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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 6 - REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY LAW (§§ 43-4-601 — 43-4-622) › Section 43-4-618 - Exemption from taxation - securities laws

The income or other revenues of an authority, all properties at any time owned by an authority, any bonds issued by an authority, and the transfer of and the income from any bonds issued by an authority are exempt from all taxation and assessments in the state. In the resolution or indenture authorizing the bonds, an authority may waive the exemption from federal income taxation for interest on the bonds.
L. 97: Entire part added, p. 497, § 1, effective August 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 6 - REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY LAW (§§ 43-4-601 — 43-4-622) › Section 43-4-619 - No action maintainable

An action or proceeding at law or in equity to review any acts or proceedings or to question the validity or enjoin the performance of any act or proceedings or the issuance of any bonds or for any other relief against or from any acts or proceedings done under this part 6, whether based upon irregularities or jurisdictional defects, shall not be maintained unless commenced within thirty days after the performance of the act or proceedings or the effective date thereof, whichever occurs first, and is thereafter perpetually barred.
L. 97: Entire part added, p. 497, § 1, effective August 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 6 - REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY LAW (§§ 43-4-601 — 43-4-622) › Section 43-4-620 - Judicial examination of powers, acts, proceedings, or contracts of an authority

In its discretion, the board of an authority may file a petition at any time in the district court in and for any county in which the authority is located wholly or in part praying for a judicial examination and determination of any power conferred to the authority, any revenue-raising power exercised or that may be exercised by the authority, or any act, proceeding, or contract of the authority, whether or not the contract has been executed. The judicial examination and determination shall be conducted in substantially the manner set forth in section
32-4-540
, C.R.S.; except that the notice required shall be published once a week for three consecutive weeks and the hearing shall be held not less than thirty days or more than forty days after the filing of the petition.
L. 97: Entire part added, p. 498, § 1, effective August 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 6 - REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY LAW (§§ 43-4-601 — 43-4-622) › Section 43-4-621 - Calculation of fiscal year spending limit - first full fiscal year's spending as base

(1)
For the purpose of determining any authority's fiscal year spending limit under section 20 (7)(b) of article X of the state constitution, the initial spending base of the authority shall be the amount of revenues collected by the authority from sources not excluded from fiscal year spending pursuant to section 20 (2)(e) of article X of the state constitution during the first full fiscal year for which the authority collected revenues.
(2)
For purposes of this section, "fiscal year" means any year-long period used by an authority for fiscal accounting purposes.
L. 2000: Entire section added, p. 1177, § 4, effective August 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 7 - TRANSPORTATION REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTES (§§ 43-4-701 — 43-4-715) › Section 43-4-702 - Definitions

As used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Commission" means the transportation commission created by section
43-1-106
.
(2)
"Department" means the department of transportation created by part 1 of article
1
of this title.
(3)
"Executive director" means the executive director of the department.
(4)
"Federal transportation funds" means:
(a)
Funds paid to the department by the United States department of transportation; and
(b)
Funds paid to any political subdivision by the United States department of transportation that are subsequently paid to the department by such political subdivision.
(5)
"Political subdivision" means any municipality, county, city and county, or other political subdivision of the state.
(6)
"Qualified federal aid transportation project" means any project that may be financed, in whole or in part, with federal transportation funds.
(7)
Repealed.
(8)
"State matching funds" means revenues other than federal transportation funds that are credited to the state highway fund or the state highway supplementary fund in accordance with section
43-1-220
and that may be used by the department to pay the costs of any qualified federal aid transportation projects.
(9)
"Transportation revenue anticipation notes", "revenue anticipation notes", or "notes" means revenue anticipation notes authorized by and issued in accordance with this part 7.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 353,§ 9, eff. 5/31/2018.
L. 99: Entire part added, p. 1110, § 1, effective June 2. L. 2001: (2) amended, p. 1287, § 78, effective June 5. L. 2018: (7) repealed and (9) added, (SB 18-001), ch. 353, p. 2103, § 9, effective May 31.
For the legislative declaration in SB 18-001, see section 1 of chapter 353, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 7 - TRANSPORTATION REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTES (§§ 43-4-701 — 43-4-715) › Section 43-4-703 - Submission of ballot question regarding issuance of transportation revenue anticipation notes

