Colorado Revised Statutes Title 32. Special Districts § 32-9-119.7. Cost efficiency of transit services--reporting--plans

(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that surface transportation in the Denver metropolitan area is a major problem confronting not only the citizens of the metropolitan area but also the citizens of the entire state of Colorado. The general assembly further finds that, although mass transportation is one component of an effective surface transportation system, the allocation of resources to mass transportation must be made in light of all surface transportation needs. The general assembly further finds that the district should be organized efficiently, economically, and on a demand-responsive basis and that the district should consider least-cost alternatives in discharging its responsibilities.

(2) For the purposes of this section, “operating costs” means all expenditures, including depreciation, except for those incurred in long-term planning and development of mass transportation and rapid transit infrastructures and those costs incurred as a result of providing transportation service mandated by the federal “Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990”, 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 through 12213.

(3) The district shall include in its annual financial reporting information on annual operating costs, ridership numbers, and operating costs divided by ridership as measures of the cost efficiency of the services the district provides.

(4) The district shall submit copies of its annual budget to the transportation legislation review committee created in section 43-2-145.

(5) Repealed by Laws 2021, Ch. 182 (H.B. 21-1186), § 2, eff. Sept. 7, 2021.

(6) Deleted by Laws 2002, Ch. 231, § 3, eff. Aug. 7, 2002.

(7) The district shall submit to the transportation legislation review committee any information, data, testimony, audits, or other information the committee may request.