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Colorado Senate Bill SB030

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11 First Regular Session
22 Seventy-fifth General Assembly
33 STATE OF COLORADO
4-REENGROSSED
5-This Version Includes All Amendments
6-Adopted in the House of Introduction
4+ENGROSSED
5+This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
6+on Second Reading in the House of Introduction
77 LLS NO. 25-0231.02 Rebecca Bayetti x4348
88 SENATE BILL 25-030
99 Senate Committees House Committees
1010 Transportation & Energy
1111 Appropriations
1212 A BILL FOR AN ACT
1313 C
1414 ONCERNING MEASURES TO I NCREASE TRANSPORTATION MODE101
1515 CHOICE TO REDUCE EMISSIONS .102
1616 Bill Summary
1717 (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
1818 not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
1919 passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
2020 applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
2121 http://leg.colorado.gov/
2222 .)
2323 Transportation Legislation Review Committee. The bill
2424 requires the department of transportation (department), no later than
2525 October 31, 2025, to present a statewide mode choice assessment to the
2626 transportation legislation review committee, the transportation
2727 commission, and the Colorado energy office, which assessment must
2828 include recommendations for targets for 2030, 2035, 2040, 2045, and
2929 SENATE
30-3rd Reading Unamended
31-April 22, 2025
32-SENATE
3330 Amended 2nd Reading
3431 April 21, 2025
3532 SENATE SPONSORSHIP
36-Winter F. and Hinrichsen, Ball, Cutter, Danielson, Exum, Jodeh, Kipp, Kolker,
37-Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Sullivan, Wallace
33+Winter F. and Hinrichsen,
3834 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
3935 Froelich, Lindsay
4036 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
4137 Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
4238 Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. 2050 for the department, metropolitan planning organizations, and transit
4339 providers that provide public transit to a population of 100,000
4440 individuals or more (subject transit provider) for the share of total trips
4541 within a specified geographic area completed using certain transportation
4642 methods (mode choice targets).
4743 No later than June 1, 2026, using certain criteria, the department
4844 must adopt rules establishing mode choice targets. The department must
4945 reassess the mode choice targets before each statewide plan development
5046 cycle.
5147 No later than October 31, 2026, and every 3 years thereafter, the
5248 department, in coordination with the metropolitan planning organizations,
5349 must present a report to the transportation legislation review committee
5450 that provides certain information about the mode choice targets and the
5551 entities' plans to implement the mode choice targets (mode choice
5652 implementation plans).
5753 No later than December 31, 2026, and every 5 years thereafter, the
5854 department, metropolitan planning organizations, subject transit
5955 providers, and local governments with a population of 25,000 individuals
6056 or more must each prepare a mode choice implementation plan, which
6157 must include certain information about the mode choice targets, a
6258 multimodal transportation gaps summary, and an analysis of certain
6359 projected greenhouse gas emissions.
6460 The bill also allows:
6561 ! The nonattainment area air pollution mitigation enterprise
6662 to award grants for the development of mode choice
6763 implementation plans; and
6864 ! The multimodal transportation options fund to be used for
6965 the development of mode choice implementation plans.
