First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General AssemblyThis document provides a summary of major motor vehicles and traffic regulation legislation considered by the General Assembly during the 2014 session.
This document provides a summary of transportation legislation considered by the General Assembly during the 2014 legislative session.
Senate Bill 09-228, adopted by the General Assembly during the 2009 legislative session, created a five-year block of statutory transfers from the General Fund to pay for transportation and capital construction projects. This issue brief discusses the state law that specifies the amounts of...
State Highway Fund (SHF), the primary operating fund used by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to manage state transportation projects. The SHF receives revenue from the HighwayUsers Tax Fund (HUTF), various other revenue and fees, federal funds, and the General Fund. Each of...
Colorado's transportation system consists of a network of roads, highways, bridges, mass transit lines, airports, and rail systems. State and local governments maintain the system with funding from federal, state, and local government sources. Subject to certain constitutional limitations, the...
In June 2014, Colorado became the first state to enact a law regulating on-demand transportation network companies (TNCs). Since then, at least 40 other states plus the District of Columbia have established regulatory frameworks for TNCs. Unlike the taxicab industry, TNCs, such as Uber and Lyft...
The Colorado Motor Vehicle Resource Book is intended to serve as a reference guide for information on the state's motor vehicle laws.
This memorandum summarizes the Public Utilities Commission's (PUC’s) authority to regulate passenger carrier services and transportation network companies (TNCs). Specifically, this memorandum discusses PUC regulations concerning common, contract, and limited regulation carriers, including...
Colorado's transportation system consists of the state highway system, county and municipal roads, mass transit, airports, railroads, and bicycle and pedestrian routes. The system is primarily managed by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). Cities, counties, transit authorities,...
Submitted herewith, pursuant to House Bill 16-1031, is a research study of changes to the Colorado Transportation Commission districts since 1991. HB 16-1031, sponsored by Representative Terri Carver and Senator John Cooke, required the Legislative Council Staff, in cooperation with the Colorado...
Submitted herewith is the final report of the Transportation Legislation Review Committee (TLRC). This committee was created pursuant to Section 43-2-145, C.R.S. The purpose of this committee is to give guidance and direction to the Colorado Department of Transportation on the development of the...
Colorado's transportation system is primarily managed by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). Cities, counties, transit and transportation authorities, and the Public Utilities Commission have specific authority as well. The Transportation Commission provides direction to CDOT, a...
This memorandum provides an overview of the recovery of damages for loss of use by rental vehicle companies and various state laws that prohibit or limit the recovery of these damages.
Public-private partnerships have become integral to developing infrastructure in Colorado and across the country. This issue brief describes public-private partnerships and summarizes public-private partnership law in Colorado.
This issue brief describes autonomous vehicles, discusses current federal and state policy regarding those vehicles, and notes future policy considerations.