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Representative Martinez says PUC reform stalled in appropriations after drawing rural support
Summary
At the briefing, Representative Matt Martinez described a bill to expand the Colorado Public Utilities Commission from three to five members with geographic representation to give rural communities, including Pueblo County, a stronger voice. He said the proposal passed two committees but stalled in appropriations due to cost concerns.
State Representative Matt Martinez told Pueblo County officials that his bill to expand the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to five commissioners — with geographic representation requirements intended to improve rural voice — advanced through two committees but did not pass this session because of appropriations concerns.
Martinez said research showed it had been nearly a century since someone who lived in Pueblo County had served on the PUC; his proposal would have added…
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