Colorado § 36-7-103 Disposition of timber on state lands

Colorado Statutes

§ 36-7-103 — Disposition of timber on state lands

Colorado § 36-7-103

Title 36Natural

Art.Forestry

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 36-7-103 (2026).

Text

(1)The state board of land commissioners is authorized to sell and otherwise dispose of timber on state lands; to secure the maximum possible amount therefrom, based upon cruised and appraised quantities thereon, location, accessibility, and market conditions; to issue permits of authority for timber cuttings; and to require cash deposits in advance to apply on such timber-cutting permits. In cases in which the appraised value of timber involved in any proposed sale exceeds five thousand dollars, competitive bids shall be received by the board, after call for such bids has been advertised over a thirty-day period in three issues of a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the timber is located.

(2)The board, when contracting with the Colorado state forest serv

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(1) The state board of land
commissioners is authorized to sell and otherwise dispose of timber on state lands;
to secure the maximum possible amount therefrom, based upon cruised and
appraised quantities thereon, location, accessibility, and market conditions; to issue
permits of authority for timber cuttings; and to require cash deposits in advance to
apply on such timber-cutting permits. In cases in which the appraised value of
timber involved in any proposed sale exceeds five thousand dollars, competitive
bids shall be received by the board, after call for such bids has been advertised over
a thirty-day period in three issues of a newspaper of general circulation in each
county in which the timber is located.

(2) The board, when contracting with the Colorado state forest service, shall
direct the service to use the appropriate methods necessary to ensure proper
management of state trust lands whenever the board contracts for the disposition
from state lands of timber that:

(a) Has been infested with bark beetles; or

(b) Is harvested from a forest whose health is otherwise in decline or from
which the board anticipates declining revenues due to forest health factors.

Legislative History

Source: L. 37: p. 572, � 1. CSA: C. 134, � 119(1). CRS 53: � 112-7-2. C.R.S. 1963: � 112-7-2. L. 65: p. 922, � 3. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 1078, � 1, effective March 26. L. 2011: Entire section amended, (SB 11-267), ch. 302, p. 1454, � 3, effective June 8. L. 2025: (1) amended, (SB 25-275), ch. 377, p. 2098, � 295, effective August 6.