7066 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
7167 SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 43-1-138 as
7268 2
7369 follows:3
7470 43-1-138. Transit and active transportation project inventory4
7571 - transportation planning - mode choice targets - report - definitions.5
7672 (1) A
7773 S USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE
7874 6
7975 REQUIRES:7
8076 (a) "M
8177 ETROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION " MEANS A
8278 8
8379 METROPOLITAN PLANNING OR GANIZATION UNDER THE "FEDERAL TRANSIT9
8480 030-2- ACT", 49 U.S.C. SEC. 5301 ET SEQ.1
8581 (b) "M
8682 ODE CHOICE TARGET" MEANS A GOAL ESTABLISHED FOR THE
8783 2
8884 SHARE OF TOTAL TRIPS WITHIN A SPECIFIED GEOGRAPHIC AREA COMPLETED3
8985 USING BIKING, CARPOOLING, PUBLIC TRANSIT, SINGLE-OCCUPANCY4
9086 VEHICLES, OR WALKING.5
9187 (c) "S
9288 TATE HIGHWAY" MEANS ANY HIGHWAY OWNED ,
9389 6
9490 CONTROLLED, OR MAINTAINED BY THE STATE, INCLUDING FEDERAL-AID7
9591 PRIMARY OR SECONDARY SYSTEMS OR THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM . "STATE8
9692 HIGHWAY" DOES NOT INCLUDE A PUBLIC HIGHWAY OPERATED BY A PUBLIC9
9793 HIGHWAY AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE "PUBLIC HIGHWAY10
9894 A
9995 UTHORITY LAW", PART 5 OF ARTICLE 4 OF THIS TITLE 43.
10096 11
10197 (d) "S
10298 UBJECT LOCAL GOVERNMENT " MEANS A HOME RULE OR
10399 12
104100 STATUTORY CITY, TOWN, COUNTY, OR CITY AND COUNTY WITH A13
105101 POPULATION OF FIVE THOUSAND OR MORE THAT IS WITHIN THE14
106102 JURISDICTION OF A METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION .15
107103 (2) (a) (I) O
108104 N OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2026, IN COORDINATION WITH
109105 16
110106 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND TRANSIT AGENCIES , THE DEPARTMENT SHALL17
111107 CREATE A TRANSIT AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROJECT INVENTORY18
112108 THAT IDENTIFIES GAPS IN TRANSIT , BICYCLE, AND PEDESTRIAN19
113109 INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS ON STATE HIGHWAYS AND RIGHTS -OF-WAY20
114110 THAT ARE CONTROLLED AND MAINTAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND FOR21
115111 WHICH THERE IS A REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF USER DEMAND FOR22
116112 THOSE TRANSPORTATION MODES . THE INVENTORY MUST IDENTIFY23
117113 PROJECTS THAT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE TRANSIT , BIKING, AND24
118114 WALKING BY IMPROVING CONNECTIVITY AND SAFETY , AND MUST INCLUDE25
119115 COST ESTIMATES OF SUCH PROJECTS WHERE AVAILABLE .26
120116 (II) O
121117 N OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2026, IN COORDINATION WITH LOCAL
122118 27
123119 030
124120 -3- GOVERNMENTS AND TRANSIT AGENCIES , A METROPOLITAN PLANNING1
125121 ORGANIZATION SHALL CREATE A TRANSIT AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION2
126122 PROJECT INVENTORY THAT IDENTIFIES GAPS IN TRANSIT , BICYCLE, AND3
127123 PEDESTRIAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS WITHIN THE NETWORK OF4
128124 REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT ROADWAYS AND RIGHTS -OF-WAY THAT ARE5
129125 TYPICALLY SUBJECT TO PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING BY THE6
130126 METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION AND FOR WHICH THERE IS A7
131127 REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF USER DEM AND FOR THOSE8
132128 TRANSPORTATION MODES. THE INVENTORY MUST IDENTIFY PROJECTS THAT9
133129 WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE TRANSIT , BIKING, AND WALKING BY10
134130 IMPROVING CONNECTIVITY AND SAFETY , AND MUST INCLUDE COST11
135131 ESTIMATES FOR SUCH PROJECTS IF AVAILABLE .12
136132 (b) O
137133 N OR BEFORE OCTOBER 31, 2026, THE DEPARTMENT AND
138134 13
139135 EACH METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS SHALL REPORT TO THE14
140136 TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMITTEE CREATED IN SECTION15
141137 43-2-145 (1)(a)
142138 ON THE INVENTORIES CREATED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION
143139 16
144140 (2)(a)
145141 OF THIS SECTION, INCLUDING AN ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING AND
146142 17
147143 POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES FOR THE PROJECTS LISTED IN THE18
148144 INVENTORIES.19
