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<br />Agency Overview <br /> <br />(Most of the contents of this Agency Overview is from the 1996-97 <br />Appropriations Report, Colorado Joint Budget Committee.) <br /> <br />The Department of Natural Resources includes the following agencies: Executive <br />Director's Office, Minerals and Geology, Geological Survey, Oil and Gas <br />Conservation Commission, State Board of Land Commissioners, Parks and <br />Outdoor Recreation, Water Conservation Board, Water Resources Division, <br />Division of Wildlife, and Soil Conservation Board. The Department is respon- <br />sible for encouraging the full development of the state's natural resources to the <br />benefit of Colorado citizens, in a manner consistent with realistic conservation <br />principles. <br /> <br />EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S OFFICE <br /> <br />The Executive Director's Office is responsible for the overall management and <br />direction of the Department. Functional' areas include administriltion, budgeting, <br />auditing, accounting, automated data processing, personnel, and federal billings. <br />Also included are the Resource Mitigation Bank and the Youth in Natural <br />Resources Program. <br /> <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br /> <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology is responsible for environmental control <br />of mining activities in the state. The purpose is to ensure that mining operations <br />are environmentally sound and that affected lands can be returned to a beneficial <br />use. The functions are divided into three program areas: coal program and ad- <br />ministration, which concerns surface coal operations; minerals program arid ad- <br />ministration, which includes sand and gravel, oil shale, uranium, and metal min- <br />ing operations; and mines program and administration, which concerns the im- <br />plementation of health and safety laws that apply to mining operations. Included <br />in the coal program is the inactive mines section which addresses the hazards and <br />environmental problems arising from abandoned mines. <br /> <br />COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY <br /> <br />The Colorado Geological Survey is statutorily required to advise state and local <br />governmental agencies on geologic problems; to inventory and analyze the state's <br />mineral resources; to promote economic development of mineral resources; to <br /> <br />Department of Natural Resources 9/6/96 <br /> <br />1 <br />