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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › PET ANIMAL CARE (§§ 35-80-101 — 35-81-102) › Article 80 - PET ANIMAL CARE AND FACILITIES ACT (§§ 35-80-101 — 35-80-117) › Section 35-80-115 - Advisory committee

(1)
There is hereby established a pet animal advisory committee to advise the commissioner in establishing rules under this article 80 and to provide ongoing review of this article 80. The members of the advisory committee shall receive no compensation or reimbursement from the state of Colorado or the department for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The advisory committee shall consist of seventeen persons appointed by the commissioner as follows:
(a)
One person who represents animal rescue;
(b)
One person who represents bird breeders;
(c)
One person who represents small-scale operation dog breeders;
(d)
One person who represents cat breeders;
(e)
One person who represents small animal breeders;
(f)
One person who represents boarding kennels;
(f.5)
One person who represents the "dog day care industry", which term means premises on which dogs are kept primarily for the purpose of short-term care;
(g)
One person who represents pet groomers;
(h)
One person who represents pet animal retailers;
(i)
One person who represents pet animal wholesalers;
(j)
One person who represents animal control officers;
(k)
One person who represents animal shelters;
(l)
One veterinarian licensed pursuant to article
315
of title
12
;
(m)
Three members of the general public, none of whom shall represent or have a financial interest in any of the groups listed in this subsection (1); and
(n)
One person who represents large-scale operation dog breeders.
(2)
All members of the advisory committee shall be residents of this state.
(3)
In the event of a vacancy on the advisory committee prior to the completion of the member's full term, the commissioner shall appoint a person to complete the remainder of the term. Such person shall represent the same group as the member he or she is replacing, pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.
(4)
The initial appointments of the animal rescue representative, the small animal breeder, the pet animal wholesaler, one member from the general public, and the large-scale operation dog breeder shall expire on January 1, 1995. The initial appointments of the bird breeder, the representative of boarding kennels, the representative of animal control officers, the small-scale operation dog breeder, and one member from the general public shall expire on January 1, 1996. The initial appointment of all other members shall be for a term of three years. Thereafter, members of the advisory committee shall serve for terms of three years.
(5)
Repealed.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 136,§ 227, eff. 10/1/2019.
L. 94: Entire article added, p. 1309, § 8, effective July 1. L. 2000: (1)(c), (1)(n), (4), and (5)(a) amended, p. 1400, § 11, effective May 30. L. 2009: IP(1) amended, (1)(f.5) added, and (5) repealed, (SB 09-118), ch. 1741, p. 1741, §§ 5, 6, effective July 1. L. 2019: IP(1) and (1)(l) amended, (HB 19-1172), ch. 1721, p. 1721, § 227, effective October 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › PET ANIMAL CARE (§§ 35-80-101 — 35-81-102) › Article 80 - PET ANIMAL CARE AND FACILITIES ACT (§§ 35-80-101 — 35-80-117) › Section 35-80-116 - Pet animal care and facility fund - fees - fines

(1)
All fees collected pursuant to this article 80 shall be transmitted to the state treasurer who shall credit the fee to the pet animal care and facility fund, which fund is hereby created. All money credited to the fund is a part of the fund and shall not be transferred or credited to the general fund or to any other fund except as directed by the general assembly acting by bill. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section to the contrary, all interest derived from the deposit and investment of this fund shall be credited to the general fund, in accordance with section
24-36-114
. The general assembly shall make annual appropriations from the fund to the department of agriculture for direct and indirect expenses incurred in carrying out the purposes of this section.
(2)
All civil fines collected pursuant to this article 80 shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit them to the general fund.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 409,§ 5, eff. 8/2/2019.
L. 94: Entire article added, p. 1310, § 8, effective July 1.
Section 7(2) of chapter 409 (SB 19-158), Session Laws of Colorado 2019, provides that the act changing this section applies to conduct occurring on or after August 2, 2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › PET ANIMAL CARE (§§ 35-80-101 — 35-81-102) › Article 80 - PET ANIMAL CARE AND FACILITIES ACT (§§ 35-80-101 — 35-80-117) › Section 35-80-117 - Repeal of article - sunset review - report to general assembly

