C.R.S. § 32-1-307 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 1 / Part 3 / Section 32-1-307
32-1-307. Park and recreation districts - metropolitan districts providing parks and recre
Status: in_force

32-1-307. Park and recreation districts - metropolitan districts providing parks and recreational facilities or programs - exclusion proviso. (1) Any provision of this part 3 to the contrary notwithstanding, no tract of land of forty acres or more used primarily and zoned for agricultural uses shall be included in any park and recreation district or in any metropolitan district providing parks or recreational facilities and programs organized under this part 3 without the written consent of the owners thereof. No personal property which is situated upon real estate not included in such district shall be included within any park and recreation or metropolitan district. If, contrary to the provisions of this section, any such tract, parcel, or personal property is included in any park and recreation or metropolitan district, the owners thereof, on petition to the court, shall be entitled to have such property excluded from such district free and clear of any contract, obligation, lien, or charge to which it may be liable as a part of such district.

(2) If the use or zoning of any tract of land of forty acres or more lying within the boundaries of any park and recreation district or any metropolitan district providing parks or recreational facilities and programs organized under the provisions of this part 3 has been or is changed from agricultural use or zoning to any other use or zoning designation, such lands and the personal property thereon shall no longer be excluded from said district and shall be subject to all obligations, liens, or charges of such district on and after January 1 of the year following such change in use or zoning.

(3) When there is a change of use or zoning to any other use or zoning designation and the assessor of the county in which such lands are located is notified of a change, he shall give notification of such change to the secretary of the district. The district shall mail a notice of such action to the owner of the property at the address shown for such owner in the records of the county assessor's office.

(4) The district shall petition the appropriate district court for an order including the subject lands within the district, and the court, upon examining the proof of change of such use or zoning and finding that it complies with this section, shall enter an order including said lands within the district. The district shall have a certified copy of said order recorded by the county clerk and recorder and shall file a copy with the county assessor.
C.R.S. § 32-11-675 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 6 / Section 32-11-675
32-11-675. Credits for prior assessment
Status: in_force

32-11-675. Credits for prior assessment. Whenever any sum or any part thereof levied upon any tract in the assessment so set aside has been paid and not refunded, the payment so made shall be applied upon the reassessment of the tract on account of which the same was paid.
C.R.S. § 32-9-123 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 9 / Section 32-9-123
32-9-123. Delinquent taxes
Status: in_force

32-9-123. Delinquent taxes. If the taxes levied are not paid, then delinquent real property shall be sold at the regular tax sale for the payment of said taxes, interest, and penalties, in the manner provided by the statutes of the state for selling real property for the nonpayment of taxes. If there are no bids at said tax sale for the property so offered, said property shall be struck off to the county, and the county shall account to the district in the same manner as provided by law for accounting for school, town, and city taxes. Delinquent personal property shall be distrained and sold as provided by law. Nothing in this article shall be construed as preventing the collection in full of the proceeds of all levies of taxes lawfully made by the district, including without limitation any delinquencies, interest, penalties, and costs.
C.R.S. § 32-11-209 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 2 / Section 32-11-209
32-11-209. Additional administrative powers
Status: in_force

32-11-209. Additional administrative powers. (1) The board also has the following powers for the district:

(a) To require and fix the amount of all official fidelity and completion bonds as may be necessary in the opinion of the board for the protection of the funds and property of the district, subject to the provisions of section 32-11-207;

(b) To prescribe a method of auditing and allowing or rejecting claims and demands, except as provided in section 32-11-801 and elsewhere in this article;

(c) To provide a method for the letting of contracts on a fair and competitive basis for the construction of works, the facilities, or any project, or any interest therein, or the performance or furnishing of labor, materials, or supplies as required in this article and to require a contractor's bond in the manner required of a school board and a school district in sections 38-26-101 and 38-26-105 to 38-26-107, C.R.S., as from time to time amended;

(d) To designate an official newspaper published in the district and to publish any notice or other instrument in any additional newspaper when the board deems it necessary to do so;

(e) To make and pass resolutions and orders on behalf of the district, not repugnant to the provisions of this article, necessary or proper for the government and management of the affairs of the district, for the execution of the powers vested in the district, and for carrying into effect the provisions of this article;

(f) To appoint, by written resolution, one or more persons to act as custodians of the moneys of the district for purposes of depositing such moneys in any depository authorized in section 24-75-603, C.R.S. Such persons shall give surety bonds in such amounts and form and for such purposes as the board requires.
C.R.S. § 32-9-150 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 9 / Section 32-9-150
32-9-150. Election resolution
Status: in_force

