i_tlrc_2016a_2016-08-31t10:18:00z5 Hearing Summary

Date: 08/31/2016

03:28 PM -- Discussion of and Requests for TLRC Interim Bills



Jason Gelender and Jery Payne, representing the Office of Legislative Legal Services, provided an overview of the interim committee bill process. Senator Baumgardner requested that a bill be drafted to authorize the state to bond for transportation dollars.

02:26 PM



Representative Becker discussed a bill to create a revised definition of a commercial vehicle and distributed a handout (Attachment F).



Attachment F - Revise MV Definition - CMCA.pdf

02:29 PM



Representative Becker requested a bill to revise Colorado vehicle identification number (VIN) inspection law requirements for registration of motor vehicles and distributed a handout (Attachment G).



Attachment G - VIN Inspections - CMCA.pdf

02:31 PM



Representative Coram requested that Grier Bailey, Executive Director of the Colorado Wyoming Petroleum Marketers Association, come to the table to discuss a bill request related to underground petroleum storage tank fees. Mr. Bailey discussed the proposed legislation and distributed a handout to the committee (Attachment H). Representative Coram requested a bill to remove a second fee for underground storage tank inspection.



Attachment H - CWPMA.pdf

02:44 PM



Representative Carver requested a bill to require the TLRC to hold public hearings related to the HB16-1031 Transportation Commission District Research Study and distributed a handout of her proposed legislation (Attachment I). Representative Esgar asked a question about the bill draft handed out, which Mr. Gelender and Representative Carver clarified. Representative Tyler stated his concern that public field hearings have a low turnout and said that it might be useful to have provisions for outreach in the bill. Committee discussion ensued on solutions to the public outreach issue.



Attachment I - Trans Comm Study.pdf

02:53 PM



Representative Tyler requested Dave Hall, Colorado State Patrol, to come to the table to discuss a bill related to safety regulations for three-wheeled vehicles. Sgt. Hall discussed prior legislation related to autocycles, how autocycle design has changed, and child safety concerns related to a lack of hard-top enclosure in these new designs. He stated that the bill would be a temporary fix until federal regulations are put in place. Sgt. Hall discussed two places in statutes that could be amended to create this fix, and reminded the committee that it will have to have a future discussion about vehicles that do not fit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Representative Tyler recommended that a sunset date or a repeal date when the NHTSA standard was set be included in the bill.



03:00 PM -- Dennis Haberstumpf, ABATE of Colorado, came to the table to describe autocycles to the committee.

03:05 PM



The committee adjourned.