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The Colorado Department of Natural Resources was created with a mission to develop, preserve and enhance the state's natural resources for the benefit and enjoyment of current and future citizens and visitors.

Governor's River Access Dispute Resolution Task Force

The Governor's River Access Dispute Resolution Task Force will hold its first meeting on Thursday, September 2, 2010 at the Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 318, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.  The public is invited to attend.  The 17-member Task Force is composed of landowners, rafters, anglers and members of the agricultural and law enforcement community.  It will meet this fall and prepare a final report with recommendations for the Governor by December 31.

Carbon Capture & Sequestration Task Force Meetings: Sept. 28 and Oct. 4

The CCS Task Force will hold its fifth meeting on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at the Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 318, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.  The meeting will feature a legal issues panel to inform the Task Force about issues pertaining to geologic sequestration, primarily those surrounding ownership of the pore space.  In particular, panelists will be asked to review and respond to Wyoming's legislation assigning pore space ownership to the surface owner.  The Wyoming pore space bills are available by clicking here and here.

The Task Force will meet again on Monday, October 4 at 1313 Sherman in Room 318, from 1:30 to 4:30 to discuss matters raised in the Sept. 28 legal issues panel.

The public is invited to attend both meetings and streaming audio will be available here on the DNR website (http://dnr.state.co.us).  The 13-member Colorado CCS Task Force, composed of legislators, agency officials and stakeholders, is meeting monthly in 2010 to discuss and assess legal and regulatory issues pertaining to geologic carbon sequestration.

    FEATURE:
    Colorado Roadless Rule

    Colorado has submitted a revised petition to the U.S. Forest Service concerning the management of 4.2 million acres of national forest in Colorado. The Colorado rule includes:

    * An updated inventory that protects more than 400,000 acres missed in 2001
    * The elimination of a loophole allowing major construction projects in all roadless areas
    * A ban on road construction for any new oil and gas leasing
    * Flexibility for community wildfire protection and for ski slope and coal mine expansion

    Visit DNR's roadless web page for much more information.

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