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D RECEIVE! ‘oor An Swine) Cotorade Secretary of Stst® ‘Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Colorado SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 34-60-132 as follows: to health and safety ~ buffer zones ~ and gas impacts ‘COLORADO 34-60-132, Mitigation of adverse oll ‘waiver. (1) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF legislative declaration — definitions - FIND AND DECLARE THAT: (@) PROXIMITY TO OIL AND GAS DEVELOP! FRACTURING, HAS DETRIMENTAL IMPACTS ON PUB! MENT, INCLUDING THE USE OF HYDRAULIC LIC HEALTH, SAFETY, WELFARE, AIR, AND WATER; {(b) SucH IMPACTS ARE REDUCED BY LOCATING HEAVY INDUSTRIAL OF, AND Gas ‘AND OPERATIONS FURTHER AWAY FROM OCCUPIED STRUCTURES AND VULNERABLE AREAS: (@) TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, WELFARE, AND COLORADO'S AI (QUALITY AND WATER nESOURCES, THE PEOPLE DESIRE TO ESTABLISH A DUFFER ZONE REQUIRING ALL NEW OX. Theo GAS DEVELOPMENT IN THE STATE OF COLORADO TO BE LOCATED AN INCREASED DISTANCE Avis FROM OCCUPIED STRUCTURES, INCLUDING HOMES, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, AND VU (ERABLE AREAS. (2) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, U (@) “OCCUPIED STRUCTURE” MEANS At CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR BUILDING OR STRUCTURE INTI INCLUDING HOMES, SCHOOLS, AND HOSPITALS. (6) “OILAND GAS DEVELOPMENT” MEANS EXPLORATION FOR, AND DRILLING, PRODUCTION, AND PROCESSING OF; OIL, GAS, OR OTHER GASEOUS AND LIQUID HYDROCARBONS, AND FLOWLINES ANDTHE-TREATMENT OF WASTE ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH EXPLORATION, DRILLING, PRODUCTION “SOIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT” INCLUDES HYDRAULIC FRACTURING. (6) "VULNERABLE AREAS” MEANS PLAYGROUNDS, PERMANENT SPORTS FIELDS, IAMPHITHEATERS, PUBLIC PARKS, PUBLIC OPEN SPACE, PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY DRINKING WATER SOURCES, IRRIGATION CANALS, RESERVOIRS, LAKES, RIVERS, CREEKS, SUPERFUND SITES AS DESIGNATED BY THEUNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, AND SOIL THAT IS jenoww-T0 BE CONTAMINATED WITH TOXIC POLLUTANTS, HAZARDOUS WASTE, OR RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL. (@) “LOCAL GOVERNMENT” COUNTY, CITY, OR TOWN LOCATED IN THE ST. (G) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF Cot (GAS DEVELOPMENT NOT ON FEDERAL LAND M TOM AN OCCUPIED STRUCTURE OR VULNERABLE AREA. HGHEOONERONAVAVAIVEISI= ‘OR TON, THE REENTRY OF AN OIL OR GAS WELL FREVIOUSLY PLUGGED OR PURPOSES OF THIS: INLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES: INY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE THAT REQUIRES A ;ENDED FOR HUMAN OCCUPANCY, [AND PROCESSING. MEANS ANY STATUTORY OR HOME RULE COUNTY, CITY AND FATE OF COLORADO. LORADO HEREBY ESTABLISH THAT ALL NEW OIL AND, {UST BE LOCATED AT LEAST TWO THOUSAND FEET ‘ABANDONED IS CONSIDERED NEW OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT. (4) THE STATE OR A LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAY REQUIRE THAT NEW OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT BE LOCATED A LARGER DISTANCE AWAY FROM OCCUPIED STRUCTURES OR, ‘VULNERABLE AREAS THAN REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (3) OF THIS SECTION. IN THE EVENT THAT ‘TWO OR MORE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITH JURISDICTION OVER THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC AREA ESTABLISH DIFFERENT BUFFER ZONE DISTANCES, THE LARGER BUFFER ZONE DISTANCE GOVERNS. (5) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO OIL. AND GAS DEVELOPMENT PERMITTED ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE. SECTION 2. Effective date. This section takes effect upon official declaration of the governor and is self-executing. RECEIVED gph: JAN 0 SWARD Colorado Secretary a State 2019-2020 #174FinAT” Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Colorado: SECTION 1- In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 34-60-132 as follows: .ealth and safety — buffer zones — 34-60-132. Mitigation of adverse oil and gas impacts to h IE STATE OF COLORADO FIND AND legislative declaration - definitions. (1) THE PEOPLE OF TH! DECLARE THAT: (@) PROXIMITY 10 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THE