Colorado Code
Part 7 - Emergency Management
§ 24-33.5-712. Telecommunications - Intent

The state telecommunications director, working in coordination with the division of homeland security and emergency management, shall ascertain what means exist for rapid and efficient telecommunications in times of disaster emergencies. Operational characteristics of the available systems of telecommunications shall be evaluated by the office, and recommendations for modifications shall be made to the state telecommunications director. It is the intent of this section that adequate means of telecommunications be available for use during disaster emergencies.
Source: L. 2012: Entire part RC&RE with relocations, (HB 12-1283), ch. 240, p. 1086, § 10, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 24-32-2112 as it existed prior to 2012.

Structure Colorado Code

Colorado Code

Title 24 - Government - State

Article 33.5 - Public Safety

Part 7 - Emergency Management

§ 24-33.5-701. Short Title

§ 24-33.5-702. Purposes and Limitations

§ 24-33.5-703. Definitions

§ 24-33.5-704. The Governor and Disaster Emergencies - Response - Duties and Limitations

§ 24-33.5-704.3. Temporary Prohibition on Extraordinary Collection Actions - Definitions - Repeal

§ 24-33.5-704.5. Governor's Expert Emergency Epidemic Response Committee - Creation

§ 24-33.5-705. Office of Emergency Management - Creation

§ 24-33.5-705.2. Resiliency and Community Recovery Program

§ 24-33.5-705.3. Statewide All-Hazards Resource Database - Creation - Definitions

§ 24-33.5-705.4. All-Hazards Resource Mobilization System - Creation - Plan - Duties - Reimbursement for Expenses Incurred by Mobilized Entities - Eligibility - Resource Mobilization Fund - Creation - Definitions - Legislative Declaration

§ 24-33.5-705.5. Auxiliary Emergency Communications Unit - Powers and Duties of Unit and Office of Emergency Management Regarding Auxiliary Communications - Definitions

§ 24-33.5-706. Disaster Emergency Fund - Established - Financing - Legislative Intent - Repeal

§ 24-33.5-706.5. Hazard Mitigation Fund - Established - Financing - Legislative Intent

§ 24-33.5-707. Local and Interjurisdictional Emergency Management Agencies and Services

§ 24-33.5-708. Establishment of Interjurisdictional Emergency Management Service Area

§ 24-33.5-709. Local Disaster Emergencies

§ 24-33.5-710. Disaster Prevention, Mitigation, and Recovery

§ 24-33.5-711. Compensation - Liability When Combating Grasshopper Infestation

§ 24-33.5-711.5. Governor's Expert Emergency Epidemic Response Committee - Compensation - Liability

§ 24-33.5-712. Telecommunications - Intent

§ 24-33.5-713. Mutual Aid

§ 24-33.5-714. Weather Modification

§ 24-33.5-715. Merit System

§ 24-33.5-716. Interoperable Communications Among Public Safety Radio Systems - Statewide Plan - Regional Plans - Governmental Immunity - Needs Assessment - Definitions

§ 24-33.5-717. Reporting of Federal Funds