{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-29-20-502","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 29-20-502","heading":"Renewable energy reinvestment areas - designation by a local permitting entity - consultation with tribal governments.","body":"(1) (a) A local permitting entity may designate one or more eligible sites within its jurisdiction as a renewable energy reinvestment area for the siting of eligible projects.\n\n(b) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, to designate one or more eligible sites as a renewable energy reinvestment area, a local permitting entity must:\n\n(I) Compile and make publicly available relevant documentation demonstrating that the site is an eligible site;\n\n(II) Consult with the division of parks and wildlife created in section 33-9-104 (1) regarding the wildlife and habitat impacts of constructing eligible projects on the site, including impacts to state and federally listed species and species and habitats of conservation concern;\n\n(III) (A) Hold one or more public hearings regarding the designation of the site or sites as a renewable energy reinvestment area and hold one or more public hearings regarding applications for any construction permits required for each proposed eligible project in the renewable energy reinvestment area; or\n\n(B) Designate the eligible site or sites as part of a new urban renewal plan or a substantial modification to an existing urban renewal plan pursuant to section 31-25-107 or as part of a new county revitalization plan or a substantial modification to an existing county revitalization plan pursuant to section 30-31-109; and\n\n(IV) Ensure that outreach to and engagement of disproportionately impacted communities regarding the designation of a renewable energy reinvestment area within the jurisdiction of the local permitting entity includes community meetings that are substantially consistent with the process set forth in section 24-4-109 (3) regarding the designation.\n\n(2) A local permitting entity shall not designate an eligible site:\n\n(a) Within the Southern Ute Indian Tribe reservation as a renewable energy reinvestment area unless the local government first consults with the tribal government of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe; and\n\n(b) Within the Brunot area as a renewable energy reinvestment area unless the local government first consults with the tribal governments of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe concerning the potential impacts to hunting, fishing, and gathering rights related to designation of the eligible site.","path":["Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL","Article 20 - Local Government Regulation of Land Use","Part 5 - SITING OF RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-29.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"ebbfd3c556c780eab86f16b1ca94683b5c5d47fb5092c6fca07d93dfc00edfba","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-29-20-501","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-29-20-503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}