(1)
The secretary of state shall submit a ballot question to a vote of the registered electors of the state of Colorado at the statewide election to be held in November, 1999, for their approval or rejection. Each elector voting at said November election shall cast a vote as provided by law either "Yes" or "No" on the proposition: "Shall state of Colorado debt be increased up to $1,700,000,000, with a maximum repayment cost of $2,300,000,000, with no increase in any taxes, for the purpose of addressing the critical, priority transportation needs in the state by financing transportation projects that qualify for federal funding through the issuance of revenue anticipation notes, and shall earnings on the proceeds of such notes constitute a voter-approved revenue change?"
(2)
The votes cast for the adoption or rejection of the question submitted pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be canvassed and the result determined in the manner provided by law for the canvassing of votes for representatives in congress.
L. 99: Entire part added, p. 1110, § 1, effective June 2.
The ballot question specified in subsection (1) was referred to the voters on November 2, 1999, and was approved by the voters with the following vote count:
FOR: 477,982
AGAINST: 296,971
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 7 - TRANSPORTATION REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTES (§§ 43-4-701 — 43-4-715) › Section 43-4-704 - Powers of executive director

The executive director is authorized to enter into contracts with the federal government, the state of Colorado, any state institution or agency, any political subdivision, any department, agency, or instrumentality of a political subdivision, and any political or public corporation of the state, and with any person necessary or incidental to the performance of the duties and the execution of the powers of the executive director under this part 7.
L. 99: Entire part added, p. 1111, § 1, effective June 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 7 - TRANSPORTATION REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTES (§§ 43-4-701 — 43-4-715) › Section 43-4-706 - Financial obligations subject to annual budget allocation

(1)
Any revenue anticipation notes issued in accordance with this part 7 shall constitute a contract between the department and the owner or holder thereof. In no event shall any decision by the commission not to allocate revenue anticipation note proceeds not otherwise pledged, state matching funds, or federal transportation funds in any given fiscal year for the payment of such notes or any costs associated with the issuance and administration of such notes be construed to constitute an action impairing such contract.
(2)
(a)
Every contract entered into by the executive director pursuant to the provisions of this part 7 shall provide that all financial obligations of the state under such contracts are subject to allocation on an annual basis by the commission, in its sole discretion, in accordance with section
43-1-113
and that such contracts shall not be deemed or construed as creating an indebtedness of the state within the meaning of the state constitution or the laws of the state of Colorado concerning or limiting the creation of indebtedness by the state of Colorado.
(b)
In addition, revenue anticipation notes issued by the executive director pursuant to the provisions of this part 7 and every contract relating to the issuance of such notes shall provide that all financial obligations of the state in regard to the portion of the principal of and interest on such notes and the costs associated with the issuance and administration of such notes that may be paid from federal transportation funds pursuant to federal law and any agreement between the United States department of transportation and the department or the political subdivision that is or is to be the initial recipient of such federal transportation funds are subject to continuing federal appropriations of federal transportation funds at a level equal to or greater than the amount needed to pay the federal share of principal, interest, and costs on the revenue anticipation notes.
(3)
The executive director may pay all fees, expenses, and commissions that the executive director deems necessary or advantageous in connection with the sale of notes.
(4)
Neither the members of the commission, the executive director, nor any person executing revenue anticipation notes in accordance with the provisions of this part 7 shall be liable personally on the notes or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance thereof.
L. 99: Entire part added, p. 1115, § 1, effective June 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 7 - TRANSPORTATION REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTES (§§ 43-4-701 — 43-4-715) › Section 43-4-707 - Note proceeds

(1)
The certificate, trust indenture, or other instrument authorizing the issuance of revenue anticipation notes in accordance with the provisions of this part 7 may pledge all or any portion of the proceeds from the issuance of such notes to the payment of such notes and any costs associated with the issuance and administration of such notes.
(2)
Any proceeds from the issuance of revenue anticipation notes in accordance with the provisions of this part 7 that are not pledged for the payment of such notes and any costs associated with the issuance and administration of such notes shall be credited to the state highway supplementary fund and shall be used to finance qualified federal aid transportation projects, to pay such notes, to pay the costs of issuing and administering such revenue anticipation notes, and to pay any other expense or charge incurred in connection with actions of the executive director authorized by the provisions of this part 7.
(3)
Any proceeds from the issuance of such notes and any earnings on such proceeds shall not be included in state fiscal year spending, as defined by section
24-77-102(17)(a)
, C.R.S., for any given fiscal year for purposes of section 20 of article X of the state constitution and article
77
of title
24
, C.R.S.
L. 99: Entire part added, p. 1116, § 1, effective June 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 7 - TRANSPORTATION REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTES (§§ 43-4-701 — 43-4-715) › Section 43-4-708 - Investments

