Colorado Code
Part 8 - Funding Advancement for Surface Transportation and Economic Recovery
§ 43-4-805. Statewide Bridge Enterprise - Creation - Board - Funds - Powers and Duties - Legislative Declaration - Definition

(II) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (5)(g)(II) is effective July 1, 2022. ] The bridge safety surcharge shall be imposed when a vehicle is registered as required by article 3 of title 42 or, for an item of special mobile machinery that is covered by a registration exempt certificate issued by the department of revenue in accordance with section 42-3-107 (16)(g), at the time set forth in section 42-3-107 (16)(g)(III). Each authorized agent shall remit to the department of revenue no less frequently than once a month, but otherwise at the time and in the manner required by the executive director of the department of revenue, all bridge safety surcharges collected by the authorized agent. The executive director of the department of revenue shall forward all bridge safety surcharges remitted by authorized agents plus any bridge safety surcharges collected directly by the department of revenue to the state treasurer, who shall credit the surcharges to the bridge special fund.

(I) [ Editor's note: This version of the introductory portion to subsection (5)(g)(I) is effective July 1, 2022. ] As necessary for the achievement of its business purpose, to impose a bridge safety surcharge, which, except as otherwise provided in subsections (5)(g)(III) and (5)(g)(VII) of this section, is imposed, on and after July 1, 2009, for any registration period that commences on or after July 1, 2009, or on and after such later date as may be determined by the bridge enterprise, for any registration period that commences on or after the later date, upon the registration of any vehicle for which a registration fee must be paid pursuant to the provisions of part 3 of article 3 of title 42 and shall also be imposed upon any item of special mobile machinery that is covered by a registration exempt certificate issued by the department of revenue in accordance with section 42-3-107 (16)(g). Except as otherwise provided in subsections (5)(g)(IV), (5)(g)(V), and (5)(g)(VI) of this section, the amount of the surcharge must not exceed:

Source: L. 2009: Entire part R&RE, (SB 09-108), ch. 5, p. 20, § 1, effective March 2. L. 2011: (5)(g)(VII) amended, (SB 11-031), ch. 86, p. 249, § 21, effective August 10. L. 2017: (6) repealed, (SB 17-231), ch. 174, p. 634, § 5, effective August 9. L. 2020: IP(5)(g)(I) and (5)(g)(I)(A) amended, (SB 20-136), ch. 70, p. 286, § 19, effective September 14. L. 2021: (1), (2)(a)(I), IP(2)(b), (2)(b)(I), (2)(c), (3)(a), (3)(c), (4), (5)(c), (5)(k), (5)(r)(I), and (5)(r)(III)(A) amended and (5)(g.5) and (5)(g.7) added, (SB 21-260), ch. 250, p. 1442, § 48, effective June 17; (1)(b)(II), (2)(b)(III), (5)(n), (5)(r)(II), (5)(r)(III), (5)(r)(IV), (5)(r)(V), (5)(r)(VI), (5)(r)(VII)(A), and (5)(r)(VII)(C) amended, (HB 21-1316), ch. 325, p. 2064, § 83, effective July 1; IP(5)(g)(I) and (5)(g)(II) amended, (SB 21-257), ch. 478, p. 3421, § 6, effective July 1, 2022.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 20-136, see section 1 of chapter 70, Session Laws of Colorado 2020. For the legislative declaration in SB 21-260, see section 1 of chapter 250, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.