Second Regular Session
Seventy-fourth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments
Adopted in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 24-1080.04 Nicole Myers x4326
HOUSE BILL 24-1447
House Committees Senate Committees
Transportation, Housing & Local Government
Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING TRANSIT REFORM , AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH ,101
REQUIRING THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT TO102
COORDINATE WITH THE DENVER REGIONAL COUNCIL OF103
GOVERNMENTS REGARDING ROUTE SERVICE CHANGES ,104
REQUIRING THE REGIONAL T RANSPORTATION DISTRICT TO105
PROVIDE A DISTRICT RETENTION REPORT TO THE GENERAL106
ASSEMBLY, UPDATING THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION107
DISTRICT'S LAND USE AUTHORITY, CREATING A SUBCOMMITTEE108
TO EVALUATE THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT'S109
GOVERNANCE AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE110
GENERAL ASSEMBLY , AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .111
Bill Summary
HOUSE
3rd Reading Unamended
May 3, 2024
HOUSE
Amended 2nd Reading
May 2, 2024
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Lindstedt and Froelich, Brown, Daugherty, Epps, Lindsay, Lukens, Mauro, McCluskie,
Parenti
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Winter F.,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov
.)
The bill makes modifications to several aspects of the regional
transportation district (district), including modifications to increase transit
ridership and to promote district transparency and accountability.
Regional fixed guideway mass transit systems. In connection
with the district's authority to implement regional fixed guideway mass
transit systems, section 2 of the bill requires the district to:
! Submit its proposed fixed-route transit service plans to the
Denver regional council of governments (DRCOG) for its
review and input;
! Coordinate with DRCOG regarding the implementation of
fixed-route transit service plans;
! Ensure that district service decisions are consistent with the
DRCOG regional transportation plan;
! Coordinate transit and land use decisions to ensure that
transit services will be provided to new and existing
transit-oriented communities; and
! Acknowledge established transit centers and provide a
preference for transit centers when determining transit
services and routes.
In addition, section 2 requires the department of transportation
(department), in consultation with DRCOG, to contract with a third party
to conduct a study regarding the size of the district and transit-reliant
services and to submit the results of the study to specified entities by
March 1, 2026. The district board of directors (board) is required to take
into consideration the findings of the study in the creation of its 10-year
strategic plan, which section 13 requires the board to create.
Section 3 specifies that in operating a fixed guideway mass transit
system, the district is required to coordinate its schedule with the
schedules of other transit providers to facilitate the use of transit across
the district and relevant transit entities.
Current board through December 31, 2024. Currently, the board
consists of 15 directors, each of whom is elected to serve a 4-year term by
the eligible electors in one of 15 director districts. District elections are
held in November of even-numbered years, and each director represents
only the residents of the director district in which the director was elected.
Of the 15 directors on the current board, 8 directors were elected in
November 2020 for terms that expire on December 31, 2024, and 7
directors were elected in November 2022 for terms that expire on
December 31, 2026.
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-2- Section 4 terminates the current board on December 31, 2024, and
specifies that the offices of the 8 directors whose terms expire on
December 31, 2024, will not be filled at the district election in November
2024. Section 4 also specifies that the offices of the 7 directors whose
terms expire on December 31, 2026, will not be filled at the November
2026 district election, and that those 7 directors will serve the last 2 years
of their terms on a newly created transitional board that will govern the
district from January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2026.
Transitional board from January 1, 2025, through December
31, 2026. Beginning January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2026, the
district is governed by a board consisting of 11 voting directors and 3
nonvoting ex officio directors (transitional board), each of whom serves
the district at large. Section 5 specifies that the directors of the
transitional board include:
! The 7 directors who were elected to the board at the district
election in November 2022 who will serve the second 2
years of their terms as voting directors on the transitional
board; except that a vacancy caused on or after January 1,
2025, by such a director will not be filled. In addition,
beginning January 1, 2025, each director elected at the
November 2022 district election represents the entire
district rather than only the director district that the director
was elected to represent at such election.
! 2 voting directors who are elected at large by the eligible
electors of the district at the November 2024 district
election for a 4-year term beginning on January 1, 2025.
Such directors serve the first 2 years of their terms on the
transitional board and serve the second 2 years of their
terms on a newly created board (new board) that will
govern the district beginning January 1, 2027.
! 2 voting directors who satisfy certain criteria who are
appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate for
terms beginning January 1, 2025. Of such directors, one
serves a 2-year term that expires on December 31, 2026,
and one serves a 4-year term, the second 2 years of which
the director serves on the new board.
! The executive director of the department or the director's
designee, who is a nonvoting ex officio director; and
! 2 nonvoting directors who satisfy certain criteria and who
are appointed by DRCOG for terms beginning January 1,
2025. Of such directors, one serves a 2-year term that
expires on December 31, 2026, and one serves a 4-year
term, the second 2 years of which the director serves on the
new board.
New board beginning January 1, 2027. Beginning January 1,
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-3- 2027, the district is governed by a new board that consists of 7 voting
directors and 3 nonvoting directors, all of whom serve 4-year terms.
