Title 30, Government - County

(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (a) Proper disposal of solid wastes is a matter of mixed statewide and local concern; (b) Improper disposal of solid wastes poses significant public health risks, environmental hazards, and long-term liability for the citiz…

As used in this part 10, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Consumer product means any device that is primarily intended for personal or household use and is typically sold, distributed, or made available to the general population through retail or mail-order distribution…

(1) On and after July 1, 2007, land disposal of residentially generated used lead-acid batteries shall be prohibited. (2) A person shall dispose of used lead-acid batteries by delivering the batteries to: (a) A retailer or wholesaler engaged in lead-acid battery collection or rec…

(1) A retailer selling replacement lead-acid batteries in the state may: (a) Accept from customers, at the point of transfer, used lead-acid batteries of the same general type and in a quantity at least equal to the number of new batteries purchased, if offered by customers; and …

Any wholesaler selling replacement lead-acid batteries may accept from customers at the point of transfer used lead-acid batteries of the same general type and in a quantity at least equal to the number of new batteries purchased, if offered by customers. Source: L. 2005: Entire …

(1) On and after July 1, 2007, land disposal of residentially generated used oil shall be prohibited. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a person may dispose of an item or substance that contains de minimis quantities of used oil in a solid wastes disposal site a…

Source: L. 2005: Entire part added, p. 1255, � 2, effective August 8. L. 2009: (2) amended, (SB 09-289), ch. 314, p. 1700, � 4, effective August 5. L. 2014: Entire section repealed, (HB 14-1352), ch. 351, p. 1596, � 13, effective July 1.

Source: L. 2005: Entire part added, p. 1256, � 2, effective August 8. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09-289), ch. 314, p. 1700, � 5, effective August 5. L. 2014: Entire section repealed, (HB 14-1352), ch. 351, p. 1596, � 13, effective July 1.

Source: L. 2005: Entire part added, p. 1256, � 2, effective August 8. L. 2014: Entire section repealed, (HB 14-1352), ch. 351, p. 1596, � 13, effective July 1. 30-20-1009. Inspection - enforcement - nuisances - violations - civil penalty. (1) The inspection, enforcement, nuisance…

As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Approved site or facility means a site or facility for which a certificate of designation has been obtained, as provided in this part 1. (1.5) Closed site or facility means a site or facility that has been closed …

(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that a solid waste management program shall be created in and administered by the department and shall be implemented to protect human health and the environment in a manner that: (a) Promotes a community ethic to reduce or elimi…

Any person who violates any provision of this part 10 commits a civil infraction. Each day of violation shall be deemed a separate offense under this section. Source: L. 2005: Entire part added, p. 1256, � 2, effective August 8. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 4…

(1) Any person desiring to own or operate a solid wastes disposal site and facility shall make application to the governing body having jurisdiction over the area in which such site and facility is or is proposed to be located for a certificate of designation. Such application sh…

(1) (a) Upon issuing an initial approval of an application for a solid wastes disposal site and facility under the provisions of section 30-20-103 (2), the department shall determine whether it will be able to complete review of such application within one hundred fifty days. If …

(1) In considering an application for a proposed solid wastes disposal site and facility, the governing body having jurisdiction shall take into account: (a) The effect that the solid wastes disposal site and facility will have on the surrounding property, taking into considerati…

(1) If the governing body having jurisdiction deems that a certificate of designation should be granted to the applicant, it shall issue the certificate, and such certificate shall be displayed in a prominent place at the site and facility. Such governing body shall not issue a c…

Source: L. 67: p. 760, � 6. C.R.S. 1963: � 36-23-6. L. 71: p. 343, � 7. L. 81: Entire section repealed, p. 1360, � 7, effective July 1.

The governing body of any county or municipality may by ordinance designate and approve one or more solid wastes disposal sites and facilities, either within or without its corporate limits, if designated and approved by the governing body having jurisdiction, as its exclusive so…

(1) An approved solid wastes disposal site and facility may be operated by any person pursuant to contract with any governmental unit. (2) Any municipality or county acting by itself or in association with any other such governmental unit may establish and operate an approved sit…

(1) The solid and hazardous waste commission shall promulgate rules for the engineering design and operation of solid wastes disposal sites and facilities, which may include: (a) The establishment of engineering design criteria applicable, but not limited, to protection of surfac…

(1) The rules promulgated by the solid and hazardous waste commission and implemented by the department shall contain the following minimum standards: (a) Such sites and facilities shall be located, operated, and maintained in a manner so as to control obnoxious odors and prevent…

This part 11 shall be known and may be cited as the Integrated Delivery Method for County Public Improvements Act. Source: L. 2007: Entire part added, p. 1810, � 2, effective August 3.

(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (a) It is the policy of the state of Colorado to encourage public contracting procedures that encourage competition, openness, and impartiality to the maximum extent possible. (b) Competition exists not only in the costs of…

As used in this part 11, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Agency means any county, city and county, home rule county formed in accordance with the provisions of article 35 of this title, any county public improvement district formed in accordance with the provisions of …

The governing body of an agency may establish supplemental provisions that are designed to implement the provisions of this part 11. Source: L. 2007: Entire part added, p. 1814, � 2, effective August 3.

