Colorado § 39-32-103 Needs assessment and inventory - public hearing

Colorado Statutes

§ 39-32-103 — Needs assessment and inventory - public hearing

Colorado § 39-32-103

Title 39Taxation

Art.Rural Technology Enterprise Zone Act

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 39-32-103 (2026).

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(1)In order to determine the extent to which the internet can be accessed in rural areas of the state, the public utilities commission shall conduct a technology infrastructure needs assessment and inventory in such areas to determine the status of internet access in rural areas. Such needs assessment and inventory shall specifically examine the following:

(a)The need and ability to provide or improve internet access in rural areas in the state;

(b)The existence and identification of any barriers that prevent or reduce internet access in rural areas; and

(c)The types of technology infrastructure, including advanced and emerging technologies, that would improve internet access in rural areas.

(2)After conducting the needs and assessment inventory pursuant to subsection (1)

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(1) In order
to determine the extent to which the internet can be accessed in rural areas of the
state, the public utilities commission shall conduct a technology infrastructure
needs assessment and inventory in such areas to determine the status of internet
access in rural areas. Such needs assessment and inventory shall specifically
examine the following:

(a) The need and ability to provide or improve internet access in rural areas in
the state;

(b) The existence and identification of any barriers that prevent or reduce
internet access in rural areas; and

(c) The types of technology infrastructure, including advanced and emerging
technologies, that would improve internet access in rural areas.

(2) After conducting the needs and assessment inventory pursuant to
subsection (1) of this section, the public utilities commission shall conduct a public
hearing on the designation of rural technology enterprise zones pursuant to section
39-32-104. The commission shall provide public notice of such hearing to residents
living within any proposed rural technology enterprise zone and to any other
interested parties the commission may identify. The commission shall consider any
testimony or other evidence presented at such hearing in designating any rural
technology enterprise zone pursuant to section 39-32-104.