USE OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING, HAS DETRIMENTAL IMPACTS ON PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, WELFARE {(b) SUCH IMPACTS ARE REDUCED BY LOCATING HEAVY INDUSTRIAL OIL AND GAS [AND VULNERABLE AREAS; AND (©) TOPBRORBEH PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, WELFARE, AN G§URTERERESOUROEST THE PEOPLE DESIRE TO ESTABLISH A BUFFER ZONE REQUIRING ALL NEW OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN THE STATE OF COLORADO TO BE LOCATED AN INCREASED DISTANCE ‘AWAY FROM OCCUPIED STRUCTURES, INCLUDING HOMES, SCHOOLS, HOSPITAL Aaypy VENERABLE AREAS. (@) ASUSED IV THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES! {@)“OCCUFIED STRUCTURE” MEANS ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE THAT REOUIEE © CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR BUILDING OR STRUCTURE INTENDED FOR HUMAN OCCUPANCY, INCLUDING HOMES, SCHOOLS, AND HOSPITALS. (6) “OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT” MEANS EXPLORATION FOR, AND DRILLING, PRODUCTION, AND PROCESSING OF OI, GAS, OR OTHER GASEOUS AND LIQUID HYDROCARBONS, AND FLOWLINES AND-THE TREATMENT OF WASTE ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH EXPLORATION, DRILLING, PRODUCTION ANDPROCESSING. “OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT” INCLUDES HYDRAULIC FRACTURING (@)" VULNERABLE AREAS" MEANS PLAYOROUNDS, PERMANENT SPORTS FIELDS, |AMPHITHEATERS, PUBLIC PARKS, PUBLIC OPEN SPACE, PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY DRINKING WATER ‘SOURCES, IRRIGATION CANALS, RESERVOIRS, LAKES, RIVERS (GREEKS) SUPERFUND SITES AS” (€) “LOCAL GOVERNMENT” MEANS ANY STATUTORY OR HOME RULE COUNTY, CITY AND COUNTY, CITY, OR TOWN LOCATED IN THE STATE OF COLORADO. (G)THEPEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO HEREBY ESTABLISH ‘THAT ALL NEW OIL AND {GAS DEVELOPMENTNOT ON FEDERAL LAND MUST BE LOCATED AT LEAST “TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FEET FROM AN OCCUPIED STRUCTURE OR VULNERABLE AREA. FoR PURPOSES OF THIS PREVIOUSLY PLUGGED OR ABANDONED IS ‘SECTION, THE REENTRY OF AN OIL OR GAS WELL ‘CONSIDERED NEW OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT. HAT NEW OIL AND GAS {CUPIED STRUCTURES OR {UBSECTION (3) OF THIS SECTION. IN THE EVENT THAT 'S WITH JURISDICTION OVER THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC AREA (4) THE STATE OR A LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAY REQUIRE T DEVELOPMENT BE LOCATED A LARGER DISTANCE AWAY FROM OC VULNERABLE AREAS THAN REQUIRED BY St “TWO OR MORE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ESTABLISH DIFFERENT BUFFER ZONE DISTANCES, THE LARGER BUFEE SECTION2, Effective date. This section takes effect upon official declaration of the govemor and is self-executing, RECEIVED oyam Swed Colorado Secretary of State Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Colorado: SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 34-60-132 as follows: 34-60-132, Mitigation of adverse oll and gas impacts to health and safety — buffer zones — legislative declaration - definitions. (1) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO FIND AND DECLARE THAT: (@) PROXIMITY TO OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THE USE OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING, HAS DETRIMENTAL IMPACTS ON PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, WELFARE, AIR, AND WATER; (b) SUCH IMPACTS ARE REDUCED BY LOCATING HEAVY INDUSTRIAL OIL AND GAS ‘OPERATIONS FURTHER AWAY FROM OCCUPIED STRUCTURES AND VULNERABLE AREAS} AND (© ToPROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, WELFARE, AND COLORADO'S AIR QUALITY AND WATER RESOURCES, THE PEOPLE DESIRE TO ESTABLISH A BUFFER ZONE REQUIRING ALL NEW OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN THE STATE OF COLORADO TO BE LOCATED AN INCREASED DISTANCE ‘AWAY FROM OCCUPIED STRUCTURES, INCLUDING HOMES, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, AND VULNERABLE AREAS. (2) As USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES: (@) “OCCUPIED STRUCTURE” MEANS ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE THAT REQUIRES A (CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR BUILDING OR STRUCTURE INTENDED FOR