Colorado § 24-49.7-101 - Legislative declaration - policy.
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§ 24-49.7-101. Legislative declaration - policy.
(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the tourism and travel industries are vital to the general welfare, economic well-being, and employment opportunities of the state and its communities and citizens and that the continued health and expansion of these industries requires a long-term and continuing investment by the state in the planning, promotion, coordination, and development of Colorado as a quality national and international tourist and travel destination.
(2) The general assembly therefore declares it to be the policy of this state to guide, stimulate, and promote the coordinated, efficient, and beneficial development of tourism and travel in Colorado. In addition, it is the policy of this state to provide a long-term and continuing investment in tourism and travel promotion and to support such investment with general fund revenues.
(3) The general assembly further finds and declares that the promotion and development of tourism and travel requires a unified, consistent, and positive statewide effort to be successful and that it is the policy of the state that all levels of state government participate in attaining the state policies expressed in this section. To this end, all state departments shall cooperate with the Colorado tourism office created in this article and shall, to the extent possible, assist the office in its efforts by making property and services available to the office that will facilitate or reduce the costs of such promotion and development. In addition, the Colorado tourism office and all state departments shall cooperate with the tourism and travel industries to further the policies expressed in this section.
Source: L. 2000: Entire article added, p. 663, § 1, effective May 22.
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