Amendments for SB24-032
Senate Journal, February 6
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB24-032 be amended
as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Finance with favorable
recommendation.
Amend printed bill, page 7, line 17, after "PASS" insert "ON A UNIVERSAL
PLATFORM".
Page 8, line 1, strike "FIFTEEN".
Page 8, line 15, strike "AND".
Page 8, line 19, strike "PROGRAM" and substitute "PROGRAM;".
Page 8, after line 19 insert:
"(VI) ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM A DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED
COMMUNITY. AS USED IN THIS SUBSECTION (3)(b)(VI), "DISPROPORTIONATELY
IMPACTED COMMUNITY" HAS THE MEANING SET FORTH IN SECTION 24-4-109
(2)(b)(II).
(VII) ANY OTHER MEMBERS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR.".
Page 28, strike lines 11 through 27.
Strike pages 29 and 30.
Page 31, strike lines 1 through 7.
Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.
Page 31, line 10, strike "section 2 of this act takes" and substitute "sections 2
and 4 of this act take".
Judiciary
Senate Journal, April 19
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB24-032 be amended
as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable
recommendation.
Amend printed bill, page 13, strike lines 4 through 27.
Strike pages 14 through 19.
Page 20, strike lines 1 through 22 and substitute:
"SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-38.5-114, amend
(1)(b), (4)(b), (8)(a), and (8)(c); repeal (10); and add (2.5) as follows:
24-38.5-114. Ozone season transit grant program - fund - creation
- policies - report - definitions. (1) As used in this section, unless the context
otherwise requires:
(b) "Fund" means the ozone season transit grant program ZERO FARE
TRANSIT fund established in subsection (8) of this section.
(2.5) IN EACH CALENDAR YEAR, AN ELIGIBLE TRANSIT AGENCY,
THROUGH A TRANSIT ASSOCIATION, AND THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION
DISTRICT MAY APPLY FOR AN OZONE SEASON TRANSIT GRANT PURSUANT TO THIS
SECTION OR A YOUTH FARE FREE TRANSIT GRANT PURSUANT TO SECTION
24-38.5-114.5. THE OFFICE SHALL NOT AWARD BOTH A GRANT PURSUANT TO
THE OZONE SEASON TRANSIT GRANT PROGRAM AND A GRANT PURSUANT TO THE
YOUTH FARE FREE TRANSIT GRANT PROGRAM TO THE SAME ELIGIBLE TRANSIT
AGENCY, THROUGH A TRANSIT ASSOCIATION, OR TO THE REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT IN ANY CALENDAR YEAR.
(4) (b) A transit association, the regional transportation district, or an
eligible transit agency that receives a grant from a transit association THROUGH
THE PROGRAM is not required to expend a grant in the year in which it is
received and retains the grant amount until it is expended. The retention of all
or a portion of a grant received during one year by a transit association or the
regional transportation district for use in a subsequent year does not reduce the
maximum amount that the transit association or regional transportation district
is eligible to receive as a new grant during the subsequent year as set forth in
this subsection (4).
(8) (a) The ozone season transit grant program ZERO FARE TRANSIT fund
is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund consists of money transferred
to the fund in accordance with subsection (8)(d) of this section, MONEY
TRANSFERRED TO THE FUND PURSUANT TO SECTION 43-4-1103 (2)(e), any other
money that the general assembly appropriates or transfers to the fund, and any
gifts, grants, or donations credited to the fund pursuant to subsection (7) of this
section.
(c) Money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the office for the
purposes specified in OF THE PROGRAM CREATED IN this section AND FOR THE
PURPOSES OF THE YOUTH FARE FREE TRANSIT GRANT PROGRAM CREATED IN
SECTION 24-38.5-114.5.
(10) This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2024.".
Page 20, line 23, strike "43-1-134" and substitute "24-38.5-114.5".
Page 20, line 25, strike "43-1-134." and substitute "24-38.5-114.5.".
Page 21, strike lines 12 and 13.
Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
Page 22, after line 7 insert:
"(3) IN EACH CALENDAR YEAR, AN ELIGIBLE TRANSIT AGENCY,
THROUGH A TRANSIT ASSOCIATION, AND THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION
DISTRICT MAY APPLY FOR A YOUTH FARE FREE TRANSIT GRANT PURSUANT TO
THIS SECTION OR AN OZONE SEASON TRANSIT GRANT PURSUANT TO SECTION
24-38.5-114. THE OFFICE SHALL NOT AWARD BOTH A GRANT PURSUANT TO THE
YOUTH FARE FREE TRANSIT GRANT PROGRAM AND A GRANT PURSUANT TO THE
OZONE SEASON TRANSIT GRANT PROGRAM TO THE SAME ELIGIBLE TRANSIT
AGENCY, THROUGH A TRANSIT ASSOCIATION, OR TO THE REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT IN ANY CALENDAR YEAR.".
Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.
Page 22, line 10, strike "(6)" and substitute "(7)".
Page 22, line 12, strike "FUND" and substitute "ZERO FARE TRANSIT FUND
ESTABLISHED IN SECTION 24-38.5-114 (8).".
Page 22, line 17, strike "(6)" and substitute "(7)".
Page 23, line 19, strike "(4)" and substitute "(5)".
Page 24, line 13, strike "(5)(a)," and substitute "(6)(a),".
Page 27, line 14, strike "FUND." and substitute "ZERO FARE TRANSIT FUND
ESTABLISHED IN SECTION 24-38.5-114 (8).".
Page 27, strike lines 15 through 27.
Page 28, strike lines 1 and 2.
Renumber succeeding subsection accordingly.
Page 28, line 9, strike "(5)(a)(V) AND (5)(b)(II)" and substitute "(6)(a)(V) AND
(6)(b)(II)".
Page 28, after line 10 insert:
"SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 43-4-1103, add (2)(e) as
follows:
43-4-1103. Multimodal transportation options fund - creation -
revenue sources for fund - use of fund. (2) (e) ON JULY 1, 2024, THE STATE
TREASURER SHALL TRANSFER TEN MILLION DOLLARS TO THE ZERO FARE TRANSIT
FUND CREATED IN SECTION 24-38.5-114 FROM THE PORTION OF THE FUND THAT
IS ALLOCATED TO THE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2)(a)(I)(A) OF
THIS SECTION.".
Renumber succeeding section accordingly.
Page 31, strike lines 8 through 10.
Renumber succeeding section accordingly.
Strike "DEPARTMENT" and substitute "OFFICE" on: Page 21, line 27; Page 22,
lines 8, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, and 24; Page 23, lines 2 and 5; Page 24, line 27;
Page 25, lines 16 and 20; Page 26, lines 6 and 23; Page 27, lines 8, 10, and 12;
and Page 28, lines 4 and 9.
Amend the Transportation & Energy Committee Report, dated February 5,
2024, page 1, strike lines 17 and 18.
Appro-
priations
Senate Journal, April 23
SB24-032 by Senator(s) Priola and Winter F., Cutter, Exum; also Representative(s) Vigil, Froelich,
Lindsay, Lindstedt, Mabrey, Mauro, Parenti--Concerning methods to increase the use of
transit.
Amendment No. 1, Transportation & Energy Committee Amendment.
(Printed in Senate Journal, February 6, page(s) 150-151 and placed in members' bill files.)
Amendment No. 2, Appropriations Committee Amendment.
(Printed in Senate Journal, April 19, page(s) 950-952 and placed in members' bill files.)
Amendment No. 3(L.010), by Senator Winter.
Amend the Appropriations Committee Report dated April 19, 2024, page 1, line
5, after "(1)(b)," insert "(1)(g),".
Page 1, after line 10 insert:
"(g) "Transit association" means a Colorado nonprofit corporation
formed to represent transit interests in Colorado whose membership includes
transit agencies, transit-related businesses, and governmental entities THE
COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF TRANSIT AGENCIES.".
Amend printed bill, page 21, line 20, strike "A COLORADO NONPROFIT".
Page 21 of the bill, strike lines 21 through 23 and substitute "THE COLORADO
ASSOCIATION OF TRANSIT AGENCIES.".
Amendment No. 4(L.009), by Senator Winter.
Amend printed bill, page 28, after line 10 insert:
"SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 43-4-605, amend
(1)(i.5)(I) introductory portion and (1)(i.5)(III) as follows:
43-4-605. Powers of the authority - inclusion or exclusion of
property - determination of regional transportation system alignment -
fund created - repeal. (1) In addition to any other powers granted to an
authority pursuant to this part 6, an authority has the following powers:
(i.5) (I) Subject to the provisions of section 43-4-612, to impose, in all
or any designated portion of the members of the combination or of the members
of the transportation planning organization exercising the powers of an
authority as authorized by section 43-4-622, a visitor benefit tax on persons
who purchase overnight rooms or accommodations; in any amount that would
not cause the aggregate amount of the visitor benefit tax and any lodging tax
imposed on such overnight rooms or accommodations to exceed two percent of
the price of such overnight rooms or accommodations; except that the authority
shall not impose a visitor benefit tax on overnight rooms or accommodations
that are in any territory:
(III) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (I) of this
paragraph (i.5), an authority may derive no more than one third ONE HALF of its
total revenues from the visitor benefit tax.".
Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.
House Journal, May 1
39 SB24-032 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to
40 the Committee on Finance with favorable
41 recommendation:
42
43 Amend reengrossed bill, page 13, strike lines 10 through 27.
44
45 Strike pages 14 through 21.
46
47 Page 22, strike lines 1 through 4 and substitute:
48 "SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-38.5-114, add
49 (8)(e) as follows:
50 24-38.5-114. Ozone season transit grant program - fund -
51 creation - policies - report - definitions - repeal. (8) (e) THE STATE
52 TREASURER SHALL TRANSFER ANY MONEY REMAINING IN THE FUND ON
53 JUNE 30, 2024, INCLUDING MONEY THAT IS OBLIGATED OR ENCUMBERED,
54 TO THE ZERO FARE TRANSIT FUND CREATED IN SECTION 24-38.5-114.5.
1 ANY MONEY THAT IS OBLIGATED OR ENCUMBERED WHEN IT IS
2 TRANSFERRED TO THE ZERO FARE TRANSIT FUND SHALL BE USED FOR THE
3 SAME PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT WAS OBLIGATED OR ENCUMBERED PURSUANT
4 TO THIS SECTION.
5 5 SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-38.5-114.
6 as follows:
7 24-38.5-114.5. Zero fare transit grant programs - ozone season
8 - youth fare free - zero fare transit fund - creation - policies - report
9 - definitions - repeal. (1) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE
10 CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES:
11 (a) "CASTA" MEANS THE COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF TRANSIT
12 AGENCIES.
13 (b) "ELIGIBLE TRANSIT AGENCY" MEANS A TRANSIT AGENCY THAT
14 IS:
15 (I) A REGIONAL SERVICE AUTHORITY PROVIDING SURFACE
16 TRANSPORTATION PURSUANT TO PART 1 OF ARTICLE 7 OF TITLE 32, A
6 17 REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY CREATED PURSUANT TO PART
18 OF ARTICLE 4 OF TITLE 43, OR ANY OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE
19 STATE, PUBLIC ENTITY, OR NONPROFIT CORPORATION PROVIDING MASS
20 TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC OTHER THAN THE
21 REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT; AND
22 (II) ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE MONEY UNDER A GRANT AUTHORIZED BY
23 49 U.S.C. SEC. 5307 OR 49 U.S.C. SEC. 5311.
24 (c) "FUND" MEANS THE ZERO FARE TRANSIT FUND CREATED IN
25 SUBSECTION (8) OF THIS SECTION.
26 (d) "OFFICE" MEANS THE COLORADO ENERGY OFFICE CREATED IN
27 SECTION 24-38.5-101.
28 (e) "OZONE SEASON" MEANS THE PERIOD FROM JUNE 1 TO AUGUST
29 31 OF A CALENDAR YEAR; EXCEPT THAT, IF AN ELIGIBLE TRANSIT AGENCY
30 OPERATES IN AN AREA IN WHICH OZONE-CAUSING TRAFFIC LEVELS ARE
31 TYPICALLY HIGHEST DURING A DIFFERENT PERIOD THAN JUNE 1 TO
32 AUGUST 31 OF A CALENDAR YEAR AND THE ELIGIBLE TRANSIT AGENCY
33 IDENTIFIES THE DIFFERENT PERIOD IN AN APPLICATION FOR A GRANT TO
34 OFFER FARE-FREE SERVICE DURING THE IDENTIFIED PERIOD THAT IS
35 SUBMITTED TO CASTA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS
36 SECTION, "OZONE SEASON" MEANS, FOR THAT ELIGIBLE TRANSIT AGENCY,
37 THE DIFFERENT PERIOD IDENTIFIED IN THE GRANT APPLICATION.
38 (f) "PROGRAM" MEANS THE ZERO FARE TRANSIT GRANT PROGRAM
39 CREATED IN SUBSECTION (2) OF THIS SECTION.
40 (g) "REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT" MEANS THE REGIONAL
41 TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT ESTABLISHED IN ARTICLE 9 OF TITLE 32.
42 (h) "TRANSIT AGENCY" MEANS A PROVIDER OF PUBLIC
43 TRANSPORTATION, AS DEFINED IN 49 U.S.C. SEC. 5302 (15), AS AMENDED.
44 (i) "YOUTH" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS NINETEEN YEARS OF