(1)
Any proceeds from the issuance of revenue anticipation notes or any other moneys relating to such notes that are credited to the state highway supplementary fund shall be invested in the same manner as all other moneys credited to said fund as provided by law.
(2)
The executive director, in consultation with the state treasurer, may direct a corporate trustee that holds any proceeds from the issuance of revenue anticipation notes or any other moneys paid to such trustee in connection with such notes to invest or deposit such moneys in investments or deposits other than those in which moneys in the state highway supplementary fund may be invested or deposited if the executive director, in consultation with the state treasurer, determines that such investment or deposit meets the standard established in section
15-1-304
, C.R.S., the income is at least comparable to income available on investments or deposits of moneys in the state highway supplementary fund, and the investment will assist the department in the financing, construction, operation, or maintenance of qualified federal aid transportation projects.
L. 99: Entire part added, p. 1116, § 1, effective June 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 7 - TRANSPORTATION REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTES (§§ 43-4-701 — 43-4-715) › Section 43-4-709 - Powers of political subdivisions

(1)
A political subdivision, for the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the financing, construction, operation, or maintenance of any qualified federal aid transportation project, has the power:
(a)
To sell, lease, loan, donate, grant, convey, assign, or otherwise transfer to the department any real or personal property or interests therein;
(b)
To enter into agreements with any person for the joint financing, construction, operation, or maintenance of any qualified federal aid transportation project. Upon compliance with applicable constitutional or charter limitations, the political subdivision may agree to make payments, without limitation as to amount except as set forth in the agreement, from revenues received in one or more fiscal years to the department or any person to defray the costs of the financing, construction, operation, or maintenance of any qualified federal aid transportation project.
(c)
To transfer or assign to the department any contracts that may have been awarded by the political subdivision for construction, operation, or maintenance of any qualified federal aid transportation project.
(2)
To assist in the financing, construction, operation, or maintenance of a qualified federal aid transportation project, any political subdivision may, by contract, pledge to the department all or a portion of federal transportation funds paid to the political subdivision, the revenues the political subdivision receives from the highway users tax fund, or the revenues from any other legally available source.
L. 99: Entire part added, p. 1116, § 1, effective June 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 7 - TRANSPORTATION REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTES (§§ 43-4-701 — 43-4-715) › Section 43-4-710 - Notes legal investments

All banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, executors, administrators, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries may legally invest any moneys within their control in any revenue anticipation notes issued in accordance with this part 7. Public entities, as defined in section
24-75-601(1)
, C.R.S., may invest public funds in such revenue anticipation notes only if the notes satisfy the investment requirements established in part 6 of article
75
of title
24
, C.R.S.
L. 99: Entire part added, p. 1117, § 1, effective June 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 7 - TRANSPORTATION REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTES (§§ 43-4-701 — 43-4-715) › Section 43-4-711 - Exemption from taxation

Except as otherwise provided in this section, the income from revenue anticipation notes is exempt from all taxation and assessments in the state. In the certificate, indenture of trust, or other instrument authorizing the issuance of such notes, the executive director may waive the exemption from federal or state income taxation for interest on the notes.
L. 99: Entire part added, p. 1117, § 1, effective June 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 7 - TRANSPORTATION REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTES (§§ 43-4-701 — 43-4-715) › Section 43-4-712 - No action maintainable

An action or proceeding at law or in equity to review any acts or proceedings or to question the validity or enjoin the performance of any act or proceedings or the issuance of any revenue anticipation notes or for any other relief against or from any acts or proceedings done under this part 7, whether based upon irregularities or jurisdictional defects, shall not be maintained unless commenced within thirty days after the performance of the act or proceedings or the effective date thereof, whichever occurs first, and is thereafter perpetually barred.
L. 99: Entire part added, p. 1117, § 1, effective June 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 7 - TRANSPORTATION REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTES (§§ 43-4-701 — 43-4-715) › Section 43-4-713 - Annual reports

