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April 10, 2024 SB 24-195
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Fiscal Note
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 24-1133
Sen. Winter F.; Cutter
Rep. Lindsay; Lindstedt
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
April 10, 2024
Senate Transportation & Energy
Colin Gaiser | 303-866-2677
colin.gaiser@coleg.gov
Bill Topic: PROTECT VULNERABLE ROAD USERS
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☒ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☐ State Transfer
☐ TABOR Refund
☒ Local Government
☐ Statutory Public Entity
The bill allows the Department of Transportation to authorize automated vehicle
identification systems to detect traffic violations on state highways, and requires the
department to expend a minimum amount of State Highway Fund revenue on certain
road safety projects. Beginning in FY 2024-25, the bill shifts state expenditures and
may increase state revenue and state and local workload on an ongoing basis.
Appropriation
Summary:
No appropriation is required.
Fiscal Note
Status:
The fiscal note reflects the introduced bill.
Summary of Legislation
Automated vehicle identification systems. The bill modifies laws governing automated
vehicle identification systems (AVIS) to clarify that the Department of Transportation (CDOT) has
final authority to authorize the use of AVIS on any roads that are part of the state highway
system. CDOT may consult with the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) to establish rules relating to the
use of AVIS on state highways, including rules for approval and enforcement of the use of AVIS
and amount of civil penalties for violations. State revenue collected for violations detected by
AVIS must be credited to the State Highway Fund and used to fund road safety projects that
protect vulnerable road users.
Vulnerable road users—safety project funding and targets. Beginning in FY 2025-26, after
accounting for critical safety-related asset management projects as determined by the
Transportation Commission, the bill requires CDOT to expend at least 10 percent of remaining
State Highway Fund revenue from various fees, fines, and surcharges on road safety projects
designed to reduce collisions with vulnerable road users.
In addition, the bill requires CDOT to establish declining annual targets for vulnerable road user
fatalities. As part of these targets, CDOT must include engineering methodology and internal
education requirements for practices to prioritize safety over speed on high-injury networks. Page 2
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State Revenue
By authorizing CDOT to use AVIS on state highways and determine penalty amounts, the bill
may increase revenue to the State Highway Fund by increasing the number of AVIS-detected
traffic violations. This revenue is subject to TABOR. The bill requires this revenue, after
accounting for court and operations costs, to be used only to fund road safety projects for
vulnerable road users.
State Expenditures
The bill minimally impacts workload in the Department of Transportation beginning in
FY 2024-25 and shifts its expenditures beginning in FY 2025-26. Any workload impact for CSP to
provide input to CDOT on AVIS use is expected to be minimal. CDOT’s impacts are described
below.
Rulemaking. The bill increases workload in FY 2024-25 for CDOT to implement declining
targets for vulnerable road user fatalities into the performance plan. CDOT staff must also
must develop engineering methodology and education requirements to prioritize safety
over speed on high-injury networks. These workload increases can be accomplished with
existing resources.
Road safety projects. Based on current revenue estimates, CDOT will expend $7 million
from the State Highway Fund on designated road safety projects in FY 2025-26 and
$7.1 million in FY 2026-27, with similar amounts ongoing. This amount may increase in
future years if the bill increases revenue from AVIS-detected violations on state highways.
Local Government
The bill may increase workload for local governments to coordinate with CDOT and the CSP on
the implementation of AVIS systems on state highways. Any workload increase is expected to be
minimal and absorbable within existing resources.
Effective Date
The bill takes effect upon signature of the Governor, or upon becoming law without his
signature.
State and Local Government Contacts
Counties Local Affairs Public Safety
Revenue 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 the General Assembly website.