NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 5/8/2015.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 15-1284
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Winter and Roupe, Garnett, Esgar, Fields,
      Lee, Melton, Pettersen, Primavera, Salazar, Young;
      also SENATOR(S) Grantham and Hodge, Aguilar, Donovan, Heath, Jones,
      Kefalas, Kerr.
      
      
      Concerning measures to enhance program efficiency for shared
           photovoltaic energy generation facilities.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 40-2-127, amend (2)
      (b) (II) as follows:
      
           40-2-127.  Community energy funds - community solar gardens
      - definitions - rules - legislative declaration. (2)  Definitions. As used in
      this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
      
           (b)  In addition:
      
           (II)  "Subscriber" means a retail customer of a qualifying retail utility
      who owns a subscription and who has identified one or more physical
      locations to which the subscription shall be is attributed. Such physical
      locations shall must be within either the same municipality or the same
      county as the community solar garden; except that, if the subscriber lives
      in a county with a population of less than twenty thousand, according to the
      most recent available census figures, such physical locations may be in
      another county, also with a population of less than twenty thousand, within
      the service territory of the same qualifying retail utility and also in the
      same county as, or a county adjacent to, that of the community solar
      garden. The subscriber may change from time to time the premises to which
      the community solar garden electricity generation shall be attributed, so
      long as the premises are within the geographical limits allowed for a
      subscriber.
      
           SECTION 2.  Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
      determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
      preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.
      
      
      
      
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      Dickey Lee Hullinghorst                Bill L. Cadman
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Marilyn Eddins                      Cindi L. Markwell
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
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                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO