§ 37-80-109 — State engineer's authority to contract for services

Colorado § 37-80-109

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 37: Water and
• Art.: State Engineer

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(1) The
state engineer shall secure the limited or temporary services of persons necessary
to carry out the duties or functions of the division of water resources in cases where
it would be infeasible or impractical for regular state employees to perform the
duties or functions, especially in the following instances:

(a) In which work is of such a nature as to require special training or
aptitudes and is of such limited application that the full-time regular employment
normally expected of state employees would be unduly expensive;

(b) In nonrecurring situations of limited duration in which the situation can be
concluded within a reasonable time by special assistants but could not be
concluded without such assistance;

(c) To meet emergencies that reasonable foresight could not have
anticipated; and

(d) To furnish services that the state engineer may require of persons who
deal with the state engineer's office and who will fully reimburse the state engineer
for the services.

(2) Whenever there are more hearings or determinations before the state
engineer and the division engineers than can be acted upon promptly, the state
engineer shall employ and maintain adequate personnel to assist the state engineer
and the division engineers in arriving at required determinations. Regular
employees may provide such assistance or, in cases falling within the purview of
subsection (1) of this section, temporary employees on a contract basis may provide
such assistance.

(3) In the same manner provided for in subsection (2) of this section, the
state engineer may employ and maintain personnel to adequately staff any water
conservation project provided for by law.

(4) The state engineer shall employ and maintain appropriate personnel for
keeping records and making investigations respecting the performance of the
functions of the state engineer's office and shall provide similar personnel in the
office of each division engineer to function under the general direction of the office.

Legislative History

Source: L. 69: p. 1195, � 4. C.R.S. 1963: � 148-11-23. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (SB 17-026), ch. 47, p. 142, � 7, effective August 9.