Ballot Title Setting Board
2005-2006

The title as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows:

An amendment to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning natural gas energy efficiency programs, and, in connection therewith, requiring investor-owned natural gas distribution utilities to develop and implement cost-effective energy efficiency and conservation programs for their customers; directing the Colorado public utilities commission to establish targets for expenditures on, and energy savings resulting from, such programs; allowing the utilities to recover their prudently incurred costs for such programs through a cost adjustment mechanism; and providing additional financial incentives for the creation of cost-effective energy efficiency and conservation programs and measures.

The ballot title and submission clause as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows:

Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning natural gas energy efficiency programs, and, in connection therewith, requiring investor-owned natural gas distribution utilities to develop and implement cost-effective energy efficiency and conservation programs for their customers; directing the Colorado public utilities commission to establish targets for expenditures on, and energy savings resulting from, such programs; allowing the utilities to recover their prudently incurred costs for such programs through a cost adjustment mechanism; and providing additional financial incentives for the creation of cost-effective energy efficiency and conservation programs and measures?

Hearing May 17, 2006

At request of proponent, technical correction allowed in text of measure. (In Section 2, after “Article 2”, insert “of Title 40”.)
Single subject approved; staff draft amended; titles set.
Hearing adjourned 2:52 p.m.

* Unofficially captioned “Natural Gas Energy Efficiency Programs” by legislative staff for tracking purposes. Such caption is not part of the titles set by the Board.