The short title of this part 7 is the “Colorado Disaster Emergency Act”. Source: L. 2012: Entire part RC&RE with relocations, (HB 12-1283), ch. 240, p. 1070, § 10, effective July 1. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (HB 18-1394), ch. 234, p. 1458, § 1, effective August 8. Editor’s note: This section is similar to […]
The purposes of this part 7 are to: Reduce vulnerability of people and communities of this state to damage, injury, and loss of life and property resulting from all-hazards, including natural catastrophes or catastrophes of human origin, civil disturbance, or hostile military or paramilitary action; Prepare for prompt and efficient search, rescue, recovery, care, and […]
As used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires: “Bioterrorism” means the intentional use of microorganisms or toxins of biological origin to cause death or disease among humans or animals. “Committee” means the governor’s expert emergency epidemic response committee created in section 24-33.5-704.5. “Disaster” means the occurrence or imminent threat of widespread or […]
The governor is responsible for meeting the dangers to the state and people presented by disasters. Under this part 7, the governor may issue executive orders, proclamations, and regulations and amend or rescind them. Executive orders, proclamations, and regulations have the force and effect of law. Repealed. A disaster emergency shall be declared by executive […]
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: “Debt” has the same meaning as set forth in section 5-16-103 (8). “Debt” does not include any debt arising out of a past or present child support obligation. “Extraordinary collection action” means any action or proceeding in the nature of an attachment, garnishment, levy, or […]
There is hereby created a governor’s expert emergency epidemic response committee. The committee shall: Meet at least annually to review and amend, as necessary, the supplement to the state comprehensive emergency management program created in section 24-33.5-705 (2) that is concerned with the public health response to acts of bioterrorism, pandemic influenza, and epidemics caused […]
The office of emergency management is created within the division of homeland security and emergency management in the department of public safety. The office of emergency management exercises its powers, duties, and functions as a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105. Pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, the […]
Subject to available grant funding, the Colorado resiliency office created in section 24-32-121 shall create a resiliency and community recovery program as provided in section 24-32-122 to provide long-term, lasting solutions and efforts for resiliency. Source: L. 2018: Entire section added, (HB 18-1394), ch. 234, p. 1464, § 7, effective August 8.
For purposes of this section: “Private sector agencies and organizations” means any private sector or nonprofit agency or organization that has resources useful in a disaster or emergency that it desires to list in the private sector portion of the database. “Tribal, state, and local all-hazards response agency” means any all-hazards response agency of a […]
The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that the statewide all-hazards resource mobilization system, which provides for efficient mobilizing, tracking, allocating, and demobilizing of emergency and disaster resources and ensures that a requesting unit of government receives proper equipment and qualified personnel, is necessary to provide resources to any emergency incident beyond local capabilities […]
As used in this section: “Auxiliary emergency communicator” means an amateur radio operator licensed by the United States federal communications commission pursuant to 47 CFR 97 who meets the training requirements and is credentialed by the office. An auxiliary emergency communicator meeting the requirements of this paragraph (a) serves as an authorized volunteer of the […]
It is the intent of the general assembly and declared to be the policy of the state that funds to meet disaster emergencies shall always be available. A disaster emergency fund is hereby established. The fund consists of any moneys appropriated by the general assembly, moneys transferred pursuant to subsections (2.5) and (4)(b) of this […]
The hazard mitigation fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund consists of money transferred to the fund pursuant to subsection (4) of this section and any other money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund. The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit […]
Each political subdivision is within the jurisdiction of and served by the office of emergency management and by a local or interjurisdictional emergency management agency responsible for the coordination of disaster preparedness, prevention, mitigation, response, and recovery. Each county shall maintain an emergency management agency or participate in a local or interjurisdictional emergency management agency […]
If the governor finds that two or more adjoining counties would be better served by an interjurisdictional arrangement than by maintaining separate emergency management agencies and services, the governor may delineate by executive order an interjurisdictional area adequate to plan for, prevent, or respond to and recover from disasters in that area and direct steps […]
A local disaster may be declared only by the principal executive officer of a political subdivision. It shall not be continued or renewed for a period in excess of seven days except by or with the consent of the governing board of the political subdivision. Any order or proclamation declaring, continuing, or terminating a local […]
In addition to disaster prevention and mitigation measures as included in the state, local, and interjurisdictional emergency management plans, the governor shall consider steps that could be taken on a continuing basis to prevent or reduce the harmful consequences of and effectively recover from disasters. At the governor’s direction, and pursuant to any other authority […]
Each person within this state shall conduct himself or herself and keep and manage such person’s affairs and property in ways that will reasonably assist and will not unreasonably detract from the ability of the state and the public successfully to meet disasters or emergencies. This obligation includes appropriate personal service and use or restriction […]
Neither the state nor the members of the expert emergency epidemic response committee designated or appointed pursuant to section 24-33.5-704.5 are liable for any claim based upon the committee’s advice to the governor or the alleged negligent exercise or performance of, or failure to exercise or perform an act relating to an emergency epidemic. Liability […]
The state telecommunications director, working in coordination with the division of homeland security and emergency management, shall ascertain what means exist for rapid and efficient telecommunications in times of disaster emergencies. Operational characteristics of the available systems of telecommunications shall be evaluated by the office, and recommendations for modifications shall be made to the state […]
