Colorado § 43-1-105 Powers and duties of the executive director

Colorado Statutes

§ 43-1-105 — Powers and duties of the executive director

Colorado § 43-1-105

Title 43Transportation

Art.General and Administrative

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 43-1-105 (2026).

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(1)The executive director shall:

(a)Plan, develop, construct, coordinate, and promote an integrated transportation system in cooperation with federal, regional, local, and other state agencies and with private individuals and organizations concerned with transportation planning and operations in the state;

(b)Initiate such comprehensive planning measures and authorize such studies and other research as he or she deems necessary for the development of an integrated transportation system;

(c)Exercise general supervisory control over and coordinate the activities, functions, and employees of the department and its divisions;

(d)Appoint a deputy director of the department pursuant to the provisions of section 13 of article XII of the state constitution;

(e)Maintain and admin

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(1) The executive
director shall:

(a) Plan, develop, construct, coordinate, and promote an integrated
transportation system in cooperation with federal, regional, local, and other state
agencies and with private individuals and organizations concerned with
transportation planning and operations in the state;

(b) Initiate such comprehensive planning measures and authorize such
studies and other research as he or she deems necessary for the development of an
integrated transportation system;

(c) Exercise general supervisory control over and coordinate the activities,
functions, and employees of the department and its divisions;

(d) Appoint a deputy director of the department pursuant to the provisions of
section 13 of article XII of the state constitution;

(e) Maintain and administer the transportation infrastructure revolving fund
pursuant to the provisions of section 43-1-113.5.

(2) Subject to the powers of the commission, the executive director is hereby
authorized to create or alter such sections and units within the divisions of the
department as the executive director determines are necessary to effectively and
efficiently operate the department.

(3) The executive director shall have such other powers, duties, and
functions as are prescribed for heads of principal departments in the
Administrative Organization Act of 1968, article 1 of title 24, C.R.S.

(4) The executive director shall have the power to solicit bids using
electronic online access, including the internet, for purposes of acquiring
construction contracts for public projects as provided in section 24-92-103, C.R.S.

(5) The executive director shall have the power to issue transportation
revenue anticipation notes in accordance with the provisions of part 7 of article 4 of
this title.

(6) Whenever the department or any division of the department other than
the aeronautics division is authorized or required by law to hold a hearing, the
executive director or the executive director's designee, who may be, but is not
limited to, the chief engineer or an administrative law judge appointed pursuant to
part 10 of article 30 of title 24, C.R.S., shall preside over the hearing to take
evidence and make findings and report them to the executive director and to the
commission; except that, whenever the chief engineer is authorized or required by
law to adopt rules or regulations for the engineering, design, and construction
division, the chief engineer, his or her designee for rule-making, or an administrative
law judge appointed pursuant to part 10 of article 30 of title 24, C.R.S., shall preside
over any hearing held pursuant to article 4 of title 24, C.R.S.

Legislative History

Source: L. 91: Entire part R&RE, p. 1022, � 1, effective July 1. L. 94: (3) added, p. 566, � 18, effective April 6. L. 98: (1)(e) and (4) added, pp. 1098, 1096, �� 18, 10, effective June 1. L. 99: (5) added, p. 1118, � 2, effective June 2. L. 2015: (6) added, (HB 15-1209), ch. 64, p. 174, � 4, effective March 30.