2023 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102)
PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306)
Article 32 - DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL AFFAIRS (§§ 24-32-101 — 24-32-3711)
Part 1 - DIVISION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 24-32-101 — 24-32-134)
Section 24-32-122 - Colorado resiliency office - duties and powers - repeal

• (1)
  • (a) The Colorado resiliency office shall create, maintain, and keep current the resiliency and community recovery program as described in section 24-33.5-705.2. The program must accomplish the following, at a minimum:
    • (I) Develop a plan to improve coordination among state agencies and local jurisdictions to support community and economic recovery efforts and to address risk and vulnerability reduction;
    • (II) Provide technical assistance to local governments for the implementation of resilience planning, including resilience frameworks, vulnerability profiles, risk-reduction plans, and economic development strategies;
    • (III) Provide technical assistance to state agencies for the implementation of resilience policies and procedures and to institutionalize resilience practices across departments and agencies;
    • (IV) Provide technical assistance to local governments and state agencies to secure additional resources and investment to implement resilience solutions;
    • (V) Integrate resilience criteria into existing competitive grant programs;
    • (VI) Provide policy advocacy to shape federal resilience efforts;
    • (VII) Develop metrics and targets to measure the short- and long-term success of resilience efforts and actions; and
    • (VIII) Support long-term community recovery efforts and resource navigation after a disaster.
  • (b) The Colorado resiliency office shall maintain and keep the resiliency and community recovery program current and in compliance to meet the needs of the state.

• (2) The Colorado resiliency office shall consult with the governor's office, the department of public safety, the department of public health and environment, and all other affected state agencies in developing the resiliency and community recovery program.

• (3) In developing the program, the Colorado resiliency office shall ensure a participatory process that includes local government, state agencies, business, labor, industry, agriculture, civic and volunteer organizations, academia, community leaders, and other stakeholders.

• (4) Repealed.

• (5) The department of local affairs and the Colorado resiliency office may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this section and section 24-32-121.

• (6) This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2037. Before its repeal, this section is scheduled for review in accordance with section 24-34-104.

Amended by 2022 Ch. 303,§2, eff. 8/10/2022.

Amended by 2019 Ch. 183,§3, eff. 5/16/2019.

Added by 2018 Ch. 234,§17, eff. 8/8/2018.

L. 2018: Entire section added, (HB 18-1394), ch. 234, p. 1471, § 17, effective August 8.

2022 Ch. 303, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).

For the legislative declaration in HB 19-1292, see section 1 of chapter 183, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.