(1) The commission is vested with all the powers, responsibilities, obligations, functions, and duties that previously were under the jurisdiction of the former wildlife commission or the former board of parks and outdoor recreation as of June 30, 2011.
In addition to any other specific grant of rule-making authority, the commission mayadopt or revise any rules, in accordance with article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., that the commission deems necessary or convenient to effect the purposes of, and fulfill its duties under, this title.
The commission shall designate a commission member with wildlife knowledge appointed pursuant to section 33-9-101 (3)(a)(I) to serve as a representative to the state board of the great outdoors Colorado trust fund established under article XXVII of the state constitution. The commission shall designate a commission member with parks and outdoor recreation knowledge appointed pursuant to section 33-9-101 (3)(a)(III) to serve as a representative to the state board of the great outdoors Colorado trust fund established under article XXVII of the state constitution.
(a) In promulgating a rule to increase or decrease a park fee or charge under articles 10 to 15 and 32 of this title 33, the commission shall consider the effect that the change in the fee or charge would have on park usage, the demand for the service for which the fee or charge is used, and opportunities to implement differential pricing.
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2018.)
The maximum increase in fees that the commission may approve by rule for parkpasses in any one year is as follows:
For a daily park pass, one dollar; and
For an annual park pass, including an aspen leaf annual pass and a columbine annualpass, ten dollars.
Source: L. 2011: Entire article added, (SB 11-208), ch. 293, p. 1376, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2012: Entire section amended, (HB 12-1317), ch. 248, p. 1210, § 23, effective June 4. L. 2018: (4) amended, (SB 18-143), ch. 207, p. 1335, § 11, effective August 8. L. 2019: (4)(a) amended, (SB 19-241), ch. 390, p. 3475, § 45, effective August 2.
Cross references: For the short title ("Hunting, Fishing, and Parks for Future Generations Act") and the legislative declaration in SB 18-143, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 207, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.