All Hands On Deck - Action Alert! Friday, April 2, 2010   By a vote of 38 to 27, the Colorado House of Representatives yesterday voted to approve HB 10-1387 which seeks to annually divert approximately $20 million away from the Highway User Tax Fund - in other words, away from high-priority state and local road and bridge projects - to the Department of Revenue to pay for the its administering/issuing:   §     driver's license examinations; §     drivers license instruction renewals and permits; and §     driver's licenses identification cards. "While one may argue that if approved, the bill technically does not redirect FASTER revenues per se, if approved, the bill unnecessarily exacerbates Colorado's transportation infrastructure funding crisis," said CCA President, Craig Lamberty of Grand Junction. Until now, Legislators and Governors have recognized HUTF as a virtually sacrosanct funding  source for transportation infrastructure.  In general, HUTF revenues are shared by State and local communities as follows: §     60 percent to the State of Colorado/CDOT; §     22 percent divided among Colorado's 64 counties; and §     18 percent divided among the State's various cities and towns. "Diverting $200 million over the next decade away from road and bridge projects will cost taxpayers much more in future years.  It's fiscally reckless and wholly unnecessary," said CCA's Tony Milo.   The State of Colorado owns an annual $500 million unfunded deferred maintenance backlog." You can help! Please promptly contact your State Senator today with two simple messages:   §     Message #1 - Maintaining roads and bridges is, and should be, a core State government role and function; and   §     Message #2 - Please co-sponsor and vote for an amendment to sunset HB10-1387 no more than four years. Three easy steps to contact your State Senator: Step 1) To find out the name and contact info for your Colorado State Senator, visit:  http://www.votesmart.org/program_contactus.php Step 2) In the upper left corner, immediately beneath the "HOME" tab in the space designated under "Find your Representative", enter your 9-digit zip code and click "GO."  Scroll down to "State Legislative." Step 3) If you don't know your 9-digit zip code, please visit the Unites States Postal Service Zip Code Finder: http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp Additional Background Info HB 10-1387 A bill for an act concerning the financing of the division of motor vehicles in the department of revenue, and making appropriations therefore. Bill Sponsors: Joint Budget Committee (JBC) Members §     Representative Jack Pommer (D-Boulder) §     Representative Mark Ferrandino (D-Denver) §     Representative Kent Lambert (R-Colorado Springs) §     Senator Al White (R-Hayden) §     Senator Moe Keller (D-Wheat Ridge) §     Senator Abel Tapia (D-Pueblo) Current Bill Text: http://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2010A/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/B34DFC57A68DF4F1872576D60058402E?Open&file=1387_ren.pdf