45 AGE OR YOUNGER.
46 (2) THE ZERO FARE TRANSIT GRANT PROGRAM IS CREATED IN THE
47 OFFICE. THE PURPOSES OF THE PROGRAM ARE:
48 (a) TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO CASTA FOR THE PURPOSE OF
49 PROVIDING GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE TRANSIT AGENCIES TO OFFER EITHER:
50 (I) FREE TRANSIT SERVICES FOR A MINIMUM OF THIRTY DAYS
51 DURING OZONE SEASON; OR
52 (II) YEAR-ROUND FARE FREE TRANSIT SERVICES TO YOUTH RIDERS;
53 AND
54 (b) TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION
55 DISTRICT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING YEAR-ROUND FARE FREE
56 TRANSIT SERVICES TO YOUTH RIDERS.
1 (3) THE OFFICE SHALL ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM AND AWARD
2 GRANTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION AND THE POLICIES
3 DEVELOPED BY THE OFFICE PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (7) OF THIS
4 SECTION. SUBJECT TO AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS, GRANTS ARE PAID OUT
5 OF THE FUND.
6 (4) (a) TO RECEIVE A GRANT, CASTA OR THE REGIONAL
7 TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT MUST SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE OFFICE
8 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION AND THE
9 POLICIES ESTABLISHED BY THE OFFICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION
10 (7) OF THIS SECTION.
11 (b) THE OFFICE SHALL AWARD A GRANT OF FOUR MILLION FIVE
12 HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO CASTA AND FIVE MILLION DOLLARS TO
13 THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT.
14 (c) CASTA, THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT, OR AN
15 ELIGIBLE TRANSIT AGENCY THAT RECEIVES A GRANT FROM CASTA IS NOT
16 REQUIRED TO EXPEND A GRANT IN THE YEAR IN WHICH IT IS RECEIVED AND
17 RETAINS THE GRANT AMOUNT UNTIL IT IS EXPENDED; EXCEPT THAT ANY
18 GRANT AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION EXPIRES ON JUNE 30,
19 2026.
20 (5) (a) CASTA MAY USE THE MONEY TO ESTABLISH A GRANT
21 PROGRAM FOR ELIGIBLE TRANSIT AGENCIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS
22 SECTION. CASTA MAY USE A PORTION OF THE GRANT MONEY TO PAY ITS
23 DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS IN ADMINISTERING THE GRANT PROGRAM
24 INCLUDING REASONABLE COSTS TO CREATE A STATEWIDE MARKETING
25 CAMPAIGN FOR USE BY ELIGIBLE TRANSIT AGENCIES.
26 (b) TO RECEIVE A GRANT FROM CASTA, AN ELIGIBLE TRANSIT
27 AGENCY MUST SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO CASTA THAT SPECIFIES
28 WHETHER IT IS APPLYING FOR A GRANT TO PROVIDE FREE TRANSIT
29 SERVICES FOR A MINIMUM OF THIRTY DAYS DURING OZONE SEASON OR
30 YEAR-ROUND FARE FREE TRANSIT SERVICES TO YOUTH RIDERS. AN
31 ELIGIBLE TRANSIT AGENCY MAY NOT RECEIVE A GRANT FOR BOTH
32 PURPOSES IN ANY CALENDAR YEAR. IN ADDITION THE APPLICATION MUST
33 ALSO DESCRIBE, AT A MINIMUM, EITHER:
34 (I) FOR A GRANT APPLICATION TO PROVIDE FREE TRANSIT SERVICES
35 FOR A MINIMUM OF THIRTY DAYS DURING OZONE SEASON, THE FREE
36 TRANSIT SERVICES THAT WILL BE NEWLY PROVIDED, EXPANDED TO
37 INCLUDE ADDITIONAL FREE TYPES OF SERVICE, EXPANDED TO INCLUDE
38 ADDITIONAL FREE ROUTES, OR PROVIDED MORE FREQUENTLY WITH THE
39 GRANT MONEY, INDICATE TO WHAT EXTENT THE ELIGIBLE TRANSIT
40 AGENCY WILL MATCH THE GRANT MONEY WITH OTHER MONEY, AND
41 COMMIT TO PROVIDING THE NEW OR EXPANDED FREE SERVICES FOR AT
42 LEAST THIRTY DAYS DURING THE OZONE SEASON; OR
43 (II) FOR A GRANT APPLICATION TO PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND FARE
