HB 1398 — Retail Delivery Fee Revenue Allocation

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CCONCERNINGTHEALLOCATIONOFRETAILDELIVERYFEEREVENUECREDITED ONCERNINGTHEALLOCATIONOFRETAILDELIVERYFEEREVENUECREDITEDTOTHE TOMULTIMODALTRANSPORTATION THE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION AND MITIGATION OPTIONS FUNDFUND. .

Be it enacted by the GeneralGeneralAssembly Assemblyofthe of the State ofofColorado: Colorado:

and add (2)(a)(I.5) as follows:

(2) (a) (I) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2)(d) ofofthis this section, subject to annual appropriation bytheby the general assembly, PRIORPRIORTO TO JULY 1, 2026, money must be expended from the fund as follows:

(I.5)(1.5) EXCEPTASOTHERWISEPROVIDEDINSUBSECTIONEXCEPTASOTHERWISEPROVIDEDINSUBSECTION(2)( (2)(d)OFTHISd)OFTHIS SECTIONSECTION,SUBJECTTOANNUALAPPROPRIATIONBYTHEGENERALASSEMBLY, ,SUBJECTTOANNUALAPPROPRIATIONBYTHEGENERALASSEMBLY , ________ Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law;

dashes through words or numbers indicate deletionsdeletionsfrom from existing law andandsuch such material is notnotpart part of the act.

BEGINNINGBEGINNINGJULY JULY 1, 2026,MONEY2026, MUSTMONEYMUSTBEEXPENDEDFROMTHEFUNDAS BEFOLLOWS: EXPENDED FROM THE FUND AS FOLLOWS :

(A) SSEVENTY EVENTY PERCENT TO THE COMMISSION FOR LOCAL MULTIMODALMULTIMODALPROJECTS;AND PROJECTS(8) ;ANDTHIRTYPERCENTTOTHECOMMISSIONFORSTATEMULTIMODAL (B)PROJECTSTHATARESELECTEDBYTHECOMMISSION. T HIRTY PERCENT TO THE COMMISSION FOR STATE MULTIMODAL PROJECTS THAT ARE SELECTED BY THE COMMISSION .

(c) With respect to the distributions ofofmoney money for local multimodal projectsrequiredbysubsection(2)(a)(I)(A)projectsrequiredbysubsection(2)(a)(l)(A)OR(2)(a)(l.5)(A) ORofthis (2)(a)(I.5)(A)ofthissection,section, the commission shall establish a formula for disbursement ofofthe the amount allocated for local multimodal projects, based on population and transit ridershipandothercriteriadevelopedinconsultationwiththetransportationridership andothercriteriadevelopedinconsultationwiththetransportation advisory committee created in section 43-1-1104, the transit and rail advisory committee of the department, the state transportation advisory committee ofofthe the department, transit advocacy organizations, and bicycle and pedestrian advocacy organizations.

Recipients shall provide a match equal to the amount ofofthe the award;

except that the commission maycreatemay create a formula for reducing or exempting the match requirement for local governmentsoragenciesduetotheirsizeoranyotherspecialcircumstances and may also, ififrecommended recommended by department staff, reduce or exempt any individual recipient from the match requirement for a specific project.

The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 26-1398 preservation ofofthe the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state institutions.

____________________________Jul~ ____________________________ Julie McCluskie James Rashad Coleman, Sr.

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE ____________________________ ____________________________ Vanessa Reilly Esther van Mourik CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE APPROVED________________________________________APPROVED O b Th~J~ vY\(,11a)i~ Z O U ctt;12..:oor~ (Date and Time)ime) _________________________________________ Jared S.

PolisGOVE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO PAGE 3-HOUSE BILL 26-1398