Skip to main content
Colorado General AssemblyToggle Main Menu
Agency NameToggle Agency Menu
SB22-046

Parker Election Inclusion Or Exclusion From RTD Regional Transportation District

Concerning the ability of voters in the town of Parker in Douglas county to determine whether to be included in the boundaries of the regional transportation district.
Session:
2022 Regular Session
Subjects:
Local Government
Transportation & Motor Vehicles
Bill Summary

The bill allows eligible electors in the town of Parker to elect to have all of the area within the boundaries of the town included in or excluded from the boundaries of the regional transportation district (district). The bill requires that for the election to go forward, 2 separate ballot questions must be presented to the electors, one regarding the town's inclusion in and one regarding the town's exclusion from the district.

The ballot questions may be initiated by petitions signed by at least 5% of the voters, or the governing body of the town of Parker may adopt resolutions to hold elections on the ballot questions. The ballot must include one question allowing the voters to vote for or against the inclusion of the proposed area in the district, and one question allowing voters to vote for or against the exclusion of the proposed area from the district.

If one question is approved by a majority of the eligible electors and the other question is not approved by a majority of eligible electors, the question that was approved takes effect. If both questions are approved by a majority of the eligible electors, only the question that received the greater number of votes in favor of the question takes effect. If neither question is approved by a majority of eligible electors, neither question takes effect and the boundaries of the district remain as they were before the election.

If the voters elect to be excluded from the district, the exclusion takes effect on the earlier of December 31, 2050, or the date on which any district securities that were secured by the specific pledge of proceeds of sales taxes prior to January 1, 2022, are repaid. The district may continue to collect sales and use tax revenues within the boundaries of the district after the voters elect to be excluded and prior to the effective date of the exclusion, so long as the district provides a reasonably proportionate level of service to the town of Parker during that time.


(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Status

Introduced
Lost

Menu

Bill Text

Sponsors

Sponsor Type Legislators
Prime Sponsor

Sen. J. Smallwood

Sponsor

Co-sponsor

Colorado legislature email addresses ending in @state.co.us are no longer active. Please replace @state.co.us with @coleg.gov for Colorado legislature email addresses.  Details