organizations are designated.
APPROVED by Governor April 21, 1998
EFFECTIVE April 21, 1998
H.B. 98-1395 State rail bank - state acquisition of the Towner line - appropriation. Requires the general assembly to ensure that sufficient moneys are transferred, appropriated, or otherwise made available in the state rail bank fund to enable the department of transportation (department) to acquire the Towner railroad line. Authorizes the department to immediately acquire the Towner railroad line as part of the state rail bank.
Requires the department to use its best efforts to sell the Towner line, in order to continue rail service, to a financially responsible railroad operator by June 30, 2000, for at least the price paid by the department plus interest. Provides for the use of competitive bidding in selecting a purchaser. If the department is unable to sell the Towner line by June 30, 2000, requires the department to complete the abandonment of the line and salvage the railroad tracks.
Appropriates $10,400,000 in the 1997-98 fiscal year to the department of transportation from the state rail bank fund for the acquisition of the line. Adjusts the 1998-99 appropriation to the department of education for school finance that is necessitated by such acquisition.
APPROVED by Governor April 22, 1998
EFFECTIVE April 22, 1998
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