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S_TRA_2017A 03/23/2017 Committee Summary

Final

STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING



SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Date: 03/23/2017
ATTENDANCE
Time: 11:05 AM to 11:21 AM
Scott
E
Todd
X
Place: SCR 352
Zenzinger
*
Cooke
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:
SB17-231

SB17-243
Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar

Referred to Senate Appropriations





11:05 AM -- SB17-231



Senator Moreno, prime sponsor, presented Senate Bill 17-231. Under current law, any report that is required to be submitted to the General Assembly by an executive agency or the Judicial Department expires three years after the first report was due, unless otherwise specified in statute. This bill, recommended by the Statutory Revision Committee, repeals the following Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) reports that have no repeal dates listed in the statute, but would have expired in 2017 pursuant to state law:

      Interagency Task Force on Drunk Driving (Judiciary Committees);

      Annual Report of Fatal Accidents in State Highway Work Areas (Transportation Committees);

      Law Enforcement Assistance Fund Annual Report (Transportation Legislation Review Committee);

      Transportation Revenue Anticipation Notes Annual Report (Transportation Committees, Joint Budget Committee, and Legislative Audit Committee);

      Colorado Bridge Enterprise Annual Report (Transportation Committee);

      Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise Report (Transportation Committees);

      Transportation Deficit Report (Transportation Committees); and

      Discretionary Aviation Grant Fund Program Annual Report (Joint Budget Committee).



The bill also adds a repeal date to coincide with the three-year expiration for the Statewide Transportation Plan Report (Transportation Committees).

BILL: SB17-231
TIME: 11:06:31 AM
MOVED: Baumgardner
MOTION: Adopt a conceptual amendment to leave the Transportation Revenue Anticipation Notes Annual Report in law. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Scott
Excused
Todd
Zenzinger
Cooke
Baumgardner
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL: SB17-231
TIME: 11:09:21 AM
MOVED: Baumgardner
MOTION: Refer Senate Bill 17-231, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 4-0, with 1 excused.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Scott
Excused
Todd
Yes
Zenzinger
Yes
Cooke
Yes
Baumgardner
Yes
Final YES: 4 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS



































11:10 AM -- SB17-243



Senators Baumgardner and Todd, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 17-243. Under current law, the Motorcycle Operator Safety Training (MOST) program is scheduled to repeal on July 1, 2017. This bill continues the MOST program for three years, and transfers the program from the Office of Transportation Safety in the Department of Transportation (CDOT) to the Office of the Chief of the Colorado State Patrol in the Department of Public Safety (DPS), effective January 1, 2018.



11:11 AM --
Brian Tobias, representing the Department of Regulatory Agencies, testified in opposition to the three-year repeal date on the bill. He responded to questions from the committee.



11:13 AM --
Dennis Haberstumpf, representing ABATE of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

BILL: SB17-243
TIME: 11:15:22 AM
MOVED: Todd
MOTION: Refer Senate Bill 17-243 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 4-0, with 1 excused.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Scott
Excused
Todd
Yes
Zenzinger
Yes
Cooke
Yes
Baumgardner
Yes
Final YES: 4 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS





11:16 AM



The committee adjourned.