Colorado Code
Part 1 - Solid Wastes Disposal Sites and Facilities
§ 30-20-101. Definitions

As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1.5) "Closed site or facility" means a site or facility that has been closed in accordance with provisions of the federal regulations pursuant to subtitle D of the federal "Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976", as amended, as published in 40 CFR 258.60, and in the manner specified in the approved certificate of designation application at the time of approval of the site or facility or in a closure plan that has been approved by the department.

(2.3) "Excluded scrap metal" means processed scrap metal, unprocessed home scrap metal, and unprocessed prompt scrap metal.
(2.5) "Governing body having jurisdiction" means the board of county commissioners if a site and facility is located in any unincorporated portion of a county and means the governing body of the appropriate municipality if a site and facility is located within an incorporated area.
(2.6) "Home scrap metal" means scrap metal generated by steel mills, foundries, and refineries, including, but not limited to, turnings, cuttings, punchings, and borings.
(2.7) "Landfill gases" means gases formed by the decomposition of buried solid waste. Landfill gases include, but are not limited to, methane.
(2.8) "Municipality" means a home rule or statutory city, town, or city and county or a territorial charter city.

(3.5) "Processed scrap metal" means scrap metal that has been manually or physically altered to separate it into distinct materials to enhance economic value or to improve the handling of materials. Processed scrap metal includes, but is not limited to:

(3.7) "Prompt scrap metal" means scrap metal generated by the metal working or fabrication industries, including, but not limited to, turnings, cuttings, punchings, and borings. "Prompt scrap metal" includes industrial metal scrap and new scrap metal.

(5.5) "Shredded circuit boards" means shredded electronic circuit boards that:

(5.8) "Solid and hazardous waste commission" means the solid and hazardous waste commission created in section 25-15-302, C.R.S.

Source: L. 67: p. 759, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-23-1. L. 71: p. 340, §§ 1, 2. L. 83: (6) R&RE, p. 1239, § 1, effective July 1. L. 91: (2.5) and (2.7) added, p. 964, § 2, effective June 5. L. 92: (1.5) added and (7) and (9) amended, p. 1275, § 1, effective July 1. L. 94: (8.5) added, p. 32, § 1, effective March 9; (2) amended, p. 2800, § 557, effective July 1. L. 95: (6) amended, p. 120, § 2, effective March 31. L. 98: (2.3), (2.6), (3.5), (3.7), (5.5), (6)(b)(VII), and (6)(b)(VIII) added and (6)(b)(V) amended, pp. 171, 172, §§ 2, 3, effective April 6; (3) amended, p. 1071, § 4, effective June 1; (4) amended, p. 880, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2001: (2.7) amended and (2.8) added, p. 1100, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2006: (8.5) amended and (5.8) and (10) added, p. 1133, § 14, effective July 1.
Editor's note: Subsection (5.8) was originally numbered as (5.5) in Senate Bill 06-171 but has been renumbered on revision for ease of location.
Cross references: (1) For definitions applicable to this part 1, see § 30-26-301 (2)(d).
(2) For the legislative declaration contained in the 1995 act amending subsection (6), see section 1 of chapter 42, Session Laws of Colorado 1995. For the legislative declaration contained in the 1998 act enacting subsections (2.3), (2.6), (3.5), (3.7), (5.5), (6)(b)(VII), and (6)(b)(VIII) and amending subsection (6)(b)(V), see section 1 of chapter 68, Session Laws of Colorado 1998. For the legislative declaration contained in the 1998 act amending subsection (4), see section 1 of chapter 236, Session Laws of Colorado 1998.