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[[File:Denver Museum of Nature and Science View from north west.jpg|thumb|The [[Denver Museum of Nature and Science]], one the many organizations funded by the [[Scientific and Cultural Facilities District]].]] | [[File:Denver Museum of Nature and Science View from north west.jpg|thumb|The [[Denver Museum of Nature and Science]], one the many organizations funded by the [[Scientific and Cultural Facilities District]].]] | ||
* The [[Scientific and Cultural Facilities District]] (SCFD), a special regional tax district with physical boundaries contiguous with county boundaries of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson Counties | * The [[Scientific and Cultural Facilities District]] (SCFD), a special regional tax district with physical boundaries contiguous with county boundaries of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson Counties | ||
It is a 0.1% retail sales and uses tax (one penny on every $10). | |||
According to the Colorado statute, the SCFD distributes the money to local organizations on an annual basis. These organizations must provide for the enlightenment and entertainment of the public through the production, presentation, exhibition, advancement, or preservation of art, music, theater, dance, zoology, botany, natural history, or cultural history. | |||
As directed by statute, SCFD recipient organizations are currently divided into three "tiers" among which receipts are allocated by percentage. | |||
* Tier I includes regional organizations: the [[Denver Art Museum]], the [[Denver Botanic Gardens]], the [[Denver Museum of Nature and Science]], the [[Denver Zoo]], and the [[Denver Center for the Performing Arts]]. It receives 65.5%. | |||
* Tier II currently includes 26 regional organizations. Tier II receives 21%. | |||
* Tier III has more than 280 local organizations such as small theaters, orchestras, art centers, natural history, cultural history, and community groups. Tier III organizations apply for funding from the county cultural councils via a grant process. This tier receives 13.5%. | |||
An 11-member board of directors oversees the distributions by the Colorado Revised Statutes. Seven board members are appointed by county commissioners (in Denver, the Denver City Council) and four members are appointed by the Governor of Colorado. | |||
* The Football Stadium District (FD or FTBL), approved by the voters to pay for and help build the [[Denver Broncos]]' stadium [[Empower Field at Mile High]]. | * The Football Stadium District (FD or FTBL), approved by the voters to pay for and help build the [[Denver Broncos]]' stadium [[Empower Field at Mile High]]. | ||
* Local Improvement Districts (LID) within designated areas of Jefferson and Broomfield counties. | * Local Improvement Districts (LID) within designated areas of Jefferson and Broomfield counties. | ||
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The major [[military installation]]s in Colorado include: | The major [[military installation]]s in Colorado include: | ||
* [[Buckley Space Force Base]] (1938–) | * [[Buckley Space Force Base]] (1938–) | ||
[[Air Reserve Personnel Center]] (1953–) | |||
* [[Fort Carson]] ([[United States Army|U.S. Army]] 1942–) | * [[Fort Carson]] ([[United States Army|U.S. Army]] 1942–) | ||
[[Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site]] (1983–) | |||
* [[Peterson Space Force Base]] (1942–) | * [[Peterson Space Force Base]] (1942–) | ||
[[Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station]] (1961–) | |||
* [[Schriever Space Force Base]] (1983–) | * [[Schriever Space Force Base]] (1983–) | ||
* [[United States Air Force Academy]] (1954–) | * [[United States Air Force Academy]] (1954–) | ||
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===State government=== | ===State government=== | ||
*[https://www.colorado.gov/ State of Colorado] | *[https://www.colorado.gov/ State of Colorado] | ||
[https://www.colorado.com/other-tourism-organizations/colorado-tourism-office Colorado Tourism Office] | |||
[https://www.historycolorado.org/ History Colorado] | |||
*[https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/ Colorado Encyclopedia] (partly sponsored by History Colorado) | |||
===Federal government=== | ===Federal government=== | ||
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070218175148/http://www.usgs.gov/state/state.asp?State=CO USGS Colorado state facts, real-time, geographic, and other scientific resources of Colorado] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070218175148/http://www.usgs.gov/state/state.asp?State=CO USGS Colorado state facts, real-time, geographic, and other scientific resources of Colorado] | ||
* [https://www.census.gov/ United States Census Bureau] | * [https://www.census.gov/ United States Census Bureau] | ||
[https://web.archive.org/web/20150512074548/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/08000.html Colorado QuickFacts] | |||
[http://www2.census.gov/census_2000/datasets/demographic_profile/Colorado/2kh08.pdf 2000 Census of Population and Housing for Colorado] | |||
* [http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/state-fact-sheets/state-data.aspx?StateFIPS=08&StateName=Colorado USDA ERS Colorado state facts] | * [http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/state-fact-sheets/state-data.aspx?StateFIPS=08&StateName=Colorado USDA ERS Colorado state facts] | ||
* [https://guides.loc.gov/colorado-state-guide Colorado State Guide, from the Library of Congress] | * [https://guides.loc.gov/colorado-state-guide Colorado State Guide, from the Library of Congress] | ||