(1)
No later than January 15, 2001, and no later than January 15 of each year thereafter, the executive director shall submit a report to the members of the joint budget committee of the general assembly, the members of the legislative audit committee of the general assembly, the chair of the transportation and energy committee of the house of representatives, and the chair of the transportation committee of the senate that includes, at a minimum, the following information:
(a)
The total amount of revenue anticipation notes issued by the executive director in accordance with this part 7;
(b)
The qualified federal aid transportation projects for which the proceeds from such revenue anticipation notes have been expended, the amount of note proceeds expended on each project, the status of each project, and the estimated date of completion for such projects not yet completed;
(c)
The total amount of federal transportation funds paid to the department since such revenue anticipation notes have been issued; and
(d)
The total amount of proceeds from the issuance of revenue anticipation notes, state matching funds, and federal transportation funds allocated by the commission in each state fiscal year for the payment of such revenue anticipation notes and the costs associated with the issuance and administration of such notes.
L. 99: Entire part added, p. 1118, § 1, effective June 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 7 - TRANSPORTATION REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTES (§§ 43-4-701 — 43-4-715) › Section 43-4-714 - [Repealed]

Amended by 2021 Ch. 423,§45, eff. 7/2/2021.
Repealed by 2021 Ch. 250,§53, eff. 6/17/2021.
L. 99: Entire part added, p. 1118, § 1, effective June 2. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (SB 18-001), ch. 2105, p. 2105, § 11, effective May 31. L. 2019: (2)(a) and (3) amended, (SB 19-263), ch. 3086, p. 3086, § 6, effective May 29. L. 2020: (2)(a) and (3) amended, (HB 20-1376), ch. 1017, p. 1017, § 6, effective June 30. L. 2021: Entire section repealed, (SB 21-260), ch. 1472, p. 1472, § 53, effective June 17; (2)(a) amended, (SB 21-266), ch. 2808, p. 2808, § 45, effective July 2.
Subsection (2)(a) was amended in SB 21-266. Those amendments were superseded by the repeal of this section in SB 21-260.
For the legislative declaration in SB 18-001, see section 1 of chapter 353, Session Laws of Colorado 2018. For the legislative declaration in SB 21-260, see section 1 of chapter 250, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 207,§6, eff. 6/30/2020.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 334,§6, eff. 5/29/2019.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 353,§11, eff. 5/31/2018.
L. 99: Entire part added, p. 1118, § 1, effective June 2. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (SB 18-001), ch. 353, p. 2105, § 11, effective May 31.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 7 - TRANSPORTATION REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTES (§§ 43-4-701 — 43-4-715) › Section 43-4-715 - Construction of part

The powers conferred by this part 7 shall be in addition and supplemental to, and not in substitution for, and the limitations imposed by this part 7 shall not directly or indirectly modify, limit, or affect, the powers conferred to the executive director, the commission, or the department by any other law.
L. 99: Entire part added, p. 1118, § 1, effective June 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 8 - FUNDING ADVANCEMENT FOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY (§§ 43-4-801 — 43-4-814) › Section 43-4-801 - Short title

This part 8 shall be known and may be cited as the "Funding Advancements for Surface Transportation and Economic Recovery Act of 2009".
L. 2009: Entire part R&RE, (SB 09-108), ch. 5, p. 10, §1, effective March 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 8 - FUNDING ADVANCEMENT FOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY (§§ 43-4-801 — 43-4-814) › Section 43-4-809 - Enterprises - applicability of other laws

(1)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, neither the bridge enterprise nor the transportation enterprise shall be subject to the provisions of the "Procurement Code", articles
101
to
112
of title
24
, C.R.S.
(2)
(a)
The bridge enterprise and the transportation enterprise shall be subject to the open meetings provisions of the Colorado sunshine law contained in part 4 of article
6
of title
24
, C.R.S., and the "Colorado Open Records Act", article
72
of title
24
, C.R.S.
(b)
For purposes of part 2 of the "Colorado Open Records Act", article
72
of title
24
, C.R.S., the records of the bridge enterprise and the transportation enterprise shall be public records, as defined in section
24-72-202(6)
, C.R.S., regardless of whether the bridge enterprise or the transportation enterprise receives less than ten percent of its total annual revenues in grants, as defined in section
24-77-102(7)
, C.R.S., from all Colorado state and local governments combined.
(3)
Revenues of the bridge enterprise and the transportation enterprise shall not be subject to the provisions of section
43-1-1205
.
(4)
The bridge enterprise and the transportation enterprise shall each constitute a public entity for purposes of part 2 of article
57
of title
11
, C.R.S.
(5)
Labor standards specified in law that apply to the department shall apply with equal force to the bridge enterprise and the transportation enterprise.
L. 2009: Entire part R&RE, (SB 09-108), ch. 5, p. 46, §1, effective March 2.
This section is similar to former § 43-4-812 as it existed prior to 2009, and the former § 43-4-809 was relocated to §
43-4-807
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 8 - FUNDING ADVANCEMENT FOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY (§§ 43-4-801 — 43-4-814) › Section 43-4-810 - Fees and surcharges - limitations on use

