§ 24-1-128.7 — Department of transportation - creation

Colorado § 24-1-128.7

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 24: Government
• Art.: Administrative Organization Act of 1968

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(1) There is hereby
created a department of transportation, the head of which shall be the executive
director of the department of transportation.

(2) The transportation commission, created in part 1 of article 1 of title 43, is
a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and
performs its duties and functions under the department of transportation.

(3) The department of transportation consists of the following divisions:

(a) The highway maintenance division, the head of which is the director of the
highway maintenance division. The highway maintenance division and the office of
the director, created in part 1 of article 1 of title 43, are type 2 entities, as defined in
section 24-1-105, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions
under the department of transportation.

(b) The aeronautics division, the head of which is the director of the
aeronautics division. The aeronautics division and the office of the director, created
in article 10 of title 43, are type 1 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105, and
exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the department
of transportation. The responsibilities of the department of transportation and the
aeronautics division include the powers, duties, and functions of the division of
aviation, formerly under the authority of the department of military and veterans
affairs.

(c) The transportation development division, the head of which is the director
of the transportation development division. The transportation development division
and the office of the director, created in part 1 of article 1 of title 43, are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercise their powers and perform their
duties and functions under the department of transportation.

(d) The engineering, design, and construction division, the head of which is
the chief engineer. The engineering, design, and construction division and the office
of the chief engineer, created in part 1 of article 1 of title 43, are type 2 entities, as
defined in section 24-1-105, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and
functions under the department of transportation.

(e) The transit and rail division created in part 1 of article 1 of title 43, the
head of which is the director of the transit and rail division. The transit and rail
division and the office of the director of the division are type 2 entities, as defined in
section 24-1-105, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions
under the department of transportation and the executive director of the
department.

(4) The powers, duties, and functions of the department of transportation
include the powers, duties, and functions of the state department of highways,
created in section 24-1-126, prior to its repeal in 1991, and the state department of
highways is abolished.

(5) The statewide bridge and tunnel enterprise created in section 43-4-805
(2) is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and
performs its duties and functions under the department of transportation.

(6) (a) The high-performance transportation enterprise, created in section
43-4-806 (2)(a), is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its
powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of
transportation.

(b) The powers, duties, and functions of the department of transportation
and the high-performance transportation enterprise include the powers, duties, and
functions of the statewide tolling enterprise, created in the transportation
commission pursuant to section 43-4-803 (1), prior to the repeal and reenactment
of said section by Senate Bill 09-108, enacted in 2009, and the statewide tolling
enterprise is abolished.

(7) and (8) Repealed.

(9) The clean transit enterprise, created in section 43-4-1203, is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its
duties and functions under the department of transportation.

(10) The nonattainment area air pollution mitigation enterprise, created in
section 43-4-1303, is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises
its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of
transportation.

Legislative History

Source: L. 91: Entire section added, p. 1055, � 6, effective July 1. L. 92: (4) amended, p. 2176, � 33, effective June 2. L. 2002: (3)(b) amended, p. 358, � 13, effective July 1. L. 2009: (5) and (6) added, (SB 09-108), ch. 5, p. 48, � 2, effective March 2; (3)(e) added, (SB 09-094), ch. 280, p. 1249, � 1, effective May 20. L. 2014: (7) added, (HB 14-1161), ch. 185, p. 690, � 2, effective August 6. L. 2015: IP(3) and (3)(a) amended, (HB 15-1209), ch. 64, p. 173, � 1, effective March 30. L. 2017: (8) added, (SB 17-153), ch. 225, p. 865, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2021: (5) amended and (9) and (10) added, (SB 21-260), ch. 250, p. 1366, � 4, effective June 17; (8)(c) added by revision, (SB 21-238), ch. 401, pp. 2673, 2674, �� 2, 6. L. 2022: (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (9), and (10) amended, (SB 22-162), ch. 469, p. 3429, � 217, effective August 10.