Bills being debated at the Colorado Capitol could impact outdoor recreation

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A few weeks into Colorado’s 120-day legislative session, several bills are up for debate that may impact how residents and tourists recreate in the High Country. 

While the biggest fights for mountain tourism this session likely will be centered around taxes for short term rentals other debates impacting the industry are brewing as well.

The bills introduced so far impacting how tourists and residents play in the mountains range from what rules truckers on Interstate 70 must follow, to liability protections for private landowners allowing recreation on their property. Here’s a look at what some of the bills would do.

Rules for truckers on I-70

would impose new rules for commercial vehicles such as semitrailers in Colorado, including making it a traffic offense for them to use the left lane on I-70 between Glenwood Springs and Morrison. 

There would be an exception for trucks passing vehicles driving below the speed limit.  I'd also impose this rule on all those idiots that drive in the left lane constantly, no matter what.

Added protections for landowners who allow recreation on their land

would alter the Colorado Recreational Use Statutes to limit landowner liability when people recreate on private land as long as a warning sign is posted by the landowner. 

There are quite a few more.  Please click Link to real about all of them.