HUMAN OCCUPANCY, INCLUDING HOMES, SCHOOLS, AND HOSPITALS. (6) “OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT” MEANS EXPLORATION FOR, AND DRILLING, PRODUCTION, ‘AND PROCESSING OF, OIL, GAS, OR OTHER GASEOUS AND LIQUID HYDROCARBONS, AND FLOWLINES ‘AND THE TREATMENT OF WASTE ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH EXPLORATION, DRILLING, PRODUCTION [AND PROCESSING. “OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT" INCLUDES HYDRAULIC FRACTURING. (©) “VULNERABLE AREAS” MEANS PLAYGROUNDS, PERMANENT SPORTS FIELDS, 'AMPHITHEATERS, PUBLIC PARKS, PUBLIC OPEN SPACE, PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY DRINKING WATER ‘SOURCES, IRRIGATION CANALS, RESERVOIRS, LAKES, RIVERS, CREEKS, SUPERFUND SITES AS DESIGNATED BY THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, AND SOIL THAT IS KNOWN TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH TOXIC POLLUTANTS, HAZARDOUS WASTE, OR RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL. (@) “LOCAL GOVERNMENT” MEANS ANY STATUTORY OR HOME RULE COUNTY, CITY AND COUNTY, CITY, OR TOWN LOCATED IN THE STATE OF COLORADO. (3) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO HEREBY ESTABLISH THAT ALL NEW OIL AND ‘GAS DEVELOPMENT NOT ON FEDERAL LAND MUST BE LOCATE! IFOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE 1S CONSIDERED NEW lL TREENTRY OF AN OIL OR GAS WELL PREVIOUSLY PLUGGED OR ABANDONE! [AND GAS DEVELOPMENT. cas, .D STRUCTURES OR [OF THIS SECTION. IN THE EVENT THAT JRISDICTION OVER THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC AREA (4) THE STATE OR A LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAY REQUIRE THAT NEW OIL AND | DEVELOPMENT BE LOCATED A LARGER DISTANCE AWAY FROM OCCUPIEI VULNERABLE AREAS THAN REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (3), “TWO OR MORE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITH JUR ESTABLISH DIFFERENT BUPFER ZONE DISTANCES, THE LARGER BUFFER ZONE DISTANCE GOVERNS. (5) Tis SECTION APPLIES TO OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT PERMITTED ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE. SECTION 2. Effective date. This section takes effect upon official declaration of the governor and is self-executing, RECEIVED oan Swine 2019-2020 #475 Fill Calaade SIs e6484 Ry ce People ofthe State of Colorado SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 34-60-132 as follows: 34-60-132, Mitigation of adverse oil and gas impacts to health and safety — buffer zones legislative declaration — definitions - waiver. (1) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO FIND AND DECLARE THAT: (@) PROXIMITY TO OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THE USE OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING, HAS DETRIMENTAL IMPACTS ON PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, WELFARE, AIR, AND WATER; (b) SUCH IMPACTS ARE REDUCED BY LOCATING HEAVY INDUSTRIAL OIL AND GAS (OPERATIONS FURTHER AWAY FROM OCCUPIED STRUCTURES AND VULNERABLE AREAS; AND (6) To PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, WELFARE, AND COLORADO'S AIR QUALITY AND WATER RESOURCES, THE PEOPLE DESIRE TO ESTABLISH A BUFFER ZONE REQUIRING ALL NEW OIL. ‘AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN THE STATE OF COLORADO TO BE LOCATED AN INCREASED DISTANCE ‘AWAY FROM OCCUPIED STRUCTURES, INCLUDING HOMES, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, AND VULNERABLE AREAS. (2) AS USED In THiS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES: (@) “OCCUPIED STRUCTURE” MEANS ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE THAT REQUIRES A (CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR BUILDING OR STRUCTURE INTENDED FOR HUMAN OCCUPANCY, INCLUDING HOMES, SCHOOLS, AND HOSPITALS. (b) “OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT” MEANS EXPLORATION FOR, AND DRILLING, PRODUCTION, [AND PROCESSING OF, OIL, GAS, OR OTHER GASEOUS AND LIQUID HYDROCARBONS, AND FLOWLINES ‘AND THE TREATMENT OF WASTE ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH EXPLORATION, DRILLING, PRODUCTION [AND PROCESSING. “OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT” INCLUDES HYDRAULIC FRACTURING. (©) "VULNERABLE AREAS” MEANS PLAYGROUNDS, PERMANENT SPORTS FIELDS, /AMPHITHEATERS, PUBLIC PARKS, PUBLIC