2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 24 - Government - State
Administration
Article 1 - Administrative Organization Act of 1968
§ 24-1-119. Department of public health and environment - creation

(1) There is hereby created a department of public health and environment. The head of the department shall be the executive director of the department of public health and environment. The governor shall appoint said executive director, with the consent of the senate, and the executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The reappointment of an executive director after initial election of a governor shall be subject to the provisions of section 24-20-109.

(2) The state board of health, created by part 1 of article 1 of title 25, C.R.S., and its powers, duties, and functions are transferred by a type 1 transfer to the department of public health and environment as the state board of health.

(3) The state water quality control commission, created by part 2 of article 8 of title 25, C.R.S., and its powers, duties, and functions are transferred by a type 1 transfer to the department of public health and environment as the state water quality control commission. Anything in this article to the contrary notwithstanding, the state board of health shall have no powers, duties, or functions with respect to water pollution control.

(4) Except for the state board of health, the state department of public health and the office of the executive director thereof, created by part 1 of article 1 of title 25, C.R.S., and their powers, duties, and functions are transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of public health and environment.

(5) The department of public health and environment shall consist of the following divisions:

(a) Division of administration. The division of administration, created by part 1 of article 1 of title 25, C.R.S., except for the office of the executive director of the state department of public health, and its powers, duties, and functions are transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of public health and environment as the division of administration.

(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 93, p. 1089, § 5, effective July 1, 1994.)

(c) The prevention services division, created in article 20.5 of title 25, C.R.S.

(6) The division of administration shall include the following:

(a) The office of state chemist, created by part 4 of article 1 of title 25, C.R.S. Said office and its powers, duties, and functions are transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of public health and environment and allocated to the division of administration as a section thereof.

(b) The office of state registrar of vital statistics, created by article 2 of title 25, C.R.S. Said office and its powers, duties, and functions are transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of public health and environment and allocated to the division of administration as a section thereof.

(c) Repealed.

(d) The plant operators certification board, created by article 9 of title 25, C.R.S.

(6.3) and (6.5) Repealed.

(7) (a) The air quality control commission, created by part 1 of article 7 of title 25, C.R.S., shall exercise its powers and perform its duties and functions as if the same were transferred by a type 1 transfer to the department of public health and environment. Anything in this article to the contrary notwithstanding, the state board of health shall have no powers, duties, or functions with respect to air pollution other than as provided in section 25-7-111 (1), C.R.S.

(b) Repealed.

(c) The office of technical secretary, created by part 1 of article 7 of title 25, C.R.S., shall exercise its powers and perform its duties and functions as if the same were transferred by a type 1 transfer to the department of public health and environment and allocated to the air quality control commission.

(8) The solid and hazardous waste commission, created in part 3 of article 15 of title 25, C.R.S., shall exercise its powers and perform its duties and functions as if the same were transferred by a type 1 transfer to the department of public health and environment.

(9) and (10) Repealed.

(11) The office of health equity, created by section 25-4-2204, C.R.S., shall exercise its powers and perform its duties and functions as if the same were transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of public health and environment.

(12) The primary care office, created by part 4 of article 1.5 of title 25, C.R.S., shall exercise its powers and perform its duties and functions as if it were transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of public health and environment.