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House committee advances bill to require geographic representation on Public Utilities Commission
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Representative Jim Martinez urged the House Finance Committee to approve House Bill 11‑26 to expand the Public Utilities Commission from three to five members with specified geographic representation.
Representative (sponsor) Jim Martinez on Monday urged the House Finance Committee to approve House Bill 11-26, a measure that would change the Public Utilities Commission from a three‑member body to a five‑member commission with statutory geographic representation.
The bill’s sponsor, Representative Jim Martinez, said the change would increase regional diversity on the PUC and give historically under‑represented parts of the state “a seat at the table.” “It’s been 99 years since we’ve had a PUC commissioner that lived in Pueblo and 63 years since we’ve had a commissioner that’s lived in the Southeast Region,” Martinez said during his opening remarks.
The committee heard…
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