Section 6 specifies that the directors on the new board include:
! 5 voting directors who are elected by the eligible electors
of the district. Of the first 5 elected directors to serve on the
new board, 2 directors represent the district at large and are
the directors who were elected at the November 2024
district election and served the first 2 years of their terms
on the transitional board, and 3 are elected by the eligible
electors of one of 3 director districts at the November 2026
district election for terms beginning January 1, 2027.
! 2 voting directors who represent the district at large, satisfy
certain criteria, and are appointed by the governor and
confirmed by the senate. Of the first directors appointed by
the governor, one director is the director who served the
first 2 years of the director's term on the transitional board,
and one director is appointed by the governor by January 1,
2027, for a term beginning on January 1, 2027.
! The executive director of the department or the director's
designee, who is a nonvoting ex officio director; and
! 2 nonvoting directors who represent the district at large,
satisfy certain criteria, and are appointed by DRCOG. Of
the directors appointed by DRCOG, one director is the
director who served the first 2 years of the director's term
on the transitional board and one director is appointed by
DRCOG by January 1, 2027, for a term beginning on
January 1, 2027.
Section 6 also requires the board, in cooperation with district staff
and with community input, to develop an onboarding program for
incoming directors and requires each incoming director to complete the
onboarding program.
District elections. Section 7 specifies that the last district election
held pursuant to current law, where directors were elected by the eligible
electors in one of 15 director districts, was the district election in
November 2022.
Section 8 specifies election procedures for the new board. Of the
5 elected directors, 2 directors, who are first elected at the November
2024 district election, must reside in the district but may reside anywhere
in the district and 3 directors, who are first elected at the November 2026
district election, must reside in and be elected by the eligible electors who
reside in one of 3 new director districts.
Based on information from the 2020 federal decennial census,
section 8 requires the director of research of the legislative council, with
the assistance of the director of the office of legislative legal services, to
apportion the population of the district into 3 compact and contiguous
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-4- director districts so that the 3 directors who are required to live in and be
elected by the eligible electors in a particular director district will
represent, to the extent practicable, a director district that is equal in
population to the other 2 director districts. The director of research of the
legislative council must complete the apportionment by August 31, 2025,
and submit the recommended apportionment to the Colorado supreme
court. The Colorado supreme court is required to amend or approve the
recommended apportionment by October 31, 2025. The director of
research of the legislative council, with the assistance of the office of
legislative legal services, is required to reapportion the district after the
2030 federal decennial census and after each federal decennial census
thereafter.
Section 8 also specifies that:
! The regular district election is held jointly with the state
general election in every even-numbered year;
! The district is required to use instant runoff voting for
district elections;
! The regular term of office of elected directors is 4 years;
! Nominations for the election of directors for the
transitional board and the new board are made by petition
in accordance with the general election laws of the state
and signed by at least 250 eligible electors residing within
the district; and
! A write-in candidate for director is not allowed.
Additional modifications to statutes governing the board. In
addition, the bill makes the following changes in connection with the
expiration of the current board and the creation of the transitional board
and the new board:
! Section 1 modifies the definition of "director district" as
applicable to the current board, the transitional board, and
the new board;
! Section 9 specifies that a vacancy caused on or after
January 1, 2025, by a director elected at the November
2022 district election, will not be filled. Section 10
specifies that a vacancy caused by an elected director of the
transitional board or the new board is filled by appointment
by the governor and that a vacancy of an appointed member
of the transitional board or the new board is filled by the
appointing authority.
! Section 11 specifies that any action of the transitional
board or the new board requires a majority vote by the
directors entitled to vote who are present and voting; and
! Section 12 specifies that the annual compensation for
directors of the transitional board and new board is an
amount equal to 20% of the salary paid to a county judge;
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-5- except that any director of the new board that is a full-time
state or local government official or a full-time state or
local government employee serves as a director without
additional compensation.
10-year strategic plan. By September 1, 2026, section 13 requires
the current board to develop and submit to the general assembly a 10-year
strategic plan that addresses the district's plans and strategies to increase
ridership, improve transparency, use district-owned land to prioritize
certain types of development, and update parking policies to achieve
specified goals; support state and regional climate, housing, and
transportation goals; and identify funding opportunities to expand transit
and improve system efficiency and equity.
In addition, the current board is required to continue working to
implement the recommendations of the 2021 "RTD Accountability
Committee Final Report" created by DRCOG and the 2020 performance
audit of the district and to report its progress to specified entities by
December 31, 2025.
Opportunities to increase ridership. Section 14 requires the
district to pursue and take advantage of opportunities to increase and
build ridership by working with entities that are hosting special events to
facilitate increased ridership to and from the events; working with entities
to facilitate increased ridership among youth; considering
recommendations and requests for changes in service routes or schedules
that would result in increased ridership; and identifying land use policies,
strategies, and financial tools to enable the development of affordable
housing and dense, walkable, mixed-use communities near transit stations
and routes.
District budget and planning. Section 15 requires the district to
make its annual budget and other specified budget information available
to the public on its website in a format that is easy to access, understand,
and navigate.
Section 15 also requires the district to create, maintain, and
regularly update on its website information regarding the district's
financial plan that includes specified information about district capital
projects and to create 3 public accountability dashboards, the first of
which provides financial information regarding each district capital
project, the second of which shows ridership by route and reliability of
service, and the third of which shows specified district workforce
statistics.
