(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:
(a) Colorado has a unique and complex state and local sales tax system;
(b) Home rule jurisdictions have exercised their constitutional authority to establish their own sales and use tax systems, including their own licensing requirements, rates, taxable and nontaxable items, and definitions;
(c) The resulting lack of uniformity can be especially cumbersome for businesses operating in multiple jurisdictions in Colorado; and
(d) It is time that a group of knowledgeable citizens come together to study options of further simplifying our tax system.