44 FREE TRANSIT SERVICES TO YOUTH RIDERS, THE FREE TRANSIT SERVICES
45 THAT WILL BE NEWLY PROVIDED TO YOUTH RIDERS WITH THE GRANT
46 MONEY, THE ELIGIBLE TRANSIT AGENCY'S CURRENT YOUTH RIDERSHIP,
47 AND THE METHOD THAT THE ELIGIBLE TRANSIT AGENCY USES TO TRACK
48 YOUTH RIDERS.
49 (c) (I) AN ELIGIBLE TRANSIT AGENCY THAT RECEIVES A GRANT
50 THROUGH CASTA MAY USE THE GRANT MONEY AS SPECIFIED IN
51 SUBSECTION (5)(c)(II) OR (5)(c)(III) OF THIS SECTION, AS APPLICABLE.
52 (II) AN ELIGIBLE TRANSIT AGENCY THAT RECEIVES A GRANT TO
53 PROVIDE FREE TRANSIT SERVICES DURING THE OZONE SEASON MAY USE
54 GRANT MONEY TO COVER THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING NEW
55 OR EXPANDED FREE TRANSIT SERVICES WITHIN ITS SERVICE AREA DURING
56 OZONE SEASON, INCLUDING OFFERING ADDITIONAL FREE SERVICES OR FREE
1 ROUTES OR INCREASING THE FREQUENCY OF SERVICE ON ROUTES FOR
2 WHICH THE ELIGIBLE TRANSIT AGENCY CURRENTLY OFFERS FREE SERVICE.
3 GRANT MONEY MAY BE USED TO REPLACE FARE BOX REVENUE AND TO PAY
4 FOR OTHER EXPENSES NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT AND MEASURE THE
5 EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING REASONABLE MARKETING
6 EXPENSES INCURRED TO RAISE AWARENESS OF FREE SERVICE AND
7 INCREASE RIDERSHIP, EXPENSES INCURRED IN CONDUCTING RIDER
8 SURVEYS TO BETTER MEASURE THE IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM ON
9 RIDERSHIP AND VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED IN PRIVATE MOTOR VEHICLES,
10 AND EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASE IN RIDERSHIP AS A RESULT
11 OF THE PROGRAM. AN ELIGIBLE TRANSIT AGENCY SHALL NOT USE GRANT
12 MONEY TO OFFSET OR REPLACE FUNDING FOR FREE TRANSIT SERVICES
13 THAT THE ELIGIBLE TRANSIT AGENCY OFFERS AS OF JANUARY 1 OF THE
14 FUNDING YEAR; EXCEPT THAT AN ELIGIBLE TRANSIT AGENCY MAY USE
15 GRANT MONEY THAT WAS NOT EXPENDED IN THE YEAR IN WHICH IT WAS
16 RECEIVED OR GRANT MONEY FROM A GRANT AWARDED FOR A SUBSEQUENT
17 YEAR TO CONTINUE FUNDING FOR ANY SUCH FREE TRANSIT SERVICES THAT
18 WERE PREVIOUSLY FUNDED WITH GRANT MONEY.
19 (III) AN ELIGIBLE TRANSIT AGENCY THAT RECEIVES A GRANT TO
20 PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND FARE FREE TRANSIT SERVICES TO YOUTH RIDERS
21 MAY USE GRANT MONEY TO PROVIDE OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ITS TRANSIT
22 OPERATIONS AND GENERAL TRANSIT PROGRAMS AND TO PAY FOR OTHER
23 EXPENSES NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT AND MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS
24 OF THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING REASONABLE MARKETING EXPENSES
25 INCURRED TO RAISE AWARENESS OF FREE SERVICE AND INCREASE
26 RIDERSHIP, EXPENSES INCURRED IN CONDUCTING RIDER SURVEYS TO
27 BETTER MEASURE THE IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM ON RIDERSHIP AND
28 VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED IN PRIVATE MOTOR VEHICLES, AND EXPENSES
29 ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASE IN RIDERSHIP AS A RESULT OF THE