(1)
This article 80 is repealed, effective September 1, 2026.
(2)
Before the repeal, the licensing functions of the commissioner are scheduled for review in accordance with section
24-34-104
.
(3)
On or before February 1, 2018, the commissioner shall provide a written report to the agriculture, livestock, and natural resources committee and the finance committee of the house of representatives and the agriculture, natural resources, and energy committee and the finance committee of the senate, or their successor committees, containing the following information, as of September 1, 2013, and September 1, 2017:
(a)
A schedule of the fees charged for all classes of licenses issued under this article and for renewal of those licenses;
(b)
The total revenue received by the department as a result of the fees charged for licenses and renewals under this article; and
(c)
The total number of personnel employed by the department to administer this article.
(4)
On or before February 1, 2015, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall provide a written report to the executive committee of the legislative council, the agriculture, livestock, and natural resources committee of the house of representatives, and the agriculture, natural resources, and energy committee of the senate, or their successor committees, explaining the need for and purposes of any increase in the fee charged for any class of licenses issued under this article or for renewal of those licenses, including without limitation a statement of the number of inspections performed per month before and after the increase.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 409,§ 2, eff. 8/2/2019.
Amended by 2014 Ch. 365,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2014.
L. 94: Entire article added, p. 1311, § 8, effective July 1. L. 2000: (1) amended, p. 1400, § 12, effective May 30. L. 2009: (1) amended, (SB 09-118), ch. 1740, p. 1740, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2014: Entire section amended, (HB 14-1270), ch. 1744, p. 1744, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2019: (1) and (2) amended, (SB 19-158), ch. 3605, p. 3605, § 2, effective August 2.
Section 7(2) of chapter 409 (SB 19-158), Session Laws of Colorado 2019, provides that the act changing this section applies to conduct occurring on or after August 2, 2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › PET ANIMAL CARE (§§ 35-80-101 — 35-81-102) › Article 81 - HYBRID ANIMALS (§§ 35-81-101 — 35-81-102) › Section 35-81-101 - Legislative declaration

(1)
The general assembly hereby determines and declares that:
(a)
Hybrid canids and felines may pose a significant threat to other animals and humans because of their unpredictable nature;
(b)
Wolf hybrids in particular may pose a threat to humans and have been declared responsible for killing two children each year in the United States;
(c)
Ten states prohibit the breeding and maintenance of wolf hybrids;
(d)
Most hybrid canids and felines are abandoned or killed when they reach two to three years of age and exhibit their wild nature, and some ultimately are contained in hybrid-animal refuges.
(2)
The general assembly further determines that problems caused by hybrid canids and felines, and the lack of definitive information concerning the same, warrant a study of:
(a)
The behavior of such animals;
(b)
The extent of the problem in this state resulting from or projected to result from hybrid canids and felines;
(c)
The regulation of the breeding, care, and maintenance of hybrid canids and felines that is necessary to protect the health, welfare, and safety of the residents of this state and livestock and other animal life.
L. 97: Entire article added, p. 553, § 1, effective April 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › PET ANIMAL CARE (§§ 35-80-101 — 35-81-102) › Article 81 - HYBRID ANIMALS (§§ 35-81-101 — 35-81-102) › Section 35-81-102 - Study of hybrid animals

