HB 25-1110
Fiscal Note
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
HB 25-1110: RAILROAD CROSSING MAINTENANC E COSTS
Prime Sponsors:
Rep. Winter T.; Duran
Sen. Pelton B.
Published for: House Trans., Hous. & Local Gov.
Drafting number: LLS 25-0320
Fiscal Analyst:
Colin Gaiser, 303-866-2677
colin.gaiser@coleg.gov
Version: Initial Fiscal Note
Date: February 13, 2025
Fiscal note status: The fiscal note reflects the introduced bill.
Summary Information
Overview. The bill requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish rules on the allocation of costs for
the maintenance of existing railroad crossings.
Types of impacts. The bill is projected to affect the following areas on an ongoing basis:
State Expenditures Local Government
Appropriations. No appropriation is required.
Table 1
State Fiscal Impacts
Type of Impact
Budget Year
FY 2025-26
Out Year
FY 2026-27
State Revenue $0 $0
State Expenditures $0 $0
Transferred Funds $0 $0
Change in TABOR Refunds $0 $0
Change in State FTE 0.0 FTE 0.0 FTE
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Summary of Legislation
The bill requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) in the Department of Regulatory Agencies
to adopt rules requiring the total cost to maintain an existing railroad crossing be shared equally
between the railroad and the road authority. If the applicable road authority is a local
government, the railroad is responsible for costs to maintain the portion of the crossing
between the ends of the railroad ties, while the local government is responsible for costs to
maintain the portion outside the ends of the railroad ties.
Background
There are a total of 1,745 public at-grade railroad crossings across the state, with a majority on
local and county roads.
State Expenditures
Public Utilities Commission
The bill increases workload for the PUC to conduct rulemaking on maintenance costs for railroad
crossings. This can be accomplished within existing resources.
Department of Transportation
Assuming that CDOT will continue to maintain, in partnership with the railroads, approximately
70 at-grade railroad crossings, expenditures will be unchanged. CDOT may need to adjust
current agreements regarding railroad crossing maintenance to match the language in the bill.
Any workload increase can be accomplished with existing resources.
Local Government
The bill may affect expenditures for some local governments depending on how much these
local governments currently spend on railroad crossing maintenance and how the
responsibilities of maintenance are distributed. For instance, a local government currently
paying for maintenance of the track itself at a railroad crossing will no longer be financially
responsible for such maintenance. Additionally, some local governments may see a workload
increase to adjust agreements on railroad crossing maintenance. Page 3
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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
Local Affairs
Municipalities
Public Safety
Regulatory Agencies
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.