Senate Bill 22-017 Summary

• Designates loads of fluid milk products carried by vehicles as nondivisible loads under Colorado vehicle weight limit regulations (C.R.S. 42-4-510 and 42-4-511).

• Aligns Colorado law with the federal "Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act" (FAST Act, 23 U.S.C. sec. 127(a)(13)), which classifies fluid milk as a nondivisible load.

• Recognizes that milk drivers must collect entire daily milk production from dairy farms and deliver it as a complete load, making it impractical to divide.

• Corrects prior Colorado Department of Transportation rules that were narrower and inconsistent with the federal FAST Act provision.

• Declared necessary for immediate preservation of public peace, health, or safety and applies to all rules promulgated under related vehicle weight permit statutes.