(1) On or before December 20, 2011, the department shall make prioritized recommendations to the transportation committees of the house of representatives and the senate regarding actions that can be taken on or before July 1, 2014, to improve mobility in the interstate 70 mountain corridor. Each recommendation shall include an estimate of the amount of funding required to implement the recommendation and shall recommend available or potentially available sources of such funding. In developing its recommendations, the department shall consider operational and safety improvement options, transit options, and traffic demand management options and shall investigate the feasibility of nongovernmental actions that might improve mobility in the corridor.
(2) The department shall consult with interested local governments and business entities that are located within the interstate 70 mountain corridor or that have governmental or business interests that are likely to be substantially affected by any actions taken to improve mobility in the corridor and shall take such consultation into account when developing the recommendations required by subsection (1) of this section. The department may also hold public hearings at which interested members of the public may propose actions to improve mobility in the corridor or comment on any such actions proposed by others.
Source: L. 2011: Entire section added, (HB 11-1210), ch. 82, p. 221, § 1, effective August 10.