(1)
The commissioner of the department of agriculture is hereby authorized to appoint and convene an advisory group to study the behavior of hybrid canids and felines including, but not limited to, wolf hybrids, which study shall include a review of any incidents involving property damage and personal injury caused by such animals. The advisory group shall consist of the commissioner of the department of agriculture or the commissioner's designee, a veterinarian, representatives from the division of parks and wildlife, wolf-refuge owners, hybrid canid or feline breeders, animal-welfare agencies, and the agricultural and environmental communities.
(2)
No later than January 15, 1998, the department shall present legislative committees of reference with a summary of its findings, including, if necessary, proposals for legislation.
(3)
For purposes of section
35-81-101
and this section, a "hybrid canid or feline" means an animal produced by breeding a wild canid or feline with a domestic canid or feline, and that animal's progeny. "Wolf hybrid" means an animal produced by breeding a wolf with a domestic canine, and that animal's progeny.
L. 97: Entire article added, p. 553, § 1, effective April 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-100.3 - Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Commercial real property" means real property intended to generate income either from capital gain or rental income, such as office buildings.
(2)
"Land" means any ground, soil, water, real property, commercial real property, minerals, mineral resources, or earth whatsoever.
(3)
"Minerals" or "mineral resources" means any valuable inert or lifeless substance formed or deposited in its present position through natural agencies and which is found either in or on the soil or rock of the earth, including without limitation those commodities subject to regulation under articles
32
,
32.5
,
33
, and
60
of title
34
, C.R.S., including but not limited to oil, gas, coal, sand, gravel, and other minerals.
(4)
"Permanent school fund" means the public school fund created in section 3 of article IX of the state constitution, which is the same as the public school fund described in section
22-41-102
, C.R.S.
(5)
"Real property" means buildings, structures, fixtures, and improvements on land, and every estate, interest, privilege, tenement, easement, right-of-way, and other right in land, legal or equitable, including leasehold interests.
(6)
"State board of land commissioners" or "state board" means the state board of land commissioners described in section
36-1-101.5
.
(7)
"State school lands" means an endowment of land assets held in a perpetual, intergenerational public trust for the support of public schools.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 376,§ 1, eff. 6/5/2013.
L. 97: Entire section added, p. 832, § 1, effective May 21. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1274), ch. 376, p. 2208, § 1, effective June 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-101 - Record of proceedings

The state board of land commissioners shall keep a complete record of its proceedings in a suitable book and shall preserve all important papers and documents pertaining to the state lands.
L. 19: p. 637, § 1. C.L. § 1146. CSA: C. 134, § 44. CRS 53: § 112-3-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 112-3-1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-103 - [Repealed]

L. 19: p. 639, § 3. C.L. § 1148. CSA: C. 134, § 47. CRS 53: § 112-3-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 112-3-3. L. 97: Entire section repealed, p. 835, § 4, effective May 21.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-104 - Deed - execution - copy of record

(1)
The governor is authorized, and, in case of his absence or inability, the lieutenant governor is authorized, to execute a good and sufficient deed or patent of conveyance transferring any lands which may be ordered sold or which shall be sold and disposed of by the state board of land commissioners under the statutes of this state. Such deed or patent shall be attested by the secretary of state, countersigned by the director of the state board of land commissioners, and have the great seal of the state and the seal of the state board of land commissioners thereto attached, but need not be acknowledged. A certified copy of the record of any such deed or patent shall be receivable in evidence in all courts of record in this state, the same as the original.
(2)
Where such deed or patent may be issued pursuant to this section to a person who has died before the date of such deed or patent, the title to the land designated therein shall inure to and become vested in the heirs, devisees, or assignees of such deceased grantee or patentee as if the deed or patent had issued to the deceased person during life.
L. 19: p. 640, § 4. C.L. § 1149. CSA: C. 134, § 48. L. 49: p. 552, § 1. CRS 53: § 112-3-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 112-3-4. L. 97: (1) amended, p. 836, § 5, effective May 21.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-105 - Selection and location of lands

It is the duty of the state board of land commissioners to select and locate all lands which are on or after March 31, 1919, granted to this state by the general government, for any purpose whatever, and the board shall take the necessary steps to secure the approval of such selections by the proper officers of the general government. In making such selections, the board may employ such agents and means as may be necessary to acquaint the board with the character of the lands selected; and the board may provide to have the lands belonging to the state classified and appraised.
L. 19: p. 640, § 5. C.L. § 1150. CSA: C. 134, § 49. CRS 53: § 112-3-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 112-3-5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-106 - [Repealed]

L. 17: p. 506, § 3. C.L. § 1153. CSA: C. 134, § 52. CRS 53: § 112-3-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 112-3-6. L. 97: Entire section repealed, p. 836, § 6, effective May 21.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-107 - Resolution of selection

The state board of land commissioners from time to time shall make selection and location of the lands to which the state is entitled under the several grants of land from congress by including in its minutes a proper resolution, particularly designating all such pieces, parcels, or tracts of land so selected and located, and thereupon from time to time said board shall promptly take all necessary and proper steps to effectually secure the approval thereof by the proper officers of the general government.
L. 17: p. 506, § 4. C.L. § 1154. CSA: C. 134, § 53. CRS 53: § 112-3-7. C.R.S. 1963: § 112-3-7.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-108 - Appraisal - classification - plat

