(1) There is created in the department the division of conservation, referred to in this article 15 as the "division". The executive director is authorized by this section to employ, subject to the provisions of the state personnel system laws of the state, a director of the division, who in turn shall employ such deputies, clerks, and assistants as are necessary to discharge the duties imposed by this article 15. The division and the director of the division are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the department.(2) It is the duty of the director of the division, or his or her designee, to aid in the administration and enforcement of this article 15 and to administer, in consultation with the conservation easement oversight commission, the certification of conservation easement holders and issuance of tax credit certificates as provided in this article 15.(3) To aid in the administration and enforcement of this article 15, the division has the authority to accept grants for and act as a holder of conservation easements in gross.Amended by 2022 Ch. 469, § 113, eff. 8/10/2022.Amended by 2021 Ch. 385, § 1, eff. 6/30/2021.Renumbered from C.R.S. § 12-61-1102 and amended by 2019 Ch. 136, § 1, eff. 10/1/2019.Added by 2018 Ch. 273, § 1, eff. 5/29/2018.This section is similar to former § 12-61-1102 as it existed prior to 2019.
2022 Ch. 469, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3). For the short title (the "Debbie Haskins 'Administrative Organization Act of 1968' Modernization Act") in SB 22-162, see section 1 of chapter 469, Session Laws of Colorado 2022.