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Article: HOUSE TO WEIGH PHOTO RADAR RESTRICTIONS.(Local)

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March 25, 2002
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Byline: Michele Ames News Staff Writer

House lawmakers this week will take their first crack at a plan to restrict how cities can use photo radar.

The House Transportation and Energy Committee is slated to give HB 1400 - sponsored by by House Speaker Doug Dean, R-Colorado Springs - a hearing Wednesday afternoon.

With 40 people already signed on as co-sponors in the House and high-ranking Senate President Pro Tem Ed Perlmutter, D-Jefferson County, as his Senate sponsor, Dean says he's optimistic.

``I'm sending a signal to the cities that they have to follow state law,'' Dean said. ``I'm trying to limit the cities' ability to use photo ...

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