{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-40-2-109.3","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 40-2-109.3","heading":"Study on modernizing commission structure - report - repeal.","body":"(1) To ensure that the commission and commission staff have sufficient capacity, technical expertise, and resources to fulfill its statutory duties under this title 40, the commission shall engage an independent third-party consultant to conduct a study on how to modernize its personnel, organizational, and budgetary structures. In conducting the study, the commission shall consult relevant stakeholders, including regulated entities, to solicit feedback. The study must include, at a minimum, an evaluation of, and recommendations regarding, the size of the commission, compensation for commissioners including salary and travel reimbursement, potential funding mechanisms to support statutory equity objectives and intervenor participation, and the adequacy of current staffing levels.\n\n(2) On or before November 1, 2026, the commission shall submit an initial report on the study summarizing its initial findings and recommendations to the house of representatives energy and environment committee and the senate transportation and energy committee, or their successor committees.\n\n(3) On or before November 1, 2027, the commission shall submit a final report on the study to the committees listed in subsection (2) of this section, which final report must include the commission's findings and recommendations, including any legislative recommendations.\n\n(4) This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2028.","path":["Title 40 - UTILITIES","Article 2 - Public Utilities Commission - Renewable Energy Standard","Part 1 - GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-40.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"e1be857d9cb153341a25380c178b1301f36c2dcbaa8add8ef65bd10e0f5003da","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-40-2-109","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-40-2-109.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}