32-9-150. Election resolution. (1) The board shall call any election by resolution adopted at least thirty days prior to the election. The resolution shall recite:

(a) The objects and purposes of the election for which the indebtedness is proposed to be incurred;

(b) The estimated cost;

(c) How much, if any, of said estimated cost is to be defrayed out of any federal grant or money other than that received from indebtedness to be incurred;

(d) The estimated additional annual cost of operation and maintenance of any facility, the acquisition of which the indebtedness, in whole or in part, is to be incurred;

(e) The amount of principal of the indebtedness to be incurred therefor, and the maximum net effective interest rate to be paid on such indebtedness;

(f) The date upon which the election shall be held; and

(g) The name of the designated election official who shall be responsible for conducting the election pursuant to articles 1 to 13 of title 1, C.R.S.

(2) and (3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 92, p. 911, § 165, effective January 1, 1993.)
C.R.S. § 32-11-566 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 5 / Section 32-11-566
32-11-566. Conditions for refunding
Status: in_force

32-11-566. Conditions for refunding. (1) No such bonds may be refunded under this article unless they have been outstanding for at least one year from the date or respective dates of their delivery, and unless the holders thereof voluntarily surrender them for exchange or payment, or unless they either mature or are callable for prior redemption under their terms within ten years from the date of issuance of the refunding bonds. Provision shall be made for paying the securities within such period of time.

(2) No maturity of any bond refunded may be extended over fifteen years, or beyond one year next following the date of the last outstanding maturity, whichever limitation is later. The rate of interest on such refunding bonds shall be determined by the board.

(3) The principal amount of the refunding bonds may exceed the principal amount of the refunded bonds if the aggregate principal and interest costs of the refunding bonds do not exceed such unaccrued costs of the bonds refunded, except to the extent any interest on the bonds refunded in arrears or about to become due is capitalized with the proceeds of the refunding bonds. Principal may also then be increased to that extent. In no event, however, in the case of any bonds constituting a debt, shall the principal of the bonds be increased to any amount in excess of the debt limitation in section 32-11-534.

(4) The principal amount of the refunding bonds may also be less than or the same as the principal amount of the bonds being refunded so long as provision is duly and sufficiently made for their payment.
C.R.S. § 32-21-109 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 21 / Section 32-21-109
32-21-109. Persons entitled to vote at district elections
Status: in_force

32-21-109. Persons entitled to vote at district elections. Notwithstanding section 32-1-806, any person who is an eligible elector is eligible to vote in an organizational election or any election conducted by the board of directors for a district organized under this article 21.
C.R.S. § 32-22-105 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 22 / Section 32-22-105
32-22-105. Board of directors - powers and duties
Status: in_force

32-22-105. Board of directors - powers and duties. (1) (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this article 22, the board, acting by a majority vote of a quorum of its voting directors shall exercise and perform all powers, privileges, and duties vested in or imposed upon the district pursuant to this article 22. The board may delegate any of its powers to its officers and employees; except that, to ensure that the public interest is represented in policy decisions, the board shall not delegate any of the following:

(I) Adoption of board policy and procedures;

(II) Approval of passenger rail routes and station locations with collaboration of local governments, as provided in section 32-22-106 (1)(h), with respect to specific locations;

(III) Ratification of land acquisition by negotiated sale;

(IV) Institution of an eminent domain action, which must be at a public hearing;

(V) Initiating or continuing legal action;

(VI) Establishment of fares and other user fee policies;

(VII) Referral of ballot issues seeking voter approval for the district to levy taxes or issue or refinance bonds; and

(VIII) The power to enter into intergovernmental agreements and contracts for public-private partnerships.

(b) The board shall promulgate and adhere to policies and procedures that govern its conduct and provide meaningful opportunities for public input. The policies must include standards and procedures for calling an emergency meeting.

(2) In addition to all other powers of the district granted by this article 22 to be exercised by the board on behalf of the district, the board has the following powers:

(a) To elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson from among its membership;

(b) To adopt bylaws;

(c) To fix the time and place of its meetings and, consistent with the provisions of part 4 of article 6 of title 24, the method of providing notice of the meetings;

(d) To make and pass orders and resolutions necessary for the government and management of the affairs of the district and the execution of the district's powers and duties;

(e) To adopt and use a seal;

(f) To maintain offices at any place or places within the district that it may designate;

(g) To appoint, hire, retain, and terminate employees, agents, engineers, attorneys, accountants, auditors, financial advisers, investment bankers, and other professional consultants;

(h) To prescribe methods for auditing and allowing or rejecting claims and demands; for the letting of contracts for the construction of improvements, works, or structures; for the acquisition of equipment; or for the performance or furnishing of labor, materials, or supplies that may be required to carry out the purposes of this article 22; and