As required by section 18 of article X of the state constitution, the proceeds of any fee or surcharge imposed pursuant to the provisions of this part 8 that is a license fee, registration fee, or other charge with respect to the operation of any vehicle upon any public highway in this state shall be used exclusively for the construction, maintenance, and supervision of the public highways of this state as specified in this part 8.
L. 2009: Entire part R&RE, (SB 09-108), ch. 5, p. 46, §1, effective March 2.
Provisions of the former § 43-4-810 were relocated to §
43-4-807
in 2009.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 8 - FUNDING ADVANCEMENT FOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY (§§ 43-4-801 — 43-4-814) › Section 43-4-811 - Transit and rail division - funding for local transit grants

(1)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for state fiscal year 2009-10 and for each succeeding state fiscal year the allocation of the surcharges, fees, and fines imposed and credited to the highway users tax fund created in section
43-4-201(1)(a)
pursuant to section
43-4-804(1)
and allocated to the state highway fund, counties, and municipalities as specified in section
43-4-205
(6.3) shall be modified as follows:
(a)
The allocation to the state highway fund shall be increased by five million dollars.
(b)
The allocation to counties shall be reduced by two million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars.
(c)
The allocation to municipalities shall be reduced by two million two hundred fifty thousand dollars.
(2)
For state fiscal year 2009-10 and for each succeeding state fiscal year, five million dollars of the moneys allocated to the state highway fund pursuant to section
43-4-205
(6.3) shall be credited to the state transit and rail fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury, and used by the state transit and rail division created in section
43-1-117.5(1)
, enacted by Senate Bill 09-094, enacted in 2009, to provide grants to local governments for local transit projects; except that no funds shall be used for the condemnation of land for the purpose of relocating a rail corridor or rail line.
L. 2009: Entire part R&RE, (SB 09-108), ch. 5, p. 47, §1, effective March 2.
Provisions of the former § 43-4-811 were relocated to §
43-4-808
in 2009.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 8 - FUNDING ADVANCEMENT FOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY (§§ 43-4-801 — 43-4-814) › Section 43-4-812 - Use of user fees for transit - legislative declaration

(1)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the transportation enterprise, a public highway authority created and existing pursuant to part 5 of this article, a regional transportation authority created and existing pursuant to part 6 of this article, or any other entity that, as of March 2, 2009, is imposing a user fee or toll for the privilege of traveling on any highway segment or highway lanes may use revenue generated by the user fee or toll for rail- and transit-related projects that relate to the maintenance or supervision of the highway segment or highway lanes on which the user fee or toll is imposed.
(2)
The general assembly finds and declares that the funding of rail- and transit-related projects authorized by subsection (1) of this section constitutes maintenance and supervision of state highways because it will help to reduce traffic on state highways and thereby reduce wear and tear on state highways and bridges and increase their reliability, safety, and expected useful life.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 186,§ 14, eff. 5/16/2024.
L. 2009: Entire part R&RE, (SB 09 -108), ch. 5, p. 47, §1, effective March 2.
Provisions of the former § 43-4-812 were relocated to §
43-4-809
in 2009.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 8 - FUNDING ADVANCEMENT FOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY (§§ 43-4-801 — 43-4-814) › Section 43-4-813 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2017 Ch. 174,§7, eff. 8/9/2017.
L. 2009: Entire part R&RE, (SB 09-108), ch. 5, p. 47, §1, effective March 2. L. 2017: Entire section repealed, (SB 17-231), ch. 174, p. 635, § 7, effective August 9.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 8 - FUNDING ADVANCEMENT FOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY (§§ 43-4-801 — 43-4-814) › Section 43-4-814 - Military deployment - motor vehicle fees exempted - penalty

