HB 16-1106 Summary

• County boards of commissioners may designate public roads as sections of pioneer trails by resolution, with trails following original routes of national historic significance.

• Pioneer trail designations on federal lands require the road to be designated as open to travel by the appropriate federal land management agency.

• State highway portions of pioneer trails require separate approval by the General Assembly through joint resolution to become effective.

• Counties must notify the Department of Transportation for designated roads on the state highway system and notify appropriate federal land management agencies for roads on public lands.

• Counties may post identifying and informative signs for pioneer trails along county roads; the authority is intended to highlight Colorado's cultural and historical heritage and promote historical tourism and education without affecting existing rights-of-way or road ownership.