2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 40 - UTILITIES (§§ 40-1-101 — 40-43-104) › PUBLIC UTILITIES (§§ 40-1-101 — 40-17.5-105) › MOTOR CARRIERS AND INTRASTATE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES (§§ 40-10-101 — 40-17.5-105) › Article 17 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES FOR TELEPHONE USERS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 40-17-101 — 40-17-105) › Section 40-17-104 - Colorado telephone users with disabilities fund - creation - purpose

(1)
(a)
Except as otherwise authorized to be retained by section
40-17-103 (3)(e)
, all money collected by the voice service providers in accordance with section
40-17-103
shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the Colorado telephone users with disabilities fund, which fund is hereby created and is referred to in this article 17 as the "fund".
(b)
The general assembly shall make annual appropriations out of the fund:
(I)
For the administration of the fund;
(II)
To the reading services for the blind cash fund, created in section
24-90-105.5 (5)
, for use by the state librarian in support of privately operated reading services for people who are blind;
(III)
To provide support for library services as authorized by section
24-90-105 (1)(e)
; and
(IV)
To provide support for the family and community intervener program established in section
26-21-106
(8.5).
(c)
The money in the fund not used for administration of the fund, the reading services for the blind cash fund, the Colorado commission for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind cash fund created in section
26-21-107
, and library services as authorized by section
24-90-105 (1)(e)
is hereby continuously appropriated to the public utilities commission for the reimbursement of providers who render telecommunications services authorized by this article 17.
(2) and (3)
Repealed.
(4)
(a)
Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (1) of this section to the contrary, the general assembly shall make annual appropriations from the Colorado telephone users with disabilities fund to the Colorado commission for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind cash fund, created in section
26-21-107
.
(b) to (d)
Repealed.
(5) and (6)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2006, p. 1170, § 1, effective May 25, 2006.)
Amended by 2023 Ch. 186,§ 4, eff. 8/7/2023.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 197, § 1, eff. 9/7/2021.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 432, § 2, eff. 8/2/2019.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 303, § 21, eff. 8/8/2018.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 155, § 5, eff. 9/1/2016.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 316, § 134, eff. 8/7/2013.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 2135, § 1, effective July 1. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 1361, § 122, effective June 1. L. 99: (1) amended and (3) added, p. 971, § 1, effective May 28. L. 2000: (1) amended and (4) added, p. 1628, § 4, effective June 1. L. 2002: (5) added, p. 159, § 20, effective March 27; (4)(c) added, p. 777, § 3, effective May 30; (2) and (3) repealed, p. 1006, § 2, effective August 7; (3) repealed, p. 261, § 2, effective August 7. L. 2003: (6) added, p. 459, § 21, effective March 5. L. 2006: (4)(a), (5), and (6) amended, p. 1170, § 1, effective May 25. L. 2007: (4)(d) added, p. 1222, § 4, effective August 3. L. 2013: (4)(d) repealed, (HB 13-1300), ch. 1708, p. 1708, § 134, effective August 7. L. 2016: (1) and (4)(a) amended, (HB 16-1414), ch. 486, p. 486, § 5, effective September 1. L. 2018: (1) and (4)(a) amended, (HB 18-1108), ch. 1846, p. 1846, § 21, effective August 8. L. 2019: (1) amended, (HB 19-1332), ch. 3743, p. 3743, § 2, effective August 2. L. 2021: (1)(b) amended, (SB 21-115), ch. 1053, p. 1053, § 1, effective September 7.
(1) This section is similar to former § 40-17-103 as it existed prior to 1992.
(2) (a) Subsection (4)(b)(II) provided for the repeal of subsection (4)(b), effective July 1, 2001. (See L. 2000, p. 1628.)
(b) Subsection (4)(c)(II) provided for the repeal of subsection (4)(c), effective July 1, 2003. (See L. 2002, p. 777.)
2023 Ch. 186, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2021 Ch. 197, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).