C.R.S. Section 25-1-133
Environmental justice action task force

  • report
  • repeal

(1)

Creation.

(a)

There is hereby created in the department the environmental justice action task force to recommend and promote strategies for incorporating environmental justice and equity into how state agencies discharge their responsibilities.

(b)

The task force consists of twenty-seven members appointed pursuant to subsection (1)(c) of this section.

(c)

The membership of the task force and appointing authorities are as follows:

(I)

The governor shall appoint the following nine members:

(A)

Three representatives from the department of public health and environment, one with expertise in air quality, one with expertise in water quality, and one with expertise in health equity;

(B)

One representative of the department of natural resources;

(C)

One representative of the department of transportation;

(D)

One representative of the Colorado energy office;

(E)

One representative of the public utilities commission;

(F)

One representative of the department of agriculture; and

(G)

One representative of the governor’s office;

(II)

Two members, one appointed by the chair of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe tribal council and one appointed by the chair of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe tribal council;

(III)

Sixteen members appointed by the president of the senate, the minority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the minority leader of the house of representatives, with one member appointed by each appointing authority from subsection (1)(c)(III)(A) of this section and three members each from subsection (1)(c)(III)(B) of this section:

(A)

Four members who represent disproportionately impacted communities located, to the extent practicable, in different congressional districts of the state; and

(B)

The following number of members of different organizations that: Carry out initiatives relating to environmental justice, three members; represent worker interests in disproportionately impacted communities, one member; represent the interest of people of color, four members; represent the renewable energy industry, one member; represent the nonrenewable energy industry, one member; represent local government in disproportionately impacted communities, one member; and work to support public health, one member, who must be an environmental toxicologist.

(d)

The appointing authorities shall fill a vacancy as soon as possible. In making appointments to the task force, the appointing authorities shall ensure that the membership of the task force reflects the racial, ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity of the state, including representation of all areas of the state.

(2)

Mission of the task force.
The mission of the task force is to propose recommendations to the general assembly regarding practical means of addressing environmental justice inequities by:

(a)

Promoting environmental justice across state agencies and improving collaboration among state agencies in identifying and addressing the human health and environmental effects of programs, policies, practices, and activities on disproportionately impacted communities;

(b)

Improving cooperation on environmental justice initiatives between the state government, tribal governments, and local governments;

(c)

Ensuring meaningful involvement and due process in the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws and policies; and

(d)

Addressing environmental health, pollution, and public health burdens in disproportionately impacted communities and building healthy, sustainable, and resilient communities.

(3)

Duties of the task force.
The task force shall consider proposing recommendations concerning the following:

(a)

Developing a state agency-wide environmental justice strategy and a plan to implement that strategy, which could include:

(I)

Recommendations for creating and implementing equity analysis into all significant planning, rule-making, adjudications, orders, programmatic and policy decision-making, and investments;

(II)

A potential requirement that agencies prepare an environmental equity analysis for any state action that has the potential to cause negative environmental or public health impacts to a disproportionately impacted community, which analysis could include a process for identifying and describing cumulative impacts to the health and environment of disproportionately impacted communities;

(III)

A potential requirement that for any state action that may cause adverse environmental or public health impacts to a disproportionately impacted community, the adverse environmental or public health impacts must be avoided, and if the effects cannot be avoided, they must be minimized and mitigated;

(IV)

A potential requirement that permits must be issued and renewed only after an environmental equity analysis determines that the terms and conditions of the permit or renewal are sufficient to ensure, to a reasonable certainty, that any harm to the health and environment of disproportionately impacted communities is either:

(A)

Avoided; or

(B)

Minimized to the extent practicable and, to the extent any harm remains, is mitigated;

(V)

A potential requirement that all environmental projects developed as part of a settlement relating to violations in a disproportionately impacted community are developed in consultation with and through meaningful participation of individuals in the disproportionately impacted community and result in improvement to the health and environment of the affected disproportionately impacted community; and

(VI)

Recommendations for establishing measurable goals for reducing environmental health disparities for disproportionately impacted communities;

(b)

Adoption of a plan that addresses the lack of data and lack of data sharing between state agencies about potential exposure to environmental hazards and improves research and data collection efforts related to the health and environment of disproportionately impacted communities, climate change, and the inequitable distribution of burdens and benefits of the management and use of natural resources;

(c)

The provisions of section 24-4-109 regarding engagement of disproportionately impacted communities, taking into account barriers to participation that may arise due to race, color, ethnicity, religion, income, or education level; and

(d)

Evaluating and proposing recommendations or revisions to the following definitions:

(I)

“Disproportionately impacted community” as defined in section 24-4-109 (2)(b)(II);

(II)

“Proposed state action” as defined in section 24-4-109 (2)(b)(III); and

(III)

“Agency” as defined in section 24-4-109 (2)(b)(I). In formulating its recommendation, the task force shall consider including within the definition at least the state entities specified in subsection (1)(c)(I) of this section.

(4)

The task force shall:

(a)

Hold at least six meetings, which may be online or in person, to seek input from, present its work plan and proposals to, and receive feedback from communities throughout the state;

(b)

Submit a final report of its findings and recommendations to the governor, the department, the house of representatives agriculture, livestock, and water; energy and environment; and health and insurance committees, and the senate agriculture and natural resources; health and human services; and transportation and energy committees, or their successor committees, by November 14, 2022; and

(c)

Post summaries of its meetings, draft recommendations, and the final report, which must be available as a public record on the home page of the department’s website.

(5)

The department shall include updates regarding the task force’s activities, including its final report, in its departmental presentation to legislative committees of reference pursuant to section 2-7-203.

