Governor to provide technical assistance in federal land issues

(1) (a) The governor, in cooperation with the executive director of the department of natural resources, the commissioner of agriculture, and the executive director of the department of local affairs, shall make available to interested local governments technical support to aid local governments in: (I) Entering into cooperating agency relationships with federal agencies; (II) Sharing information and expertise with federal land managers; (III) Developing local land use plans within the meaning of part 1 of article 28 of title 30 and article 23 of title 31, C.R.S.; (IV) Hiring consultants to perform analyses of local government interests; (V) Entering into memoranda of understanding with federal land management agencies; or (VI) Implementing similar methods to improve coordination, cooperation, and collaboration in federal land management decision-making. (b) The governor may establish an advisory committee to provide technical assistance as described in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) for one or more federal land management decision-making processes if the governor determines that the advisory committee would provide effective and efficient technical support for collaborative engagement. (2) The governor, in cooperation with the executive director of the department of natural resources, the commissioner of agriculture, and the executive director of the department of local affairs, shall notify local governments of the availability of technical assistance as described in subsection (1) of this section.