§ 24-32-803 — Duties of the office

(1) The office shall coordinate the activities
of the various divisions within the department of local affairs for the purpose of:

(a) Cooperating with and providing technical assistance to local officials for
the orderly development of rural Colorado;

(b) Encouraging and, when requested, assisting local governments to
develop mutual and cooperative solutions to rural community development;

(c) Studying the legal provisions that affect rural development and
recommending to the governor and the general assembly such changes and
provisions as may be necessary to encourage rural development;

(d) Serving as a clearinghouse for rural development information, including
state and federal programs designed for rural development;

(e) Carrying out studies and continuous analyses of rural development in the
state with particular emphasis on its effect on population dispersion and economic
opportunity;

(f) Encouraging and assisting, when requested, local governments to
develop mutual and cooperative solutions to rural community development;

(g) Contracting with the federal government or any agency or
instrumentality thereof and receiving any grants or moneys therefrom for purposes
of rural development in Colorado.

Legislative History

Source: L. 73: p. 190, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 3-36-3.