(6)

This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2024.

Source: Section 25-1-133 — Environmental justice action task force - report - repeal, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-25.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

25‑1‑101
Construction of terms
25‑1‑101.5
Authority of revisor of statutes to amend references to department - affected statutory provisions
25‑1‑102
Department created - executive director - divisions
25‑1‑103
State board of health created
25‑1‑104
State board - organization
25‑1‑105
Executive director - chief medical officer - qualifications - salary - office
25‑1‑106
Division personnel
25‑1‑107.5
Additional authority of department - rules - remedies against nursing facilities - criteria for recommending assessments for civil penalties - cooperation with department of health care policy and financing - nursing home penalty cash fund - nursing home innovations grant board - reports - transfer of contracts to the department
25‑1‑108
Powers and duties of state board of health - rules
25‑1‑109
Powers and duties of division of administration
25‑1‑110
Higher standards permissible
25‑1‑112
Legal adviser - attorney general - actions
25‑1‑113
Judicial review of decisions
25‑1‑114
Unlawful acts - penalties
25‑1‑114.1
Civil remedies and penalties
25‑1‑114.5
Voluntary disclosure arising from self-evaluation - presumption against imposition of administrative or civil penalties
25‑1‑114.6
Implementation of environmental self-audit law - pilot project - legislative declaration
25‑1‑115
Treatment - religious belief
25‑1‑116
Licensed healing systems not affected
25‑1‑117
Acquisition of federal surplus property
25‑1‑120
Nursing facilities - rights of patients
25‑1‑121
Patient grievance mechanism - institution’s obligations to patient
25‑1‑122
Named reporting of certain diseases and conditions - access to medical records - confidentiality of reports and records
25‑1‑122.5
Confidentiality of genetic testing records - “Uniform Parentage Act”
25‑1‑123
Restructure of health and human services - development of plan - participation of department required
25‑1‑124
Health-care facilities - consumer information - reporting - release
25‑1‑124.5
Nursing care facilities - employees - record check - adult protective services data system check - definition
25‑1‑124.7
Health facilities - employees - adult protective services data system check
25‑1‑125
Applications for licenses - authority to suspend licenses - rules
25‑1‑128
Designation of caregiver - notice - instructions - definitions - rules
25‑1‑130
Standing order - post-exposure prophylaxis - definition
25‑1‑131
Firearms safe storage education campaign
25‑1‑132
Two-year appropriation to the department - repeal
25‑1‑133
Environmental justice action task force - report - repeal
25‑1‑134
Environmental justice - ombudsperson - advisory board - grant program - definitions - repeal
25‑1‑135
Health-care services reserve corps task force - created - powers and duties - report - repeal
25‑1‑136
Kidney disease prevention and education task force - created - powers and duties - report - selection of chair and vice-chair - sunset review - repeal
25‑1‑137
Task force to reduce youth violence, suicide, and delinquency risk factors - creation - membership - reporting - definitions
25‑1‑401
Office of state chemist created
25‑1‑402
Employment of assistants
25‑1‑403
Analyses of food and drugs
25‑1‑404
Certificate presumptive evidence
25‑1‑501
Legislative declaration
25‑1‑502
Definitions
25‑1‑503
State board - public health duties
25‑1‑504
Comprehensive public health plan - development - approval - reassessment - cash fund
25‑1‑505
County and district public health plans - approval
25‑1‑506
County or district public health agency
25‑1‑507
Municipal board of health
25‑1‑508
County or district boards of public health - public health directors
25‑1‑509
County and district public health directors
25‑1‑510
County or district board unable or unwilling to act
25‑1‑511
County treasurer - agency funds
25‑1‑512
Allocation of moneys - public health services support fund - created
25‑1‑513
Enlargement of or withdrawal from public health agency
25‑1‑514
Legal adviser - county attorney - actions
25‑1‑515
Judicial review of decisions
25‑1‑516
Unlawful acts - penalties
25‑1‑517
Mode of treatment inconsistent with religious creed or tenet
25‑1‑518
Nuisances
25‑1‑519
Existing intergovernmental agreements
25‑1‑520
Clean syringe exchange programs - operation - approval - reporting requirements
25‑1‑801
Patient records in custody of health-care facility - definitions
25‑1‑802
Patient records in custody of individual health-care providers
25‑1‑803
Effect of this part 8 on similar rights of a patient
25‑1‑1001
Legislative declaration
25‑1‑1002
Definitions
25‑1‑1003
Grant program - requirements - use of medical assistance funds prohibited
25‑1‑1004
Study of statutes and rules and regulations pertaining to nursing home facilities and day care centers
25‑1‑1201
Legislative declaration
25‑1‑1202
Index of statutory sections regarding medical record confidentiality and health information
25‑1‑1203
Electronic storage of medical records
25‑1‑1204
Online exchange of advanced directives forms permitted
25‑1‑1301
Short title
25‑1‑1302
Legislative declaration
25‑1‑1303
Grants for research - reports to general assembly
25‑1‑1501
Legislative declaration
25‑1‑1502
Definitions
25‑1‑1503
Colorado rare disease advisory council - creation
25‑1‑1504
Council membership
25‑1‑1505
Activities carried out by the council - duties
25‑1‑1506
Department - fiscal agent
25‑1‑1507
Council facilitator - duties
25‑1‑1508
Council meetings - requirements - transparency - information
25‑1‑1509
Reporting - recommendations
25‑1‑1510
Funding - gifts, grants, or donations
25‑1‑1511
Repeal of part - sunset review
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 25-1-133’s source at colorado​.gov