Colorado 2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 22-176 — Early Stage Front Range Passenger Rail Funding

Last action — Governor Signed

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 25, 2022. Enacted.

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Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

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  • 3 sponsors

    3 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Summary

The act provides funding for early stage work required for front range passenger rail corridor development by: Requiring the state treasurer to transfer $1,900,000 from the general fund to the southwest chief rail line economic development, rural tourism, and infrastructure repair and maintenance fund (fund) on June 15, 2022. This will cause the transferred money to be paid to the front range passenger rail district (district) when the unencumbered balance of the fund is paid to the district, as required by current law as technically amended by the act, before the fund is repealed on July 1, 2022. Transferring $6,500,000 from the general fund to the state highway fund on July 1, 2022, for the purpose of funding specified environmental assessment work required in connection with the development of the Burnham Yard rail property; and Transferring $500,000 from the general fund to the unused state-owned real property fund on July 1, 2022. The act also requires the executive director of the department of personnel to engage with governmental and affected community stakeholders to create a site plan to support transit-oriented development at the Burnham Yard rail property site and potential recommendations for how to suballocate parcels for various beneficial uses at the site. The executive director, in consultation with the governmental stakeholders, is also required to actively reach out to and listen to the opinions of affected community stakeholders and citizens regarding all stages of the development of the Burnham Yard rail property and identify any additional or already engaged stakeholders who may have an interest in developing the suballocated parcels for the best use. The site plan must consider various specified types of development opportunities and uses for the site, must promote the development and operation of quality public private partnership opportunities, must include a well-defined framework to facilitate collaboration between public and private entities in infrastructure development and operation, and must enable investment of public and private capital. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Bill Text

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Plain-language change summary

The bill now specifies that on June 15, 2022, the state treasurer will transfer $2,400,000 from the general fund to support early stage work for passenger rail corridor development related to the Southwest Chief Rail Line. This funding aims to assist with economic development, rural tourism, and infrastructure repair and maintenance.

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Second Regular Session Seventy-third General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
Second Regular Session Seventy-third General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
22-0968.02 Jason Gelender x4330 SENATE BILL 22-176 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Hansen and Rankin, HOUSE SPONSORSHIP (None), Senate Committees House Committees Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNINGFUNDINGOF WORKREQUIREDFOR EARLY STAGE FRONT RANGE PASSENGER RAIL CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT .
22-0968.02 Jason Gelender x4330 SENATE BILL 22-176 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Hansen and Rankin, Buckner, Fenberg, Fields, Ginal, Gonzales, Hinrichsen, Jaquez Lewis, Lee, Moreno, Pettersen, Story, Winter HOUSE SPONSORSHIP McCluskie, Senate Committees House Committees Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNINGFUNDINGOF WORKREQUIREDFOR EARLY STAGE FRONT RANGE PASSENGER RAIL CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT .
This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.) The bill provides funding for early stage work required for front range passenger rail corridor development by:
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! Requiring the state treasurer to transfer $2,400,000 from the general fund to the southwest chief rail line economic g development, rural tourism, and infrastructure repair and d maintenancefund (fund) onJune15,2022.Thiswillcause e 2 T R 2 A n2 3 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
3 ! Requiring the state treasurer to transfer $2,400,000 from the general fund to the southwest chief rail line economic g development, rural tourism, and infrastructure repair and i a 2 maintenancefund (fund) onJune15,2022.Thiswillcause E R 0 A n , N 2 1 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
E d i Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
S e r Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statun Ap Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.
Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.
e A the transferred money to be paid to the front range passenger rail district (district) when the unencumbered balance of the fund is paid to the district, as required by current law as technically amended by the bill, before the fund is repealed on July 1, 2022.
e A A the transferred money to be paid to the front range passenger rail district (district) when the unencumbered balance of the fund is paid to the district, as required by current law as technically amended by the bill, before the fund is repealed on July 1, 2022.
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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. Sent to the Governor

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker of the House

  5. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  6. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  7. House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

  8. House Committee on Transportation & Local Government Refer Unamended to Appropriations

  9. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  10. Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Local Government

  11. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

  12. Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  13. Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  14. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations

Sponsors

  • Julie McCluskie · Primary
  • Bob Rankin · Primary
  • Chris Hansen · Primary

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3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 98 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

  • Julie McCluskie
  • Bob Rankin
  • Chris Hansen

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (98)

98 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 22-176 do?
The act provides funding for early stage work required for front range passenger rail corridor development by: Requiring the state treasurer to transfer $1,900,000 from the general fund to the southwest chief rail line economic development, rural tourism, and infrastructure repair and maintenance fund (fund) on June 15, 2022. This will cause the transferred money to be paid to the front range passenger rail district (district) when the unencumbered balance of the fund is paid to the district, as required by current law as technically amended by the act, before the fund is repealed on July 1, 2022. Transferring $6,500,000 from the general fund to the state highway fund on July 1, 2022, for the purpose of funding specified environmental assessment work required in connection with the development of the Burnham Yard rail property; and Transferring $500,000 from the general fund to the unused state-owned real property fund on July 1, 2022. The act also requires the executive director of the department of personnel to engage with governmental and affected community stakeholders to create a site plan to support transit-oriented development at the Burnham Yard rail property site and potential recommendations for how to suballocate parcels for various beneficial uses at the site. The executive director, in consultation with the governmental stakeholders, is also required to actively reach out to and listen to the opinions of affected community stakeholders and citizens regarding all stages of the development of the Burnham Yard rail property and identify any additional or already engaged stakeholders who may have an interest in developing the suballocated parcels for the best use. The site plan must consider various specified types of development opportunities and uses for the site, must promote the development and operation of quality public private partnership opportunities, must include a well-defined framework to facilitate collaboration between public and private entities in infrastructure development and operation, and must enable investment of public and private capital. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Who sponsors SB 22-176?
SB 22-176 is sponsored by Julie McCluskie, Bob Rankin, and Chris Hansen.
What is the current status of SB 22-176?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 25, 2022. Enacted.
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