HOUSE BILL 23-1075
BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Snyder and Joseph, Amabile, Bacon, Bird,
Boesenecker, Brown, Dickson, English, Froelich, Gonzales-Gutierrez,
Hamrick, Herod, Jodeh, Lieder, Lindsay, Lynch, Marshall, Martinez,
McCormick, Michaelson Jenet, Ricks, Sirota, Story, Velasco, Young,
McCluskie;
also SENATOR(S) Exum, Buckner, Coleman, Cutter, Fields, Ginal,
Hansen, Jaquez Lewis, Marchman, Mullica, Priola, Roberts, Sullivan,
Winter F., Fenberg.
C
ONCERNING EVACUATION AND CLEARANCE TIME MODELING IN WILDFIRE
RISK AREAS OF THE STATE
, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING
AN APPROPRIATION
.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-33.5-718 as
follows:
24-33.5-718. Evacuation and clearance time modeling study -
definitions - report - repeal. (1) A
S USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE
CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES
:
NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
history, or the Session Laws.
________
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
the act. (a) "DEVELOPER" MEANS ANY PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, JOINT
VENTURE
, ASSOCIATION, OR CORPORATION PARTICIPATING AS OWNER ,
PROMOTER, DEVELOPER, OR SALES AGENT IN THE PLANNING , PLATTING,
DEVELOPMENT, PROMOTION, SALE, OR LEASE OF A DEVELOPMENT.
(b) "D
EVELOPMENT" MEANS A RESIDENTIAL OR MIXED -USE
DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL HAVE TEN OR MORE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES OR
MULTIFAMILY UNITS
.
(c) "S
TATE FOREST SERVICE" MEANS THE COLORADO STATE FOREST
SERVICE IDENTIFIED IN SECTION
23-31-302 AND THE DIVISION OF FORESTRY
CREATED IN SECTION
24-33-104.
(d) "W
ILDFIRE RISK AREA" MEANS AN AREA DESIGNATED AS HIGH
RISK OR HIGHEST RISK FOR WILDFIRE BY THE STATE FOREST SERVICE IN ITS
MOST RECENT PUBLICLY AVAILABLE STATEWIDE WILDFIRE RISK ASSESSMENT
MAP OR TOOL
.
(2) (a) T
HE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SHALL STUDY THE
EFFICACY AND FEASIBILITY OF LOCAL OR INTERJURISDICTIONAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCIES WITH JURISDICTION IN A WILDFIRE RISK AREA
INTEGRATING EVACUATION AND CLEARANCE TIME MODELING INTO THE
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT IS REQUIRED BY SECTION
24-33.5-707 (8) FOR ITS AREA.
(b) T
HE STUDY, AT A MINIMUM, MUST:
(I) I
DENTIFY AND ASSESS THE AVAILABILITY OF TECHNOLOGY TO
ASSIST WITH EVACUATION AND CLEARANCE TIME MODELING
;
(II) E
VALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF REQUIRING DEVELOPERS TO
PERFORM EVACUATION AND CLEARANCE TIME MODELING FOR PROPOSED
DEVELOPMENTS IN A WILDFIRE RISK AREA
; AND
(III) BE COMPLETED ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2023.
(3) T
HE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY COLLABORATE
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL AFFAIRS
, THE DIVISION OF FIRE
PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
, AND
OTHER STATE OR LOCAL AGENCIES IN UNDERTAKING THE STUDY REQUIRED
PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 23-1075 BY SUBSECTION (2)(a) OF THIS SECTION.
(4) T
HE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SHALL REPORT THE
STUDY FINDINGS TO THE SENATE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
COMMITTEE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AGRICULTURE
, WATER,
AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE , OR THEIR SUCCESSOR COMMITTEES
DURING THE
2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
(5) T
HIS SECTION IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31, 2024.
SECTION 2. Appropriation. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year,
$45,000 is appropriated to the department of public safety for use by the
division of homeland security and emergency management. This
appropriation is from the general fund. To implement this act, the division
may use this appropriation for program administration related to the office
of emergency management.
PAGE 3-HOUSE BILL 23-1075 SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.
____________________________ ____________________________
Julie McCluskie Steve Fenberg
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
____________________________ ____________________________
Robin Jones Cindi L. Markwell
CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
APPROVED________________________________________
(Date and Time)
_________________________________________
Jared S. Polis
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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