§ 29-8-103 — Definitions

Colorado § 29-8-103

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 29: Government
• Art.: Underground Conversion of Utilities

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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Cable operator shall have the same meaning as set forth in the federal
Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, as amended, 47 U.S.C. sec. 522.

(1.5) Communication service means the transmission of intelligence by
electrical means, including, but not limited to, telephone, telegraph, messenger-call, block, police, fire alarm, and traffic control circuits or the transmission of
television or radio signals.

(2) Convert or conversion means the removal of all or any part of any
existing overhead electric or communications facilities and the replacement
thereof with underground electric or communication facilities constructed at the
same or different locations.

(3) Electric or communication facilities means any works or improvements
used or useful in providing electric or communication service, including, but not
limited to, poles, supports, tunnels, manholes, vaults, conduits, pipes, wires,
conductors, guys, stubs, platforms, crossarms, braces, transformers, insulators,
cut-outs, switches, capacitors, meters, communication circuits, appliances,
attachments, and appurtenances.

(4) Electric service means the transmission and distribution of electricity
for heat, light, or power.

(5) Governing body means the board of county commissioners or city
council or board of trustees, as may be appropriate, depending on whether the
improvement district is located in a county or within a city or town.

(6) Net effective interest rate means the net interest cost of bonds divided
by the sum of the products derived by multiplying the principal amounts of the
securities maturing on each maturity date by the number of years from their date to
their respective maturities. In all cases, the net effective interest rate shall be
computed without regard to any option of redemption prior to the designated
maturity dates of the bonds.

(7) Overhead electric or communication facilities means electric or
communication facilities located, in whole or in part, above the surface of the
ground.

(7.5) Political subdivision means a county, city and county, city, town, home
rule city, home rule town, service authority, school district, local improvement
district, law enforcement authority, any special district such as water, sanitation,
fire protection, metropolitan, irrigation, or drainage, or any other kind of municipal,
quasi-municipal, or public corporation organized pursuant to law.

(8) Public utility means one or more persons or corporations that provide
electric or communication service to the public by means of electric or
communication facilities and shall include any city, county, special district, or public
corporation that provides electric or communication service to the public by means
of electric or communication facilities.

(9) Resolution means ordinance, where the governing body properly acts
by ordinance, or resolution, where the governing body is authorized to act by
resolution.

(10) Underground electric or communication facilities means electric or
communication facilities located, in whole or in part, beneath the surface of the
ground, or facilities within the confines of a power substation. Communication
facilities does not include facilities used or intended to be used for the
transmission of intelligence by microwave or radio or outdoor public telephones.
Underground facilities includes certain facilities even though such facilities
remain above the surface, in accordance with standard underground practices, such
as transformers, pull boxes, service terminals, meters, pedestal terminals, splice
closures, apparatus cabinets, and similar facilities.

Legislative History

Source: L. 71: p. 987, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 89-23-3. L. 99: (1) amended and (1.5) and (7.5) added, p. 373, � 2, effective April 22. L. 2001: (3) and (4) amended, p. 240, � 1, effective July 1.