Fair market value for use of district transfer facilities. Current
law requires that a person using any portion of a transfer facility for the
provision of retail or commercial goods or services or for the provision
of residential uses pay rent at fair market value. Section 16 repeals the
requirement that a person pay rent at fair market value for such use of a
transfer facility.
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-6- Mass transit bus driver training program. Section 17 requires
the department to establish a mass transit bus driver training program to
assist in the development and placement of public mass transit bus
operators for department-sponsored mass transit services and for other
public mass transit operators.
Coordination between transit providers and metropolitan
planning organizations. Section 18 requires a transportation provider to:
! Submit its proposed fixed-route transit service plans to the
metropolitan planning organization (MPO) in which it is
located for its review and input;
! Coordinate with the MPO regarding the implementation of
fixed-route transit service plans;
! Ensure that the transit provider's service decisions are
consistent with the MPO's regional transportation plan;
! Coordinate transit and land use decisions to ensure that
transit services will be provided to new and existing
transit-oriented communities; and
! Acknowledge established transit centers and provide a
preference for transit centers when determining transit
services and routes.
Instant runoff voting for district elections. Sections 19, 20, and
21 modify the "Uniform Election Code of 1992" to implement instant
runoff voting for district elections.
Money transferred to the department in connection with the
Burnham Yard rail property. On July 1, 2022, the state treasurer
transferred $6,500,000 from the general fund to the state highway fund
for an environmental study on relocating the consolidated main rail line
away from interstate highway 25 in connection with the development of
the Burnham Yard rail property. Section 22 authorizes the department to
instead use the money for site preparation, site enhancements, planning,
and facilitating a track alignment that preserves buildable land while
promoting transit and rail capacity and increasing safety in connection
with the development of the Burnham Yard rail property.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
2
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 32-9-103, add (14.5)3
as follows:4
32-9-103. Definitions. As used in this article 9, unless the context5
otherwise requires:6
1447-7- (14.5) "UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY " MEANS A MUNICIPALITY THAT1
IS WITHIN THE DISTRICT BOUNDARY AREA AND , OVER A FIVE-YEAR2
AVERAGE, GENERATES THREE TIMES OR MORE REVENUE FOR THE DISTRICT3
THAN THE TOTAL VALUE OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PROVIDED TO4
THAT MUNICIPALITY.5
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 32-9-107.3 as6
follows:7
32-9-107.3. Coordination with local governments - 8
coordination with local land use decisions - definition. (1) T HE9
DISTRICT SHALL COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO BETTER10
ENABLE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO RELY ON TRANSIT SERVICE .11
S
PECIFICALLY, THE DISTRICT SHALL:12
(a) S
UBMIT THE DISTRICT'S PROPOSED FIXED-ROUTE TRANSIT13
SERVICE PLANS TO THE DENVER REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS14
FOR THE COUNCIL'S REVIEW AND INPUT. THE DISTRICT SHALL COORDINATE15
WITH THE DENVER REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS REGARDING THE16
IMPLEMENTATION OF FIXED-ROUTE TRANSIT SERVICE PLANS AND SHALL17
CONSIDER AND MAY INCORPORATE THE COUNCIL 'S INPUT WHEN18
DETERMINING THE SERVICE PLANS.19
(b) E
NSURE THAT DISTRICT SERVICE DECISIONS ARE CONSISTENT20
WITH THE DENVER REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS ' REGIONAL21
TRANSPORTATION
PLAN, WHILE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE NEED TO22
EXPAND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES ;23
(c) C
OORDINATE TRANSIT AND LAND USE DECISIONS TO ENSURE24
THAT TRANSIT SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED TO NEW AND EXISTING25
TRANSIT-ORIENTED COMMUNITIES WHEN FEASIBLE ; AND26
(d) A
CKNOWLEDGE ESTABLISHED TRANSIT CENTERS AND PROVIDE27
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-8- A PREFERENCE FOR TRANSIT CENTERS WHEN DETERMINING TRANSIT1
SERVICES AND ROUTES.2
(2) (a) A COUNTY MAY REQUEST ITS OWN SUBREGIONAL SERVICE3
COUNCIL.4
(b) AS USED IN THIS SUBSECTION (2), "SUBREGIONAL SERVICE5
COUNCIL" MEANS A LOCALLY ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC FORUMS WHERE TRANSIT6
USERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING7
PROPOSED TRANSIT SERVICE CHANGES AND DEVELOP COMMUNITY-BASED8
TRANSIT PLANS, IDENTIFYING TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES IN LOW9
INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS .10
11
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 32-9-107.4 as12
follows:13
32-9-107.4. Legislative and local government oversight -14
report. BY MARCH 1, 2025, AND BY MARCH 1 EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, 15
THE BOARD SHALL PREPARE AND PROVIDE AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE16
TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMITTEE CREATED IN SECTION17
43-2-145 AND TO EVERY CITY COUNCIL AND BOARD OF COUNTY18
COMMISSIONERS WITHIN THE DISTRICT REGARDING THE APPLICABLE19
DISTRICT'S COUNTY AND DISTRICT-WIDE RIDERSHIP STATUS, BUDGET20
STATUS, INCLUDING REVENUE RECEIVED BY EACH COUNTY IN THE DISTRICT21
AND SERVICE PROVIDED TO EACH COUNTY IN THE DISTRICT , ROUTE22
RESTORATION, ROUTE EXPANSION, PUBLIC SAFETY DATA, AND STAFFING23
RETENTION AND VACANCY RATES .24
SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 32-9-107.5, add (4)25
as follows:26
32-9-107.5. Regional fixed guideway mass transit system -27
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-9- authorization. (4) T HE DISTRICT SHALL COORDINATE ITS TRANSIT1
SERVICE DELIVERY SCHEDULE WITH THE TRANSIT SERVICE DELIVERY2
SCHEDULES OF OTHER MASS TRANSIT PROVIDERS FOR CONNECTIVITY TO3
OTHER MOBILITY OPTIONS WITHIN THE REGION .4
5
SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 32-9-118.3 as6
follows:7
32-9-118.3. Ten-year strategic plan - implementation of prior8
recommendations. (1) B
Y
SEPTEMBER 30, 2027, THE BOARD SHALL9
DEVELOP AND SUBMIT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY A TEN -YEAR10
STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT. THE STRATEGIC PLAN SHALL ADDRESS11
THE DISTRICT'S PLANS AND STRATEGIES TO:12
(a) S
UBSTANTIALLY INCREASE RIDERSHIP IN THE DISTRICT ;13
(b) I
MPROVE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE14
DISTRICT TO THE TAXPAYERS, INCLUDING THE CREATION OF A PUBLIC15
DASHBOARD AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 32-9-119.7 (5.5)(c);16
(c) B
ETTER USE, SELL, OR LEASE LAND OWNED BY THE DISTRICT BY17
REVIEWING AND UPDATING ITS L AND USE POLICIES AND DEVELOPMENT18
REVIEW PROCESSES TO PRIORITIZE AND STREAMLINE THE DEVELOPMENT19
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND DENSE , WALKABLE, MIXED-USE20
DEVELOPMENT NEAR FREQUENT TRANSIT STATIONS AND ROUTES AND21
UPDATING PARKING POLICIES TO OPTIMIZE THE USE OF EXISTING PARKING22
AND MINIMIZE THE ADDITION OF NEW PARKING SPACES NEAR23
HIGH-FREQUENCY TRANSIT STATIONS ;24
(d) S
UPPORT STATE AND REGIONAL CLIMATE , HOUSING, AND25
TRANSPORTATION GOALS. THE DISTRICT MUST WORK WITH THE COLORADO26
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE DENVER REGIONAL COUNCIL27
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-10- OF GOVERNMENTS TO ESTABLISH RIDERSHIP AND SERVICE PERFORMANCE1
MEASURES AND OBJECTIVES AT THE LEVELS REQUIRED TO SUPPORT2
REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS AND VEHICLE -MILES TRAVELED REDUCTION3
TARGETS AND ALIGN WITH THE DENVER REGIONAL COUNCIL OF4
GOVERNMENTS' OTHER REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN PERFORMANCE5
MEASURES. 6
(e) I
DENTIFY EXISTING AND POTENTIAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES7
TO EXPAND TRANSIT AND IMPROVE SYSTEM EFFICIENCY AND EQUITY ,8
INCLUDING STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES .9
(2) I
N DEVELOPING A STRATEGIC PLAN PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION10
(1)
OF THIS SECTION, THE BOARD SHALL:11
(a) CONSIDER THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NEXT12
AUDIT OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT CONDUCTED BY THE13
OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR;14
(b) CONSIDER THE FINDINGS OF THE JULY 2021 FINAL REPORT OF15
THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT ACCOUNTABILITY COMMI TTEE; 16
(c) ENSURE THAT UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES HAVE17
OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN CONVERSATIONS REGARDING THE TEN-YEAR18
STRATEGIC PLAN IN A DEDICATED AND DELIBERATE MANNER OUTSIDE THE19
CONFINES OF THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION ;20
(d) ADDRESS THE UNIQUE CONCERNS AND SERVICE NEEDS OF21
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES, WHICH MUST BE22
DEVELOPED THROUGH DEDICATED PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ENGAGEMENT23
WITH STAFF, OFFICIALS, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FROM THOSE24
COMMUNITIES;25
(e) ADDRESS THE UNIQUE CONCERNS AND SERVICE NEEDS OF26
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, WHICH MUST BE DEVELOPED THROUGH27
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-11- DEDICATED PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ENGAGEMENT WITH STAFF, OFFICIALS,1
AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FROM THOSE COMMUNITIES ; AND2
(f) SEEK PUBLIC COMMENT AND INPUT .3
(3) I
N ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTIONS4
(1)
AND (2) OF THIS SECTION, THE BOARD SHALL CONTINUE TO WORK TO5
IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 2021 "RTD6
A
CCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE FINAL REPORT" CREATED BY THE DENVER7
REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND THE 2020 PERFORMANCE8
AUDIT OF THE DISTRICT CONDUCTED BY THE OFFICE OF THE STATE9
AUDITOR. THE BOARD SHALL REPORT ITS PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING THE10
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE REPORT AND THE AUDIT TO THE DENVER11
REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND THE TRANSPORTATION ,12
HOUSING, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF13
REPRESENTATIVES AND THE TRANSPORTATION AND ENERGY COMMITTEE14
