(1) The library located at the center, which is administered by the university of Colorado at Denver and which serves Metropolitan state university of Denver and the community college of Denver, is hereby designated and shall be the site of the state economic development data base. The library shall compile data which is useful and relevant to persons concerned with economic development in the state, including but not limited to statistical and demographic profiles of Colorado communities, labor and market statistics, statutory and regulatory requirements for business formation, and such other information as will assist the creation, expansion, and relocation of business in Colorado. The library is authorized to receive and expend all moneys, public and private, tendered to it for the performance of its duties under this section. The department of local affairs shall assist the library in the performance of such duties.
(2) No policy shall be established that would prevent equal access by any individual or organization in the state of Colorado to the data base relating to economic development.
Source: L. 88: Entire section added, p. 870, § 1, effective April 20. L. 90: (1) amended, p. 1156, § 13, effective July 1. L. 2012: (1) amended, (SB 12-148), ch. 125, p. 428, § 18, effective July 1.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in the 2012 act amending subsection (1), see section 1 of chapter 125, Session Laws of Colorado 2012.