(1) The department is hereby authorized to coordinate the management of a statewide system, referred to as Colorado DRIVES. The department shall provide the necessary hardware, software, and support and training to aid the authorized agents in the performance of their duties.

(1.5) and (1.7) Repealed.

(1.9)

(a) In accordance with section 24-21-521 (2), the department of revenue and the department of state shall allow for the exchange of information on legal names and signatures between the systems used by the department of revenue and the notary public filing system maintained by the department of state for the purpose of electronic filing of notary applications and renewals.

(b) For purposes of this subsection (1.9), "systems used by the department of revenue" means Colorado DRIVES.

(2)

(a)

(I) There is hereby created the Colorado state titling and registration account in the highway users tax fund for the purpose of providing funds: For the development and operation of the Colorado state titling and registration system, including operations performed under articles 3, 4, 6, 7, and 12 of this title 42; to cover thecosts of administration and enforcement of the motorist insurance identification database program created in section 42-7-604; and to purchase and issue license plates, decals, and validating tabs in accordance with article 3 of this title 42. Money received from the fees imposed by sections 38-29-138 (1), (2), (4), and (5), 42-1-206 (2)(a), 42-3-107 (22), 42-3-213 (1)(b)(IV), 42-6-137 (1), (2), (4), (5), and (6), and 42-3-304 (18)(d), as well as any money received through gifts, grants, and donations to the account from private or public sources for the purposes of this section, shall be credited by the state treasurer to the account until July 1, 2019. The general assembly shall appropriate annually the money in the account for the purposes of this subsection (2). If any unexpended and unencumbered money remains in the account at the end of a fiscal year, the balance remains in the fund and is not transferred to the general fund or any other fund; except that the state treasurer shall transfer thirty-three percent of the unexpended and unencumbered money in the Colorado state titling and registration account to the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account on July 1, 2019, and all unexpended and unencumbered money remaining in the Colorado state titling and registration account to the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account at the end of fiscal year 2018-19.

(II) This subsection (2)(a) is repealed, effective July 1, 2020.

(b)

(I) There is hereby created the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account in the highway users tax fund for the purpose of providing funds for the development and operation of Colorado DRIVES, including operations performed under articles 3, 4, 6, 7, and 12 of this title 42, to cover the costs of administration and enforcement of the motorist insurance identification database program created in section 42-7-604, and to purchase and issue license plates, decals, and validating tabs in accordance with article 3 of this title 42. Money received from the fees imposed by section 38-29-138 (1), (2), (4), and (5) and sections 42-1-206 (2)(a), 42-1-231, 42-3-107 (22), 42-3-213 (1)(b)(IV), 42-3-304 (18), 42-3-306 (14), 42-3-313 (2)(c)(I), and 42-6-137 (1), (2), (4), (5), and (6), as well as any money received through gifts, grants, and donations to the account from private or public sources for the purposes of this section, shall be credited by the state treasurer to the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account. The general assembly shall appropriate annually the money in the account for the purposes of this subsection (2). If any unexpended and unencumbered money remains in the account at the end of a fiscal year, the balance remains in the account and is not transferred to the general fund or any other fund.

(II)

(A) This subsection (2)(b) takes effect July 1, 2019.

(B) This subsection (2)(b)(II) is repealed, effective July 1, 2020.

(3) Repealed.

(4)

(a) There is hereby created the Colorado DRIVES county governance committee. The committee consists of the following nine members:

(I) Six authorized agents appointed by the executive director of the department of revenue based on recommendations of an association representing authorized agents, which agents have the following qualifications:

(A) Two authorized agents from a category I or category II county as established in section 30-2-102 (1)(a) and (1)(b);

(B) Two authorized agents from a category III or category IV county as established in section 30-2-102 (1)(c) and (1)(d);

(C) Two authorized agents from a category V or category VI county as established in section 30-2-102 (1)(e) and (1)(f);

(II) Two employees of the department of revenue, appointed by the executive director of the department of revenue; and

(III) One employee of the governor's office of information technology who is familiar with the division of motor vehicle systems and process and who is appointed by the executive director of the governor's office of information and technology.

(b) Notwithstanding subsections (4)(a)(I)(A) to (4)(a)(I)(C) of this section, the executive director of the department of revenue may appoint, at the discretion of the executive director, an authorized agent to represent a category of county that the authorized agent is not from if an authorized agent from that category of county is not recommended or available for appointment or for other reasons as determined by the executive director.

(c) An act of the committee is void unless a majority of the appointed members has voted in favor of the act.

(d) The committee has the following powers and duties:

(I) To approve the annual operation budget proposal for the appropriations for the following categories of Colorado DRIVES:

(A) Personal services;

(B) Operating expenses;

(C) County office asset maintenance; and

(D) County office improvements;

(II) To fix the time when and place where meetings are held; and

(III) To establish subcommittees and working groups to report to the committee.

(5) and (6) Repealed.

(7) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2001, p. 815, § 3, effective July 1, 2001.)

(8) Repealed.