Colorado § 40-9.5-113 Method of reimposing public utilities commission regulation

Colorado Statutes

§ 40-9.5-113 — Method of reimposing public utilities commission regulation

Colorado § 40-9.5-113

Title 40Utilities

Art.Cooperative Electric Associations

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-9.5-113 (2026).

Text

Any cooperative electric association may vote no more than once a year to place
said association under the regulation of the public utilities commission, as provided
in the Public Utilities Law, articles 1 to 7 of this title. Said question shall only be
submitted to the member-consumers of the association if at least five percent of
the member-consumers of the association sign a petition requesting such an
election and if such signatures are gathered within a six-month period immediately
preceding the submission of the petition to the association's board of directors. No
petition circulated pursuant to this section shall be valid unless the petition sponsor
notifies the board in writing prior to circulation for signatures. Such petition shall be
submitted to, and signatures certif

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Any cooperative electric association may vote no more than once a year to place
said association under the regulation of the public utilities commission, as provided
in the Public Utilities Law, articles 1 to 7 of this title. Said question shall only be
submitted to the member-consumers of the association if at least five percent of
the member-consumers of the association sign a petition requesting such an
election and if such signatures are gathered within a six-month period immediately
preceding the submission of the petition to the association's board of directors. No
petition circulated pursuant to this section shall be valid unless the petition sponsor
notifies the board in writing prior to circulation for signatures. Such petition shall be
submitted to, and signatures certified by, the board at a regular scheduled meeting.
Such certification shall include a determination as to whether the signatures on the
petition were gathered within a six-month period immediately preceding the
submission of the petition to the board. After the petition has been certified by the
board, the commission shall conduct an election within forty-five days on the
question. If a majority of the persons voting at the election vote in favor of placing
their association under commission regulation, the commission shall reassert its
regulation upon determination of the election results.

Legislative History

Source: L. 83: Entire article added, p. 1571, � 1, effective July 1. L. 85: Entire section amended, p. 1302, � 5, effective April 5. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 330, � 1, effective April 20.