As used in this article 45, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Commission" means the public utilities commission of the state of Colorado. (2) "District" means a special district, local improvement district, school district, or other political subdivision of the state. (3) "Local government" means a home rule or statutory municipality, county, or city and county. (4) "Local improvement district" has the meaning set forth in section 32-7-103 (7). (5) "Powerline trail" means a multimodal trail that is: (a) Eight feet in width or wider; (b) Made of hard surface such as concrete or compacted gravel; (c) Used for recreational purposes or commuting in a manner that does not involve a motor vehicle; and (d) Located in an existing or future transmission corridor. (6) "Public entity" means the state, a local government, or a district. (7) (a) "Recreational purpose" includes walking, running, bicycling, class 1 or class 2 electrical assisted bicycling, equestrian activities, use of electric scooters, cross-country skiing, or other similar uses. (b) "Recreational purpose" does not include the use of a motor vehicle or other self- propelled vehicle that is not an electrical assisted bicycle, electric scooter, low-power scooter, or motorized wheelchair, as those terms are defined in section 42-1-102. (8) "School district" has the meaning set forth in section 22-11-103 (29). (9) "Special district" has the meaning set forth in section 32-1-103 (20). (10) "Transmission corridor" means a tract of land owned, occupied, or leased by a transmission provider, or covered by an easement or right-of-way held by a transmission provider, where an electric transmission line is constructed, operated, or maintained at a voltage of sixty-nine thousand volts or above. (11) (a) "Transmission provider" means: (I) A transmission utility, as defined in section 40-5-108 (1)(b); or (II) The Colorado electric transmission authority created in section 40-42-103 (1). (b) "Transmission provider" does not include a municipally owned utility, a power authority established pursuant to section 29-1-204 (1), or a cooperative electric association, as defined in section 40-9.5-102 (1), that has voted to exempt itself from the "Public Utilities Law", articles 1 to 7 of title 40, pursuant to section 40-9.5-103.
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