This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Recreational Trails System Act of 1971”. Source: L. 84: Entire article added, p. 888, § 2, effective January 1, 1985. Editor’s note: This section is similar to former § 33-42-101 as it existed prior to 1984.
In order to provide for the greatly increasing outdoor needs of a rapidly expanding Colorado population for public access to, travel within, and enjoyment and appreciation of the out-of-doors areas of Colorado and for the conservation, development, and use of natural resources against fire and other natural and geological hazards, it is hereby declared to […]
As used in this article 11, unless the context otherwise requires: “Committee” means the Colorado recreational trails committee. (1.4) “Grant” means an award of money from any public or private source, allocated in accordance with the “Procurement Code”, articles 101 to 112 of title 24, to further one or more of the purposes enumerated in […]
In order to provide recreational trails in a statewide system of positive recreational value, the division may acquire reasonable trail rights-of-way or easements. In selecting the rights-of-way, full consideration shall be given to minimizing the adverse effects upon the adjacent landowner or user and his operation. Development and management of each segment of the trails […]
There is hereby created the Colorado recreational trails committee, which is advisory and consists of nine members, eight of whom are appointed by the commission. One member shall be appointed from the governing committee of the state board of the great outdoors Colorado trust fund created by section 6 of article XXVII of the state […]
The committee, with the approval of the commission, shall coordinate trail development among local governments and shall assist local governments in the formation of their trail plans and advise the commission quarterly of its findings. In carrying out this responsibility, the committee shall review records of easements and other interests in land which are available […]
The commission is authorized to make funds appropriated by the general assembly for the purposes of this article available to local governments and nonprofit organizations in accordance with criteria developed by the committee and adopted by the commission. The committee shall advise the commission of its recommendations for the allocation of such funds among participating […]
The commission shall designate a state trails system. The trails comprising such system shall meet criteria established by the commission and shall be consistent with the objectives of this article. The commission shall establish a procedure whereby federal, state, and local governments and nongovernmental organizations may propose trails for inclusion within the system. In consultation […]
Any of the following categories of trails may be established: Cross-state trails which connect scenic, historical, geological, or other significant features which are characteristic of the state; Water-oriented trails which provide a designated path to or along lakes, streams, or reservoirs in which water and other water-oriented recreational opportunities are the primary points of interest; […]
The commission may establish uniform signs and markers, which signs and markers may include appropriate and distinctive symbols. Where trails cross lands administered by federal agencies, such markers may be provided and erected by the appropriate federal agency at appropriate points along trails and maintained by the federal agency administering the trails in accordance with […]
The department of transportation, the state board of land commissioners, the urban drainage and flood control district, and other state agencies and political subdivisions having jurisdiction or control over or information concerning the use, abandonment, or disposition of highway or utility rights-of-way or other properties that may be suitable for the purpose of improving or […]
[ Editor’s note: This version of this section is effective until March 1, 2022. ] It is unlawful for any person, except a parks and recreation officer or other peace officer, to operate a motorized vehicle on a signed and designated nonmotorized trail. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a class 2 […]
The general assembly declares that the purpose of this section is to provide additional protection, in accordance with 42 U.S.C. sec. 14502 (a), to volunteers and nonprofit organizations providing land stewardship services under this article 11. In case of any conflict between this section and section 13-21-115.5 or 13-21-115.7, or between this section and the […]