Immediately after the selection of said indemnity land is completed, the state board of land commissioners shall begin a general appraisal of all lands owned by the state. The board shall provide proper books for such purpose wherein shall be set forth the legal description, general character and adaptability, and appraised valuation of each of the several pieces, parcels, or tracts of lands so classified and appraised, together with such other useful information as the board shall deem necessary. The board also from time to time shall provide proper plats showing all such lands so classified and appraised.
L. 17: p. 506, § 5. C.L. § 1155. CSA: C. 134, § 54. CRS 53: § 112-3-8. C.R.S. 1963: § 112-3-8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-109 - Reclassification

The state board of land commissioners has the power from time to time to reclassify and reappraise any lands owned by the state and shall make the same record thereof as provided by this article for the original classification and appraisal of such lands and shall make the necessary notations or changes on its existing records.
L. 17: p. 507, § 6. C.L. § 1156. CSA: C. 134, § 55. CRS 53: § 112-3-9. C.R.S. 1963: § 112-3-9.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-110 - Books and plats - public records

All books and plats required by this article to be provided and kept by the state board of land commissioners shall be a part of the public records of said board and shall be open to inspection.
L. 17: p. 507, § 7. C.L. § 1157. CSA: C. 134, § 56. CRS 53: § 112-3-10. C.R.S. 1963: § 112-3-10.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-111 - [Repealed]

L. 19: p. 640, § 6. C.L. § 1158. CSA: C. 134, § 57. CRS 53: § 112-3-11. C.R.S. 1963: § 112-3-11. L. 97: Entire section repealed, p. 838, § 8, effective May 21.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-112 - Fees - disposition of fees

(1)
The state board of land commissioners is authorized to collect fees for the issuance of leases, patents, certificates of purchase, right-of-way documents, and recording assignments, for the making of township plats, for the filing of bonds, and for the filing of all documents necessary to be filed in the office at amounts set by the board which shall cover all direct and indirect costs of the board in the administration of this article.
(2)
All moneys collected by the state board of land commissioners for fees collected as specified in subsection (1) of this section shall be deposited by the director of the state board of land commissioners with the state treasurer for credit as provided in section
36-1-148
.
L. 19: p. 641, § 7. C.L. § 1159. CSA: C. 134, § 58. L. 45: p. 522, § 1. CRS 53: § 112-3-12. C.R.S. 1963: § 112-3-12. L. 65: p. 921, § 1. L. 71: pp. 1096, 1097, §§ 2, 3. L. 77: (1)(q) added, p. 1620, § 1, effective May 26. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 1345, § 1, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1909, § 1, effective March 4. L. 97: (2) amended, p. 838, § 9, effective May 21.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-112.5 - Fiscal impact study

Prior to the lease, sale, or exchange of any lands for commercial, residential, or industrial development, the state board of land commissioners shall determine that the income from the proposed lease, sale, or exchange can reasonably be anticipated to exceed the fiscal impact of such development on local school districts and state funding of education from increased school enrollment associated with such development. When determining the fiscal impact of the proposed lease, sale, or exchange of any land that is a part of any mining operation, the state board of land commissioners shall consider the fiscal and other benefits to the local school districts from the development of the entire operation.
L. 97: Entire section added, p. 838, § 10, effective May 21.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-114 - Adjustment of rentals

When, in its opinion, conditions justify, the state board of land commissioners has the power to adjust rentals under any existing, expired, or defaulted lease on state lands in a manner to comply with the requirements of sections 9 and 10 of article IX of the state constitution and may accept payments on delinquent rentals in accordance with such adjustments.
L. 37: p. 939, § 1. CSA: C. 134, § 59(1). CRS 53: § 112-3-14. C.R.S. 1963: § 112-3-14. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 840, § 12, effective May 21.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-115 - Development of oil, gas, or geothermal resource areas

