C.R.S. § 34-23-103

(1) The office of active and inactive mines shall assist operators in complying with the mine rescue team requirements of the “Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977”, Pub.L. 95-164, as amended. Such assistance may include, but need not be limited to: (a) The establishing, equipping, and, where funds are available, training and maintaining of mine rescue teams; (b) The acquisition of funds for sustaining mine rescue centers; (c) Any assistance with rescue costs, where funds are available, at abandoned mines; (d) Making application for funds in cooperation with the division of emergency management to pay rescue costs; and (e) Technical assistance and training in mining rescue procedures for local officials.