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February 28, 2024 HB 24-1266
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Fiscal Note
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 24-0679
Rep. Hamrick; Frizell
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
February 28, 2024
House Trans., Hous. & Local Govt.
Colin Gaiser | 303-866-2677
colin.gaiser@coleg.gov
Bill Topic: LOCAL GOVERNMENT UTILITY RELOCATION IN RIGHT-OF-WAY
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☒ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☐ State Transfer
☐ TABOR Refund
☒ Local Government
☐ Statutory Public Entity
The bill requires local governments performing road improvement projects to enter
into agreements with utility companies for utility relocation. It may increase state and
local revenue and expenditures on an ongoing basis.
Appropriation
Summary:
No appropriation is required.
Fiscal Note
Status:
The fiscal note reflects the introduced bill.
Summary of Legislation
The bill requires local governments to notify affected utility companies of a road improvement
project and establishes guidelines for notifications from local governments. Local governments
and utility companies must enter into an agreement regarding any utility relocation, which will
include information on the scope of the relocation, who will perform the relocation, a
coordinated relocation schedule, and compensation if a company delays relocation work. In lieu
of an agreement, a utility company may also deliver a signed and executed clearance letter.
Nothing in the bill alters the terms of any franchises or licenses granted in accordance with state
law.
State Revenue and Expenditures
The bill may increase revenue in the Judicial Department due to a possible increase in civil case
filings, and may increase workload for any violations that result in cases brought to the trial
courts. This fiscal note assumes violations will be rare, but cases may be complex and require
significant staff time to process. Since violations and court actions are assumed to be minimal,
no appropriation is required.
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Local Government
The bill may impact local government workload, expenditures, and revenue on an ongoing basis.
Workload may increase for government staff needed to develop and review utility relocation
agreements. Municipally owned utility companies may incur expenses if they delay the schedule
of a project and are forced to pay for costs associated with the delay. In addition, the bill may
increase revenue for local governments that receive any utility company payments caused by
project delays.
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
Counties Municipalities Local Affairs
Transportation Judicial Regulatory Agencies
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 the General Assembly website.