Colorado § 34-60-104.5 Director of commission - duties

Colorado Statutes

§ 34-60-104.5 — Director of commission - duties

Colorado § 34-60-104.5

Title 34Mineral

Art.Energy and Carbon Management

This text of Colorado § 34-60-104.5 (Director of commission - duties) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Colorado primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 34-60-104.5 (2026).

Text

(1)Pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, the executive director of the department of natural resources shall appoint a director of the commission who must possess such qualifications as may be established by the executive director, the commission, and the state personnel board. The director of the commission is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105.

(2)The director of the commission shall:

(a)Administer the provisions of this article;

(b)Enforce the rules and regulations adopted by the commission;

(c)Implement and administer orders issued by the commission;

(d)(I) Appoint, pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, such clerical and professional staff and consultants as may be necessary for the efficient and effect

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(1) Pursuant to section 13 of
article XII of the state constitution, the executive director of the department of
natural resources shall appoint a director of the commission who must possess
such qualifications as may be established by the executive director, the
commission, and the state personnel board. The director of the commission is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105.

(2) The director of the commission shall:

(a) Administer the provisions of this article;

(b) Enforce the rules and regulations adopted by the commission;

(c) Implement and administer orders issued by the commission;

(d) (I) Appoint, pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution,
such clerical and professional staff and consultants as may be necessary for the
efficient and effective operation of the commission, including one or two deputy
directors;

(II) Exercise general supervisory control over the staff; and

(III) Appoint at least two community liaisons to serve as dedicated resources
for disproportionately impacted communities regarding commission regulation. The
community liaisons shall perform duties including:

(A) Serving as an advocate for disproportionately impacted communities in a
nonlegal capacity and, while taking into consideration the engagement practices
described in section 24-4-109 (3)(b), acting as a liaison between disproportionately
impacted community members and the commission, including with respect to
communications regarding the permitting process;

(B) Providing community members with relevant information regarding third-party resources such as legal assistance to assist community members in
presenting their views to the commission;

(C) Working to improve the relationships and interactions between
disproportionately impacted communities and the commission;

(D) Acting as a resource for sharing information between the commission
and disproportionately impacted communities;

(E) Engaging in outreach to disproportionately impacted communities; and

(F) Organizing and attending in-person meetings within disproportionately
impacted communities.

(e) Perform such other functions as may be assigned to him by the
commission, including that of appointment as a hearing officer in accordance with
section 34-60-106.

(3) (a) Upon receipt of request for technical review filed pursuant to section
29-20-104 (3)(a), the director of the commission shall appoint technical review
board members. The membership of the technical review board must include
subject matter experts in local land use planning and oil and gas exploration and
production and may include subject matter experts in environmental sciences,
public health sciences, or other disciplines relevant to the disputed issues, as
determined by the director. The technical review board shall conduct a technical
review of the preliminary or final siting determination pursuant to the criteria
specified in subsection (3)(b) of this section and, at its discretion, may meet to
confer informally with the parties. The technical review must be completed by
issuance of a report within sixty days after the director appoints the experts.

(b) A technical review:

(I) Must address the issues in dispute as identified by the operator and the
local government, which may include impacts to the recovery of the resource by the
preliminary or final siting determination of the local government; whether the local
government's determination would require technologies that are not available or
are impracticable given the context of the permit application; and whether the
operator is proposing to use best management practices; and

(II) Must not address the economic effects of the preliminary or final
determination and must result in the issuance of a report.

Legislative History

Source: L. 84: Entire section added, p. 934, � 1, effective March 26. L. 94: (2)(d) amended, p. 1980, � 5, effective June 2. L. 2019: (2)(d) amended and (3) added, (SB 19-181), ch. 120, p. 510, � 10, effective April 16. L. 2022: (1) amended, (SB 22-162), ch. 469, p. 3410, � 166, effective August 10. L. 2024: (2)(d)(I) amended and (2)(d)(III) added, (SB 24-229), ch. 183, p. 992, � 9, effective May 16.