9/27/04-The House Transportation Legislative Review Committee approved a proposal Sept. 23 to combat the plague of drivers littering highways throughout the state with human waste.
Under the proposed legislation, the fine for chucking a bottle of urine onto a highway shoulder would be raised to $500 from the current fine of between $15 and $100.
The panel voted to introduce the bill during the legislative session that begins Jan. 12.

7/20/04-Officials in Colorado are taking up arms to combat the plague of drivers littering highways throughout the state with human waste.
The problem has escalated to the point that state officials are proposing a new law to crack down on offending truckers and other drivers. The Colorado Department of Transportation expects a bill to greatly stiffen penalties will be introduced during the legislative session that begins in January.
Currently, chucking a bottle of urine onto a highway shoulder can carry a littering fine as low as $35, The Denver Post reported. New legislation would likely boost the penalty for littering to $500.
The state is also working to enclose the cabs of CDOT lawn-mowing equipment so workers will be shielded from the spray of exploding bottles of urine when mower blades chew up the containers.
The highway department plans to meet with Colorado State Patrol officials to draft a legislative approach to the waste-disposal problem, the newspaper reported. It could include adding a worker “endangerment” charge.