§ 40-8.7-110 — Reports

Colorado § 40-8.7-110

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 40: Utilities
• Art.: Low-income Energy Assistance

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(1) The organization shall submit a written report to the
general assembly, the legislative audit committee, and the office of the state
auditor on or before March 31 of each year covering the immediately preceding
calendar year. The report must include:

(a) An itemized account of the money received by the organization from each
utility for the low-income energy assistance program, including:

(I) The money received from customers' optional energy assistance
contributions pursuant to section 40-8.7-104 (2); and

(II) The money received from customers' monthly energy assistance system
benefit charges pursuant to section 40-8.7-104 (2.5), including information
regarding the money received from each investor-owned utility and the money the
organization has spent in each investor-owned utility's service territory or within the
service territory of an affiliated investor-owned utility;

(a.5) An itemized account of the money received by the organization from
each participating water utility for the organization's water assistance program
pursuant to section 40-8.7-104.3;

(b) For the low-income energy assistance program and the water assistance
program:

(I) The amount of money distributed, the type of assistance provided, the
geographic area of the state served, and an itemization of the programs through
which the money is expended;

(II) The number of low-income households served, by utility or water utility
and by type of assistance provided;

(III) An audited financial statement from the organization; and

(IV) A summary of how the money collected was generated, including the
number of customers participating in the program.

(1.5) To the extent applicable, the organization shall include in the report the
information required by subsections (1)(b)(I) and (1)(b)(II) of this section for money
received from the Colorado energy office pursuant to section 40-8.7-112 (2)(a).

(2) The organization shall post the report on its public website so that it is
available to the public for review.

(3) Repealed.

(4) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the Colorado energy office
shall submit a written report to the general assembly, the legislative audit
committee, and the office of the state auditor on or before March 31 of each year
covering the immediately preceding calendar year. The report must include an
itemized account of the money that the office received from the energy assistance
system benefit charge collected pursuant to section 40-8.7-104 (2.5) for use for its
weatherization assistance program, including information on the amount of money
distributed, the type of assistance provided, and the geographic areas of the state
served. The office shall post the report on its public website.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2005: Entire article added, p. 484, � 1, effective May 5. L. 2006: (1.5) added, p. 6, � 2, effective February 3. L. 2008: (1.5) amended, p. 1874, � 15, effective June 2. L. 2012: (1.5) amended, (HB 12-1315), ch. 224, p. 981, � 52, effective July 1. L. 2020: (3) added, (HB 20-1412), ch. 113, p. 472, � 2, effective June 22. L. 2021: (1), (1.5), and (2) amended and (4) added, (HB 21-1105), ch. 488, p. 3506, � 15, effective September 7.