House Bill 25-1054 Revised

A Bill for an Act

• Page 1, Line 101Concerning repealing the requirement that the legislative

• Page 1, Line 102audit committee cause to be conducted performance

• Page 1, Line 103reviews of the automobile inspection and readjustment

• Page 1, Line 104program every five years.

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/.)

Legislative Audit Committee. Current law requires the legislative audit committee to cause to be conducted performance audits of the automobile inspection and readjustment program every 5 years. The bill repeals this requirement.

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

• Page 2, Line 2SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-4-316, repeal (2) and (3)(b) as follows:

• Page 2, Line 342-4-316.  AIR program - demonstration of compliance with

• Page 2, Line 4ambient air quality standards and transportation conformity. (2)  The

• Page 2, Line 5legislative audit committee shall cause to be conducted performance

• Page 2, Line 6audits of the program, including the clean screen program. The audits

• Page 2, Line 7must be completed not later than January 1, 2018, and January 1 of each

• Page 2, Line 8fifth year thereafter. Upon completion of the audit report, the legislative audit committee shall hold a public hearing to review the report.

• Page 2, Line 9(3) (b)  In such audits, the determination as to whether an ongoing

• Page 2, Line 10public need for the program has been demonstrated shall take into consideration the following factors, among others:

• Page 2, Line 11(I)  The demonstrable effect on ambient air quality of the program;

• (II)  The cost to the public of the program;

• Page 2, Line 12(III)  The cost-effectiveness of the program relative to other air pollution control programs;

• Page 2, Line 13(IV)  The need, if any, for further reduction of air pollution caused

• Page 2, Line 14by mobile sources to attain or maintain compliance with national ambient air quality standards;

• Page 2, Line 15(V)  The application of the program to assure compliance with legally required warranties covering air pollution control equipment.

• Page 2, Line 16SECTION 2.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act

• Page 2, Line 17takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the

• Page 2, Line 18ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except

• Page 3, Line 1that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V

• Page 3, Line 2of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this

• Page 3, Line 3act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take

• Page 3, Line 4effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in

• Page 3, Line 5November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.