Title 25, Public Health and Environment

(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the existence of facilities subject to the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, including old radium mill residue deposits, poses a potential and significant health hazard. T…

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Attended solid waste disposal site means a site established pursuant to part 1 of article 20 of title 30, C.R.S., at which an attendant is present during the normal hours of operation on or after December 31, 198…

(1) The general assembly hereby authorizes the department of public health and environment to participate in federal implementation of the federal act and the OPA and, for such purpose, the department has the authority to participate in the selection and performance of responses …

Subject to the provisions of section 25-16-103, the general assembly accepts the provisions of section 104 (c)(3)(C) of the federal act requiring the state to pay or assure payment of the necessary state share of response costs, as appropriated by the general assembly, including …

(1) Repealed. (1.5) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that, for purposes of this section, a user fee is intended to be a charge imposed upon waste producers in addition to any charge specified by contract. Any such user fee imposed by this section shall be itemized a…

(1) (a) There is hereby established in the state treasury the hazardous substance response fund. The fund is composed of money that the general assembly may choose to appropriate from the general fund, money derived from the fee imposed pursuant to section 25-16-104.5, and any in…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, money recovered through litigation by the state acting as trustee of natural resources pursuant to the federal act or the OPA is credited to the natural resource damage recovery fund, which fund is created. The department …

Source: L. 90: Entire section added, p. 1350, � 3, effective July 1. L. 2000: Entire section repealed, p. 462, � 6, effective August 2. 25-16-104.9. Hazardous substance site response fund - creation - transfer - use - definition - repeal. (1) As used in this section, fund means t…

(1) As used in this section, “fund” means the hazardous substance site response fund created in subsection (2) of this section. (2) (a) The hazardous substance site response fund is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of any money transferred pursuant to section 24-7…

Source: L. 84: Entire article RC&RE, p. 785, � 1, effective April 12. L. 85: Entire section amended, p. 921, � 3, effective February 19. L. 88: Entire section repealed, p. 1052, � 6, effective April 4.

C.R.S. 25-16-201Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services…

This part 3 shall be known and may be cited as the Voluntary Clean-up and Redevelopment Act. Source: L. 94: Entire part added, p. 1948, � 1, effective July 1.

(1) The general assembly hereby declares that the purpose of this part 3 is to provide for the protection of human health and the environment and to foster the transfer, redevelopment, and reuse of facilities and sites that have been previously contaminated with hazardous substan…

(1) The program established in this part 3 shall be voluntary and may be initiated by: (a) The submission to the department of an application for approval of a voluntary clean-up plan pursuant to section 25-16-304 for properties where remediation may be necessary to protect human…

(1) Any person who owns real property which has been contaminated with hazardous substances or petroleum products may submit an application for the approval of a voluntary clean-up plan to the department under the provisions of this section. (2) A voluntary clean-up plan shall in…

(1) Remediation alternatives shall be based on the actual risk to human health and the environment currently posed by contaminants on the real property, considering the following factors: (a) The present or proposed uses of the site; (b) The ability of the contaminants to move in…

(1) (a) The department shall provide formal written notification that a voluntary clean-up plan has been approved or disapproved within no more than forty-five days after a request by a property owner, unless the property owner and the department agree to an extension of the revi…

(1) A property owner may file with the department a written petition to request a no action determination pursuant to this section. The department shall provide formal written notification that a no action petition has been approved or disapproved within no more than forty-five d…

(1) The department may only accept environmental assessments under this part 3 that are prepared by a qualified environmental professional. A qualified environmental professional is a person with education, training, and experience in preparing environmental studies and assessmen…

(1) Nothing in this part 3 shall absolve any person from obligations under any other law or regulation, including any requirement to obtain permits or approvals for work performed under a voluntary clean-up plan. (2) If the United States environmental protection agency indicates …

(1) Voluntary clean-up plans are not enforceable against a property owner; except that, if the department can demonstrate that a property owner who initiated a voluntary clean-up under an approved plan has failed to fully and properly implement that plan, the department may requi…

Source: L. 94: Entire part added, p. 1956, � 1, effective July 1. L. 99: Entire section repealed, p. 265, � 1, effective April 9. 25-16-312. Rural housing and development asbestos and lead paint abatement pilot grant program - fund created - definition - rules - repeal. (1) The r…

(1) The rural housing and development asbestos and lead paint abatement pilot grant program, referred to in this section as the “pilot grant program”, is established in the department. The pilot grant program may award grants, beginning July 1, 2025, to local governments in rural…