OPEN SPACE, PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY DRINKING WATER SOURCES, IRRIGATION CANALS, RESERVOIRS, LAKES, RIVERS, CREEKS, SUPERFUND SITES AS DESIGNATED BY THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, AND SOIL THAT IS KNOWN TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH TOXIC POLLUTANTS, HAZARDOUS WASTE, OR RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL. (@) "LOCAL GOVERNMENT” MEANS ANY STATUTORY OR HOME RULE COUNTY, CITY AND. COUNTY, CITY, OR TOWN LOCATED IN THE STATE OF COLORADO. (G) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO HEREBY ESTABLISH THAT ALL NEW OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT NOT ON FEDERAL LAND MUST BE LOCATED AT LEAST TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FEET FROM AN OCCUPIED STRUCTURE OR VULNERABLE AREA. TOMEOWNERS MAY. WAIVE “THSREQUIREMENT/FOR THEIR PRINCIPAL:RESIDENCE ONLY IE ITS A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE REENTRY OF AN OIL OR GAS WELL PREVIOUSLY PLUGGED OR ‘ABANDONED IS CONSIDERED NEW OIL. AND GAS DEVELOPMENT. (4) Tue STATEOR A LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAY [REQUIRE THAT NEW OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT BE LOCATED A LARGER DISTANCE AWAY FROW ‘OCCUPIED STRUCTURES OR VULNERABLE AREAS THAN REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (3) OF THs SECTION. IN THE EVENT THAT Wo OR MORE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITH JURISDICTION OVER THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC AREA ESTABLISH DIFFERENT BUFFER ZONE DISTANCES, THE LARGER BUFFER ZONE DISTANCE GOVERNS. (5) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO OI AND GAS DEVELOPMENT PERMITTED ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE. SECTION 2. Effective date. This section takes effert upon official declaration of the ‘governor and is self-executing. REC!’ VEr (O01nM. JAN 24 2020 cyphy Colorado Secretary of State Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Colorado: SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 34-60-131 as follows: 34-60-132. Mitigation of adverse oil and gas impacts to health and safety — buffer zones — legislative declaration - definitions. (1) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO FIND AND DECLARE THAT (@) PROXIMITY TO OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THE USE OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING, HAS DETRIMENTAL IMPACTS ON PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, WELFARE; IMPACTS ARE REDUCED BY LocATNG BANDAS OF SMONSAWAY ROH \ND VULNERABLE AREAS; AND_ (To! LIC HEAL SAFETY, WEL? RIE, THE PEOPLE DESIRE TOESTAGLISH MEUFFER ZONE REQUIRING AL Now eR eon INTHE STATE OF COLORADO TO BE LOCATED AN INCREASED DISTANCE AWAY FROM OCCUPIED STRUCTURES, INCLUDING HOMES, SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS, AMI ULNERABLE AREAS. (2) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES: (a) “OCCUPIED STRUCTURE” MEANS ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE THAT REQUIRES A. CERTIRCATEOF OCCUPANCY OR BUILDING OR STRUCTURE INTENDED FOR HUMAN OCCUPANCY, INCLUDING HOMES, SCHOOLS, AND HOSTAL, (b) “OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT” MEANS EXPLORATION FOR, AND DRILLING, PRODUCTION, Peto ci elce fracas sro Laue yoace noOie. io riowines Rn dey ere Ketter yr cuciisrise reroute momucrin AND PROCESSING. “OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT” INCLUDES HYDRAULIC FRACTURING. (©) “VULNERABLE AREAS” MEANS PLAYGROUNDS, PERMANENT SPORTS FIELDS, I rs metic rans ric Gran sence usicguo comnrry owt Waren \L GOVERNMENT” MEANS ANY STATUTORY OR HOME RULE COUNTY, CITY AND. _ COUNTY, CITY, OR TOWN LOCATED IN THE STATE OF COLORADO. ___ G) THEPEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO HEREBY ESTABLISH THAT ALL NEW OIL AND ‘GAS DEVELOPMENT NOT ON FEDERAL LAND MUST BE LOCATED AT LEAST TWO THOUSAND FIVE SECTION, THE REENTRY OF AN OIL OR GAS WELL PREVIOUSLY PLUGGED OR ABANDONED IS. CONSIDERED NEW OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT. S WITH JURISDICTION OVER THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC AREA |UFFER ZONE DISTANCES, THE LARGER BUFFER ZONE GOVERNS.

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