FLOOD03666

• County: Statewide
• Community: State of Colorado
• Stream Name: All
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: 1965 Flood Disasters in Colorado
• Date: 11/1/1965
• Prepared For: Colorado General Assembly
• Prepared By: Colorado Legislative Council
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Flood Documentation Report

COMMITTEE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Following the flood disasters of last June, the Colorado Gen-
eral Assembly was called into extraordinary session by Governor John A.
LOVE) to provide a program for the rE!pair and reconstruction of the
public highways in this state which had been destroy'ed or damaged.
In addition to providing the funds for this type of program through
the adoptioo1of an emergency one-cent tax on motor fuels, the members
of the General Assembly also directE!d the Legislativ1e Council to
conduct "a study of the ways and means the State of Colorado should
follow in preparing on a permanent basis to meet disasters of all.
typE!S, including recommendations concerning a joint financing arrange-
mE!nt between; the state and local governmental units coordinated at the
SamE! time with federal aid," with a report thereon to be submittE!d
to the Second Regular Session of thE! Forty-fifth Genler3l A.ssembl y.

Under the provisions of Hause Joint Resolution No. 1003 and
Senate Joint Resolution No.3, 1965 special session, the Legislative
Council was specifically directed to include the following in its
study:

(1) The possible establishment of an administrative agency
to coordinate and direct disaster rE!lief;

(2)
concerning the

Collection and dissemination of statistical information
financial impact of disasters;

The. provision of technical services for recovery from

(3)
di.sc1sters;

(4) The provision of services for the distribution of dis-
astE!r relief! funds, supplies, and sE!rvices;

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(5) The provision of information to. the Governor and to the
General Assembly essential to executive and legislative action neces-
sary for the:recovery from disasters;

(6j The possible establishment of a state disaster relief
fund, includ~ng consideration of a c:onsti tut.ional aml~ndment;

(7) The possible enactment of flood plain management legis-
lati.on to prevent further loss of li.fe and of economic loss caused by
excessive flooding; and

(8) The additional areas of flood pre~ention by state
agencies, flood insurance, and control of flood plain areas.

The committee created by the Legislative Council to carry out
these assignments agreed that the mE!mbers should dev1elop answers to
thrE!e general questions:

(1) How did the state -- its agencies and its citizens --
pE!rform during the June floods?

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