(i) To appoint subcommittees of the board and advisory committees and define the duties of such subcommittees and advisory committees.
C.R.S. § 32-11-619 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 6 / Section 32-11-619
32-11-619. Cooperative construction
Status: in_force

32-11-619. Cooperative construction. (1) In the case of construction work done by agreement with the urban district and with one or more public bodies or with the federal government (or any combination thereof) for any project or any portion thereof in any improvement district, the urban district may enter into and carry out any contract or may establish or comply with the rules and regulations concerning labor and materials and other related matters in connection with any project or any portion thereof, as the district may deem desirable or as may be requested by the federal government or by any public body which is a party to any such contract with the district that may assist in the financing of any project or any part thereof, regardless of whether the district is a party to any construction contract or to any other contract pertaining to incurring costs of the project.

(2) Any project, any portion of the cost of which may be defrayed by the urban district by the levy of assessments under this article, may be acquired with the cooperation and the assistance of, or under a contract let by, or with labor, or supplies and materials, or all of such furnished by any one or more such public bodies or by the federal government (or any combination thereof).

(3) Advantage may be taken of any offer from any source to complete any project on a division of expense or responsibility.

(4) The engineer, on behalf of and in the name of the urban district, is authorized to acquire or improve, or acquire and improve, any such project in such a manner when so authorized by the resolution creating the improvement district or by any amendment thereto.
C.R.S. § 32-1-608 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 1 / Part 6 / Section 32-1-608
32-1-608. Subsequent consolidations
Status: in_force

32-1-608. Subsequent consolidations. Any consolidated district may initiate proceedings for the consolidation of one consolidated district with another special district, whether or not a consolidated district, as provided in section 32-1-602. Such proceedings shall proceed in accordance with this part 6 without regard to the fact that the districts have been previously consolidated.
C.R.S. § 32-14-126 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 14 / Section 32-14-126
32-14-126. Lease of stadium - major league baseball franchise
Status: in_force

32-14-126. Lease of stadium - major league baseball franchise. (1) Any lease agreement entered into by the district and the major league baseball franchise to be located in the district shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

(a) A provision requiring the major league baseball franchise to conduct its complete regular home season schedule and any home play-off events in the stadium;

(b) A provision requiring the major league baseball franchise to advertise and promote events it conducts at the stadium; and

(c) A provision requiring the major league baseball franchise to not unreasonably withhold permission for the holding of other events in the stadium.
C.R.S. § 32-14-121 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 14 / Section 32-14-121
32-14-121. Limitation upon payment
Status: in_force

32-14-121. Limitation upon payment. The payment of special obligation bonds shall not be secured by any encumbrance, mortgage, or other pledge of property of the district, other than operating revenues, sales tax revenues, or moneys or assets held in escrow. No property of the district, subject to this exception, shall be liable to be forfeited or taken in payment of the special obligation bonds.
C.R.S. § 32-1-902.5 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 1 / Part 9 / Section 32-1-902.5
32-1-902.5. Increasing the number of board members
Status: in_force

32-1-902.5. Increasing the number of board members. (1) (a) A special district having a five-member board may increase the number of board members to seven by the adoption of a resolution by the board and the approval of the resolution as specified in subsection (1)(b) of this section. The board shall consider the resolution at a public meeting after publication of notice regarding the place, time, and date of the meeting and of the proposed increase in the number of board members. Public input must be allowed at the meeting.

(b) Upon adopting a resolution pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section, the board shall file a certified copy of the resolution with the board of county commissioners or governing body of the municipality that approved the service plan of the special district pursuant to section 32-1-204.5, 32-1-204.7, or 32-1-205. If, no later than forty-five days after the filing of the certified copy of the resolution, neither the board of county commissioners nor the governing body of the municipality has notified the board that it considers the plan to increase the number of board members to seven to be a material modification of the district's approved service plan, the board shall file the resolution with the clerk of the court, and the court shall enter an ex parte order establishing the number of the board members. The board shall record a certified copy of the order in the office of the county clerk and recorder in each county where the special district is organized and shall file a recorded certified copy of the order with the division.

(2) (a) If a special district increases the number of board members to seven as allowed in subsection (1) of this section, the additional directors shall serve as follows:

(I) One person is elected at the next regular special district election following the date of official recording of the certified copy of the order described in subsection (1)(b) of this section, or a special election called for the purpose of electing additional directors, to serve an original term expiring at the next regular special district election thereafter; and

(II) One person is elected at the next regular special district election following the date of official recording of the certified copy of the order described in subsection (1)(b) of this section, or a special election called for the purpose of electing additional directors, to serve an original term expiring at the second regular special district election thereafter.

