C.R.S. § 24-33-105: Executive director given power to contract with Colorado school of mines.

(1) The executive director is hereby given authority to:

(a) Enter into contracts with the Colorado school of mines to develop and conduct research concerning:

(I) New and more efficient methods of mining, preparing, and utilizing coal;

(II) Markets for coal of the western United States and especially that of Colorado;

(III) Development in the scientific, technical, and economic fields related to the coal industry;

(b) Accept grants from, contract with, and otherwise cooperate with the office of coal research of the United States department of the interior.