30 PROGRAM SO LONG AS THE ELIGIBLE TRANSIT AGENCY PROVIDES
31 UNINTERRUPTED FARE FREE YEAR-ROUND TRANSIT SERVICES FOR YOUTH
32 RIDERS.
33 (d) IN AWARDING GRANTS PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (5),
34 CASTA SHALL:
35 (I) FOR A RECIPIENT OF A GRANT TO PROVIDE FREE TRANSIT
36 SERVICES DURING THE OZONE SEASON:
37 (A) ALLOCATE MONEY AMONG APPLICANTS WITH THE GOALS OF
38 REDUCING OZONE FORMATION, INCREASING RIDERSHIP ON TRANSIT, AND
39 REDUCING VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED IN THE STATE; AND
40 (B) CONSIDER THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE APPLICANT WILL MATCH
41 GRANT MONEY WITH OTHER MONEY; AND
42 (II) FOR A RECIPIENT OF A GRANT TO PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND FARE
43 FREE TRANSIT TO YOUTH RIDERS:
44 (A) ALLOCATE MONEY AMONG APPLICANTS WITH THE GOALS OF
45 INCREASING YOUTH RIDERSHIP ON TRANSIT, REDUCING OZONE FORMATION,
46 AND REDUCING VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED IN THE STATE; AND
47 (B) CONSIDER DISTRIBUTING GRANT MONEY USING A FORMULA
48 DEVELOPED BY CASTA THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT YOUTH RIDERSHIP IN
49 THE SERVICE AREA OF THE APPLICANT AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE
50 APPLICANT WILL MATCH GRANT MONEY WITH OTHER MONEY; EXCEPT
51 THAT AN APPLICANT IS NOT REQUIRED TO MATCH GRANT MONEY TO BE
52 ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A GRANT.
53 (e) (I) EACH ELIGIBLE TRANSIT AGENCY THAT RECEIVES A GRANT
54 SHALL REPORT ON THE USE OF THE MONEY TO CASTA IN ACCORDANCE
55 WITH POLICIES ESTABLISHED BY CASTA AND THE OFFICE. THE REPORT
1 MUST INCLUDE THE INFORMATION SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (5)(e)(II) OR
2 (5)(e)(III) OF THIS SECTION, AS APPLICABLE.
3 (II) FOR A RECIPIENT OF A GRANT TO PROVIDE FREE TRANSIT
4 SERVICES DURING THE OZONE SEASON, THE REPORT REQUIRED IN THIS
5 SUBSECTION (5)(e) MUST INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM, INFORMATION ON HOW
6 THE GRANT MONEY WAS SPENT; THE FREE SERVICES THAT WERE OFFERED
7 USING THE GRANT MONEY; AND ESTIMATES OF THE CHANGE IN RIDERSHIP
8 DURING THE PERIOD THAT FREE SERVICES WERE OFFERED COMPARED TO
9 PREVIOUS MONTHS, THE SAME MONTH IN PREVIOUS YEARS, AND THE
10 MONTHS AFTER THE PROGRAM CONCLUDED. THE REPORT MAY INCLUDE
11 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, INCLUDING A NARRATIVE ANALYSIS, TO
12 PROVIDE CONTEXT ON THE RIDERSHIP DATA INCLUDED IN THE REPORT.
13 (III) FOR A RECIPIENT OF A GRANT TO PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND FARE
14 FREE TRANSIT TO YOUTH RIDERS, THE REPORT REQUIRED IN THIS
15 SUBSECTION (5)(e) MUST INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM, ESTIMATES OF THE
16 CHANGE IN YOUTH RIDERSHIP DURING THE YEAR IN WHICH FARE FREE
17 SERVICES WERE OFFERED TO YOUTH RIDERS COMPARED TO PREVIOUS
18 YEARS, ANY CHANGES THAT THE ELIGIBLE TRANSIT AGENCY WOULD MAKE
19 IN HOW IT PROVIDES FARE FREE TRANSIT SERVICES TO YOUTH RIDERS OR
20 IN ITS USE OF THE GRANT MONEY BASED ON ITS EXPERIENCES, AND HOW
21 THE ELIGIBLE TRANSIT AGENCY MARKETED THE FARE FREE TRANSIT
22 SERVICES FOR YOUTH RIDERS. THE REPORT MAY INCLUDE ADDITIONAL
23 INFORMATION, INCLUDING A NARRATIVE ANALYSIS, TO PROVIDE CONTEXT
24 ON THE RIDERSHIP DATA INCLUDED IN THE REPORT.
25 (IV) EACH ELIGIBLE TRANSIT AGENCY THAT RECEIVES A GRANT
26 THROUGH CASTA SHALL SUBMIT ITS REPORT TO CASTA BY NOVEMBER
27 1, 2024, AND BY NOVEMBER 1 OF EACH YEAR THEREAFTER.
