Senate Bill 25-052 Introduced

A Bill for an Act

• Page 1, Line 101Concerning the confidentiality of information related to

• Page 1, Line 102the regulation of railroad operations.

Bill Summary

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov/.)

Transportation Legislation Review Committee. Current law requires investigative reports of railroads made for the public utilities commission to be kept confidential. The bill repeals this requirement and replaces it with a grant of rule-making authority to make ongoing investigations and security information confidential. The confidentiality rules must not make final reports of investigations confidential and must require the timely release of information if public knowledge of the information would protect the public safety, health, or welfare.

• Page 2, Line 1Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

• Page 2, Line 2SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 40-18-104 as follows:

• Page 2, Line 340-18-104.  Confidential investigative reports - rules.

• Page 2, Line 4Investigative reports of the commission compiled under this article shall

• Page 2, Line 5be confidential and shall not be discoverable nor used as evidence in any

• Page 2, Line 6court or administrative action The commission may adopt rules

• Page 2, Line 7making ongoing investigations, as described in section 24-72-204

• Page 2, Line 8(2)(a)(IX), or security information, as described in section

• Page 2, Line 924-72-204 (2)(a)(VIII), confidential. If the commission adopts the

• Page 2, Line 10confidentiality rules, the rules must not make final reports of

• Page 2, Line 11investigations confidential and must require the timely release

• Page 2, Line 12of information if public knowledge of the information would protect the public safety, health, or welfare.

• Page 2, Line 13SECTION 2.  Safety clause. The general assembly finds,

• Page 2, Line 14determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate

• Page 2, Line 15preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for

• Page 2, Line 16the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state institutions.