OF THE SENATE, OR ANY SUCCESSOR COMMITTEES , BY DECEMBER 31,15
2025.16
SECTION
6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 32-9-119, add (9)17
and (10) as follows:18
32-9-119. Additional powers of district. (9) I
N ADDITION TO19
ANY OTHER POWERS GRANTED TO THE DISTRICT IN THIS ARTICLE 9, THE20
DISTRICT SHALL PURSUE AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITIES TO21IMPROVE SERVICE COVERAGE AND INCREASE RIDERSHIP CONNECTIVITY22
AND ACCESSIBILITY BY:23
(a) W
ORKING WITH ENTITIES THAT ARE HOSTING SPECIAL EVENTS24
TO FACILITATE INCREASED RIDERSHIP TO AND FROM THE EVENTS , SO LONG25
AS THE FACILITATION OF INCREASED RIDERSHIP IS ADDITIVE TO EXISTING26
SERVICE;27
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-12- (b) WORKING WITH ENTITIES TO FACILITATE INCREASED RIDERSHIP1
AMONG YOUTH, INCLUDING USE OF THE DISTRICT'S ZERO FAIR FOR YOUTH2
PILOT PROGRAM; AND3
(c) C
ONSIDERING RECOMMENDATIONS AND REQUESTS FOR4
CHANGES IN SERVICE ROUTES OR SCHEDULES THAT WOULD RESULT IN5IMPROVED SERVICE COVERAGE AND INCREASED RIDERSHIP, CONNECTIVITY,6
AND ACCESSIBILITY.7
(10) BY NOVEMBER 1, 2024, THE BOARD, IN COLLABORATION WITH8
THE LABOR UNION THAT REPRESENTS THE GREATEST NUMBER OF DISTRICT9
EMPLOYEES, SHALL PREPARE AND SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE10
TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMITTEE CREATED IN SECTION11
43-2-145, THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF12
TRANSPORTATION REGARDING DISTRICT OPERATOR AND MECHANIC13
RETENTION. THE REPORT MUST INCLUDE PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE CHANGES14
THAT COULD INCREASE DISTRICT OPERATOR AND MECHANIC RETENTION AS15
WELL AS A PLAN TO EVALUATE EXISTING TRANSIT FACILITIES FOR THEIR16
ADEQUACY AND TO ESTABLISH A PREFER ENCE OR DETERMINE THE NEED17
FOR NEW TRANSIT FACILITIES WHEN PLANNING TRANSIT SERVICE AND18
ROUTES.19
SECTION 7. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 32-9-119.7, amend20
(4); and add (5.5) as follows:21
32-9-119.7. Cost efficiency of transit services - reporting -22
plans. (4) (a) The district shall submit copies of its annual budget to the23
transportation legislation review committee created in section 43-2-145. 24
(b) T
HE DISTRICT SHALL MAKE ITS ANNUAL B UDGET AND OTHER25
INFORMATION RELATED TO THE BUDGET AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ITS26
WEBSITE. IN ADDITION, THE DISTRICT SHALL CREATE AND MAKE27
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-13- AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ITS WEBSITE AN ANNUAL BUDGET OVERVIEW1
THAT PROVIDES A SINGLE-PAGE SUMMARY OF THE DISTRICT 'S REVENUES2
AND EXPENSES BY CATEGORY AS SPECIFIED IN THE DISTRICT 'S ANNUAL3
BUDGET. THE DISTRICT SHALL ENSURE THAT THE ANNUAL BUDGET , THE4
BUDGET OVERVIEW, AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION RELATED TO THE5
BUDGET IS IN A FORMAT THAT IS EASY TO ACCESS , UNDERSTAND, AND6
NAVIGATE.7
(5.5) I
N ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTION (4)(b)8
OF THIS SECTION, THE DISTRICT SHALL CREATE , MAINTAIN, AND9
REGULARLY UPDATE ON ITS WEBSITE THE FOLLOWING :10
(a) A
N ANNUAL UPDATE REGARDING THE DISTRICT 'S FINANCIAL11
PLAN THAT INCLUDES A DETAILED REPORT OF ALL DISTRICT CAPITAL12
PROJECTS THAT ARE IN PROGRESS;13
(b) A
QUARTERLY UPDATE REGARDING ALL DISTRICT CAPITAL14
PROJECTS THAT ARE IN PROGRESS, INCLUDING A PROJECT SCHEDULE AND15
PROJECT EXPENDITURE INFORMATION FOR EACH PROJECT ;16
(c) A
PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY DASHBOARD THAT PROVIDES , AT17
A MINIMUM, ACCESSIBLE AND TRANSPARENT SUMMARY INFORMATION18
REGARDING EACH DISTRICT CAPITAL PROJECT THAT IS IN PROGRESS , THE19
FUNDING STATUS OF EACH PROJECT INCLUDING THE PROJECT TOTAL20
FUNDING AND EXPENDITURES TO DATE , AND PROGRESS TOWARD21
COMPLETION OF EACH PROJECT;22
(d) A
PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY DASHBOARD THAT SHOWS23
RIDERSHIP BY ROUTE AND RELIABILITY OF SERVICE ;
24
(e) A
PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY DASHBOARD THAT SHOWS DISTRICT25
WORKFORCE STATISTICS REGARDING EMPLOYEE RETENTION ,26
RECRUITMENT, AND
VACANCIES; AND27
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-14- (f) A SUMMARY PAGE FOR PLANNED SERVICE CHANGES THAT1
INCLUDES DETAILED TIMING CHANGES, EFFECTS ON LOCAL TRANSFERS ,2
AND THE REASON FOR THE PLANNED CHANGES .3
SECTION 8. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 32-9-119.8, amend4
(3) as follows:5
32-9-119.8. Provision of retail and commercial goods and6
services at district transfer facilities - residential and other uses at7
district transfer facilities permitted - definitions. (3) Any person8
obtaining the use of any portion of a transfer facility for the provision of9
retail or commercial goods or services or for the provision of residential10
uses or other uses shall be required to compensate the district by payment11
of rent at fair market value, or, at the discretion of the district, by the12
provision of services or capital improvements to facilities used in transit13
services, alone or in combination with rental payments. such that the total14
benefit to the district is not less than the fair market rental value of the15
property used by the person.16
SECTION 9. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 43-1-117.5, add17
(5) as follows:18
43-1-117.5. Transit and rail division - created - powers and19