(1)
Motor vehicle fees exempted.
If the owner is a member of the United States armed forces and has orders to serve outside the United States, the owner may exempt the Class C personal property or Class B personal property under sixteen thousand pounds empty weight from the registration fees imposed under this part 8 during the time the owner is serving. If the owner serves less than one year outside the United States, the fees are exempt for the portion of the year that the owner served outside the United States, prorated according to the number of months the owner was in the United States.
(2)
Qualifications.
In order to qualify for the exemption from registration fees under this section, the owner must:
(a)
Show the department military orders to serve outside the United States or any evidence acceptable to the department that the owner served outside the United States; and
(b)
File a signed affidavit that the motor vehicle will not be operated on a highway during the exemption period.
(3)
If a person has already paid the normal fees under this part 8 for a motor vehicle that is eligible for an exemption under this section, the department shall credit the person the exempted portion of the fee amount towards the person's fees for succeeding years.
(4)
Violations.
A person shall not operate the motor vehicle during the time covered by the affidavit filed under subsection (2) of this section. A violation of this section is a civil infraction.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, §777, eff. 3/1/2022.
Added by 2014 Ch. 264, §3, eff. 8/6/2014.
L. 2014: Entire section added, (SB 14-075), ch. 1061, p. 1061, § 3, effective August 6. L. 2021: (4) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3325, p. 3325, § 777, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 9 - HIGH-VISIBILITY DRUNK DRIVING LAW ENFORCEMENT (§§ 43-4-901 — 43-4-903) › Section 43-4-901 - High-visibility alcohol and drug impaired driving enforcement

The department of transportation, in implementing the strategic transportation project investment program, shall, as a priority, coordinate at least twelve episodes annually of high-visibility alcohol and drug impaired driving enforcement episodes that the department oversees. The high-visibility alcohol and drug impaired driving enforcement episodes required by this section must be coordinated with the alcohol and drug impaired driving prevention enforcement program described in part 4 of this article 4.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 373,§ 2, eff. 6/5/2023.
L. 2008: Entire part added, p. 838, § 8, effective September 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 9 - HIGH-VISIBILITY DRUNK DRIVING LAW ENFORCEMENT (§§ 43-4-901 — 43-4-903) › Section 43-4-903 - High-visibility alcohol and drug impaired driving enforcement funding

For state fiscal years commencing on and after July 1, 2023, the transportation commission shall annually allocate from the state highway fund to the office of transportation safety in the department of transportation one million five hundred thousand dollars for high-visibility alcohol and drug impaired driving enforcement described in this part 9.
Added by 2023 Ch. 373,§ 3, eff. 6/5/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 10 - [Repealed] (§ 43-4-1001) › Section 43-4-1001 - to 43-4-1004 - [Repealed]

Amended by 2022 Ch. 387, §6, eff. 6/7/2022.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 2, §120, eff. 2/25/2022.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 401, §4, eff. 6/30/2021.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 264, §118, eff. 5/22/2017.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 225, §4, eff. 5/22/2017.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 225, §3, eff. 5/22/2017.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 225, §2, eff. 5/22/2017.
Added by 2014 Ch. 185, §1, eff. 8/6/2014.
(1) Section 43-4-1004 (2) provided for the repeal of this part 10, effective July 1, 2022. (See L. 2021, p. 2673.)
(2) (a) For the amendments to § 43-4-1001 that were in effect from February 5, 2022, to July 1, 2022, see chapter 2, Session Laws of Colorado 2022. (L. 2022, p. 88.)
(b) For the amendments to § 43-4-1004 that were in effect from June 7, 2022, to July 1, 2022, see chapter 387, Session Laws of Colorado 2022. (L. 2022, p. 2757.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 11 - MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS FUNDING (§§ 43-4-1101 — 43-4-1103) › Section 43-4-1101 - Legislative declaration

(1)
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that it is necessary, appropriate, and in the best interest of the state to use a portion of the general fund money that is dedicated for transportation purposes pursuant to section
24-75-219
to fund multimodal transportation projects and operations throughout the state and to use a portion of the money that is generated by the retail delivery fee imposed on the delivery of retail goods transported to the delivery site by motor vehicle pursuant to section
43-4-218(3)
to fund transportation-related greenhouse gas mitigation expenses throughout the state as authorized by this part 11 because, in addition to the general benefits that it provides to all Coloradans, a complete and integrated multimodal transportation system that includes greenhouse gas mitigation projects and services:
(a)
Benefits seniors by making aging in place more feasible for them;
(b)
Benefits residents of communities, in rural and disproportionately impacted communities, by providing them with more accessible and flexible public transportation services;
(c)
Provides enhanced mobility for persons with disabilities;
(d)
Provides safe routes to schools for children; and
(e)
Reduces emissions of air pollutants, including hazardous air pollutants and greenhouse gases, that contribute to adverse environmental effects, including but not limited to climate change, and adverse human health effects.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 250,§49, eff. 6/17/2021.
Added by 2018 Ch. 353,§12, eff. 5/31/2018.
L. 2018: Entire part added, (SB 18-001), ch. 2106, p. 2106, § 12, effective May 31. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-260), ch. 1448, p. 1448, § 49, effective June 17.
For the legislative declaration in SB 21-260, see section 1 of chapter 250, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 11 - MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS FUNDING (§§ 43-4-1101 — 43-4-1103) › Section 43-4-1102 - Definitions