(b) After the original terms set forth in subsection (2)(a) of this section, the additional directors shall serve four-year terms.

(3) If a special district increases to a seven-member board as allowed in this section, the special district is not allowed to reduce to a five-member board.
C.R.S. § 32-1-1803 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 1 / Part 18 / Section 32-1-1803
32-1-1803. Definitions
Status: in_force

32-1-1803. Definitions. As used in this part 18, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Agency" means any special district organized under this title or any other political subdivision that such district may create pursuant to state law that is a budgetary unit exercising construction contracting authority or discretion.

(2) "Contract" means any agreement for designing, building, altering, repairing, improving, demolishing, operating, maintaining, or financing a public project.

(3) "Cost-reimbursement contract" means a contract under which a participating entity is reimbursed for costs that are allowable and allocable in accordance with the contract terms and provisions of this part 18.

(4) "Integrated project delivery" or "IPD" means a project delivery method in which there is a contractual agreement between an agency and a single participating entity for the design, construction, alteration, operation, repair, improvement, demolition, maintenance, or financing, or any combination of these services, for a public project.

(5) "IPD contract" means a contract using an integrated project delivery method.

(6) "Participating entity" means a partnership, corporation, joint venture, unincorporated association, or other legal entity that provides appropriately licensed planning, architectural, engineering, development, construction, operating, or maintenance services as needed in connection with an IPD contract.

(7) "Public project" means any lands, buildings, structures, works, machinery, equipment, or facilities suitable for and intended for use as public property for public purposes or suitable for and intended for use in the promotion of the public health, public welfare, or public education, to the extent the boundaries of an agency and a school district are coterminous, or for the conservation of natural resources, including the planning of any such lands, buildings, improvements, structures, works, machinery, equipment, or facilities. "Public project" shall also include existing lands, buildings, improvements, structures, works, and facilities, as well as improvements, renovations, or additions to any such lands, buildings, improvements, structures, works, or facilities, and any operation or maintenance programs for the operation and upkeep of such projects.

(8) "Public purposes" includes, but is not limited to, the supplying of public water services and facilities, public sewer services and facilities, and lands, buildings, structures, improvements, equipment, and any other services or facilities authorized under this article or for public education to the extent the boundaries of the agency and the school district are coterminous.
C.R.S. § 32-11-213 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 2 / Section 32-11-213
32-11-213. Conflicts in interest prohibited
Status: in_force

32-11-213. Conflicts in interest prohibited. (1) No director, officer, employee, or agent of the district shall be interested in any contract or transaction with the district, except in his official representative capacity or as is provided in his contract of employment with the district, subject to the provisions of section 32-11-212.

(2) Neither the holding of any office or employment in the government of any public body or of the federal government nor the owning of any property within the state, within or without the district, shall be deemed a disqualification for membership on the board or employment by the district or a disqualification for compensation for services as a director or as an officer, employee, or agent of the district, except as provided in section 32-11-212 and elsewhere in this article.
C.R.S. § 32-9-156 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 9 / Section 32-9-156
32-9-156. District - tax exempted
Status: in_force

32-9-156. District - tax exempted. The district shall be exempted from any general ad valorem taxes upon any property of the district acquired and used for purposes of this article.
C.R.S. § 32-9-163 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 9 / Section 32-9-163
32-9-163. Investment management
Status: in_force

32-9-163. Investment management. (1) In addition to the authority granted the district under section 32-9-119 (1)(n), (1)(o), and (1)(p), the district may invest its moneys in any of the following:

(a) Obligations of the United States government or its agencies and instrumentalities;

(b) Certificates of deposit or other evidences of deposit or investment of a bank, a savings and loan association, or any other state or federally regulated financial institution, which is federally insured;

(c) Bankers' acceptances drawn on and accepted by commercial banks;

(d) Collateralized prime commercial paper;

(e) Repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements the underlying collateral of which consists of the instruments set forth in paragraphs (a) to (d) of this subsection (1);

(f) Money market mutual funds the portfolios of which consist of the instruments set forth in paragraphs (a) to (d) of this subsection (1);

(g) Securities of the district.

(2) In addition to the investments authorized by subsection (1) of this section, the district, for purposes of hedging against interest rate risk only and not for speculation, may enter into contractual arrangements involving debt futures and options on debt futures only on obligations of the United States government.

(3) Investment decisions shall be made with the judgment and care, under circumstances then prevailing, which persons of prudence, discretion, and intelligence exercise in the management of their own affairs and shall not be made for speculation but shall be made for investment, considering the probable credit quality of their capital as well as the probable income to be derived.

