COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
DIVISION OF OIL AND PUBLIC SAFETY

EMERGENCY RULE CONCERNING
7 CCR 1101-7, Public School Construction Regulations

STATEMENT OF EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION AND ADOPTION

Pursuant to the State Administrative Procedure Act, Title 24, Article 4, C.R.S., as amended, I, Dick Piper, Director of the Division of Oil and Public Safety, am adopting this emergency rule on behalf of the Division of Oil and Public Safety.  I find the immediate adoption of this rule is imperatively necessary to comply with state or federal law or federal regulation.

Statutory Authority:

This Emergency regulation is promulgated under the authority of §§22-32-124, §§22-32-124.5, §§23-71-122, §§24-33.5-1202, §§24-75-402, §§8-1-151, §§8-1-107 C.R.S.

Purpose:

The purpose of this emergency regulation is to incorporate statutory changes that became effective July 1, 2006 concerning the increase of resources (from one FTE to three FTEs) and the changes in language stating that the division shall charge a fee for plan review and issuance of a construction permit to cover the actual, reasonable and necessary expenses of the division.  The purpose of this emergency regulation is also to clarify and update requirements related to the building permit application process, including application submittal requirements, plan review and permitting, including phased permitting and issuance of certificates of occupancy.  These emergency rules enable the Division of Oil and Public Safety to streamline the permit application review process and issue building permits. 

This emergency rule is adopted and shall be effective on this 24th day of April, 2008.

					
Dick Piper
Director
Division of Oil and Public Safety