C.R.S. Section 34-60-104.5
Director of commission

  • duties

(1)

Pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, the executive director of the department of natural resources shall appoint a director of the commission who must possess such qualifications as may be established by the executive director, the commission, and the state personnel board. The director of the commission is a
type 1
entity, as defined in section 24-1-105.

(2)

The director of the commission shall:

(a)

Administer the provisions of this article;

(b)

Enforce the rules and regulations adopted by the commission;

(c)

Implement and administer orders issued by the commission;

(d)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(I)

Appoint, pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, such clerical and professional staff and consultants as may be necessary for the efficient and effective operation of the commission, including at least one and up to two deputy directors; and

(II)

Exercise general supervisory control over the staff; and

(e)

Perform such other functions as may be assigned to him by the commission, including that of appointment as a hearing officer in accordance with section 34-60-106.

(3)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

Upon receipt of request for technical review filed pursuant to section 29-20-104 (3)(a), the director of the commission shall appoint technical review board members. The membership of the technical review board must include subject matter experts in local land use planning and oil and gas exploration and production and may include subject matter experts in environmental sciences, public health sciences, or other disciplines relevant to the disputed issues, as determined by the director. The technical review board shall conduct a technical review of the preliminary or final siting determination pursuant to the criteria specified in subsection (3)(b) of this section and, at its discretion, may meet to confer informally with the parties. The technical review must be completed by issuance of a report within sixty days after the director appoints the experts.

(b)

A technical review:

(I)

Must address the issues in dispute as identified by the operator and the local government, which may include impacts to the recovery of the resource by the preliminary or final siting determination of the local government; whether the local government’s determination would require technologies that are not available or are impracticable given the context of the permit application; and whether the operator is proposing to use best management practices; and

(II)

Must not address the economic effects of the preliminary or final determination and must result in the issuance of a report.

Source: Section 34-60-104.5 — Director of commission - duties, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-34.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

34‑60‑101
Short title
34‑60‑102
Legislative declaration
34‑60‑103
Definitions
34‑60‑104.3
Energy and carbon management commission - report - publication
34‑60‑104.5
Director of commission - duties
34‑60‑105
Powers of commission
34‑60‑106
Additional powers of commission - rules - definitions - repeal
34‑60‑107
Waste of oil or gas prohibited
34‑60‑108
Rules - hearings - process
34‑60‑109
Commission may bring suit
34‑60‑110
Witnesses - suits for violations
34‑60‑111
Judicial review
34‑60‑112
Plaintiff post bond
34‑60‑113
Trial to be advanced
34‑60‑114
Action for damages
34‑60‑115
Limitation on actions
34‑60‑116
Drilling units - pooling interests
34‑60‑117
Prevention of waste - protection of correlative rights
34‑60‑118
Agreements for development and unit operations
34‑60‑118.5
Payment of proceeds - definitions
34‑60‑119
Production - limitation
34‑60‑120
Application of article
34‑60‑121
Violations - investigations - penalties - rules - definition - legislative declaration
34‑60‑122
Expenses - energy and carbon management cash fund created
34‑60‑123
Interstate compact to conserve oil and gas
34‑60‑124
Energy and carbon management cash fund - definitions - repeal
34‑60‑127
Reasonable accommodation
34‑60‑128
Habitat stewardship - rules
34‑60‑130
Reporting of spills - rules
34‑60‑131
No land use preemption
34‑60‑132
Disclosure of chemicals used in downhole oil and gas operations - chemical disclosure lists - community notification - reports - definitions - rules - repeal
34‑60‑133
Orphaned wells mitigation enterprise - creation - powers and duties - enterprise board created - mitigation fees - cash fund created - rules - definitions
34‑60‑134
Reporting of water used in oil and gas operations - cumulative reporting - definitions - rules - repeal
34‑60‑135
Colorado produced water consortium - created - membership - recommendations - definitions - review of functions - repeal
34‑60‑136
Biochar in oil and gas well plugging working advisory group - created - members - study by Colorado state university - recommendations for the development of a pilot program - report - definitions - repeal
34‑60‑137
Hydrogen study - report - repeal
34‑60‑138
Pipeline study - report - repeal
34‑60‑139
Methane seepage in Raton basin - study of best management practices and water quality required - repeal
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 34-60-104.5’s source at colorado​.gov