As used in this part 11, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
Repealed.
(2)
"Commission" means the transportation commission created in section
43-1-106(1)
.
(3)
"Department" means the department of transportation.
(4)
"Fund" means the multimodal transportation and mitigation options fund created in section
43-4-1103(1)(a)
.
(4.5)
"Greenhouse gas mitigation project" means a project that helps achieve compliance with federal or state laws or rules that regulate transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions by reducing vehicle miles traveled or increasing multimodal travel.
(5)
"Multimodal projects" means capital or operating costs for fixed route and on-demand transit, transportation demand management programs, multimodal mobility projects enabled by new technology, multimodal transportation studies, modeling tools, greenhouse gas mitigation projects, and bicycle or pedestrian projects.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 250,§50, eff. 6/17/2021.
Added by 2018 Ch. 353,§12, eff. 5/31/2018.
L. 2018: Entire part added, (SB 18-001), ch. 2107, p. 2107, § 12, effective May 31. L. 2021: (1) repealed, (4) and (5) amended, and (4.5) added, (SB 21-260), ch. 1448, p. 1448, § 50, effective June 17.
For the legislative declaration in SB 21-260, see section 1 of chapter 250, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 14 - COLORADO WILDLIFE SAFE PASSAGES (§§ 43-4-1401 — 43-4-1402) › Section 43-4-1401 - Definitions

As used in this part 14, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Alliance" means the Colorado wildlife and transportation alliance established in 2018 and made up of the department, the division, tribal governments, federal agencies, and nongovernmental partners representing academia, nonprofit organizations, and biological and engineering sciences.
(2)
"Department" means the department of transportation.
(3)
"Division" means the division of parks and wildlife in the department of natural resources created in section
33-9-104 (1)
.
(4)
"Fund" means the Colorado wildlife safe passages fund created in section
43-4-1402 (1)
.
(5)
"Project" means a project by the department for the purposes specified in section
43-4-1402 (3)(a)(I) and (3)(a)(II)
.
(6)
"Wildlife" has the meaning set forth in section
33-1-102 (51)
.
Added by 2022 Ch. 293, §2, eff. 8/10/2022.
2022 Ch. 293, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 15 - FUELS IMPACT ENTERPRISE (§§ 43-4-1501 — 43-4-1507) › Section 43-4-1502 - Definitions

As used in this part 15, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Enterprise" means the fuels impact enterprise created in section
43-4-1503
.
(2)
"Fuel product" means gasoline, blended gasoline, gasoline sold for gasohol production, gasohol, diesel, biodiesel blends, natural gas, and special fuels, and special fuel mixes with alcohol.
(3)
"Fuels impact reduction fee" means the fee imposed by the enterprise pursuant to section
43-4-1505
.
(4)
"Fund" means the fuels impact enterprise fund created in section
43-4-1504
.
(5)
"Grant program" means the fuels impact reduction grant program created in section
43-4-1506
.
Added by 2023 Ch. 404,§ 9, eff. 8/7/2023.
2023 Ch. 404, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 15 - FUELS IMPACT ENTERPRISE (§§ 43-4-1501 — 43-4-1507) › Section 43-4-1503 - Fuels impact enterprise - creation - powers and duties

