{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-24-38.5-501","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 24-38.5-501","heading":"Legislative declaration.","body":"(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:\n\n(a) Transportation is the largest single source of greenhouse gas pollution in the state and is a major contributing source of other forms of pollution, including ozone precursors, hazardous air pollutants, nitrogen oxides, and particulate pollution;\n\n(b) In 2017, nearly sixty percent of household motor vehicle trips were six miles or less and seventy-five percent were ten miles or less;\n\n(c) For many persons, shorter trips may be completed by bicycle, especially if a person uses an electric bicycle;\n\n(d) Electric bicycles, when compared to nonelectric bicycles, allow a rider to travel greater distances, through more challenging terrain, and carry more cargo;\n\n(e) A wide variety of electric bicycles are available and, along with new models becoming available, are increasingly affordable;\n\n(f) Electric bicycles produce zero emissions and are an important component in a strategy for reducing emissions in the transportation sector; and\n\n(g) It is in the interest of the state to increase the number of electric bicycles used for transportation and to increase the accessibility of electric bicycles to individuals in low- and moderate-income households.","path":["Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE","Article 38.5 - Colorado Energy Office","Part 5 - COMMUNITY ACCESS TO ELECTRIC BICYCLES"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-24.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"0ba69be12e4bcf4ca3b0ba494eb384efa3ba50c4212b7b0ff280ffcd914f3058","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-24-38.5-406","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-24-38.5-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}