(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that, for the benefit of the people of the state of Colorado and the improvement of their health, welfare, and living conditions:
It is essential that the people of this state have adequate medical care and healthfacilities;
It is important that medical care and health facilities are made readily available bynetworks and organizations of health institutions, whether such networks and organizations are located within the state of Colorado or have facilities located both within and outside the state of Colorado;
It is a benefit to the people of the state of Colorado to serve such multistate institutions, as such service will create health care-related employment opportunities;
It is essential that health institutions that have headquarters in Colorado or that operate or manage health facilities in Colorado, and affiliates of such health institutions, be provided with appropriate additional means to assist in the development and maintenance of public health, health care, hospitals, and related facilities wherever such health institutions are located in order that they can provide more adequate medical care and health facilities to the people of Colorado;
It is the purpose of this article to provide a measure of assistance to enable healthinstitutions in the state to refund or refinance outstanding indebtedness incurred for health facilities and to provide additional facilities and structures that are greatly needed to accomplish the purposes of this article; and
The exemption of bonds and notes issued pursuant to this article from all taxation andassessments in the state of Colorado benefit only the residents of the state of Colorado.
It is the intent of the general assembly to create the Colorado health facilities authority to lend money to health institutions and to authorize the authority to acquire, construct, reconstruct, repair, alter, improve, extend, own, lease, and dispose of properties so that the authority may be able to promote the health and welfare of the people of this state and develop health care-related employment opportunities for the people of this state. In enacting this article, it is the intent of the general assembly to vest the authority with the powers necessary to accomplish these purposes. However, it is not the intent of the general assembly to authorize the authority to operate a health facility.
This article shall be liberally construed to accomplish the intentions expressed in thissection.
Source: L. 77: Entire article added, p. 1304, § 1, effective July 1. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 418, § 1, effective August 6. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 410, § 1, effective August 3.