(4) The district shall establish a written investment policy with respect to investing the moneys of the district. The investment policy shall address, but shall not be limited to, liquidity, diversification, credit quality of principal, yield, maturity, and quality and capability of investment management, with primary emphasis on credit quality and liquidity.
C.R.S. § 32-11.5-102 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11.5 / Part 1 / Section 32-11.5-102
32-11.5-102. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

32-11.5-102. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) The Fountain creek watershed, including Fountain creek, related wetlands, existing trails, and recreational facilities, is a unique and high quality watershed that is an important resource and asset to the people of El Paso county, Pueblo county, and the state of Colorado;

(b) There are many challenges arising from the unique nature of the Fountain creek watershed, including torrential storms that occur intermittently in urban and rural areas that drain into Fountain creek and result in increased potential for flood danger to property, natural resources, and persons within the urban and rural areas of the watershed;

(c) It is necessary to address flooding, drainage, sedimentation, water quality, water quantity, and erosion problems within the Fountain creek watershed in El Paso county and Pueblo county;

(d) Because the Fountain creek watershed is physically located in both El Paso county and Pueblo county and crosses the jurisdictional boundaries of the two counties, the cities of Colorado Springs, Fountain, Manitou Springs, and Pueblo, and the towns of Palmer Lake, Green Mountain Falls, and Monument, the watershed includes large areas of both incorporated and unincorporated land, which has:

(I) Resulted in the fragmentation and proliferation among the counties and municipalities of powers, rights, privileges, and duties pertaining to storm water, flood mitigation, and attenuation and drainage within the watershed; and

(II) Left the counties and municipalities unable to acquire suitable capital improvements for the mitigation of the flooding, drainage, and erosion problems within the watershed;

(e) In order to address flooding, drainage, sedimentation, water quality, water quantity, and erosion problems and recreational opportunities within the Fountain creek watershed and effectively protect, develop, and use the natural resources within the watershed, it is necessary and appropriate to create the Fountain creek watershed, flood control, and greenway district and to authorize the district to primarily manage, administer, and fund the capital improvements necessary in the Fountain creek watershed and the Fountain creek watershed management area to:

(I) Prevent and mitigate flooding, sedimentation, and erosion;

(II) Improve water quality and otherwise address water quality and water quantity issues;

(III) Improve drainage;

(IV) Fund the acquisition and protection of open space;

(V) Develop public recreational opportunities, including parks, trails, and open space; and

(VI) Improve wildlife and aquatic habitat and restore, enhance, establish, and preserve wetlands.

(2) The general assembly further finds and declares that:

(a) A general law cannot be made applicable to the Fountain creek watershed, flood control, and greenway district, or to the properties, powers, duties, privileges, immunities, rights, liabilities, and disabilities pertaining thereto as provided in this article, because of the number of atypical factors and special conditions concerning them;

(b) The creation of the Fountain creek watershed, flood control, and greenway district promotes the health, comfort, safety, convenience, and welfare of all the people of the state and is of special benefit to the inhabitants of the district and the property within the district;

(c) All property to be acquired by the district under this article shall be owned, operated, administered, and maintained for and on behalf of all of the people of the district;

(d) All legal and available funding sources shall be available to the district, including, but not limited to, mill levies, service fees, special assessments, and gifts, grants, and donations from public, private, and not-for-profit sources.
C.R.S. § 32-11-630 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 6 / Section 32-11-630
32-11-630. Redemption of securities
Status: in_force

32-11-630. Redemption of securities. (1) Whenever considered advisable by the treasurer, he may, and whenever funds may be in his hands to the credit of any improvement district exceeding the amount of interest on the unpaid principal becoming due on and prior to one year next after the last interest payment date, and, if maturing serially, the principal becoming due on the next principal payment date, he shall, subject to the provisions concerning the payment of assessment debentures and assessment bonds pertaining to an improvement district prior to maturity in the securities and in any resolution pertaining to their issuance, by publication at least once not less than fifteen days prior to the redemption date, call in a suitable number of securities of the improvement district for payment, for the principal amount thereof, accrued interest to the redemption date, and any prior redemption premium due thereon.

(2) After the redemption date so designated, interest on the securities so called shall cease. The urban district, however, may provide that such securities be redeemed only on interest payment dates.

(3) The notice shall specify the securities so called by number, and all such securities shall be paid in the order designated in any such resolution.