duties - pilot project to expand transit - report - repeal. 20
(5) T
HE TRANSIT AND RAIL DIVISION SHALL INCLUDE ANTI -ABLEISM21
TRAINING IN ANY TRAINING PROGRAM THAT IT PROVIDES FOR OPERATORS .22 23
SECTION 10. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 43-2-145.4 as24
follows:25
43-2-145.4. Transportation legislation review committee -26
regional transportation district governance subcommittee -27
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(1) Legislative declaration. (a) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND2
DECLARES THAT:3
(I) THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT'S ELECTED BOARD4
OF DIRECTORS PROVIDES A CRITICAL FUNCTION TO THE ENTIRE REGION BY5
SETTING POLICY FOR AND OVERSEEING THE STATE'S LARGEST TRANSIT6
DISTRICT;7
(II) THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT'S ELECTED BOARD8
OF FIFTEEN DIRECTORS IS AN OUTLIER AMONG TRANSIT AGENCIES BOTH IN9
NUMBER OF DIRECTORS AND BY HAVING A FULLY ELECTED BOARD OF10
DIRECTORS;11
(III) ACCORDING TO DATA FROM THE AMERICAN PUBLIC12
TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION, THE MAJORITY OF TRANSIT BOARD SIZES13
RANGE FROM SEVEN TO TEN, AND ONLY THREE PERCENT OF TRANSIT14
BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED TO THAT OFFICE ;15
(IV) UNDERTAKING A REVIEW OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR 'S16
STRUCTURE, SCOPE, AND FUNCTIONS IS IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THAT THE17
BOARD STRUCTURE ALIGNS WITH BEST PRACTICES OF TRANSIT AGENCIES,18
IS ACCOUNTABLE AND TRANSPARENT TO ITS RIDERS AND TAXPAYERS, AND19
SETS THE AGENCY UP FOR SUCCESS TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENT OUTCOMES ;20
AND21
(V) TO CONTINUE TO ATTRACT TALENT FOR THE REGIONAL22
TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE DISTRICT NEEDS TO23
PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION FOR BOARD DIRECTORS .24
(b) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FURTHER FINDS AND DECLARES THAT25
THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING THE MOST APPROPRIATE GOVERNANCE26
MODEL FOR THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT WILL BE BEST27
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THROUGH A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION2
REVIEW COMMITTEE.3
(2) Creation. THERE IS CREATED A REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION4
DISTRICT GOVERNANCE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE TRANSPORTATION5
LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMITTEE, REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION AS THE6
"SUBCOMMITTEE", TO MEET DURING THE 2024 LEGISLATIVE INTERIM TO7
REVIEW, SOLICIT INPUT, AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GENERAL8
ASSEMBLY REGARDING THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE FOR THE REGIONAL9
TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT. 10
(3) Membership and appointments. (a) THE SUBCOMMITTEE11
CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING NINETEEN MEMBERS :12
(I) SIX MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AS FOLLOWS :13
(A) THE CHAIRS OF THE TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND LOCAL14
GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE15
TRANSPORTATION AND ENERGY COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE ;16
(B) ONE MEMBER OF THE SENATE APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT17
OF THE SENATE; 18
(C) ONE MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPOINTED19
BY THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ;20
(D) ONE MEMBER OF THE SENATE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY21
LEADER OF THE SENATE; AND22
(E) ONE MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPOINTED23
BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ;24
(II) FIVE MEMBERS APPOINTED COOPERATIVELY BY THE CHAIRS OF25
THE TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE OF26
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE TRANSPORTATION AND ENERGY27
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(A) ONE MEMBER WITH EXPERTISE REGARDING ISSUES FACING2
TRANSIT RIDERS;3
(B) ONE MEMBER WHO RESIDES IN THE REGIONAL4
TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT, IS A TRANSIT USER, AND HAS A DISABILITY;5
(C) ONE MEMBER WHO RESIDES IN A DISPROPORTIONATELY6
IMPACTED COMMUNITY , AS DEFINED IN SECTION 24-4-109 (2)(b)(II), IN7
THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT AND WHO IS8
TRANSIT-DEPENDENT;9
(D) ONE MEMBER WHO REPRESENTS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT10
SERVED BY THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT ; AND11
(E) ONE MEMBER WHO REPRESENTS AN UNDERSERVED12
COMMUNITY, AS DEFINED IN SUBSECTION (8) OF THIS SECTION;13
(III) FOUR MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR AS FOLLOWS:14
(A) ONE MEMBER WITH TRANSPORTATION FINANCIAL PLANNING15
EXPERTISE; 16
(B) ONE MEMBER WITH MULTI-MODAL TRANSIT SERVICE17
EXPERTISE;18
(C) ONE MEMBER WITH HUMAN RESOURCES EXPERTISE FOR19
TRANSIT AGENCIES; AND20
(D) ONE MEMBER WITH TRANSPORTATION EQUITY OR21
MULTI-MODAL EXPERIENCE;22
(IV) TWO MEMBERS WHO SERVE ON THE OF THE BOARD OF23
DIRECTORS OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT, APPOINTED BY24
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT;25
