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S_TRA_2016A 03/31/2016 10:55:02 AM Committee Summary

Final

STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING



SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Date: 03/31/2016
ATTENDANCE
Time: 10:55 AM to 10:57 AM
Cooke
X
Garcia
X
Place: SCR 352
Todd
X
Scott
X
This Meeting was called to order by
Baumgardner
X
Senator Baumgardner
This Report was prepared by
Jessika Shipley
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
Bills Addressed: Action Taken:
HB16-1155 Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar





10:55 AM -- HB16-1155



Senator Sonneberg, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 16-1155. The reengrossed bill allows a county with a population of 250,000 or more to designate a four-lane, controlled-access county highway in an unincorporated county area that intersects with an interstate highway or a U.S. numbered highway as a primary road of the county if the construction begins in 2016. The bill also specifies the respective jurisdiction, control, and duties of local governments with respect to a designated primary road.



Specifically, and similar to the state's authority over state highways, a county has the authority to:

      • control highway access;

      • establish weight restrictions;

      • prohibit signs and banners;

      • utilize sewers;

      • erect, control, and maintain route markers and directional signs; and

      • install, operate, maintain, and control traffic signals, signs, and traffic control devices.



While a municipality is responsible for:

      • control of the highway on and beyond the curbs;

      • construction and maintenance of underground facilities;

      • highway illumination and cleaning;

      • regulation and enforcement of traffic and parking; and

      • erecting, controlling, and maintaining street signs.



Together, county and municipality may:

      • share the cost of new storm sewer facilities, if required; and

      • acquire rights-of-way for the highway as mutually agreed upon.






      BILL: HB16-1155
      TIME: 10:56:31 AM
      MOVED: Scott
      MOTION: Refer House Bill 16-1155 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0.
      SECONDED:
      VOTE
      Cooke
      Yes
      Garcia
      Yes
      Todd
      Yes
      Scott
      Yes
      Baumgardner
      Yes
      Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS





10:57 AM



The committee adjourned.