1. (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article 7 or any other law to the contrary, all emission data received or obtained by the commission or the division shall be available to the public to the extent required by the federal act.

2. (2)

   1. (a) As used in this subsection (2), unless the context otherwise requires:

      1. (I) Operator has the meaning set forth in section 34-60-103.
      2. (II) Random sample has the meaning set forth in section 2-3-128 (1)(e).
   2. (b) On or before April 15, 2025, the division shall submit to the state auditor the oil and natural gas emissions inventory reports, as required to be submitted by rule of the commission, filed for calendar year 2023 by the operators included in the random sample.
   3. (c) This subsection (2) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.

Source: L. 79: Entire article R&RE, p. 1050, § 1, effective June 20. L. 84: Entire section amended, p. 776, § 16, effective June 20. L. 2022: Entire section amended, (HB 22-1361), ch. 472, p. 3451, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2024: (2)(a)(I) amended, (HB 24-1346), ch. 216, p. 1342, § 14, effective May 21.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 22-1361, see section 1 of chapter 472, Session Laws of Colorado 2022.