149145 (c) T
150146 HE DEPARTMENT AND METROPOLITAN PLANNING
151147 20
152148 ORGANIZATIONS SHALL USE THE INVENTORIES CREATED PURS UANT TO21
153149 SUBSECTION (2)(a) OF THIS SECTION TO INFORM THE REGIONAL AND22
154150 STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION PLANS REQUIRED BY SECTION 43-1-1103,23
155151 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS , AND TRANSIT SERVICE24
156152 PLANS.25
157153 (d) T
158154 HE DEPARTMENT AND METROPOLITAN PL ANNING
159155 26
160156 ORGANIZATIONS SHALL UPDATE THE INVENTORIES CREATED PURS UANT TO27
161157 030
162158 -4- SUBSECTION (2)(a) OF THIS SECTION AS PART OF THE PLANNING PROCESSES1
163159 FOR THE REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION PLANS REQUIRED2
164160 BY SECTION 43-1-1103.3
165161 (3) O
166162 N OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2026, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
167163 4
168164 DEVELOP CLEAR DEFINITIONS FOR ROADWAY CAPACITY INVESTMENTS AND5
169165 STATE-OF-GOOD-REPAIR INVESTMENTS . THE DEPARTMENT AND6
170166 METROPOLITAN PLANNING OR GANIZATIONS SHALL SEPARATELY7
171167 CATEGORIZE THESE INVESTMENT COSTS IN THEIR REGIONAL AND8
172168 STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION PLANS AND ANY PUBLISHED DASHBOARDS .9
173169 (4) (a) O
174170 N OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2025, A SUBJECT LOCAL
175171 10
176172 GOVERNMENT SHALL SUBMIT ALL PLANNED TRANSIT , BICYCLE, AND11
177173 PEDESTRIAN PROJECTS INCLUDED IN ANY TRANSPORTATION , CAPITAL, OR12
178174 OTHER PLAN TO ITS METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION .13
179175 (b) A
180176 SUBJECT LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAY ALSO :
181177 14
182178 (I) A
183179 DOPT MODE CHOICE TARGETS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE
184180 15
185181 DEPARTMENT, ITS METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION , AND TRANSIT16
186182 AGENCIES THAT OPERATE WITHIN ITS BOUNDARIES ; 17
187183 (II) S
188184 UBMIT LOCAL TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT
189185 18
190186 STRATEGIES TO ITS METROPOLITAN ORGANIZATION ; AND19
191187 (III) I
192188 N COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT , ITS
193189 20
194190 METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION , AND TRANSIT AGENCIES ,21
195191 IDENTIFY UNFINISHED TRANSIT, BICYCLE, AND PEDESTRIAN PROJECTS IN22
196192 TRANSIT AREAS, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 29-35-202 (8), AND23
197193 NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS , AS DEFINED IN SECTION 29-35-202 (5), AND24
198194 PRIORITIZE SUCH PROJECTS BASED ON EACH PROJECT 'S POTENTIAL TO25
199195 INCREASE TRANSPORTATION MODE CHOICE , PROTECT VULNERABLE ROAD26
200196 USERS, REDUCE VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED AND GREENHOUSE GAS27
201197 030
202198 -5- EMISSIONS, AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO NONDRIVING TRANSPORTATION1
203199 OPTIONS IN DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES , AS DEFINED2
204200 IN SECTION 24-4-109 (2)(b)(II).3
205201 (c) N
206202 OTHING IN THIS SUBSECTION (4) REQUIRES A LOCAL
207203 4
208204 GOVERNMENT TO DEVELOP PLANS IN ADDITION TO THOSE THAT IT IS5
209205 OTHERWISE REQUIRED TO DEVELOP .6
210206 SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 32-8-101.5, amend7
211207 the introductory portion and (3) as follows:8
212208 32-8-101.5. Definitions. As used in this article ARTICLE 8, unless9
213209 the context otherwise requires: 10
214210 (3) "Department" means the department of local affairs11
215211 TRANSPORTATION created in section 24-1-125, C.R.S SECTION 43-1-103.12
216212 SECTION 3. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act13
217213 takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the14
218214 ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except15
219215 that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V16
220216 of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this17
221217 act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take18
222218 effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in19
223219 November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the20
224220 official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.21
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