Colorado Revised Statutes Title 12. Professions and Occupations § 12-150-115. Inspections and investigations--costs--reports--rules

(1) The board may cause to be made such inspection of the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of passenger tramways as the board may reasonably require.

(2) The inspections shall include, at a minimum, two inspections per year or per two thousand hours of operation, whichever occurs first, of each passenger tramway, one of which inspections shall be during the high use season, shall be unannounced, and shall be carried out under contract by independent contractors selected by the board or by the supervisory tramway engineer. Additional inspections may be required by the board if the area operator does not, in the opinion of the board, make reasonable efforts to correct any deficiencies identified in any prior inspection or if the board otherwise deems additional inspections necessary. The board shall provide in its rules that no facility shall be shut down for the purposes of a regular inspection during normal operating hours unless sufficient daylight is not available for the inspection.

(3) The board may employ independent contractors to make the inspections for reasonable fees plus expenses. The expenses incurred by the board in connection with the conduct of inspections provided for in this article 150 shall be paid in the first instance by the board, but each area operator of the passenger tramway that was the subject of the inspection shall, upon notification by the board of the amount due, reimburse the board for any charges made by personnel for the services and for the actual expenses of each inspection.

(4) The board may cause an investigation to be made in response to an accident or incident involving a passenger tramway as the board may reasonably require. The board may employ independent contractors to make the investigations for reasonable fees plus expenses. The expenses incurred by the board in connection with the conduct of investigations provided for in this article 150 shall be paid in the first instance by the board, and thereafter one or more area operators may be billed for work performed pursuant to subsection (3) of this section.

(5) If, as the result of an inspection, it is found that a violation of the board's rules exists, or a condition in passenger tramway design, construction, operation, or maintenance exists, endangering the safety of the public, an immediate report shall be made to the board for appropriate investigation and order.