LEG00070

• Bill Number: SB01-148
• Year: 2001
• Title: A Bill for an Act Concerning Growth Management in Colorado and Making an Appropriatiom Therefor
• Legislation - Doc Type: Other CWCB Related Bills - Killed

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transportation right-of-way, or a specified form of natural or artificial
waterway, the municipality is further required to annex certain land that
abuts such street, alley, right-of-way, or waterway where the same is
included within the municipality's designated urban service area.
Makes an appropriation. Makes conforming amendments. Defmes
terms.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

SECTION 1. Title 24, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended BY

THE ADDITION OF A NEW ARTICLE to read:

Article 63

Colorado Growth Management Act

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PART 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS

24-63-101. Short title. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY

BE CITED AS THE "COLORADO GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT".

24-63-102. Legislative declaration. (l) THEGENERALASSEMBL Y

HEREBY FINDS AND DECLARES THAT:

(a) RApID GROWTH IN COLORADO IN THE 1990s HAS CONTRIBUTED

SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY OF THE STATE, BUT IT ALSO

HAS PRESENTED CHALLENGES THAT REQUIRE MANAGEMENT. IF NOT

PROPERLY MANAGED AND GUIDED, RAPID GROWTH MAY IMPACT THE

QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE RESIDENTS AND THE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY OF

THE STATE BY MAKING IT ALESS DESIRABLE PLACE IN WHICH TO LIVE OR TO

VISIT.

(b) THE PROPER MANAGEMENT AND GUIDANCE OF GROWTH WILL
HELP THE PEOPLE OF COLORADO MAINTAIN THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE BY
PRESERVING AND SUPPORTING JOBS AND THE STATE'S ECONOMIC

PROSPERITY WHILE CONSERVING OPEN SPACE AND ENSURING THAT THE

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