HB 16-1060 Summary

• Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain a permanent state memorial for each Colorado state trooper who dies on a highway while in the line of duty.

• State memorials must be placed at the location where the trooper's death occurred, within the highway easement, positioned as far from the roadway as practicable to preserve public safety and facilitate highway maintenance.

• Memorials shall measure four feet in height by three feet in width.

• Funding for state memorials shall come from gifts, grants, and donations rather than general state appropriations.

• Department shall not erect or maintain memorials at locations where doing so conflicts with federal law.