HB 1303 — Technical Changes to Energy & Carbon Management Statutes

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CCONCERNINGTECHNICALCHANGESTO ONCERNINGTECHNICALCHANGESTOENERGYANDCARBONMANAGEMENTENERGY STATUTESAND .CARBON MANAGEMENT STATUTES.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly ofofthe the State ofofColorado: Colorado:

(III) Passage ofofthe theIntemational International Code Council ExamF31,nationalExam standardjourneymanmechanical,orananalogoussuccessorexam,ForanyF31, national standardjotttneyman nrechanical, man analogous successm exam, For any person working on pressurized process lines in upstream and midstream ________ Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law;

dashes through words or numbers indicate deletionsdeletionsfrom from existing law andandsuch such material is notnotpart part of the act.

operationsPASSAGEoperations, OFPASSAGEOF: :

(A) THE AAMERICAN MERICAN PETROLEUM NSTITUTEINSTITUTE STANDARD 1104, WWELDING ELDING OF PIPELINES AND RRELATED ELATEDFACILITIES, FACILITIES,OROR AN ANALOGOUS SUCCESSORSUCCESSORCERTIFICATION; CERTIFICATION ;

(B) THETHEAMERICANSOCIETYOFMECHANICALENGINEERSSECTION AIX, MERICANWELDING,BRAZING,ANDFUSINGQUALIFICATIONS,ORANANALOGOUS SOCIETYOFSUCCESSORQUALIFICATION; MECHANICAL ENGINEERS SECTION IX,W ELDING ,BRAZING ,AND FUSING QUALIFICATIONS,ORANANALOGOUS SUCCESSOR QUALIFICATION ;OR (C) A NATIONALLYRECOGNIZEDEXAMINATION ,CERTIFICATION OR QUALIFICATION , OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTIONS (20)(d)(III)(AAND (20)(d)(III)(OF THIS SECTION,THAT IS APPLICABLE FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF WELDERS WORKING ON OIL AND GAS PROCESS LINES.

SECTION2.OR (C) ANATIONALLYRECOGNIZEDEXAMINATION,CERTIFICATION,OR QUALIFICATION, OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTIONS (20)(d)(Ill)(A) AND(20)(d)(IIl)(B) OFTHIS SECTION, THATISAPPLICABLE FORTHECERTIFICATIONOFWELDERS WORKINGONOILANDGAS PROCESS LINES.

InColoradoRevisedStatutes,34-60-121,amend(6),SECTION (7)(b),2. and (7)(c) as follows:

In ColoradoRevised Statutes, 34-60-121, amend ( 6), (7)(b), and (7)(c) as follows:

(6) If the commission determines, after a hearing conducted in accordancewithsection34-60-108,thatanenergyandcarbonmanagementaccordancewith section34-60-108,thatan energy and carbonmanagement operator has failed to perform any corrective action imposed under subsection (4) of this section or failed to comply with a cease-and-desist orderissuedundersubsection(5)oforder thissection,thecommissionmayissueissued under subsection (5) ofthis section, the commission may issue an order suspending, modifying, or revoking the operator's permit or permits ororsuspending suspending or revoking the operator's license to conduct oil and gas ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT operations or may take other appropriate action.

An energyandenergy and carbon management operator subject to an order that suspends, modifies, or revokes a permit or that suspends or revokes the operator's license to conduct oil and gasANDgas CARBONENERGYANDCARBON MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENToperations operationsshallcontinuetheaffectedoperationsonlyfortheshallcontinuethe purposeofbringingtheaffectedoperationsintocompliancewiththepermitaffectedoperationsonlyforthe purpose ofbringingthe affectedoperations into compliancewiththepermit or modified permit and must bring the affected operations into compliance under the supervision ofofthe the commission.

Once the affected operations are in compliance to the satisfaction of the commission and any penalty not subject to judicial review or appeal has been paid, the commission may reinstate the permit or the license to conduct oil and gasYgas ENERGY AND PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 26-1303 CARBON MANAGEMENT operations.

(7)(b) Ifthecommissionfinds,afterthehearingconductedpursuantIfthecommission tosubsection(7)(a)offinds, thissection,thattheenergyandcarbonmanagementafterthehearingconductedpursuant to subsection (7)(a) ofthis section, that the energy and carbon management operator is responsible under the legal standards specified in subsection (7)(a) ofofthis this section, the commission may issue an order that prohibits the issuanceofanynewpermitstotheenergyandcarbonmanagementoperator, suspends any or all of the energy and carbon management operator's certificates ofofclearance, clearance, suspends the operator's license to conduct oil and gas ENERGYANDCARBONMANAGEMENTENERGY operations,oranycombinationofAND CARBON MANAGEMENT operations, or any combination of the three.

IfIfthe the energy and carbon management operator demonstrates to thesatisfactionofthe thecommissionthatsatisfaction theofthe operatorcommission hasthat the operatorhas brought eachofeach theofthe violations into compliance and that any penalty not subject to judicial review or appeal has been paid, the commission may vacate the order.

(c) In a hearing conducted pursuant to this subsection (7), the commission may consider as evidence violations for which enforcement was commencedcommencedpriorto priorMay to16, May16, 2024, in determining whether to prohibit the issuance of any new permits to the operator, suspend any or all of the operator'scertificatesofclearance,suspendtheoperator'slicensetoconductoperator'scertificatesofclearance, suspendtheoperator's licensetoconduct oil and gas ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT operations, or any combination ofofthe the three.

on the day following the expiration of the ninety-dayperiodninety-day period after final adjournment ofofthe the general assembly(Augustassembly (August 12, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13, 2026);

except that, if a referendumpetitionisfiledpursuanttosection1(3)ofarticleVofthestatereferendum petition is filed pursuantto section 1(3) ofarticle V ofthe state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless PAGE 3-HOUSE BILL 26-1303 approvedbythepeopleatthegeneralelectiontobeheldinNovember2026approved bythe people at the general electionto be held inNovember2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date ofofthe the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

____________________________'-..\',. ____________________________ Julie McCluskie James Rashad Coleman, Sr.

SPEAKER• OF~ THEJulie·~ HOUSE~ PRESIDENT~ OFJames OFRashad REPRESENTATIVESColeman, THESr. SENATE ____________________________ ____________________________ Vanessa Reilly Esther van Mourik CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE APPROVED________________________________________ (Date and Time) _________________________________________ Jared S.

PolisSPEAKER GOVERNOROF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE STATESENATE v ~ ~ Vanessa Reilly Esther van Mourik CHIEF CLERK OF COLORADOTHE PAGEHOUSE 4-HOUSESECRETARY BILLOF 26-1303OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE Jared S.

GOVE STATE OF COLORADO PAGE 4-HOUSE BILL 26-1303