Colorado Revised Statutes Title 23. Postsecondary Education § 23-31-201. Transfer to board of governors of the Colorado state university system--exceptions

(2)(a) Effective July 1, 2012, the forestry functions of the board relating principally to fire and wildfire preparedness, response, suppression, coordination, or management are transferred by a type 2 transfer, as such transfer is defined in the “Administrative Organization Act of 1968”, article 1 of title 24, C.R.S., to the wildland fire management section in the division of fire prevention and control in the department of public safety created in section 24-33.5-1201, C.R.S.

(b) Nothing in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) divests the board or the state forest service of any other personnel, functions, powers, or duties relating to forest resources, including risk education and prevention, forest health, management, stewardship, technical assistance, urban and community forestry, insect and disease monitoring and mitigation, research, education, outreach, planning, and fire ecology.

(c) Any and all claims, liabilities, and damages, including costs and attorneys' fees, relating in any way to the performance of duties described in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) that were performed by the board or its employees on or before June 30, 2012, are hereby transferred to and assumed by the state exclusively through the division of fire prevention and control in the department of public safety, and no other public entity or agency, including the board and its employees, shall be responsible or liable for any such claims, liabilities, or damages that arose before June 30, 2012.