§ 24-49.7-104 — Powers and duties of the board

Colorado § 24-49.7-104

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 24: Government
• Art.: Colorado Tourism Office

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(1) The board has the
following powers and duties:

(a) To adopt an annual operating budget for the office;

(b) To set and administer policies regarding expenditures from the fund and
the additional source fund for travel and tourism promotion, written and graphic
materials, cooperative and matching promotional efforts, and other travel and
tourism developmental and promotional activities benefitting the state;

(c) To annually gather and disseminate statistical information on the travel
and tourism marketing effort, the amount and manner of expending public and
private moneys in promoting travel and tourism, and the economic effect of the
travel and tourism marketing effort upon the state. Such information shall be
provided to the general assembly and the travel and tourism industry as a
benchmark to measure the regional and statewide success of the prior year's
efforts and to guide the efforts of subsequent years.

(d) To plan for the promotion and development of the travel and tourism
industries;

(e) To cooperate with other public and private agencies and organizations in
the development and promotion of Colorado's travel and tourism industries;

(f) To gather and disseminate information on Colorado's travel and tourism
industries and to operate state visitors' centers for the purpose of disseminating
such information;

(g) To purchase or lease real and personal property deemed necessary for
the operation of visitors' centers or for any other activities of the board;

(h) To contract for those services and materials required by the activities of
the board. Such services may include any administrative, secretarial, clerical, or
other staff or personnel services deemed necessary.

(i) To expend moneys in the fund and the additional source fund for the
planning, advertising, promotion, assistance, and development of tourism and travel
industries in this state, for reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses of the
board as authorized in section 24-49.7-103, and for operational expenses of the
board;

(j) To accept and administer federal grant-in-aid moneys and to accept and
administer donations and gifts of other moneys, property, or services devoted to the
development and promotion of tourism and travel in the state;

(k) To finance and govern the operation and development of a toll-free
telephone number and an internet site promoting travel and tourism in the state
and the state visitors' guide as state-owned assets;

(l) To engage in activities for which private moneys can be secured and used
for promotional activities including, but not limited to, telecommunications
promotions, publication of privately financed electronic and paper visitor guides,
and similar activities;

(m) To ensure that contracts involving the expenditure of moneys from the
fund and the additional source fund are granted on a fair and equitable basis and
that the purchasing value of such moneys is maximized to the fullest extent
possible;

(n) To sue and be sued as a board, without individual liability, for acts of the
board within the scope of the powers conferred upon it by this article;

(o) Repealed.

(p) To exercise any other powers or perform any other duties that are
consistent with the purposes for which the office was created and that are
reasonably necessary for the fulfillment of the board's assigned responsibilities.

(2) It is the intent of the general assembly that, in addition to its other duties,
the board attempt to initiate joint efforts between public and private entities, joint
marketing programs, and privately financed tourism promotional ventures when
such activities are consistent with the powers and duties of the board.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2000: Entire article added, p. 666, � 1, effective May 22. L. 2020: IP(1) amended and (1)(o) repealed, (SB 20-136), ch. 70, p. 289, � 30, effective September 14.