Title 24, Government - State
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33-101 Department of natural resources
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(1) There is hereby created the department of natural resources, the head of which is the executive director of the department of natural resources. (2) Whenever any law of this state refers to the division of natural resources, said law shall be construed as referring to the dep…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33-102 Powers and duties of the executive director and deputy director
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(1) The commissioner of mines, who shall be appointed and act pursuant to section 34-21-102, C.R.S., may be the executive director of the department. (2) The executive director shall require of the head of each subordinate agency assigned to the department of natural resources an…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33-103 Legislative declaration
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The state policy shall be to encourage, by every appropriate means, the full development of the state's natural resources to the benefit of all of the citizens of Colorado and shall include, but not be limited to, creation of a resource management plan to integrate the state's ef…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33-104 Composition of the department
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(1) The department of natural resources consists of the following commissions, divisions, boards, offices, and councils: (a) The Colorado water conservation board; (b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2000, p. 556, � 4, effective July 1, 2000.) (c) The state board of land commissioners,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33-105 Executive director given power to contract with Colorado school of mines
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(1) The executive director is hereby given authority to: (a) Enter into contracts with the Colorado school of mines to develop and conduct research concerning: (I) New and more efficient methods of mining, preparing, and utilizing coal; (II) Markets for coal of the western United…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33-106 Appropriation. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 67: p. 818, � 2. C.R.S. 1963: � 3-15-6. L. 77: Entire section repealed, p. 282, � 39, effective June 29.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33-107 Acquisition of state lands by department - interests in land
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(1) Certain state lands under control and supervision of the state board of land commissioners have unique economic or environmental value for the public, but they are legally subject to being sold into private ownership. It is the purpose of this section to authorize interests i…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33-108 Gifts, grants, and donations to the department - Colorado natural resources gifts, grants, and donations fund
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(1) The department of natural resources is authorized to receive or reject gifts, grants, and donations of money or property and, subject to the terms of any gift, grant, or donation and to the provisions of any applicable law, to hold the money or property in trust or invest, se…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33-109 Educational programs - youth educational programs
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(1) (a) The executive director of the department and the directors of the divisions within the department shall have the authority to direct and manage an integrated natural resources and environmental educational program. (b) Natural resource and environmental education for the …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33-109.5 Colorado kids outdoors grant program - created - fund created - rules - report - definitions
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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) Repealed. (b) “Eligible entity” means: (I) A school district; a board of cooperative services created pursuant to article 5 of title 22, C.R.S.; a district charter school authorized by a school district pursu…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33-110 Applications for licenses - authority to suspend licenses - rules
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(1) Every application by an individual for a license issued by the department of natural resources or any authorized agent of such department shall require the applicant's name, address, and social security number; except that the division of parks and wildlife shall not collect …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33-111 Conservation of native species - fund created - repeal
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(1) Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby recognizes the importance of conserving native species that have been listed as threatened or endangered under state or federal law, or are candidate species or are likely to become candidate species as determined by the Un…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33-112 Conservation easement holders - submission of information. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 24-33-112Statutes 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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33-113 Landowner incentive conservation programs - definition
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(1) The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that current federal programs exist in which Colorado landowners, in exchange for monetary compensation or other financial assistance, abide by various practices related to conservation for lands enrolled in the programs. T…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33-114 Renewable resource generation development areas - inventory of resources - fund - definitions - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 24-33-114Statutes 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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33-115 Reenergize Colorado program - powers and duties of executive director - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 24-33-115Statutes 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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33-116 Colorado avalanche information center - creation - duties - fund
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(1) There is created in the department of natural resources in the office of the executive director of the department, the Colorado avalanche information center to promote safety by reducing the impact of avalanches on recreation, industry, and transportation in the state through…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33-117 Wildfire mitigation capacity development fund - established - financing - legislative intent - repeal
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(1) The wildfire mitigation capacity development fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund consists of money transferred to the fund pursuant to subsection (5) of this section, money appropriated to the fund pursuant to section 39-29-109.3 (1)(g)(IV) and (1)(g)(V), a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33-118 Pollinator health study - recommendations - reporting - definition - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 24-33-118Statutes 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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33-201 Division of forestry - creation - state forest service agreement
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(1) There is created the division of forestry in the department of natural resources. The division of forestry is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105. The executive director of the department of natural resources shall enter into an agreement with Colorado state unive…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33-202 Forestry advisory board - creation - repeal. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 2000: Entire part added, p. 557, � 5, effective July 1. L. 2010: Entire section repealed, (HB 10-1223), ch. 41, p. 165, � 5, effective August 11. Editor's note: (1) House Bill 10-1223 repealed this section, effective August 11, 2010, but this repeal did not take effect…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33-203 State forester - authority to permit controlled burns during drought conditions - civil. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 24-33-203Statutes 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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33-204 State forester - authority to permit controlled burns during drought conditions - criminal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 24-33-204Statutes 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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33-205 Management of state forest lands
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(1) The department of natural resources and its divisions that own forested land, in consultation and cooperation with the state forester, shall actively manage all forested state lands, consistent with applicable laws and state best management practices, using the range of manag…