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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
As used in this article 45, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Commission” means the public utilities commission of the state of Colorado.
(2) “District” means a special district, local improvement district, school district, or other political subdivision of the state.
(3) “Local government” means a home rule or statutory municipality, county, or city and county.
(4) “Local improvement district” has the meaning set forth in section 32-7-103(7).
(5) “Powerline trail” means a multimodal trail that is:
(a) Eight feet in width or wider;
(b) Made of hard surface such as concrete or compacted gravel;
(c) Used for recreational purposes or commuting in a manner that does not involve a motor vehicle; and
(d) Located in an existing or future transmission corridor.
(6) “Public entity” means the state, a local government, or a district.
(7)(a) “Recreational purpose” includes walking, running, bicycling, class 1 or class 2 electrical assisted bicycling, equestrian activities, use of electric scooters, cross-country skiing, or other similar uses.
(b) “Recreational purpose” does not include the use of a motor vehicle or other self-propelled vehicle that is not an electrical assisted bicycle, electric scooter, low-power scooter, or motorized wheelchair, as those terms are defined in section 42-1-102.
(8) “School district” has the meaning set forth in section 22-11-103(29).
(9) “Special district” has the meaning set forth in section 32-1-103(20).
(10) “Transmission corridor” means a tract of land owned, occupied, or leased by a transmission provider, or covered by an easement or right-of-way held by a transmission provider, where an electric transmission line is constructed, operated, or maintained at a voltage of sixty-nine thousand volts or above.
(11)(a) “Transmission provider” means:
(I) A transmission utility, as defined in section 40-5-108(1)(b); or
(II) The Colorado electric transmission authority created in section 40-42-103(1).
(b) “Transmission provider” does not include a municipally owned utility, a power authority established pursuant to section 29-1-204(1), or a cooperative electric association, as defined in section 40-9.5-102(1), that has voted to exempt itself from the “Public Utilities Law”, articles 1 to 7 of title 40, pursuant to section 40-9.5-103.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Revised Statutes Title 33. Parks and Wildlife § 33-45-102. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-33-parks-and-wildlife/co-rev-st-sect-33-45-102/
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