Subject to the requirements of this section, an agency making use of the provisions of this part 11 may award any type of contract that will promote the best interests of the agency; except that the use of a cost-plus-a-percentage-of-cost contract under this part 11 is prohibited…

The department and county, district, and municipal public health agencies shall render technical advice and services to owners and operators of solid wastes disposal sites and facilities and to municipalities and counties in order to assure that appropriate measures are being tak…

The governing body having jurisdiction, after reasonable notice and public hearing, shall temporarily suspend or revoke a certificate of designation that has been granted by it for failure of a site and facility to comply with all applicable laws, resolutions, and ordinances or t…

(1) A person shall not: (a) Abandon a solid wastes disposal site and facility or operate, maintain, or close such a facility in a manner that violates any of the provisions of this part 1, any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, or any certificate of designation issued u…

Any person who violates any provision of this part 1 commits a petty offense. Nothing in this part 1 shall preclude or preempt a municipality from enforcement of its local ordinances. Each day of violation shall be deemed a separate offense under this section. Source: L. 67: p. 7…

(1) Any governing body having jurisdiction is authorized to establish a solid wastes disposal site and facility fund. The governing body having jurisdiction may levy a solid wastes disposal site and facility tax, in addition to any other tax authorized by law, on the taxable prop…

(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury a fund to be known as the solid waste management fund, which consists of money collected pursuant to sections 30-20-103.7 and 30-20-109. The money shall be appropriated annually to the department by the general assembly. Except as…

(1) No person shall dispose of low-level radioactive waste generated through the production of nuclear power or nuclear weapons, or any tools and equipment contaminated with slight amounts of radioactivity at power plants, hospitals, or research laboratories, that the United Stat…

This part 12 shall be known and may be cited as the Rural Clean Energy Project Finance Program Act. Source: L. 2008: Entire part added, p. 1315, � 3, effective May 27.

As used in this part 12, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Board means the board of county commissioners of a county or a city and county. (2) Clean energy means energy derived from biomass, as defined in section 40-2-124 (1)(a)(I); geothermal energy; solar energy; small…

This part 13 shall be known and may be cited as the Federal Mineral Lease District Act. Source: L. 2011: Entire part added, (HB 11-1218), ch. 169, p. 580, � 1, effective May 9.

(1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that it is committed to making sure that all available funding received from federal mineral leasing and distributed as specified in section 34-63-102 (5.4)(c), C.R.S., is used to alleviate social, economic, and publ…

As used in this part 13, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) County means a home rule or statutory county in this state and includes a city and county. (1.5) Distribute means to grant, loan, commit, or otherwise expend available funding to achieve the purposes of the distr…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this part 13, any county may create a district, so long as the district is created through a resolution adopted as specified in subsection (2) of this section no later than June 30, 2011, and each June 1 of every year thereafter. (2) A board of…

Source: L. 2011: Entire part added, (HB 11-1218), ch. 169, p. 582, � 1, effective May 9. L. 2012: Entire section repealed, (SB 12-031), ch. 84, p. 277, � 4, effective April 6.

(1) Each district formed pursuant to this part 13 is an independent public body politic and corporate. Each district is a public instrumentality, and its exercise of the powers specified in this part 13 are deemed and held to be the performance of an essential public function. A …

(1) (a) (I) Except as provided in subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (a), immediately after the creation of a district, the board of county commissioners of the county shall, by majority vote, appoint a board of directors for the district. The number of directors on the board sh…

(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1)(b) of this section, the board of directors of a district shall distribute all of the funding the district receives from the department of local affairs to areas that are socially or economically impacted, either directly or i…

As used in this part 14, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Alternative daily cover means at least three inches of earthen material or other suitable material placed over the exposed solid waste at the end of each operating day, or at such frequencies as needed to prevent…

(1) (a) There is created in the state treasury the waste tire management enterprise fund, referred to in this section as the fund, consisting of the fee revenue credited pursuant to section 30-20-1403 (2.5)(a) and any other money appropriated or transferred to it. Money credited …

(1) (a) There is created in the state treasury the end users fund, referred to in this section as the fund, consisting of the fee revenue credited pursuant to section 30-20-1403 (3)(a)(II). (b) The state treasurer shall credit all interest and any other return on the investment o…

A person shall comply with every requirement of this part 14 that applies to the person's activities. Source: L. 2014: Entire part added, (HB 14-1352), ch. 351, p. 1585, � 1, effective July 1.

(1) A person who transports ten or more waste tires in any one load shall: (a) Transport the waste tires either out of state or to a registered waste tire generator, waste tire hauler, waste tire collection facility, waste tire processor, waste tire monofill, approved beneficial …

(1) A waste tire generator shall, as specified by the commission by rule: (a) Register with the department; (b) Affix a decal required pursuant to section 30-20-1417 (1) to the required location; (c) Maintain records, including the manifest required by section 30-20-1417 (2), rel…

(1) A person who accumulates, stores, transports, or dispenses used tires shall: (a) (I) Develop written criteria for distinguishing waste tires from used tires, maintain the criteria on site, and make the criteria available for inspection; (II) Clearly identify waste tires and u…