Construction of terms

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1-101, under Public Health and Environment.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1-101

(1) When any law of this state refers to the executive director of the state department of public health or of the department of health, said law shall be construed as referring to the executive director of the department of public health and environment.

(2) Whenever any law of this state refers to the state department of public health or to the department of health, said law shall be construed as referring to the department of public health and environment.

Source: L. 68: p. 106, � 73. C.R.S. 1963: � 66-1-1. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1095, � 9, effective July 1, 1994.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 1993 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 230, Session Laws of Colorado 1993.

25-1-101.5. Authority of revisor of statutes to amend references to department - affected statutory provisions. The revisor of statutes is hereby authorized to change all references in the Colorado Revised Statutes to the department of health from said reference to the department of public health and environment, as appropriate. In connection with such authority, the revisor of statutes is hereby authorized to amend or delete provisions of the Colorado Revised Statutes so as to make the statutes consistent with the renaming of the department to the department of public health and environment.

Source: L. 93: Entire section added, p. 1095, � 10, effective July 1, 1994.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 1993 act enacting this section, see section 1 of chapter 230, Session Laws of Colorado 1993.