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Arapahoe County moves to adopt intergovernmental agreement for oil-and-gas inspections
Summary
Arapahoe County staff recommended and commissioners signaled informal approval of an intergovernmental agreement letting a county-hired inspector perform state-level oil-and-gas inspections. County attorneys warned the IGA ties the inspector to state ethics rules and clarified the county could inspect for state compliance but not enforce state violations.
Arapahoe County staff told commissioners they have negotiated an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the state's energy commission that would allow a county-hired inspector to conduct oil-and-gas inspections under the state's authority.
Jason Reynolds of public works said the agreement would mean the county inspector 'will be acting somewhat as the state inspector for purposes of inspections in Arapahoe County' and described coordination and training benefits. Martin Lohman, the county energy program…
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