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Appropriations panel delays rail-safety fee collection, removes general-fund appropriation in amended SB162
Summary
The Senate Appropriations Committee amended Senate Bill 162 to delay fee collection and spending for a new Office of Rail Safety, remove an immediate general fund appropriation and shift program costs to future fee revenue; members debated TABOR and fiscal impacts.
The Senate Appropriations Committee amended Senate Bill 162 to delay collection and spending of newly authorized rail-safety fees and to remove a direct general fund appropriation, sponsors and members said during committee consideration.
The changes, adopted as amendment L013 and followed by L014 and L015, push the start of fee collection and bar expenditures until fee revenue has been received. Committee discussion focused on how the delay affects the bill’s fiscal note, whether the program will be funded by fee revenue rather than the general fund, and how the change interacts with TABOR (the Taxpayer Bill of Rights).
Senator Cutter, who explained the…
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