(4) The holder of any such securities may at any time furnish his post-office address to the treasurer, and in such case a copy of such advertisement shall be mailed by the treasurer to the holder of the securities called at such address within three days of the date of such publication.
C.R.S. § 32-14-133 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 14 / Section 32-14-133
32-14-133. Repeal of article
Status: repealed

32-14-133. Repeal of article. (1) This article is repealed, effective as of the earliest occurrence of the following:

(a) Five years after July 1, 1989, if the board has not submitted the question set forth in section 32-14-105 (1) to the registered electors within the geographic boundaries of the district pursuant to the provisions of said section; or

(b) At such time as a majority of the registered electors within the geographical boundaries of the district vote negatively on the question set forth in section 32-14-105 (1); or

(c) Ten years after July 1, 1989, if major league baseball has not granted a major league baseball franchise to be located within the geographical boundaries of the district to any individual, group of individuals, or entity; or

(d) The completion of the sale of the stadium by the board to any qualified buyer pursuant to the provisions of section 32-14-129.

(2) Upon repeal of this article, any funds collected by the district but not used for the purposes set forth in this article shall be credited to the general fund of each county, city and county, city, and town which is included, in whole or in part, in the district based upon the proportion of the total amount of sales tax revenues collected pursuant to section 32-14-114 within such county, city and county, city, and town to the total amount of sales tax revenues collected pursuant to section 32-14-114 within the district. For purposes of this subsection (2), the total amount of sales tax revenues collected within a county shall not include any sales tax revenues collected in any city or town located within such county. In addition, in computing said proportion, any sales tax revenues collected in any county, city, or town which is not included, in whole or in part, within the geographical boundaries of the district shall not be included in the total amount of sales tax revenues collected within the district.
C.R.S. § 32-11-608 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 6 / Section 32-11-608
32-11-608. Fixing hearing and notice
Status: in_force

32-11-608. Fixing hearing and notice. (1) In the provisional order the board shall set a time at least twenty days thereafter and a place at which the owners of the tracts to be assessed or any other persons interested therein may appear before the board and be heard as to the propriety and advisability of acquiring or improving, or acquiring and improving, the assessment project provisionally ordered.

(2) Notice shall be given:

(a) By publication; and

(b) By mail.

(3) Proof of publication shall be by affidavit of the publisher.

(4) Proof of mailing shall be by affidavit of the engineer, secretary, or any deputy mailing the notice.

(5) Proof of publication and proof of mailing shall be maintained in the records of the urban district until all the assessments pertaining thereto have been paid in full, including principal, interest, any penalties, and any collection costs.
C.R.S. § 32-4-416 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 4 / Part 4 / Section 32-4-416
32-4-416. Dissolution of district
Status: in_force

32-4-416. Dissolution of district. Any metropolitan water district may be dissolved in the manner provided in part 7 of article 1 of this title; except that the question of dissolution or the plan for dissolution shall be submitted to the eligible electors of the district. The election shall be held and conducted as provided in articles 1 to 13 of title 1, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 32-18-107 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 18 / Section 32-18-107
32-18-107. Sales tax - collection - administration
Status: in_force

32-18-107. Sales tax - collection - administration. (1) Upon the approval of the eligible electors in the district at an election held in accordance with section 20 of article X of the state constitution and part 8 of article 1 of this title, the district shall have the power to levy a uniform sales tax throughout the entire geographical area of the district upon every transaction or other incident with respect to which a sales tax is levied by the state pursuant to the provisions of article 26 of title 39, C.R.S.; except that such sales tax shall not be levied on the sale of cigarettes. A sales tax levied by a district shall take effect on either January 1 or July 1 of the year specified in the ballot issue submitted to the eligible electors of the district.

(2) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (2) is effective until July 1, 2025.] (a) The executive director of the department of revenue shall collect, administer, and enforce the sales tax authorized by this section in the same manner as the state sales tax imposed pursuant to article 26 of title 39, C.R.S., including, without limitation, the retention by a vendor of the percentage of the amount remitted to cover the vendor's expense in the collection and remittance of the sales tax as provided in section 39-26-105, C.R.S. The executive director shall distribute sales tax collections to the district monthly. The district shall pay the net incremental cost incurred by the department of revenue in the administration and collection of the sales tax.

(b) (I) A qualified purchaser, as defined in section 39-26-102 (7.5), C.R.S., may provide a direct payment permit number issued pursuant to section 39-26-103.5, C.R.S., to any vendor or retailer that is liable and responsible for collecting and remitting any sales tax levied on any sale made to the qualified purchaser pursuant to this section. A vendor or retailer that has received a direct payment permit number in good faith from a qualified purchaser shall not be liable or responsible for collection and remittance of any sales tax imposed on the sale that is paid for directly from the qualified purchaser's funds and not the personal funds of any individual.

