First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments
Adopted in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 25-0043.01 Rebecca Bayetti x4348
SENATE BILL 25-204
Senate Committees House Committees
Transportation & Energy
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING THE RELOCATION OF A DEFINITION IN HOUSE BILL101
24-1266
RELATED TO UTILITY COMPANY BETTERMENT DURING102
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UTILITY RELOCATION .103
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov/
.)
Statutory Revision Committee. The bill modifies the placement
of the definition of "utility company betterment" from House Bill 24-1266
concerning local government utility relocation arrangements to clarify its
applicability to the entire statutory section.
SENATE
3rd Reading Unamended
April 4, 2025
SENATE
2nd Reading Unamended
April 3, 2025
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Catlin and Ball,
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Carter and Luck,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 38-5-109, amend2
(3)(c); and add (1)(j.5) as follows:3
38-5-109. Utility relocation clearance letter - definitions.4
(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:5
(j.5) "U
TILITY COMPANY BETTERMENT " MEANS ANY UPGRADE OF6
THE UTILITY FACILITIES BEING RELOCATED THAT IS NOT ATTRIBUTABLE TO7
THE ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND THAT IS MADE SOLELY FOR THE8
BENEFIT AND AT THE ELECTION OF THE AFFECTED UTILITY COMPANY .9
(3) (c) (I)
The clearance letter may allow for utility company10
betterment at the expense of the utility company; except that any utility11
company betterment must not materially delay the utility relocation. 12
(II) As used in this subsection (3)(c), "utility company betterment"13
means any upgrade of the utility facilities being relocated that is not14
attributable to the road improvement project and that is made solely for15
the benefit and at the election of the affected utility company.16
SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act17
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the18
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except19
that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V20
of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this21
act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take22
effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in23
November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the24
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.25
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