(3.5) When a community within a red zone adopts or updates a CWPP, the community is encouraged to include, as an element of the CWPP, a plan for community-based and sustainable utilization of forest biomass for the production of energy, fuels, forest products, and other applications, developed in consultation with the Colorado state forest service. As part of the plan, the state forester or the state forester's designee may offer assistance to the communities in identifying, contracting for, and securing primarily from high-risk areas a reliable source of feedstock in support of forest products industries.
Source: L. 2009: Entire section added, (SB 09-001), ch. 30, p. 123, § 1, effective August 5. L. 2013: (6) amended, (SB 13-270), ch. 250, p. 1317, § 7, effective May 23; (2)(c) and (3.5) added, (SB 13-273), ch. 406, p. 2374, § 3, effective June 5.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in the 2013 act adding subsections (2)(c) and (3.5), see section 1 of chapter 406, Session Laws of Colorado 2013.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 23 - Postsecondary Education
Article 31 - Colorado State University
§ 23-31-301. Legislative Declaration
§ 23-31-302. Forestry Function Named
§ 23-31-311. Watershed Protection Projects and Forest Health Projects
§ 23-31-313. Healthy Forests - Vibrant Communities - Funds Created - Repeal
§ 23-31-316. Colorado Forest Health Council - Legislative Declaration - Repeal
§ 23-31-317. Biomass Utilization Study - Legislative Declaration - Report - Definitions - Repeal