S_TRA_2016A 03/31/2016 Committee Summary

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.