§ 24-33.5-1104 — Temporary housing for disaster victims

Colorado § 24-33.5-1104

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 24: Government
• Art.: Public Safety

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(1) Whenever the
governor has proclaimed a disaster emergency under the laws of this state or the
president of the United States has declared an emergency or a major disaster to
exist in this state, the governor is authorized:

(a) To enter into purchase, lease, or other arrangements with any agency of
the United States for temporary housing units to be occupied by disaster victims
and to make such units available to any political subdivision of the state;

(b) To assist any political subdivision of the state which is the locus of
temporary housing for disaster victims to acquire sites necessary for such
temporary housing and to do all things required to prepare such sites to receive and
utilize temporary housing units by:

(I) Advancing or lending funds available to the governor from any
appropriation made by the general assembly or from any other source;

(II) Passing through funds made available by any agency, public or private; or

(III) Becoming a copartner with the political subdivision for the execution and
performance of any temporary housing project for disaster victims; and

(c) Under such rules as the governor shall prescribe, to temporarily suspend
or modify for not to exceed sixty days any public health, safety, zoning,
transportation within or across the state, or other requirement of law or regulation
within this state when by proclamation the governor deems such suspension or
modification essential to provide temporary housing for disaster victims.

(2) Any political subdivision of the state is expressly authorized to acquire,
temporarily or permanently, by purchase, lease, or otherwise, sites required for
installation of temporary housing units for disaster victims and to enter into
whatever arrangements, including purchase of temporary housing units and
payment of transportation charges, which are necessary to prepare or equip such
sites to utilize the housing units.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2012: Entire part RC&RE with relocations, (HB 12-1283), ch. 240, p. 1102, � 10, effective July 1.