(1)
(a)
The fuels impact enterprise is created in the department. The enterprise is and operates as a government-owned business within the department in order to execute its business purposes as specified in subsection (2) of this section by exercising the powers and performing the duties and functions set forth in this section.
(b)
The enterprise is a
type 2
entity, as defined in section
24-1-105
, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department. The governing board of the enterprise is made up of the transportation commission created in section
43-1-106 (1)
.
(2)
The business purposes of the enterprise are to improve the transportation of fuel in the state and monitor vehicle emissions. To allow the enterprise to accomplish these business purposes and fully exercise its powers and duties, the enterprise may:
(a)
Impose a fuels impact reduction fee as authorized by section
43-4-1505
;
(b)
Issue grants as authorized by the fuels impact reduction grant program created in section
43-4-1506
; and
(c)
Issue revenue bonds payable from fuels impact reduction fee revenue and other available money of the enterprise.
(3)
The enterprise constitutes an enterprise for purposes of section 20 of article X of the state constitution so long as it retains the authority to issue revenue bonds and receives less than ten percent of its total annual revenue in grants from all Colorado state and local governments combined. So long as it constitutes an enterprise pursuant to this subsection (3), the enterprise is not subject to section 20 of article X of the state constitution.
(4)
In addition to any other powers and duties specified in this section, the enterprise has the following general powers and duties:
(a)
To provide services as set forth in section
43-4-1506
; and
(b)
To have and exercise all rights and powers necessary or incidental to or implied from the specific powers and duties granted by this section.
Added by 2023 Ch. 404,§ 9, eff. 8/7/2023.
2023 Ch. 404, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 15 - FUELS IMPACT ENTERPRISE (§§ 43-4-1501 — 43-4-1507) › Section 43-4-1505 - Fuels impact reduction fee

(1)
In furtherance of its business purpose, beginning September 1, 2023, the enterprise shall impose a fuels impact reduction fee per gallon to be paid by a licensed fuel excise tax distributor within Colorado and a licensed fuel distributor who ships products from outside of Colorado to a point within Colorado. For the purpose of minimizing compliance costs for distributors and administrative costs for the state, the department of revenue shall collect the fuels impact reduction fee on behalf of the enterprise, and a fuel distributor shall pay the fee to the department of revenue as required by section
8-20-206.5 (8)(a)
.
(2)
For a licensed fuel excise tax distributor within Colorado and a licensed fuel distributor who ships products from outside of Colorado to a point within Colorado, beginning September 1, 2023, the enterprise shall impose the fuels impact reduction fee in a reasonable amount that is no more than six thousand one hundred twenty-five millionths of a dollar per gallon of fuel products delivered for sale or use in Colorado.
(3)
As required by section
8-20-206.5 (8)(c)
, the executive director of the department of revenue shall transmit any fuels impact reduction fee revenue it collects to the state treasurer who shall credit the revenue, minus the costs to the department of revenue for collecting the fee, to the fund.
Added by 2023 Ch. 404,§ 9, eff. 8/7/2023.
2023 Ch. 404, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 43-1-101 — 43-10-119) › FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Article 4 - FINANCING (§§ 43-4-101 — 43-4-1507) › Part 15 - FUELS IMPACT ENTERPRISE (§§ 43-4-1501 — 43-4-1507) › Section 43-4-1506 - [Effective Until 8/7/2024] Fuels impact reduction grant program

(1)
There is hereby created the fuels impact reduction grant program to provide grants to certain critically impacted communities, governments, and transportation corridors for the improvement of hazardous mitigation corridors and to support local and state government projects related to emergency responses, environmental mitigation, or projects related to the transportation of fuel within the state.
(2)
(a)
As part of the fuels impact reduction grant program, the enterprise shall annually distribute ten million dollars from the fund to the following political subdivisions for the improvement of hazardous mitigation corridors in the state prioritizing uses related to safety and environmental impacts:
(I)
Six million four hundred thousand dollars to Adams county;
(II)
Two million dollars to the city of Aurora;
(III)
One million three hundred thousand dollars to El Paso county;
(IV)
Two hundred forty thousand dollars to Mesa county; and
(V)
Sixty thousand dollars to Otero county.
(b)
If the enterprise is unable to distribute ten million dollars pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section, the enterprise shall distribute the dollars it can distribute in the same proportion as described in subsection (2)(a) of this section.
(c)
If a political subdivision is unable to accept the annual distribution made pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section, the enterprise shall distribute the unaccepted amounts to the other political subdivisions on a proportionate basis.
(3)
The enterprise shall annually distribute up to five million dollars from the fund, after making the transfers required by subsection (2) of this section and after providing for the administrative expenses of the enterprise, to key commercial freight corridors, to support state government projects related to emergency responses, environmental mitigation, or the transportation of fuel within the state on routes necessary for the transportation of hazardous materials.
Added by 2023 Ch. 404,§ 9, eff. 8/7/2023.
2023 Ch. 404, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.