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<br />()He~'lor 1l:!!<lrolr1!! all mailers ut (kpanmerH ad.
<br />nlllllstralioll Tht' Ol'parlmelll has h<'~'l1 .Kqlllrmg
<br />lJnl.h 11\ rCt'<1l1 YCJh JI1J ICJ\lIlg C\hllllg rl'~l'rvl'H\
<br />JmJ land~ to lfnpfllw the hUlllll1!!. fi<"hlllg and H'C-
<br />rCoHron "Pr'lllullllles 1II1h", slale
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<br />5. nil' ("[lIrado Gcological SlIne) \\;1\ <"[cared h,!
<br />the purposl' 01 <'oonhn<lIlJ1t! JIIU t:llo.:l11IfJj:lIlg. by
<br />ll'>l' o[ <lpprnl'ltale rnt."<l!1S. rhe lull unl'l"IHlll'lll 01
<br />lhe ~1;lll''s 1l;JIUlal Il'S'lUICl.'S. <Is .he SJme ;lrc re-
<br />LUed h, rhqlclllogkal 1'10<'.'\:>1.'\ rh;ll :.Ill...:! rcallstl":
<br />JCH'J,'pmcnl ,,! hUIIl<l1l and rnmeralutlh/illlun :Jill.!
<br />n'II,>(,f\alrun rr;ldll"l'S ;llld needs 01 th... StJle. The
<br />SUT1Iey JSM'IS. ,'l1llSulls and advises SfJI.;- Jill! lo.;a!
<br />gmcrnml'lIlal ;Jgl"n":IC\ "11 geolllgic;J1 p,uhlcl1Is.
<br />pll'llIo1l's ,'(lllll1lllk' JCl'd\'prn"'lll III Ih~' mill...ra!
<br />r('s\Jur.:es, .:\,lIc(IS hasi.: Jala un Ih... nlllll'ral n'.
<br />SI'Ur(('s, .!nd pr,'p.!I!;" and dlsscminalcs repurl,.
<br />m:lp' iltld hulll."lms Ih,.r....'n.
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<br />6. '01'" Board of land CummissiOlll'f'i is ':lImp'''I'd III
<br />lhr,',' ilPpOIlII,'d lull Will' m...mh...rs. Ollt' III who1l1
<br />mU,1 h.;> a .:lvil englll"I'1. TIle g...m:r:.tl dUll..., ollhr
<br />romnll'SIl>ll M" 10 hand!.: JIIII'He" s:.tlcs. lenlals,
<br />rl.:., 1.1 '131....,'"I1<'J grJlIlland,. Im:llldlll!! Ih... min.
<br />"[3Is Jl'quirrJ ",Ilh lh,"l'lanJ" aud dlr<.'\."II<llI' as 10
<br />1II\'C,lml'1l1 of s.;lIl",1 funJ" Ill"'''" JUII"S IIIdud<.'
<br />lht' ,ell'l'li,'ll, h,,"alll'U, plOlel'II\III, mallJg"1llt'1I1
<br />and >.alt' 01 all IJnJ, gran led Il' llll' Slale, ll'aslIlg
<br />lands fOI gra/in!! and agfl\.'ullUIC, or ulher pur,
<br />p,"e), Jnd leasmg min\'r:.tl ri!!llls fill l'\plorJlllln
<br />and mllllllg; lh... iuvl."slm,'n! of lhe puh]i.: sl'hoo]
<br />permanenl funt.! III '><'1'UlllICS pl'rmill('t.! by law Jlld
<br />rn loallS lltl (o]urad,l IJrlll lands :.tno opcr.!ling
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<br />l:.tndlrs; and, Ihe dIsposal of limb.;>1 on slale.owned
<br />lano"
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<br />7. Tht' Oil :lI1d Gas (ommiS1>ion IS l'Olllpos...d of nile
<br />tl1embl'!"S appornlt'd by the governor. on... memb...r
<br />III b... apPulfll...J fmlll ...:.t\.'h of Ihl." f,tuI congrer.s-
<br />ional dlslncls Jnd one 10 bt' appllltllt'd from Ihe
<br />,lale-:.tl.larg... The gt'lll'ral pUlpo'e uf lhe Commis-
<br />sIOn is 10 plc\Cnl Ihe wast... uf Oil and gas. eilher on
<br />Ih,' surfac... Of ullderground, by mcans of rules Jnd
<br />I.;>gul:.tllons pr'lmu]g:l1cd by the CommiSSion. Tht'
<br />(onllni'i,.';il)f1 has h/ll:lO r...gul:llury powets lOI the
<br />prewnlion of wasle, _md conlamlllall<Jn of surfa.:e
<br />Jtld und...lgrllul1l.l walers and lhr prol...ctlOn of\:or.
