H.B. 03-1070 Regional transportation district - inclusion of new areas in district upon approval of majority of registered electors in such area voting in such election. Clarifies existing statutory requirements to specify that areas in specified unincorporated portions of any county or of a specified municipality or portion thereof within the regional transportation district may be included in such district where the inclusion is approved by a majority of the registered electors who reside within the geographic boundaries of such area and who vote in such election.
APPROVED by Governor April 1, 2003
EFFECTIVE April 1, 2003
H.B. 03-1103 Regional transportation district - service provided by qualified business. Increases the percentage of the regional transportation district's (district) service that must be provided by qualified private businesses pursuant to competitively negotiated contracts from 35% to 50%. Applies the increased percentage to all of the district's vehicular service instead of bus service only.
Defines "vehicular service" to mean any service provided by the district that involves transporting the general public by means of any self-propelled vehicle that is designed primarily for travel on the public highways and that is generally and commonly used to transport persons and property over the public highways.
Requires the district to request proposals from private providers for 50% of vehicular service, as measured by vehicle hours or vehicle hour equivalents by March 31, 2004. Requires the district to establish reasonable standards for vehicle hour equivalents for all vehicular services that are not ordinarily measured by vehicle hours. Requires each request for proposals to specify all of the evaluation factors to be used by the district in awarding the contract and the weight to be given by the district for each factor. Establishes evaluation factors to be considered by the district when awarding a contract. Prohibits a district from awarding a contract based on cost to the district alone, and limits cost from being weighted more than 35% in awarding a contract.
APPROVED by Governor May 21, 2003
EFFECTIVE May 21, 2003
H.B. 03-1207 Special district wholly contained within a municipality - approving authority. Allows the governing body of a special district to petition a municipality to accept a designation as the approving authority for the special district if the special district was originally approved by a board of county commissioners but has since become wholly contained within the boundaries of the municipality by annexation or boundary adjustment. Allows the municipality to accept the designation through the adoption of a resolution of approval by the governing body of the municipality. Transfers all powers and authorities vested in the board to the governing body of the municipality upon the adoption of the resolution. Establishes that the governing body of the municipality shall thereafter be the approving authority for the special district.
APPROVED by Governor April 22, 2003
EFFECTIVE August 6, 2003
NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. For further explanation concerning the
effective date, see page vi of this digest.
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