S.B. 06-47 Health assurance districts - taxing authority - property tax - sales tax - elections.Allows a health assurance district to be formed in any area of the state rather than only in rural areas. Authorizes a district to seek voter approval to levy a sales tax in the district to generate revenues to provide health care services. Maintains the authority for a district to be organized in accordance with the "Special District Act" and to levy a property tax in the district to generate revenues to provide health care services. For any district that has the authority to levy a property tax or a sales tax, allows the district to seek voter approval to levy both a property tax and a sales tax.
For the purpose of holding an election to seek voter approval of a health assurance district, requires that the regular special district election shall be held on the date of the general election or on the first Tuesday in November of an odd-numbered year and that any election on the proposal shall be conducted by the county clerk and recorder as part of a coordinated election.
For the purpose of a health assurance district that will levy a sales tax, exempts the district from certain requirements of the "Special District Act" and allows all eligible electors in the proposed district, rather than the property owners, to vote on the organization of the district and any related ballot issues.
Authorizes any health assurance district to contract with or work in cooperation and in conjunction with a health service district or any other existing health care provider or service in order to provide health care services to residents of such districts.
Upon voter approval, allows any county in the state to impose an additional sales tax for the purpose of providing health care services in the county. Exempts such additional sales tax from the total cap on total county sales tax imposed by law.
VETOED by Governor May 26, 2006
H.B. 06-1165 Highway-rail grade crossings - safety measures - railroad quiet zones.Authorizes a county, acting through a public improvement district or a local improvement district, to install safety measures that are necessary to allow the county to restrict the sounding of locomotive horns at highway-rail grade crossings in compliance with federal law. Requires the district to construct, maintain, and operate the safety measures in accordance with the authority and standards of the public utilities commission.
Authorizes a municipality, either by exercising its general powers or by acting through a general improvement district or a business improvement district, to install safety measures that are necessary to allow the municipality to restrict the sounding of locomotive horns at highway-rail grade crossings in compliance with federal law. Requires the municipality to construct, maintain, and operate the safety measures in accordance with the authority and standards of the public utilities commission.
APPROVED by Governor
April 5, 2006
EFFECTIVE August 7,
2006
NOTE: This act was
passed without a safety clause. For further explanation concerning
the effective date, see page vi of this digest.
H.B. 06-1335 Special district - construction contract - publish notice. Increases the amount of money used on a construction contract that triggers the requirement that a special district publish notice about the contract from $25,000 to $60,000.
APPROVED by Governor
April 5, 2006
EFFECTIVE August 7,
2006
NOTE: This act was
passed without a safety clause. For further explanation concerning
the effective date, see page vi of this digest.
H.B. 06-1338 Regional transportation district - additional district area. Authorizes all or any portion of a county entirely outside of, but contiguous to, the boundaries of the regional transportation district (district) and portions of a county not within, but contiguous to, the boundaries of the district when other portions of the county are within the boundaries of the district to become part of the district, subject to an election authorized by the district's board of directors. Specifies that the election may be requested by a petition signed by a specified portion of eligible electors or by a resolution by the board of county commissioners.
Repeals two sections related to the addition of district area that have previously occurred.
APPROVED by Governor
May 4, 2006
EFFECTIVE May 4, 2006
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