The state board of land commissioners is authorized to join on behalf of the state in a cooperative or unit plan of development or operation for any oil, gas, or geothermal resource pool, field, or area, or for any part of any such pool, field, or area, with the United States government and its lessees or with others or with both such parties and, for that purpose, is authorized at or after the time of joining to modify and change any and all terms of the leases issued under the provisions of articles
1
to
7
of this title as mutually agreed by the lessor and lessee in any such lease, including the extension of the term of years otherwise applicable to any such lease for the full period of time such cooperative or unit plan may remain in effect, as required to conform with the terms of any such lease to such cooperative or unit plan and to facilitate the efficient and economic production of the oil, gas, or geothermal resource from the lands so affected. Any such cooperative or unit plan, including lands owned by the state, may, in the discretion of the state board of land commissioners, contain a provision whereby authority is vested in the secretary of the interior if lands of the United States are also included or in any such person, committee, or state or federal officer or agency as may be designated in the plan to alter or modify from time to time the rate of prospecting and development and the quantity and rate of production under such plan.
L. 47: p. 692, § 1. CSA: C. 134, § 59(2). CRS 53: § 112-3-15. C.R.S. 1963: § 112-3-15. L. 74: Entire section amended, p. 314, § 3, effective May 17. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 2048, § 92, effective June 1.
For leasing and development of school district lands for oil and gas, see § 22-32-112.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-117 - Leases, rentals payable in advance

All leases of state or school land shall be conditioned upon the payment of rent in advance, and the violation of this condition shall work a forfeiture of the lease, at the option of the state board of land commissioners, after thirty days' notice to the lessees. Notice shall be sent to the last-known post office address of the lessee, as given by the lessee to the director of the state board of land commissioners.
L. 19: p. 642, § 9. C.L. § 1162. CSA: C. 134, § 61. CRS 53: § 112-3-17. C.R.S. 1963: § 112-3-17. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 840, § 13, effective May 21.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-118.3 - Immunity from civil liability

A lessee of public trust lands and the lessee's agents and employees are immune from civil liability for or on account of damages or injuries to any person resulting from the board's allowing access to the leased trust land by the public for recreational or wildlife purposes without the lessee's approval so long as the damages or injuries are not the result of lessee's or lessee's agents or employees willful or wanton conduct or gross negligence. Assent by the lessee to any plan approved by the board that allows access over which the lessee has no control does not constitute approval by the lessee.
L. 97: Entire section added, p. 1153, § 2, effective May 28.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-119 - Purchase of improvements

(1)
Should anyone lease, purchase, or receive through an exchange any of the lands belonging to the state upon which there are authorized improvements belonging to the lessee, the new owner or new lessee shall pay the former lessee for such authorized improvements. Before a lease shall issue or before title to the land is conveyed or exchanged, the new owner or new lessee shall file in the office of the state board of land commissioners a receipt showing that the value of the improvements, as agreed upon by the parties or established by the state board, has been paid to the owner thereof in full or shall make satisfactory proof that he or she has tendered to such owner the value of the improvements so agreed upon or established by the board.
(2)
Should the state board terminate or cancel a lease of state lands upon which there are authorized improvements belonging to the lessee, the board shall pay the value of the authorized improvements established by the board to the lessee subject to available funding for such purpose and subject to the lessee having satisfied all outstanding obligations to the state in relation to the lease, or unless otherwise agreed to by the lessee, or unless the value of the authorized improvements is paid by a third party.
L. 19: p. 643, § 11. C.L. § 1164. CSA: C. 134, § 63. CRS 53: § 112-3-19. C.R.S. 1963: § 112-3-19. L. 75: Entire section amended, p. 222, § 76, effective July 16. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 1153, § 3, effective May 28.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-120 - Leases - lands in city limits

Lands within city boundaries may be leased for a term not exceeding fifty years.
L. 19: p. 644, § 12. C.L. § 1165. CSA: C. 134, § 64. CRS 53: § 112-3-20. C.R.S. 1963: § 112-3-20. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 841, § 15, effective May 21.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-121 - Trespass - penalty - bond

