HB 26-1303

House Bill 26-1303 in Colorado updates existing laws related to energy and carbon management. It changes the requirements for welders working on oil and gas equipment by specifying new exams that are relevant to their work instead of outdated ones. The bill also standardizes terminology used in regulations, replacing "oil and gas operations" with "energy and carbon management operations." This means that the bill has been signed into law and is now active, affecting workers who need certification for welding on energy-related equipment and the regulatory language used by the Energy and Carbon Management Commission.

Official Summary

Current law requires the energy and carbon management commission (commission) to adopt rules to require certification for welders working on oil and gas process lines, including rules that require passing an exam. The act changes the reference to the welder exam from 'the International Code Council Exam F31, national standard journeyman mechanical, or an analogous successor exam', which is not applicable to welders, to certain other examinations that are applicable to welders in the oil and gas industry.     In certain instances, the act changes 'oil and gas operations' to 'energy and carbon management operations' to ensure uniformity of terminology and to align statutory references to 'operations' to those operations that are within the scope of the commission's regulatory authority.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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