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April 18, 2022 HB 22-1365
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Fiscal Note
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 22-0998
Rep. Esgar
Sen. Hinrichsen
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
April 18, 2022
House Education
Anna Gerstle | 303-866-4375
Anna.Gerstle@state.co.us
Bill Topic: SOUTHERN CO INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION TECH AT CSU-PUEBLO
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☒ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☐ State Transfer
☐ TABOR Refund
☐ Local Government
☐ Statutory Public Entity
The bill creates the Southern Colorado Institute of Transportation Technology in
Colorado State University – Pueblo. The bill may increase state revenue and
expenditures at Colorado State University – Pueblo on an ongoing basis.
Appropriation
Summary:
No appropriation required.
Fiscal Note
Status:
The fiscal note reflects the introduced bill. The fiscal note is preliminary and will be
revised if additional information becomes available.
Summary of Legislation
The bill creates the Southern Colorado Institute of Transportation Technology at Colorado State
University – Pueblo (CSU-Pueblo) to conduct and facilitate education, training, and research on issues
related to intermodal transportation and general issues related to surface transportation problems in
the state. The institute must also:
promote surface transportation research among universities to enhance the universities’ ability to
attract federal and private funding for research;
serve as a competitive funding resource for small businesses that are developing surface
transportation technologies;
fund research, education, and training through a competitive process to Colorado institutions of
higher education and other research entities; and
host an annual symposium to share research and training projects.
The bill creates a seven-member governing board to oversee the institute, advise institutions of higher
education that are developing transportation technology curriculum, and consult with the an existing
transportation technology center in Pueblo that is funded by the Federal Railroad Administration.
The institute may accept gifts, grants, and donations, and may receive and disburse any other revenue
generated by the institute, such as fees, interest, and sale and licensing of intellectual property. The Page 2
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board may spend any funds received on personnel, research, training, an annual symposium, and
other operating costs.
The bill establishes the duties of the institute’s executive director and procedures for changing the
host institution in future years, if necessary.
State Revenue
The bill may increase state revenue to CSU-Pueblo from gifts, grants, donations, fees, and licensing
fees. Specific revenue sources have not been identified. This fiscal note will be updated if more
information becomes available. This revenue is not subject to TABOR.
State Expenditures
All expenditures for the transportation institute are assumed to be from internal institutional
resources at CSU-Pueblo including staff, governing board costs, conducting an annual symposium,
and distributing technical assistance and funds for research and educational purposes. The fiscal note
will be updated if more information becomes available.
Other state agencies. The bill will increase workload for the Colorado Department of Transportation
and the Office of Economic Development and International Trade to have a representative to serve on
the institute governing board. Other institutions of higher education may have additional workload
to coordinate or collaborate with the institute.
Effective Date
The bill takes effect 90 days following adjournment of the General Assembly sine die, assuming no
referendum petition is filed.
State and Local Government Contacts
Higher Education Office of Economic Development and International Trade Transportation
The revenue and expenditure impacts in this fiscal note represent changes from current law under the bill for each
fiscal year. For additional information about fiscal notes, please visit: leg.colorado.gov/fiscalnotes.