C.R.S. Section 34-33-133.5
Colorado mine subsidence protection program

  • rules

(1)

The board is authorized and directed to issue rules and regulations to develop a Colorado mine subsidence protection program, which shall provide protection for owners of private residential structures against damages caused by land subsidence from underground coal mines. The program shall be operated in accordance with the provisions of Title IV of the federal “Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977”, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. The board may assess and expend fees collected from participants who are insured under the program, and expend interest earned on such fees as necessary to defray administrative costs of the program. In its discretion, the board may delegate such power and responsibility, by rule-making, to the division.

(2)

Creation of trust.
The Colorado coal mine subsidence trust is hereby created as part of the board. Trust funds shall be held in custody by the state treasurer in a fund to be known as the Colorado coal mine subsidence trust fund, which fund is hereby created. Moneys granted to the state by the federal government for the purposes specified in subsection (1) of this section, together with all interest earned, shall be credited to such trust fund. The state treasurer shall invest trust assets in lawful investments. The trust funds shall be available to the board to carry out the purposes of the Colorado mine subsidence protection program established pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.

Source: Section 34-33-133.5 — Colorado mine subsidence protection program - rules, 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

§ 34-33-133.5’s source at colorado​.gov