§ 24-20-113 — Governor to provide technical assistance in federal land issues

(1) (a) The governor, in cooperation with the executive director of the department of
natural resources, the commissioner of agriculture, and the executive director of
the department of local affairs, shall make available to interested local
governments technical support to aid local governments in:

(I) Entering into cooperating agency relationships with federal agencies;

(II) Sharing information and expertise with federal land managers;

(III) Developing local land use plans within the meaning of part 1 of article 28
of title 30 and article 23 of title 31, C.R.S.;

(IV) Hiring consultants to perform analyses of local government interests;

(V) Entering into memoranda of understanding with federal land
management agencies; or

(VI) Implementing similar methods to improve coordination, cooperation, and
collaboration in federal land management decision-making.

(b) The governor may establish an advisory committee to provide technical
assistance as described in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) for one or more
federal land management decision-making processes if the governor determines
that the advisory committee would provide effective and efficient technical support
for collaborative engagement.

(2) The governor, in cooperation with the executive director of the
department of natural resources, the commissioner of agriculture, and the
executive director of the department of local affairs, shall notify local governments
of the availability of technical assistance as described in subsection (1) of this
section.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2015: Entire section added, (HB 15-1225), ch. 187, p. 621, � 2, effective May 13.