Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet and fellow Democrats have introduced legislation that would invest $50 million annually in outdoor recreation infrastructure, planning and business development. Federal…
In western Colorado, where much of the prosperity has come from below the surface in the forms of mining and oil and gas, businesswoman Sarah Shrader sees the land as an increasingly vital part of the area’s economic strength.
“We’ve had a history in this community, like other communities in the West and the South, of dependence on extraction,” Shrader said. “As we transition away from that dependency, what has brought people to communities like ours are the incredible natural assets that we have.” Shrader said a bill recently introduced in Congress that would invest $50 million a year to develop outdoor recreation in rural communities would provide essential support for areas like the Western Slope.was introduced in late July by Democrats Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and Rep. Melanie Stansbury of New Mexico.
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