C.R.S. Section 34-33-132
Special coordination and review process

  • site-specific agreements

(1)

The department and any person contemplating opening a surface coal mining operation in this state may, at their discretion, enter into one or more site-specific agreements to identify and coordinate local, state, and federal government jurisdiction and review of land use planning, environmental analysis, and socioeconomic evaluation, to establish coordinating procedures for required action, and to ensure that such procedures be undertaken in a timely, sequential manner. Any such agreements shall be consistent with the provisions of this article.

(2)

Such site-specific agreements may include:

(a)

The schedule for completion of data collection required for environmental, technical, and policy review; and

(b)

The schedule for completion of evaluation, review, and comments by all parties.

(3)

Such agreements may list all applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances of this state and its agencies, the federal government and its agencies, and of the county or counties in which the proposed operation will be situated. The department may, with the advice and concurrence of the board, develop rules and regulations to ensure relative uniformity in such agreements.

Source: Section 34-33-132 — Special coordination and review process - site-specific agreements, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-34.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

34‑33‑101
Short title 34‑33‑102
Legislative declaration 34‑33‑103
Definitions 34‑33‑104
Administration 34‑33‑105
Jurisdiction of office and board 34‑33‑106
Additional duties of division 34‑33‑107
Powers of department 34‑33‑108
Rules and regulations - no more stringent 34‑33‑109
Permits 34‑33‑110
Application for permit 34‑33‑111
Reclamation plan requirements 34‑33‑112
Small operator assistance 34‑33‑113
Performance bonds 34‑33‑114
Permit approval or denial 34‑33‑115
Revision of permit 34‑33‑116
Technical revision of permit - regulations 34‑33‑117
Coal exploration permit - regulations 34‑33‑118
Public notice and public hearings on complete applications 34‑33‑119
Permit application decisions of the office - appeals 34‑33‑120
Environmental protection performance standards - regulations 34‑33‑121
Surface effects of underground coal mining 34‑33‑122
Inspections and monitoring 34‑33‑123
Enforcement - civil and criminal penalties 34‑33‑124
Review by board 34‑33‑125
Release of performance bonds or deposits 34‑33‑126
Designating areas unsuitable for surface coal mining 34‑33‑127
Public agencies, public utilities, and public corporations 34‑33‑128
Judicial review 34‑33‑129
Surface coal mining operations not subject to this article 34‑33‑130
Data inventory 34‑33‑131
Informal opinion as to alluvial valley floors 34‑33‑132
Special coordination and review process - site-specific agreements 34‑33‑133
Abandoned mine reclamation plan 34‑33‑133.5
Colorado mine subsidence protection program - rules 34‑33‑134
Experimental practices 34‑33‑135
Civil actions 34‑33‑136
Water rights 34‑33‑137
Reservation clause
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 34-33-132’s source at colorado​.gov