<br />reLJli\'r rlghb. Thl." Cornmls~l"n may su,' UI be su('d
<br />lfl lIS adrnilll,tr:llwn 01 tll(' Jut/wri/ing :1.:1111 allY
<br />SI.!I(' or F...d('ral (oun III th,' 51Jle of Color:.tdo
<br />hanllgJumdl.:llOJI of t/le pJrll,'S or suhJl'cl maIler.
<br />
<br />S. TIll: Ui\i,ion of '1in~ I~ dlnded into llHe,' "-"dillllS
<br />in acculd;m.:e with lhrll prim;'l~ fUllclillns The
<br />Ihn...au "f ~lllle, !1l1ll1S ils a..-Ilvill...s to Ih... m...IJI
<br />1Il1tlltlg Induslr:-, wllh Ih... pllmalY fUncllOrl 'If
<br />,alel:- ...Jucalloll and Imr"I.'llIm 01 mela] llline~
<br />ill Ihe Slale 1111' (hll'l Inspl'chlf 01 CO:lI ~hnes
<br />\:llllrlllr, 1m JdIVlll,', 10 sal(,ly regu]allPflS anJ lil.
<br />,pc.:tlllll "I' .."al lllllles III Ihe 'IJll.'. TIu~' \llIIlTlg
<br />Induslrl:!1 Dewl"pm...nt Ho:.trd,:.ts Itl. l1:.tme Implies.
<br />IS invlllvl.'d III prospedltlg. bUYllIg. Iranspolling,
<br />sdhng, tre:lllllg and l...du.:ing m...lalllfl.'ruus Ole" as
<br />well :.ts 01/1'" tt'.:hmcal and "'collumk' ,:olldillOllS
<br />relal('d 10 \..llllllllll<.'d devl.'luplll"n1 pf lh... tlllnlllg
<br />mdUSl!) lIfColorado.
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<br />REFERENCES
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<br />OnlCflal by' Donald H, Hambur,l;, Assistant St<llt' Sol
<br />kilor Gt.l\t"ral, (]%8); re\;!;t.-d by LOI...n L. S....ifk
<br />(lY69) Waler Resuurrt' AnaI)'sl. Colorado U('pan.
<br />f1ll:'nl 01 :-':alural Kl"sources, Walt'r R('SOWTt*S DI\;sinn.
<br />Colo, Rt'\.. Stat, 1973 ~ 37-92-102.
<br />'{unker \' :\I...hoh. I ro]u, 55] (pn~),
<br />(010. Consl. Arl. .\\'1. ~ :; and 6; Huldllns, Se-
<br />lecll'd Problems in Ull.' La" of Wall'r Righh in Ihe
<br />\'i~t. ~lrs.:. Pub. ~o. 418. ll. S. Dl.'panmenl of Ag.
<br />ril'ullur('. nol('J 31 p. 30.
<br />Windsor R. I.\; C, (0. v, L3ke 5. D. (0., .w (010.
<br />~I-I. ~17. % PJ':. 7~t) (IQO~I.
<br />TauSSig \. ~toffal Tunnel Co., lOt> (oil). .l....-1, ,NO,
<br />!Oh P.~d 363 (]Q401.
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<br />ls_ Strickler \. ("Iorad'l Spnngs, 16 (010. hI. 7~.74,
<br />~h P:.t.:. 3]3 IIX\)ll.
<br />Q. .colo. Rt"\., Stat. 1973 f 37-92-602.
<br />]0. Colo. Re\'. Stat. 1973 f 37-92-203 and 204.
<br />]] (01(1, R..\.. Stat. 1973 ~ 37-92-302 and 303.
<br />I~. Colo. Re\'. Stat. 1m ~ 37-9'2-304.
<br />]3. Ibid,
<br />14 Colo. R,,\., St<lt. 1973 ~ 37-92-304.
<br />15. CoIo, R,,\'. Slat. 1973 ~ 37-92-305.
<br />]6_ Coin. Rt"\., St<lt. 1973 ~ 37-9'2-103.
<br />17, Colo. Re\'. Stal. 1973 ~ 37-92.302.
<br />!8. CoI<-., Re\'. Stat, 1973 ~ 37-92-307.
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