(1)
Any corporation, company, or person using or occupying any state or school lands without lease, and any corporation, company, or person who shall use or occupy state or school lands for more than thirty days after the cancellation or expiration of a lease, and any corporation, company, or person who constructs a reservoir, ditch, railroad, public highway, telegraph or telephone line, or in any manner occupies or enters upon lands belonging to the state, without first having secured the authority and permission of the state board of land commissioners to so occupy the land for such purpose, shall be regarded as a trespasser and commits a civil infraction.
(2)
In each case, where a bond has been furnished to the state board of land commissioners, the surety of the lessee shall be equally liable with the lessee, and, in addition to the foregoing penalty, the state shall be allowed to collect as rental for the use of such lands a sum equal to the appraised value thereof for rental purposes, as fixed by the state board of land commissioners. All suits under the provisions of this article shall be instituted under the direction of the attorney general, in the name of the people of the state of Colorado.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, §669, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 19: p. 644, § 13. C.L. § 1166. CSA: C. 134, § 65. CRS 53: § 112-3-21. C.R.S. 1963: § 112-3-21. L. 97: (2) amended, p. 841, § 17, effective May 21. L. 2021: (1) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3289, p. 3289, § 669, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-122 - Platting and sale in lots and blocks

The state board of land commissioners may cause any portion of the state or school lands to be laid out in lots and blocks or other tracts by a recorded plat to be sold at public auction or exchanged.
L. 19: p. 646, § 15. C.L. § 1168. CSA: C. 134, § 67. L. 49: p. 533, § 3. CRS 53: § 112-3-23. C.R.S. 1963: § 112-3-23. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 842, § 18, effective May 21.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-123 - [Repealed]

L. 19: p. 646, § 16. C.L. § 1169. CSA: C. 134, § 68. CRS 53: § 112-3-24. C.R.S. 1963: § 112-3-24. L. 97: Entire section repealed, p. 842, § 19, effective May 21.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-123.5 - Sale or lease of state lands for federal military real property expansion

No state lands shall be sold or leased to the United States department of defense or any other unit of federal government if such sale or lease has the purpose or effect of expanding the Piñon Canyon maneuver site.
L. 2009: Entire section added, (HB 09-1317), ch. 381, p. 2073, §4, effective June 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-124.3 - Acquisition of state trust lands by governmental entities

(1)
The general assembly declares that its intent in enacting this section is to authorize the transfer of interests in land to local governments or special districts in exchange for fair and adequate consideration.
(2)
If the state board of land commissioners seeks to dispose of a parcel of land to a local government or special district, the state board shall give public notice of its intent pursuant to subsection (3) of this section. Not less than sixty days after the date of notice, the state board shall meet in public session to hear and receive testimony and evidence concerning the proposed disposal. After giving full consideration to the testimony as well as its legal mandates, the state board shall vote whether to approve the transaction.
(3)
For purposes of property disposals under this section, notice shall be published in four consecutive issues of a weekly paper of the county in which such land is situated, in such other papers as the state board of land commissioners may direct, and on the state board's public website. The state board shall directly notify, by e-mail if available, all lessees of the property and all governmental entities within whose boundaries the proposed transaction will take place. The notice shall identify the parcel, the local government or special district to receive the property interest, the purpose and benefit of the disposal, and the time and location of the public hearing.
(4)
The state board of land commissioners shall not complete more than two transactions pursuant to this section in a fiscal year. All disposals pursuant to this section shall:
(a)
Be based on fair market value as determined by the state board that is consistent with an independent appraisal conforming to the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice standards; and
(b)
Identify the purpose of the disposal of property as:
(I)
Adding value to adjoining or nearby state trust property;
(II)
Complying with valid local land use regulations as required by section 10 of article IX of the state constitution; or
(III)
Benefitting state board operations.
(5)
Repealed.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 423,§33, eff. 7/2/2021.
Amended by 2015 Ch. 174,§1, eff. 5/11/2015.
L. 2010: Entire section added, (HB 10-1165), ch. 412, p. 412, §2, effective April 15. L. 2015: (5) amended, (HB 15-1212), ch. 569, p. 569, § 1, effective May 11. L. 2021: (5) repealed, (SB 21-266), ch. 2805, p. 2805, § 33, effective July 2.
On January 6, 2020, the general assembly received the report referred to in subsection (5), resulting in the repeal not taking effect.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-124.5 - Nonsimultaneous exchanges of state trust lands - fund

