h_tra_2016a_2016-02-11t10:20:00z1 Hearing Summary

Date: 02/11/2016

10:54 AM -- HB 16-1031



Representative Carver, prime sponsor, came to the table to present House Bill 16-1031. This bill, recommended by the Transportation Legislation Review Committee (TLRC), requires that the TLRC study current Transportation Commission (commission) districts to determine whether the number and boundaries of the districts should be modified and how. Legislative Council Staff (LCS), with the assistance of the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), must submit a report to the TLRC no later than August 1, 2016, that details changes since the last time the districts were modified. The report must consider existing county and municipal boundaries, regional transportation areas and districts, and transportation planning regions (TPRs). The report must also include the population, number of lane miles, and annual vehicle miles traveled for each district.



The TLRC must hold public meetings in the major geographical regions of the state to discuss potential modifications to commission districts and may recommend legislation, not subject to review by the Legislative Council, to modify the number and boundaries of commission districts.



Representative Carver distributed the written testimony of four governmental organizations (Attachment A), amendment L.002 (Attachment B), and a memorandum on the fiscal impact of amendment L.002 (Attachment C). Representative Carver responded to questions on amendment L.002.



160211 AttachA.pdf160211 AttachB.pdf160211 AttachC.pdf



11:10 AM -- Commissioner Kathy Gilliland, representing CDOT and the Transportation Commission, testified in support of the bill. Commissioner Gilliland responded to questions from the committee. Committee discussion ensued.

11:16 AM -- Commissioner Norm Steen, representing Teller County and Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in support of the bill.



11:20 AM



Anna Gerstle, Legislative Council Staff, came to the table to speak to the fiscal impact of the bill with amendment L.002. Ms. Gerstle responded to questions from the committee.



11:23 AM -- Jim Cole, representing Weld County and the North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization, testified in support of the bill.



11:24 AM



Discussion of amendment L.002 ensued.

11:29 AM



The committee was adjourned.