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July 11, 2024 SB 24-195
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Final Fiscal Note
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 24-1133
Sen. Winter F.; Cutter
Rep. Lindsay; Lindstedt
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
July 11, 2024
Signed into Law
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 creates new requirements for automated vehicle identification systems to detect
traffic violations on state highways, and requires the Department of Transportation 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 final fiscal note reflects the enacted bill.
Summary of Legislation
Automated vehicle identification systems. The bill modifies laws governing automated
vehicle identification systems (AVIS) to clarify that, after January 1, 2025, local governments must
coordinate with the Department of Transportation (CDOT) before implementing 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.
Before operating an AVIS system, a state or local government must post a permanent and
conspicuous sign alerting drivers of the AVIS system and illustrate why the AVIS corridor is
necessary through recent data on crashes, reckless driving, and community complaints.
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 and no less
than $7 million of remaining State Highway Fund revenue from various fees, fines, and
surcharges on road safety projects designed to reduce collisions with vulnerable road users. Page 2
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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.
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
This bill was signed into law by the Governor and took effect on June 5, 2024.
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.