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Federal bill proposes investing $50M a year in outdoor recreation

Legislation would focus on growing outdoor recreation economy in rural communities

Despite early snowmelt and below-normal snowpack, rafting outfitters "will plan for a full season in most places as long as it doesn’t get too hot too quickly," head of state's rafting outfitters association says. (Helen H. Richardson/Denver Post file)
Despite early snowmelt and below-normal snowpack, rafting outfitters “will plan for a full season in most places as long as it doesn’t get too hot too quickly,” head of state’s rafting outfitters association says. (Helen H. Richardson/Denver Post file)
DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 12: Judith Kohler - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | jkohler@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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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 data show that outdoor recreation accounted for 1.9% of the nation's dollar gross domestic product. and $862 in economic output in 2021.
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