Colorado § 43-4-812 - Use of user fees for transit - legislative declaration.
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§ 43-4-812. Use of user fees for transit - legislative declaration.
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the transportation enterprise, a public highway authority created and existing pursuant to part 5 of this article, a regional transportation authority created and existing pursuant to part 6 of this article, or any other entity that, as of March 2, 2009, is imposing a user fee or toll for the privilege of traveling on any highway segment or highway lanes may use revenue generated by the user fee or toll for rail- and transit-related projects that relate to the maintenance or supervision of the highway segment or highway lanes on which the user fee or toll is imposed.
(2) The general assembly finds and declares that the funding of rail- and transit-related projects authorized by subsection (1) of this section constitutes maintenance and supervision of state highways because it will help to reduce traffic on state highways and thereby reduce wear and tear on state highways and bridges and increase their reliability, safety, and expected useful life.
Source: L. 2009: Entire part R&RE, (SB 09-108), ch. 5, p. 47, § 1, effective March 2. L. 2024: Entire section amended, (SB 24-184), ch. 186, p. 1061, § 14, effective May 16.
Editor's note: Provisions of the former § 43-4-812 were relocated to § 43-4-809 in 2009.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 24-184, see section 1 of chapter 186, Session Laws of Colorado 2024.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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