Colorado § 34-33-130 Data inventory

Colorado Statutes

§ 34-33-130 — Data inventory

Colorado·Title 34 Mineral·Art. Colorado Surface Coal

(1)The board is hereby authorized and directed to cooperate with and seek assistance from state, county, and federal agencies and universities and research institutions in this state and to work in close cooperation with local planning units in order to establish a database and an inventory system, drawing upon existing resources where possible, which will:

(a)Provide proper evaluation of the capacity of different land areas of the state to be reclaimed following surface coal mining operations;

(b)Be available to those making land use planning decisions concerning surface coal mining operations;

(c)Provide objective and scientific evaluation of fragile, historic, natural hazard, and renewable resource lands and lands listed in the Colorado natural areas registry or designate

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(1) The board is hereby authorized and directed
to cooperate with and seek assistance from state, county, and federal agencies and
universities and research institutions in this state and to work in close cooperation
with local planning units in order to establish a database and an inventory system,
drawing upon existing resources where possible, which will:

(a) Provide proper evaluation of the capacity of different land areas of the
state to be reclaimed following surface coal mining operations;

(b) Be available to those making land use planning decisions concerning
surface coal mining operations;

(c) Provide objective and scientific evaluation of fragile, historic, natural
hazard, and renewable resource lands and lands listed in the Colorado natural areas
registry or designated under the Colorado natural areas program.

(2) The board shall promulgate such rules and regulations which it deems
necessary to establish such a database and inventory system, and, in so doing, the
board shall take into consideration those criteria and definitions which other federal
and state agencies have adopted for use in determining lands unsuitable for mining.

(3) (a) The board may, at its discretion, appoint an advisory committee to
assist it in establishing a database and inventory system for surface coal mining
operations. Such committee, if appointed, shall consist of experts in the areas of
wildlife, plant ecology, natural areas, historic areas, reclamation, agriculture, coal
geology, and land management planning and other areas as deemed necessary by
the board.

(b) and (c) Repealed.

(4) The board is further authorized and directed to accept and seek grants
and financial aid from the federal government and from private agencies for
carrying out the purposes of this section.

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Legislative History

Source: L. 79: Entire article added, p. 1301, � 1, effective July 1. L. 86: (3) amended, p. 424, � 55, effective March 26. L. 88: (3)(b) amended, p. 318, � 15, effective April 14. L. 90: (3)(b) and (3)(c) repealed, p. 334, � 24, effective April 3.