§ 40-9.5-201 — Legislative declaration

Colorado § 40-9.5-201

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 40: Utilities
• Art.: Cooperative Electric Associations

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The general assembly hereby finds and
declares that the provisions of article XXV of the Colorado constitution allow the
public utilities commission to establish exclusive service territories for utilities as
provided in article 5 of this title and that it has been the policy of the state of
Colorado to establish exclusive service territories for cooperative electric
associations. The general assembly further finds and declares that, if a cooperative
electric association has been granted an exclusive service territory that is within a
municipality that operates an electric utility or within an area annexed by a
municipality that operates an electric utility, the municipality has taken private
property and shall pay just compensation for the electric distribution facilities and
certificate of public convenience and necessity of the association located within the
municipality. Therefore, it is declared to be a matter of statewide concern and to be
the purpose of this part 2 to establish a procedure to be followed when the
certificated service territory of a cooperative electric association is included within
a municipality that operates an electric utility or within an area annexed by a
municipality that operates an electric utility.

Legislative History

Source: L. 86: Entire part added, p. 1159, � 1, effective May 27.