(1)
The state board of land commissioners shall have the authority to undertake nonsimultaneous exchanges of land. For the purposes of section
22-41-101(2)
, C.R.S., proceeds of land sold or otherwise disposed as part of a nonsimultaneous transfer pursuant to this section are not part of the designated trust fund until the nonsimultaneous transfer is completed pursuant to subsection (4) of this section.
(2)
All revenues derived from the sale or other disposition of state trust land that is designated by the state board of land commissioners as being part of a nonsimultaneous exchange shall be transmitted by the director of the state board of land commissioners to the state treasurer who shall credit the same to a separate account in the nonsimultaneous state trust land exchange cash fund, which fund is hereby created. All interest derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the appropriate account in the fund. Moneys held in the fund shall not be used for the operating expenses of the board or for expenses incident to the disposition or acquisition of lands. Moneys in the fund are hereby continuously appropriated to the state board of land commissioners for the purposes of this section.
(3)
Land that is designated by the state board of land commissioners to be purchased at the completion or partial completion of a designated nonsimultaneous exchange shall be paid for by moneys in the appropriate account in the fund.
(4)
Upon a determination by the state board of land commissioners that a nonsimultaneous exchange is completed, but in any event no later than two years after the sale or other disposition of land designated as part of a nonsimultaneous exchange, any moneys remaining in a designated account in the fund shall be credited by the state treasurer to the trust fund maintained by the state treasurer for the proceeds of the trust lands disposed of or sold.
L. 97: Entire section added, p. 843, § 21, effective May 21.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-125 - Reservations of rights on sale

(1)
All sales of state lands shall be held at the state capitol unless otherwise directed by the state board of land commissioners. The state board of land commissioners shall reserve to the state all rights to all minerals, ores, and metals of any kind and character, and all coal, asphaltum, oil, gas, or other like substances in or under such land, and all geothermal resources and the right of ingress and egress for the purpose of mining, together with enough of the surface of the same as may be necessary for the proper and convenient working of such minerals and substances.
(2)
All patents and certificates of purchase on state or school lands issued before March 31, 1919, and in which a reservation of rights to minerals, ores, and metals of any kind or character whatsoever, or coal, asphaltum, oil, gas, and other like substances, or geothermal resources has been made are validated. The holders of such certificates of purchase or the owners of said lands so patented shall by contract, deed, or other agreement acknowledge or reconvey to the state the minerals and substances so reserved, and the state board of land commissioners is authorized to accept on behalf of the state such deeds and conveyances and to make such agreements as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this article.
(3)
All patents and certificates of purchase issued before March 31, 1919, describing the lands with reference to legal subdivisions shown by the United States official survey, or by lots, blocks, or tracts shown on a recorded plat, or by metes and bounds descriptions, are validated.
L. 19: p. 647, § 18. C.L. § 1171. CSA: C. 134, § 70. L. 49: p. 554, § 5. CRS 53: § 112-3-26. C.R.S. 1963: § 112-3-26. L. 74: (1) amended, p. 314, § 5, effective May 17. L. 77: (1) amended, p. 1622, § 1, effective May 27. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 844, § 22, effective May 21.
For additional provisions concerning the sale of state lands, see article 5 of this title.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-126 - Delinquent payments

When any purchaser of land defaults for a period of thirty days in any of the payments of either principal or interest due upon the certificate of purchase issued to him, the certificate may be forfeited and the lands reverted to the state upon a notice to that effect mailed to the last-known post-office address of the purchaser, which notice shall allow him thirty days additional in which to pay the indebtedness to the state.
L. 19: p. 648, § 19. C.L. § 1172. CSA: C. 134, § 71. CRS 53: § 112-3-27. C.R.S. 1963: § 112-3-27.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-127 - Forfeiture - new sale

