DENVER — Governor Polis issued an Executive Order memorializing his December 31, 2022 verbal order declaring a disaster emergency due to fuel supply chain risk, activating the National Guard to assist with planning and logistics, and activating the State Emergency Operations Plan. The disaster declaration enables State agencies to coordinate response and mitigation efforts to minimize any disruption. It also ensures that the State is able to utilize all necessary tools to provide temporary regulatory relief to reduce any potential fuel supply chain risk in Colorado due to the temporary shutdown at the Suncor oil and gas refinery located in Commerce City. Such regulatory relief includes but is not limited to trucking hours, truck weight limits, and streamlined pipeline transporting regulations.
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