(V) THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE REGIONAL26
TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT OR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 'S DESIGNEE;27
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(VI) ONE MEMBER WHO REPRESENTS THE LABOR UNION THAT2
REPRESENTS THE GREATEST PERCENTAGE OF REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION3
DISTRICT EMPLOYEES, APPOINTED BY THAT LABOR UNION.4
(b) THE APPOINTING AUTHORITIES SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (3)(a)5
OF THIS SECTION SHALL MAKE THE APPLICABLE APPOINTMENTS BY6
OCTOBER 1, 2024.7
(c) MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF8
THE APPLICABLE APPOINTING AUTHORITY. ANY VACANCY THAT OCCURS9
AMONG THE APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE SHALL BE10
FILLED BY THE APPROPRIATE APPOINTING AUTHORITY AS SOON AS11
PRACTICABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LIMITATIONS SPECIFIED IN12
SUBSECTION (3)(a) OF THIS SECTION.13
(d) IN MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE , THE14
APPOINTING AUTHORITIES SHALL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION GEOGRAPHIC ,15
RACIAL, GENDER, DISABILITY, DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED16
COMMUNITY, AND WORKFORCE REPRESENTATION, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT17
THE DEMOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION18
DISTRICT.19
(e) BY OCTOBER 15, 2024, THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF20
REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SHALL21
COOPERATIVELY APPOINT A LEGISLATIVE MEMBER OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE22
TO SERVE AS THE CHAIR OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND A LEGISLATIVE23
MEMBER OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE TO SERVE AS THE VICE-CHAIR OF THE24
SUBCOMMITTEE.25
(f) NON-LEGISLATIVE MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE SERVE26
WITHOUT COMPENSATION . LEGISLATIVE MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE27
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PROVIDED IN SECTION 2-2-326.2
(4) Meetings. (a) (I) THE SUBCOMMITTEE SHALL MEET AT LEAST3
TWICE DURING THE 2024 LEGISLATIVE INTERIM. THE SUBCOMMITTEE4
SHALL HOLD ITS FIRST MEETING NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 1, 2024, AND5
SHALL HOLD ITS FINAL MEETING NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 15, 2024.6
MEETINGS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE SHALL BE HELD IN THE STATE CAPITOL7
BUILDING.8
(II) THE SUBCOMMITTEE SHALL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR9
COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT , BOTH IN-PERSON AND10
VIRTUALLY, AT EACH SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING . THE SUBCOMMITTEE11
SHALL SOLICIT INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY REGARDING THE12
GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT13
AND HOW TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY , ACCOUNTABILITY, AND14
COMMUNITY REPRESENTATION WHEN MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT15
RIDERSHIP, SCHEDULING, AND INCREASED SERVICE. COMMUNITY16
MEETINGS MUST INCLUDE , BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO ,17
TRANSIT-RELIANT INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESS ADVOCATES, CLEAN AIR18
ADVOCATES, SENIORS, REPRESENTATIVES OF DISPROPORTIONATELY19
IMPACTED COMMUNITIES, AND DISTRICT DIRECTORS AND STAFF AND THE20
DISTRICT GENERAL MANAGER .21
(III) THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL STAFF SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO22
ASSIST THE SUBCOMMITTEE IN CARRYING OUT ITS DUTIES IN CONNECTION23
WITH THE MEETINGS REQUIRED IN THIS SUBSECTION (4)(a).24
(b) (I) IN ADDITION TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS HELD25
PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (4)(a) OF THIS SECTION, THE FACILITATOR26
SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (7) OF THIS SECTION SHALL ENSURE THAT THE27
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AND RECORD PUBLIC COMMENT IN EACH OF THE FIVE SUBREGIONAL2
SERVICE COUNCILS OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT .3
(II) AT LEAST TWO MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE , INCLUDING4
ONE LEGISLATOR, SHALL ATTEND EACH COMMUNITY MEETING HELD5
PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (4)(b).6
(III) THE FACILITATOR SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (7) OF THIS7
SECTION SHALL ENSURE THAT THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS REQUIRED BY8
THIS SUBSECTION (4)(b) ARE HELD AFTER NOVEMBER 1, 2024 BUT BEFORE9
DECEMBER 15, 2025.10
(5) Issues for review and recommendation. THE SUBCOMMITTEE11
SHALL EXAMINE AND, PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (6) OF THIS SECTION,12
MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION REVIEW13
COMMITTEE CONCERNING :14
(a) THE IDEAL SIZE OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT15
BOARD OF DIRECTORS;16
(b) OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION17
DISTRICT DIRECTORS RECOMMENDED, THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS WHO18
SHOULD BE ELECTED AND THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS WHO SHOULD BE19