(II) A qualified purchaser that provides a direct payment permit number to a vendor or retailer shall be liable and responsible for the amount of sales tax levied on any sale made to the qualified purchaser pursuant to the provisions of this article in the same manner as liability would be imposed on a qualified purchaser for state sales tax pursuant to section 39-26-105 (3), C.R.S.

(2) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (2) is effective July 1, 2025.] (a) The executive director of the department of revenue shall collect, administer, and enforce the sales tax authorized by this section pursuant to part 2 of article 2 of title 29. The district shall pay the net incremental cost incurred by the department of revenue in the administration and collection of the sales tax.

(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2024.)

(3) A sales tax levied in accordance with this section is in addition to any other sales or use tax imposed pursuant to law.
C.R.S. § 32-11.5-104 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11.5 / Part 1 / Section 32-11.5-104
32-11.5-104. Public purpose - liberal construction - sufficiency of article
Status: in_force

32-11.5-104. Public purpose - liberal construction - sufficiency of article. (1) The exercise of any power authorized in this article by the board on behalf of the district and any project authorized pursuant to this article effects a public purpose.

(2) This article being necessary to secure and preserve the public health, safety, and general welfare, the rule of strict construction shall not apply to this article. This article shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.

(3) (a) Except as otherwise provided in the state constitution, section 25-8-102 (4), C.R.S., or this article, this article, without reference to any other law, shall constitute full authority for the exercise of the powers granted in this article, including without limitation the financing of any project authorized in this article wholly or in part and the issuance of bonds to evidence the financing.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this article, no other law with regard to the authorization or issuance of bonds or the exercise of any other power granted in this article that provides for an election, requires an approval, or in any way impedes or restricts the carrying out of the acts authorized in this article shall apply to proceedings taken under or acts done pursuant to this article.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in this article, no notice, consent, or approval by any public body or officer thereof shall be required as a prerequisite to the sale or issuance of any bonds or the making of any contract or the exercise of any other power under this article.

(d) The powers conferred by this article shall be in addition and supplemental to, and not in substitution for, and the limitations imposed by this article shall not affect, the powers conferred by any other law.

(e) Nothing in this article shall repeal or affect any other law except to the extent that this article is inconsistent with any other law, this article being intended to provide a separate method of accomplishing its objectives and not an exclusive one. This article shall not be construed as repealing, amending, or changing any other law except to the extent that the other law is inconsistent with this article. This article shall not be construed as repealing, modifying, or amending any existing law or court decree concerning the determination or administration of water rights.
C.R.S. § 32-7-140 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 7 / Section 32-7-140
32-7-140. Public transportation
Status: in_force

32-7-140. Public transportation. For the purpose of providing public surface transportation, a service authority shall have, insofar as consistent with this article, any additional special powers applicable to the provision of that specific service as provided by article 9 of this title. The mill levy limitation for ad valorem taxes imposed by said article 9 shall be applicable to the service of public surface transportation when such service is provided by a service authority. Any municipality may plan or operate a public surface transportation system, and any county or municipality may contract with a service authority for the planning or operation of such a system. In addition, any county may plan and operate such a system if such plan is made in coordination with, or is made by, a regional transportation district or a service authority.
C.R.S. § 32-13-113 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 13 / Section 32-13-113
32-13-113. Report
Status: repealed

32-13-113. Report. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 32-8-124.7 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 8 / Section 32-8-124.7
32-8-124.7. Property of Moffat tunnel improvement district
Status: in_force

32-8-124.7. Property of Moffat tunnel improvement district. (1) (a) The department has authority to convey or transfer ownership of all tangible property, real and personal, or any interest therein owned by the district for fair market value and for less than fair market value, if the department finds such a conveyance and transfer is in the public interest.

(b) The purchaser of any real property or interest therein of the district, whether the purchaser is a current user or any other party, shall take the property subject to then existing leases, contracts for use, licenses, or other encumbrances on or obligations relating to the property and the right of the district, and its successors and assigns, to reasonable access across the interests conveyed for access to the tunnel.

(2) Proceeds from any conveyance shall be used first for the expenses of the conveyance. Expenses of conveyance, including administrative costs incurred by the state and legal and other costs incurred in connection with the sale of the property of the district, shall not in the aggregate exceed four percent of the purchase price of the property being conveyed. Any remaining proceeds shall be immediately transferred to the counties and the city and county of Denver included, in whole or in part, in the district as specified in section 32-8-102, in such proportion as the total amount of taxes and assessments received by the district from each county or the city and county of Denver and its taxpayers since the district's creation is to the total of all taxes and assessments received by the district from those sources since the district's creation. Proceeds may be transferred directly to the counties and the city and county of Denver in conjunction with the closing of the sale of the property of the district, or they may be credited first to the cash fund created in section 32-8-126 before being immediately transferred to the counties and the city and county of Denver.

