2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 40 - UTILITIES (§§ 40-1-101 — 40-43-104) › PUBLIC UTILITIES (§§ 40-1-101 — 40-17.5-105) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 40-1-101 — 40-9.8-104) › Article 8.7 - LOW-INCOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE (§§ 40-8.7-101 — 40-8.7-112) › Section 40-8.7-110 - Reports

(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Repealed.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.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 488,§15, eff. 9/7/2021.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 113,§2, eff. 6/22/2020.
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. 981, p. 981, § 52, effective July 1. L. 2020: (3) added, (HB 20-1412), ch. 472, p. 472, § 2, effective June 22. L. 2021: (1), (1.5), and (2) amended and (4) added, (HB 21-1105), ch. 3506, p. 3506, § 15, effective September 7.
2021 Ch. 488, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
For the legislative declaration in HB 20-1412, see section 1 of chapter 113, Session Laws of Colorado 2020.