28 (f) BY DECEMBER 1, 2024, AND BY DECEMBER 1 OF EACH YEAR
29 THEREAFTER, CASTA SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE OFFICE COMPILING
30 AND SUMMARIZING THE REPORTED INFORMATION FOR ALL ELIGIBLE
31 TRANSIT AGENCIES THAT RECEIVED A GRANT THROUGH CASTA.
32 (g) (I) CASTA SHALL DEVELOP AND PUBLICIZE POLICIES FOR THE
33 GRANT, INCLUDING THE PROCESS AND DEADLINES FOR AN ELIGIBLE
34 TRANSIT AGENCY TO APPLY FOR AND RECEIVE A GRANT, THE INFORMATION
35 AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR THE APPLICATION, REPORTING
36 REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES, AND ANY ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
37 NECESSARY TO ADMINISTER THE GRANT.
38 (II) IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION
39 (5)(g)(I) OF THIS SECTION, CASTA SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE THAT IF A
40 TRANSIT AGENCY IS APPLYING FOR A GRANT TO PROVIDE FREE TRANSIT
41 SERVICES DURING THE OZONE SEASON, THE ELIGIBLE TRANSIT AGENCY
42 MUST IDENTIFY ANY PERIOD OTHER THAN JUNE 1 TO AUGUST 31 OF A
43 CALENDAR YEAR FOR ITS OZONE SEASON IN THE APPLICATION.
44 (6) (a) THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT MAY USE GRANT
45 MONEY TO PROVIDE OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ITS TRANSIT OPERATIONS
46 AND GENERAL TRANSIT PROGRAMS AND TO PAY FOR OTHER EXPENSES
47 NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT AND MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE
48 PROGRAM, INCLUDING REASONABLE MARKETING EXPENSES INCURRED TO
49 RAISE AWARENESS OF FREE SERVICE AND INCREASE RIDERSHIP, EXPENSES
50 INCURRED IN CONDUCTING RIDER SURVEYS TO BETTER MEASURE THE
51 IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM ON RIDERSHIP AND VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED IN
52 PRIVATE MOTOR VEHICLES, AND EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASE
53 IN RIDERSHIP AS A RESULT OF THE PROGRAM SO LONG AS THE REGIONAL
54 TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT PROVIDES UNINTERRUPTED FARE FREE
55 YEAR-ROUND TRANSIT SERVICES FOR YOUTH RIDERS.
56
1 (b) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1 OF EACH YEAR FOR WHICH THE
