{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-24-46-302","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 24-46-302","heading":"Legislative declaration.","body":"(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:\n\n(a) The health, safety, and welfare of the people of the state of Colorado are enhanced by a diverse revenue stream, and the people of the state would benefit from an expansion of opportunities for investment in large-scale regional tourism projects that will attract significant investment and revenue from outside the state;\n\n(b) Diversification of the state's economic base can contribute to much-needed economic stability;\n\n(c) Colorado is in competition with other states to attract large-scale regional tourism projects;\n\n(d) It is in the best interests of the people of the state to provide a financing mechanism for attracting, constructing, and operating large-scale regional tourism projects that will attract significant investment and revenue from outside the state; and\n\n(e) In keeping with Colorado's tradition of local governments playing a significant role in land use and development projects, regional tourism projects should be proposed by a local government or by one or more local governments working together.","path":["Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE","Article 46 - Economic Development","Part 3 - COLORADO REGIONAL TOURISM ACT"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-24.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"60cd7143b8332dbeb8ba7f6a9d7737b844a4b35719ac0d8b076d748c0af1c547","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-24-46-301","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-24-46-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}