CO HB1172

Requires the State Transportation Commission to reestablish the Standing Efficiency and Accountability Committee that was disbanded in 2013, directing it to seek ways to maximize both efficiency and accountability of the department.

Expands committee membership to include four legislative members (two from House, two from Senate), plus representatives from counties, municipalities, nonpartisan good governance organizations, and other stakeholder groups.

Requires the committee to examine actions taken in response to the August 2015 state auditor performance audit on FASTER motor vehicle fee collection and usage, and to report findings on appropriateness, effectiveness, and efficiency of those actions.

Mandates committee members disclose personal or private interests that could be affected by proposed recommendations and abstain from voting on such recommendations.

Subjects the committee to sunset review with statutory authorization scheduled for repeal on July 1, 2019, and appropriates $3,248 to the legislative department for per diem and travel expenses in fiscal year 2016-17.