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Committee backs plan to fund crash‑prevention projects with small auto‑insurance fee
Summary
House Bill 13‑03 would create a crash prevention enterprise within CDOT funded by a small itemized fee on automobile insurance policies. The plan dedicates 80% of funds to vulnerable road‑user safety and 20% to wildlife crossings; the Transportation, Housing and Local Government Committee advanced the bill to the finance committee.
House Bill 13‑03, sponsored by Representatives Basenacker and Lukens, would create a crash prevention enterprise within the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and fund it with a small, itemized per‑policy fee on automobile insurance to pay for transportation safety projects.
The bill would dedicate 80% of enterprise funds to projects that reduce collisions with vulnerable road users — pedestrians, cyclists and other non‑motorized travelers — and 20% to wildlife crossing projects to reduce vehicle‑wildlife collisions on state highways. The measure implements a grant program to distribute funds to eligible entities, including local governments and tribal governments, and sets a fee schedule to fund the enterprise.
Under testimony, sponsors said the fee would start at $1.75 per policy beginning January 1, 2026, run through the…
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