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National!Monument!Designation!
Chimney!Rock,!Colorado!

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FINAL!REPORT!
FINAL!REPORT!
June!15,!2012!

Economic!Impacts!of!National!Monument!Designation!
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................................... 1

Background and Methodology .................................................................................................................... 3

Current Economic Conditions ...................................................................................................................... 9

Operational and Visitation Spending ........................................................................................................ 10

Spending Flow Model ................................................................................................................................ 13

Total Economic Impacts Annual Operations and Visitation .................................................................. 15

National Monument Designation .............................................................................................................. 17

Fiscal Impacts............................................................................................................................................. 20

Other Economic Impacts ........................................................................................................................... 22

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Figure!1.!
Total!Annual!Economic!ImpactOutput!($2012)!

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Total!Visitors !!!!!!!!!!!!9,720 !!!!!!!!! 11,664 !!!!!!!!! 15,552 !!!!!!!!!!!! 19,440

Direct!Economic!Impact $!!!!!!!848,015 $!!!!1,083,309 $!!!!1,527,525 $!!!!!1,722,403


Secondary!Economic!Impact $!!!!!!!365,936 $!!!!!!!450,174 $!!!!!!!639,162 $!!!!!!!!711,359
Total!Economic!Impact $!!!!1,213,950 $!!!!1,716,547 $!!!!1,983,622 $!!!!!2,433,762

Incremental!Economic!Impact $!!!!! 502,597 $!!!!! 769,672 $!!! 1,219,812


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Source:!BBC!Research!&!Consulting,!based!on!IMPLAN!Regional!Input"Output!Modeling!System.!
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Figure!2.!
Total!Employment!ImpactEmployment!

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Total!Visitors 9,720 11,664 15,552 19,440

Direct!Economic!Impact 13.6 16.1 21.0 25.9


Secondary!Economic!Impact 3.3 4.0 5.2 6.3
Total!Economic!Impact 16.8 20.1 26.1 32.2

Incremental!Economic!Impact 3.3 9.3 15.4


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Source:!BBC!Research!&!Consulting,!based!on!IMPLAN!Regional!Input"Output!Modeling!System.
Background!and!Methodology! PAGE!3!

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>&+'$I!%,!63:@@@L!J%'/1!?@@@!$81!R&R+(#$%&'!8#,!<*&H'!OI!#O&+$! Figure!5.! Percent!of!
Current!
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Visitation Visitation
,1/$&*!/&PR*%,1,!#O&+$!?B!R1*/1'$!&-!1PR(&IP1'$L!C^9!*1R&*$,! Visitation!!
Non"Local!Day!Users !!!!!1,320 11%
$8#$!]#!0(#$#!>&+'$I!R1*!/#R%$#!R1*,&'#(!%'/&P1!%,!#O&+$!_M?:B@@L!!
Source:! Lodgers !!!!!3,480 29%
)81!9>J!*1R&*$,!$8#$!$81!P1G%#'!2#(+1!-&*!#!8&P1!%'!?@3@!H#,!
CRIA!and!USFS.! Campers !!!!!4,920 41%
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Local!Day!Users !!!!!2,280 19%
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(&H1*!$8#'!$81!'#$%&'#(!+'1PR(&IP1'$!*#$1L!3@! Total!Annual!Visitation !!!12,000

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
F!! !ZLJL!C+*1#+!&-!]#O&*!#'G!J$#$%,$%/,L!Employment!Status!of!the!Civilian!
Noninstitutional!Population,!1940s!to!DateL!;1OL!
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[%,%$&*!1NR1'G%$+*1,!H1*1!/#R$+*1G!%'!#!?@@5!,$+GI!OI!DD>! Figure!6.!
Projection!of!Visitation!Growth!Rate!
9,,&/%#$1,L!!W'!$8#$!,$+GI:!0#<&,#!JR*%'<,!#*1#!2%,%$&*,!H1*1!
,+*21I1G!#'G!#,S1G!$&!1,$%P#$1!$81%*!R#*$I`,!$&$#(!1NR1'G%$+*1,! Expenditures
R1*!G#I!G+*%'<!$81%*!,$#IL!![%,%$&*,!H1*1!#,S1G!#O&+$!$81%*!,R1/%-%/!
,R1'G%'<!&'!(&G<%'<:!G%'%'<:!*1$#%(!R+*/8#,1,33!#'G! Lodgers!Per!Capita!Expenditures

*1/*1#$%&'i1'$1*$#%'P1'$3?L!C#,1G!&'!1NR1'G%$+*1,!%'!#((! Accommodations $!!!!!!80


/#$1<&*%1,:!&21*'%<8$!2%,%$&*,!&'!#21*#<1!,R1'$!#RR*&N%P#$1(I! Dining $!!!!!!24
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Recreation/entertainment $!!!!!!23
9!O*1#SG&H'!,8&H,!$8#$!&'!#21*#<1:!&21*'%<8$!2%,%$&*,!,R1'G!_5@! Total $!!!147
&'!#//&PP&G#$%&',s!_?M!&'!G%'%'<s!_?@!&'!*1$#%(!R+*/8#,1,s!#'G!
Campers!Per!Capita!Expenditures
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Total $!!!!!!50
,R1'G%'<!G#$#L!!
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Source:! BBC!Research!&!Consulting!from!information!provided!by!RRC!Associates.!
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!
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Z,%'<!$81,1!1,$%P#$1,:!&21*#((! Figure!7.!
Chimney!Rock!Current!Direct!Visitor!Expenditures!per!Year!
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Source:! BBC!Research!&!Consulting!from!information!provided!by!CRIA,!USFS!and!RRC!Associates.!
!

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Operational!and!Visitation!Spending! PAGE!12!

Annual!Operations!! Total!Operational!and!Visitor!Spending!
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Source:!
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Operating!Expenditure!

Source:!
BBC!Research!&!Consulting!from!
informal!estimates!derived!with!help!
from!the!USFS!

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Total!Economic!Impacts!!Annual!Operations!and!Visitation! PAGE!15!

Total!Economic!Impact! Figure!11.!
Chimney!Rock,!Total!Annual!Economic!Impact,!La!Plata!and!Archuleta!County!Region!!
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Note:! *USFS!operations!are!incorporated!into!the!total!annual!economic!impact!model.!The!disaggregated!sectors!do!not!equal!the!total!direct!
impact!populated!by!IMPLAN!as!the!economic!software!includes!in!its!total!calculations!linkages!between!all!relevant!subsectors,!such!as!
professional!services,!real!estate,!ambulatory!health!care,!etc.!
! Direct!Expenditures!reported!net!of!taxes!(sales,!lodging!and!excise).!
Source:! BBC!Research!&!Consulting,!based!on!IMPLAN!Regional!Input"Output!Modeling!System.!

! !

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Total!Economic!Impacts!!Annual!Operations!and!Visitation! PAGE!16!

Impact!on!Employment! Figure!12.!
Chimney!Rock,!Total!Annual!Employment!Impact,!La!Plata!and!Archuleta!County!Region!
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Note:! *USFS!operations!are!incorporated!into!the!total!annual!economic!impact!model.!The!disaggregated!sectors!do!not!equal!the!total!
direct!impact!populated!by!IMPLAN!as!the!economic!software!includes!in!its!total!calculations!linkages!between!all!relevant!subsectors,!
such!as!professional!services,!real!estate,!ambulatory!health!care,!etc.!
Source:! BBC!Research!&!Consulting,!based!on!IMPLAN!Regional!Input"Output!Modeling!System.!

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National!Monument!Designation! PAGE!17!

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