Colorado § 24-38.5-302 - Definitions.
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§ 24-38.5-302. Definitions.
As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Battery electric motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is powered exclusively by a rechargeable battery pack that can be recharged by being plugged into an external source of electricity and that has no secondary source of propulsion.
(2) "Board" means the governing board of the enterprise.
(3) "Disproportionately impacted community" has the meaning set forth in section 24-4-109 (2)(b)(II).
(4) "Electric alternative to motor vehicles" means a vehicle, as defined in section 42-1-102 (112), that is not a motor vehicle, and that uses electrical power in whole or in part for propulsion.
(5) "Electric motor vehicle" means a battery electric motor vehicle, a hydrogen fuel cell motor vehicle, or a plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle.
(6) "Electric motor vehicle charging infrastructure" means electric vehicle charging systems and other electrical equipment installed on site to support electric motor vehicle charging including but not limited to battery energy storage systems.
(7) "Enterprise" means the community access enterprise created in section 24-38.5-303 (1).
(8) "Fund" means the community access enterprise fund created in section 24-38.5-303 (5).
(9) "Heavy-duty electric motor vehicle" means an electric motor vehicle that has a gross vehicle weight rating, as defined in section 42-2-402 (6), of greater than twenty-six thousand pounds.
(10) "Hydrogen fuel cell motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is powered by electricity produced from a fuel cell that uses hydrogen gas as fuel.
(11) "Inflation" means the average annual percentage change in the United States department of labor, bureau of labor statistics, consumer price index for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood for all items and all urban consumers, or its applicable predecessor or successor index, for the five years ending on the last December 31 before the state fiscal year for which an inflation adjustment to be made to the community access retail delivery fee imposed pursuant to section 24-38.5-303 (7) begins.
(12) "Light-duty electric motor vehicle" means an electric motor vehicle that has a gross vehicle weight rating, as defined in section 42-4-402 (6), of not more than ten thousand pounds.
(13) "Medium-duty electric motor vehicle" means an electric motor vehicle that has a gross vehicle weight rating, as defined in section 42-4-402 (6), of more than ten thousand pounds and not more than twenty-six thousand pounds.
(14) "Motor vehicle" has the meaning set forth in section 42-1-102 (58). The term does not include a personal delivery device.
(15) "Personal delivery device" means an autonomously operated robot that is:
(a) Designed and manufactured for the purpose of transporting tangible personal property primarily on sidewalks, crosswalks, and other public rights-of-way that are typically used by pedestrians;
(b) Weighs no more than five hundred fifty pounds, excluding any tangible personal property being transported; and
(c) Operates at speeds of less than ten miles per hour when on sidewalks, crosswalks, and other public rights-of-way that are typically used by pedestrians.
(16) "Plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is powered by both a rechargeable battery pack that can be recharged by being plugged into an external source of electricity and a secondary source of propulsion such as an internal combustion engine.
(17) "Retail delivery" has the same meaning as set forth in section 43-4-218 (2)(e).
(18) "Retailer" has the same meaning as set forth in section 39-26-102 (8).
(19) Repealed.
(20) "Tangible personal property" has the same meaning as set forth in section 39-26-102 (15).
(21) "Transportation network company" has the same meaning as set forth in section 40-10.1-602 (3).
(22) "Transportation network company driver" has the same meaning as set forth in section 40-10.1-602 (4).
(23) "Transportation network company services" has the same meaning as set forth in section 40-10.1-602 (6).
Source: L. 2021: Entire part added, (SB 21-260), ch. 250, p. 1371, § 6, effective June 17. L. 2023: (3) amended, (HB 23-1233), ch. 245, p. 1332, § 17, effective May 23; (17) amended and (19) repealed, (SB 23-143), ch. 153, p. 650, § 2, effective July 1.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 23-1233, see section 1 of chapter 245, Session Laws of Colorado 2023.
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