Re:	Emergency Rules Adopted in Public Utilities Commission Rulemaking Docket No. 08R-050TR

RULES REGULATING TRANSPORTATION BY MOTOR VEHICLE, 4 CCR 723-6; amending rules concerning Luxury Limousines.

BASIS AND PURPOSE
House Bill 07-1019 substantially amended the provisions of Title 40, Article 16, C.R.S., with respect to luxury limousines.  In particular, the bill amended Article 16, C.R.S. so that the legislature no longer defines “luxury limousine,” but requires the Commission establish and maintain the definition.  The bill deleted the statutory operational requirements pertaining to luxury limousines.  Current emergency rules which implement the operational requirements pertaining to luxury limousine will expire on February 13, 2008.  Therefore, the governing regulations concerning luxury limousines will lapse unless emergency rules are adopted by this decision.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY
The statutory authority for the promulgation of these rules can be found in  House Bill 07-1019 and in Sections 40-2-108, 40-2-110.5(8), 40-2-116, 40-3-101(1), 40-3-102, 40-3-103, 40-3-110, 40-4-101, 40-5-105, 40-7-113(2), 40-10-105(1), 40-10-105(2)(c), 40-10-107, 40-10-110, 40-10-111, 40-10-120(4), 40-11-103(1), 40-11-105, 40-11-106, 40-11-109, 40-11-115(4), 40-13-104(1), 40-13-105, 40-13-107, 40-13-110(1), 40-14-103(2)(c), 40-14-104(2), 40-14-108(1), 40-14-110, 40-16-103.6(1), 40-16-103.8, 40-16-104, 40-16-105(1), 42-4-1809(2)(a), and 42-4-2108(2)(a), 42-20-202(1)(a), C.R.S.

Federal Authority
N/A