If any purchaser of state land, after receiving a certificate of purchase, fails to make any one of the payments stipulated therein, and the same remains unpaid for thirty days after the time when it should have been paid, as specified in the certificate, the state board of land commissioners, after issuing notice of forfeiture and allowing thirty days additional to pay the indebtedness as provided in section
36-1-126
, may sell the land again. In the case of a sale, all previous payments made on account of such land shall be forfeited to the state. The land shall revert to the state and the title thereof shall be in the state as if no sale had ever been made.
L. 19: p. 649, § 20. C.L. § 1173. CSA: C. 134, § 72. CRS 53: § 112-3-28. C.R.S. 1963: § 112-3-28. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 845, § 23, effective May 21.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-128 - Place of payment - venue

All moneys due and payable to the state board of land commissioners shall be paid at the office of the state board of land commissioners in the city and county of Denver, Colorado, and all actions for the recovery of same, or for the cancellation of certificates of purchase, or for the cancellation of leases, or for the recovery of the possession of the land, actions of forcible entry and detainer, or ejectment shall be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction in the city and county of Denver in the state of Colorado.
L. 19: p. 649, § 21. C.L. § 1174. CSA: C. 134, § 73. CRS 53: § 112-3-29. C.R.S. 1963: § 112-3-29. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 845, § 24, effective May 21.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-129 - Bonds

(1)
When, in the judgment of the state board of land commissioners, a bond, a damage deposit, or earnest moneys by the purchaser of state lands is necessary, the board shall require the purchaser to give the financial warranty upon such conditions as the board may determine.
(2)
(a)
In leasing state lands for nonagricultural purposes, the state board of land commissioners shall require of the lessee a bond or damage deposit securing the state against loss of rents or other loss or waste, or occupation of the land for more than thirty days after the cancellation or expiration of the lease of the lessee, unless the lessee becomes the purchaser of the land, and the state board of land commissioners shall retain all interest earned on such a bond or damage deposit while held by the state board of land commissioners. In no case shall the lessee be allowed to cut or use more timber than is necessary for the improvement of the land or for fuel for the use of the family of the lessee; and the cutting and hauling of timber to sawmills, to be sawed on shares, is expressly prohibited.
(b)
A lessee of state lands shall not be required to post a bond if such lessee is leasing state lands solely for agricultural purposes; except that a bond or damage deposit may be required for state-owned improvements even if leased solely for agricultural purposes.
(3)
All bonds, damage deposits, and earnest moneys collected pursuant to this article that the state board of land commissioners has deemed forfeited or required for remediation activities shall be credited to the financial warranty account of the state land board trust administration fund created in section
36-1-145(2)(e)
. Moneys in the account, including interest earned on the forfeited bonds, damage deposits, and earnest moneys deposited in the account, are continuously appropriated for the remediation or other activities on the affected property.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 376,§ 4, eff. 6/5/2013.
L. 19: p. 649, § 22. C.L. § 1175. CSA: C. 134, § 74. CRS 53: § 112-3-30. C.R.S. 1963: § 112-3-30. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 1682, § 1, effective May 31. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10-1165), ch. 124, p. 412, §3, effective April 15. L. 2013: (2)(a) and (3) amended, (HB 13-1274), ch. 376, p. 2214, § 4, effective June 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-130 - [Repealed]

L. 19: p. 650, § 23. C.L. § 1176. CSA: C. 134, § 75. CRS 53: § 112-3-31. C.R.S. 1963: § 112-3-31. L. 97: Entire section repealed, p. 845, § 25, effective May 21.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES - GENERAL (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-20-127) › PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-10-101) › GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-2-118) › Article 1 - STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS (§§ 36-1-100.3 — 36-1-154) › Section 36-1-131 - State land board hearings - rules

(1)
The state board of land commissioners may hear and determine the claims of all persons who claim a legal interest in the land or trust administered by the state board of land commissioners and who are aggrieved by an action of the board. The state board of land commissioners may appoint one or more of its members, the director, a hearing officer, or other appointee to render an initial decision on any matter before the board. Such decision may be appealed to the board. Any hearing or appeal shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of article
4
of title
24
, C.R.S.
(2)
The board may promulgate such rules as in its opinion may be proper to accomplish any of its duties and powers.
L. 19: p. 650, § 24. C.L. § 1177. CSA: C. 134, § 76. CRS 53: § 112-3-32. C.R.S. 1963: § 112-3-32. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 845, § 26, effective May 21.