Colorado § 43-4-404 - Formula for allocation of money - rules.

§ 43-4-404. Formula for allocation of money - rules.

(1) The office of transportation safety shall allocate not less than thirty percent and not more than fifty percent of the money allocated to the office pursuant to section 43-4-402 (2) to counties that have established a qualified alcohol and drug impaired driving prevention enforcement program. The intent of the general assembly is that this money is expended in a manner that will improve enforcement of alcohol and drug impaired driving laws. To this end, rules for the distribution of this money shall be developed by the office of transportation safety. All money appropriated must be used for alcohol and drug impaired driving prevention and enforcement improvement by counties and not for statewide programs.

(2) The office of transportation safety shall allocate not less than fifty percent and not more than seventy percent of the money to municipalities and cities and counties that have established a qualified alcohol and drug impaired driving prevention enforcement program. The intent of the general assembly is that this money is expended in a manner that will improve enforcement of alcohol and drug impaired driving laws. To this end, rules for the distribution of this money shall be developed by the office of transportation safety. The office shall report annually to the transportation legislation review committee on the distribution and expenditure of this money and the nature and purpose of the programs. All money appropriated hereunder shall be used for alcohol and drug impaired driving prevention enforcement improvement by municipalities and cities and counties and not for statewide programs.

(3) The money in the fund appropriated to the behavioral health administration in the department of human services pursuant to section 43-4-402 (2) must be used to establish a statewide program for the prevention of driving after drinking, including educating the public in the problems of driving after drinking; training teachers, health professionals, and law enforcement in the dangers of driving after drinking; preparing and disseminating educational materials dealing with the effects of alcohol and other drugs on driving behavior; and preparing and disseminating education curriculum materials for use at all school levels. The behavioral health administration in the department of human services is authorized to contract with a public entity or a qualified private corporation to provide all or part of these services and to establish standards for the program.

Source: L. 82: Entire part added, p. 609, § 15, effective July 1. L. 83: (3) amended, p. 396, § 7, effective June 3; entire section amended, p. 1666, § 2, effective June 15. L. 86: (1) and (2) amended, p. 1212, § 2, effective July 1. L. 91: (1) and (2) amended, p. 1134, § 218, effective July 1. L. 93: (3) amended, p. 1126, § 49, effective July 1, 1994. L. 2000: (1) and (2) amended, p. 262, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2002: (1) and (2) amended, p. 873, § 13, effective August 7. L. 2011: (3) amended, (HB 11-1303), ch. 264, p. 1184, § 116, effective August 10. L. 2017: (3) amended, (SB 17-242), ch. 263, p. 1261, § 27, effective May 25; (1) amended, (SB 17-231), ch. 174, p. 634, § 4, effective August 9. L. 2022: (3) amended, (HB 22-1278), ch. 222, p. 1581, § 208, effective July 1. L. 2023: (1) and (2) amended, (HB 23-1102), ch. 373, p. 2238, § 7, effective June 5.

Editor's note: Amendments to this section by Senate Bill 83-215 and House Bill 83-1356 were harmonized.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 1993 act amending subsection (3) of this section, see section 1 of chapter 230, Session Laws of Colorado 1993. For the legislative declaration in SB 17-242, see section 1 of chapter 263, Session Laws of Colorado 2017. For the legislative declaration in HB 23-1102, see section 1 of chapter 373, Session Laws of Colorado 2023.

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