Service rights and facilities of cooperative electric associations within municipalities or within areas to be annexed by municipalities which own and operate electric utilities
C.R.S. § 40-9.5-203
in effect40-9.5-203. Service rights and facilities of cooperative electric associations within municipalities or within areas to be annexed by municipalities which own and operate electric utilities. (1) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, if a cooperative electric association has certificated service territory within a municipality which after May 27, 1986, commences operation of its own electric utility or has certificated service territory within an area annexed after May 27, 1986, by a municipality which owns and operates an electric utility, the municipality shall pay just compensation for the electric distribution facilities of the cooperative electric association located within the territory, together with the association's certificate of public convenience and necessity constituting its rights to serve such territory.
(2) No later than thirty days prior to final action on each annexation ordinance, the municipality shall notify the affected cooperative electric association in writing of the boundaries of the municipality or the annexed area within which certificated service territory of the association is included and shall indicate such boundaries or area on appropriate maps.
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