APPOINTED, AND THE APPROPRIATE APPOINTING AUTHORITIES FOR20
APPOINTED DIRECTORS;21
(c) THE DIRECTIVES AND DUTIES OF THE REGIONAL22
TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ;23
(d) THE ANNUAL SALARY FOR A REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION24
DISTRICT DIRECTOR;25
(e) METHODS TO ENSURE EQUITABLE REPRESENTATION OF THE26
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT COMMUNITY WITH CONSIDERATION27
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IMPACTED COMMUNITY, UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY , AND WORKFORCE2
REPRESENTATION;3
(f) A PLAN FOR THE TRANSITION OF THE CURRENT REGIONAL4
TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO A NEW BOARD OF5
DIRECTORS; AND6
(g) A PLAN TO ENSURE THAT THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION7
DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAXIMIZES RIDERSHIP AND SERVICE8
COVERAGE, CONNECTIVITY, AND ACCESSIBILITY WITHIN THE DISTRICT.9
(6) Report and transportation legislation review committee10
review. (a) NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 30, 2024, THE SUBCOMMITTEE11
SHALL PREPARE AND SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE TRANSPORTATION12
LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMI TTEE AND THE GOVER NOR INCLUDING13
RECOMMENDATIONS REQUIRED IN SUBSECTION (5) OF THIS SECTION AND14
ANY OTHER RECOMMENDA TIONS THAT THE SUBCOMMITTEE DEEMS15
NECESSARY. ONE OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE SHALL16
ATTEND A MEETING OF THE TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION REVIEW17
COMMITTEE TO PRESENT THE SUBCOMMITTEE 'S RECOMMENDATIONS. 18
(b) NO LATER THAN JANUARY 30, 2024, THE TRANSPORTATION19
LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMITTEE SHALL MEET TO REVIEW THE20
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND TO MAKE21
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR AND TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY22
FOR LEGISLATION AS IT DEEMS NECESSARY BASED ON THE23
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE. THE TRANSPORTATION24
LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMITTEE MAY HOLD TWO MEETINGS IN ADDITION25
TO THE NUMBER OF MEETINGS ALLOWED TO AN INTERIM COMMITTEE26
PURSUANT TO THE JOINT RULES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO DISCUSS27
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REVIEW, AND APPROVE DRAFT LEGISLATION . THE MEETING DEADLINES2
APPLICABLE TO INTERIM COMMITTEES PURSUANT TO THE JOINT RULES OF3
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DO NOT APPLY TO THE ADDITIONAL TWO4
MEETINGS. 5
(c) THE TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMITTEE MAY6
REQUEST THAT ONE BILL BE DRAFTED AND MAY APPROVE ONE BILL FOR7
INTRODUCTION DURING THE 2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION REGARDING THE8
GOVERNANCE OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT THAT IS NOT9
SUBJECT TO THE INTERIM COMMITTEE BILL LIMITATIONS SPECIFIED BY THE10
JOINT RULES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND THAT IS NOT REQUIRED TO11
BE REVIEWED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL .12
(d) THE TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE SHALL13
PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE MEETING HELD14
PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (6)(b) OF THIS SECTION.15
(7) Subcommittee facilitator. AS SOON AS FEASIBLE AFTER THE16
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION17
SHALL ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH A NEUTRAL THIRD -PARTY18
FACILITATOR OR FACILITATORS WHO ARE EXPERIENCED IN COMMUNITY19
ENGAGEMENT, TRANSIT, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY INPUT20
INTO LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE21
SUBCOMMITTEE AND TO ASSIST IN DRAFTING THE REPORT REQUIRED IN22
SUBSECTION (6) OF THIS SECTION. THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION23
SHALL COVER THE COSTS OF THE THIRD-PARTY ADMINISTRATOR WITHIN24
EXISTING RESOURCES.25
(8) Definition. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT26
OTHERWISE REQUIRES , "UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY " MEANS A27
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A FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE, GENERATES THREE TIMES OR MORE REVENUE FOR2
THE DISTRICT THAN THE TOTAL VALUE OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES3
PROVIDED TO THAT MUNICIPALITY.4
(9) Repeal. THIS SECTION IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025.5
6
SECTION 11. Appropriation. (1) For the 2024-25 state fiscal7
year, $36,679 is appropriated to the legislative department. This8
appropriation is from the general fund. To implement this act, the9
department may use this appropriation as follows:10
(a) $22,047 for use by the legislative council, which amount is11
based on an assumption that the council will require an additional 0.312
FTE; and13
(b) $14,632 for use by the general assembly.14
SECTION 12. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,15
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate16
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for17
the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state18
institutions.19
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