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Northwest Colorado COG urges vigilance on data-center bills, stresses local water authority
Summary
Kristen Green of Northwest Colorado Council of Governments briefed the Pitkin County commissioners on QQ’s work and urged vigilance at the state level, warning draft data-center incentives could undercut local 10-41 authority and fail to ensure independent water‑supply reviews.
Kristen Green, policy advisor and member services manager for the Northwest Colorado Council of Governments (NWCCOG or QQ), told the Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 10 that QQ is closely tracking several state bills that could affect how renewable-energy projects and data centers are sited and permitted.
QQ’s work, Green said, includes legislative monitoring, administrative rulemaking and litigation support for member governments. She singled out a draft data‑center incentivization bill (cited in QQ materials as House Bill 1030) that would create a state commission to offer incentives such as tax breaks to data‑center developers. Green said QQ circulated a recommended position opposing the bill because it would allow…
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