2 REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT RECEIVES A GRANT, THE REGIONAL
3 TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE OFFICE ON
4 THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
5 POLICIES ESTABLISHED BY THE OFFICE. THE REPORT MUST INCLUDE, AT A
6 MINIMUM, ESTIMATES OF THE CHANGE IN YOUTH RIDERSHIP DURING THE
7 YEAR IN WHICH FARE FREE SERVICES WERE OFFERED TO YOUTH RIDERS
8 COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS, ANY CHANGES THAT THE REGIONAL
9 TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT WOULD MAKE IN HOW IT PROVIDES FARE FREE
10 TRANSIT SERVICES TO YOUTH RIDERS OR IN ITS USE OF THE GRANT MONEY
11 BASED ON ITS EXPERIENCES, AND HOW THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION
12 DISTRICT MARKETED THE FARE FREE TRANSIT SERVICES FOR YOUTH
13 RIDERS. THE REPORT MAY INCLUDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, INCLUDING
14 A NARRATIVE ANALYSIS, TO PROVIDE CONTEXT ON THE RIDERSHIP DATA
15 INCLUDED IN THE REPORT.
16 (c) THE STATE AUDITOR SHALL AUDIT THE REGIONAL
17 TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT'S USE OF THE GRANT MONEY AS PART OF ITS
18 PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT
19 CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 32-9-115 (3).
20 (7) THE OFFICE SHALL ESTABLISH AND PUBLICIZE POLICIES FOR THE
21 PROGRAM. AT A MINIMUM, THE POLICIES MUST ADDRESS THE PROCESS AND
22 ANY DEADLINES FOR APPLYING FOR AND RECEIVING A GRANT UNDER THE
23 PROGRAM, THE INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR THE
24 APPLICATION, REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES, AND ANY
25 ADDITIONAL POLICIES NECESSARY TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM.
26 (8) (a) THE ZERO FARE TRANSIT FUND IS HEREBY CREATED IN THE
27 STATE TREASURY. THE FUND CONSISTS OF MONEY TRANSFERRED TO THE
28 FUND PURSUANT TO SECTION 24-38.5-114 (8)(e), AS IT EXISTED PRIOR TO
29 ITS REPEAL ON JULY 1, 2024, MONEY TRANSFERRED TO THE FUND
30 PURSUANT TO SECTION 43-4-1103 (2)(e), ANY OTHER MONEY THAT THE
31 GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATES OR TRANSFERS TO THE FUND, AND ANY
32 GIFTS, GRANTS, OR DONATIONS CREDITED TO THE FUND PURSUANT TO
33 SUBSECTION (9) OF THIS SECTION.
34 (b) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL CREDIT ALL INTEREST AND
35 INCOME DERIVED FROM THE DEPOSIT AND INVESTMENT OF MONEY IN THE
36 FUND TO THE FUND.
37 (c) MONEY IN THE FUND IS CONTINUOUSLY APPROPRIATED TO THE
38 OFFICE FOR THE PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION.
39 (d) ANY MONEY THAT IS TRANSFERRED FROM THE OZONE SEASON
40 TRANSIT GRANT PROGRAM FUND TO THE FUND ON JUNE 30, 2024,
41 PURSUANT TO SECTION 24-38.5-114 (8)(e), AS IT EXISTED PRIOR TO ITS
42 REPEAL ON JULY 1, 2024, THAT IS OBLIGATED OR ENCUMBERED WHEN IT
43 IS TRANSFERRED SHALL BE USED FOR THE SAME PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT
44 WAS OBLIGATED OR ENCUMBERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 24-38.5-114, AS
45 IT EXISTED PRIOR TO ITS REPEAL ON JULY 1, 2024.
46 (e) ON JUNE 30, 2026, THE STATE TREASURER SHALL TRANSFER
47 ANY UNEXPENDED AND UNENCUMBERED MONEY REMAINING IN THE FUND
48 THAT WAS TRANSFERRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 43-4-1103 (2)(e) TO THE
49 PORTION OF THE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS FUND THAT IS
50 ALLOCATED PURSUANT TO SECTION 43-4-1103 (2)(a)(I)(A).
51 (9) THE OFFICE MAY SEEK, ACCEPT, AND EXPEND GIFTS, GRANTS,
52 OR DONATIONS FROM PRIVATE OR PUBLIC SOURCES FOR THE PURPOSES OF
53 THIS SECTION. THE OFFICE SHALL TRANSMIT ALL MONEY RECEIVED
54 THROUGH GIFTS, GRANTS, OR DONATIONS TO THE STATE TREASURER, WHO
55 SHALL CREDIT THE MONEY TO THE FUND.
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1 (10) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31 OF EACH YEAR OF THE
2 PROGRAM, THE OFFICE SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION
3 OF THE PROGRAM TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSPORTATION,
4 HOUSING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE AND THE SENATE
5 TRANSPORTATION AND ENERGY COMMITTEE, OR THEIR SUCCESSOR
6 COMMITTEES. THE REPORT MUST SUMMARIZE AND COMPILE THE
7 INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE PURSUANT TO SUBSECTIONS
8 (5)(e) AND (6)(b) OF THIS SECTION.".
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43 SB24-032 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to
44 the Committee on Appropriations with favorable
45 recommendation:
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47 Amend reengrossed bill, page 23, strike lines 6 through 21.
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49 Page 23, before line 24 insert:
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51 "SECTION 6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-219, add (8)
52 as follows:
53 24-75-219. Transfers - transportation - capital construction -
54 definitions - repeal. (8) ON JULY 1, 2022, THE STATE TREASURER
55 TRANSFERRED SIX MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE
1 GENERAL FUND TO THE STATE HIGHWAY FUND PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION
2 (7)(h) OF THIS SECTION, AS IT EXISTED PRIOR TO ITS REPEAL ON JULY 1,
3 2023, WHICH REQUIRED THAT THE DEPARTMENT USE SUCH AMOUNT FOR
4 AN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY ON RELOCATING THE CONSOLIDATED MAIN
5 RAIL LINE AWAY FROM INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 25 IN CONNECTION WITH THE
6 DEVELOPMENT OF THE BURNHAM YARD RAIL PROPERTY. BEGINNING ON
7 THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL INSTEAD
8 USE SUCH AMOUNT THAT WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE STATE HIGHWAY
9 FUND FOR THE PURPOSE OF SITE PREPARATION, SITE ENHANCEMENTS,
10 PLANNING, AND FACILITATING A TRACK ALIGNMENT THAT PRESERVES
11 BUILDABLE LAND WHILE PROMOTING TRANSIT AND RAIL CAPACITY AND
12 INCREASING SAFETY IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
13 BURNHAM YARD RAIL PROPERTY, AS THE DEPARTMENT HAS DETERMINED
14 THAT SUPPORTING THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT'S
15 RIGHT-OF-WAY EXPANSION, RATHER THAN RELOCATING THE MAIN RAIL
16 LINE, IS THE MOST IMPORTANT TRANSIT NEED ON THE SITE.".
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