As used in this article 45, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. (1) Commission means the public utilities commission of the state of Colorado.
2. (2) District means a special district, local improvement district, school district, or other political subdivision of the state.
3. (3) Local government means a home rule or statutory municipality, county, or city and county.
4. (4) Local improvement district has the meaning set forth in section 32-7-103 (7).

5. (5) Powerline trail means a multimodal trail that is:

   1. (a) Eight feet in width or wider;
   2. (b) Made of hard surface such as concrete or compacted gravel;
   3. (c) Used for recreational purposes or commuting in a manner that does not involve a motor vehicle; and
   4. (d) Located in an existing or future transmission corridor.
6. (6) Public entity means the state, a local government, or a district.

7. (7)

   1. (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.
   2. (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. (8) School district has the meaning set forth in section 22-11-103 (29).
9. (9) Special district has the meaning set forth in section 32-1-103 (20).
10. (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. (11)

    1. (a) Transmission provider means:

       1. (I) A transmission utility, as defined in section 40-5-108 (1)(b); or
       2. (II) The Colorado electric transmission authority created in section 40-42-103 (1).
    2. (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.

Source: L. 2022: Entire article added, (HB 22-1104), ch. 97, p. 462, § 2, effective April 13.