Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-315 (2024)

No provision of sections 42-4-301 to 42-4-316 shall be deemed to prevent, or interpreted so as to hinder, the enforcement of any applicable motor vehicle part or emissions control systems performance warranty.

Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2311, § 1, effective January 1, 1995.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 42-4-315.5 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-315 was relocated to § 42-4-313.

42-4-316. AIR program - demonstration of compliance with ambient air quality standards and transportation conformity. (1) If the commission and the lead air quality planning agency of any portion of the program area agree that it has been demonstrated that any portion of the program meets ambient air quality standards and transportation conformity requirements, in compliance with federal acts, the commission may specify that the AIR program will no longer apply in that portion of the program area.

(2) The legislative audit committee shall cause to be conducted performance audits of the program, including the clean screen program. The audits must be completed not later than January 1, 2018, and January 1 of each fifth year thereafter. Upon completion of the audit report, the legislative audit committee shall hold a public hearing to review the report.

(3) (a) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2001, p. 1022, § 9, effective June 5, 2001.)

(b) In such audits, the determination as to whether an ongoing public need for the program has been demonstrated shall take into consideration the following factors, among others:

(I) The demonstrable effect on ambient air quality of the program;

(II) The cost to the public of the program;

(III) The cost-effectiveness of the program relative to other air pollution control programs;

(IV) The need, if any, for further reduction of air pollution caused by mobile sources to attain or maintain compliance with national ambient air quality standards;

(V) The application of the program to assure compliance with legally required warranties covering air pollution control equipment.

Source: L. 94: (3)(a) amended, p. 2813, § 591, effective July 1; entire title amended with relocations, p. 2311, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 98: (1), (2), and (3)(a) amended, p. 894, § 6, effective May 26. L. 2001: (2), (3)(a), and IP(3)(b) amended, p. 1022, § 9, effective June 5. L. 2002: (2) amended, p. 871, § 7, effective August 7. L. 2006: (1) amended, p. 1029, § 9, effective July 1. L. 2014: (2) amended, (HB 14-1176), ch. 135, p. 466, § 1, effective August 6.

Editor's note: Amendments to subsection (3)(a) by House Bill 94-1029 were harmonized with Senate Bill 94-001.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2001 act amending subsections (2) and (3)(a) and the introductory portion to subsection (3)(b), see section 1 of chapter 278, Session Laws of Colorado 2001. For the legislative declaration contained in the 2006 act amending subsection (1), see section 1 of chapter 225, Session Laws of Colorado 2006.