CO HB1267

The Department of Transportation may designate steep downhill grade zones on state highways with grades of 5% or greater where commercial motor vehicles exceed posted speed limits, with warning signs required at zone entrances and exits.

Speeding penalties and surcharges for commercial motor vehicle drivers are doubled when violations occur in designated steep downhill grade zones.

One-half of all fines collected from steep downhill grade zone speeding violations are credited to the Mountain Highways Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Account, continuously appropriated for educational outreach, equipment purchases to prevent runaway truck events, and safety studies.

The bill appropriates $54,073 to the Department of Revenue for fiscal year 2023-24, with $46,648 for DRIVES maintenance and $7,425 for information technology services.

The act takes effect January 1, 2024, subject to referendum petition and voter approval if challenged within 90 days after adjournment.