(3) The department may adopt reasonable procedures consistent with this article for the disposition of property of the district. All dispositions shall be made at fair market value and unencumbered except to the extent provided in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section. All conveyances of property shall be made in the name of the "Moffat tunnel improvement district, by and through the department of local affairs of the state of Colorado acting as the Moffat tunnel commission under authority of section 32-8-124.7, C.R.S."
C.R.S. § 32-11-407 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 4 / Section 32-11-407
32-11-407. Election returns
Status: repealed

32-11-407. Election returns. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 32-15-115 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 15 / Section 32-15-115
32-15-115. Payment, recital, and securities
Status: in_force

32-15-115. Payment, recital, and securities. Special obligation bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of this article and constituting special obligations shall recite in substance that the obligations and the interest thereon are payable solely from operating revenues of the district, sales tax revenues of the district, admissions tax revenues of the district, or moneys or assets of the district held in escrow, as the case may be, pledged to the payment thereof.
C.R.S. § 32-11-516 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 5 / Section 32-11-516
32-11-516. Use of securities proceeds
Status: in_force

32-11-516. Use of securities proceeds. (1) All moneys received from the issuance of any securities authorized in this article shall be used solely for the purpose for which issued and to defray wholly or in part the cost of the project thereby delineated, except for any funding or refunding securities.

(2) Any accrued interest and any premium shall be applied to the cost of the project or to the payment of the interest on or the principal of the securities, or both interest and principal, or shall be deposited in a reserve therefor, or any combination thereof, as the board may determine.
C.R.S. § 32-11-621 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 6 / Section 32-11-621
32-11-621. Assessment debentures
Status: in_force

32-11-621. Assessment debentures. (1) For the purpose of paying any contractor of or otherwise defraying any cost of the project in connection with any improvement district as the same becomes due from time to time until moneys are available therefor from the levy and collection of assessments and from any issuance of assessment bonds, the board may issue assessment debentures on the behalf and in the name of the urban district as provided in sections 32-11-501 (3) and 32-11-502 to 32-11-526 and elsewhere in this article, except as otherwise provided in sections 32-11-621 to 32-11-631.

(2) Any assessment debentures issued for any construction work shall be issued only upon estimates of the engineer.

(3) Any assessment debentures shall be special obligations payable from designated special assessments, any proceeds of special assessment bonds, and any other moneys designated to be available for the redemption of such debentures and authorized in this article to be pledged as additional security for the payment of such bonds.
C.R.S. § 32-4-545 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 4 / Part 5 / Section 32-4-545
32-4-545. Misdemeanors and civil rights
Status: in_force

32-4-545. Misdemeanors and civil rights. (1) Any person who wrongfully or purposely fills up, cuts, damages, injures, or destroys, or in any manner impairs, the usefulness of any reservoir, canal, ditch, lateral, drain, dam, intercepting sewer, outfall sewer, force main, other sewer, sewage treatment works, sewage treatment plant, sewer system, sewage disposal system, or any part thereof, or other work, structure, improvement, equipment, or other property acquired under the provisions of this part 5, or wrongfully and maliciously interferes with any officer, agent, or employee of the district in the proper discharge of the officer's, agent's, or employee's duties, commits a class 2 misdemeanor.

(2) The district damaged by any such act may also bring a civil action for damages sustained by any such act, and in such proceeding the prevailing party shall also be entitled to reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of court.
C.R.S. § 32-11.5-503 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11.5 / Part 5 / Section 32-11.5-503
32-11.5-503. Combination of projects
Status: in_force

32-11.5-503. Combination of projects. (1) More than one project may be combined in an improvement district if the board determines that the combination will be efficient and economical.

(2) If projects combined in one improvement district are separate and distinct due to substantial differences in their character or location or other substantial differences, each project shall be considered as a separate assessment unit or quasi-improvement district for the purpose of petition, remonstrance, and assessment.

(3) If projects are combined, the board shall designate the project and the area constituting each assessment unit, and, in the absence of arbitrary and capricious action or abuse of discretion, its determination that there is or is not such a combination and its determination of the project and the area constituting the assessment unit shall be final and conclusive.

(4) The costs of acquiring, constructing, or improving each project shall be segregated for the levy of assessments, and an equitable share of the incidental costs shall be allocated to each assessment unit.
C.R.S. § 32-11-530 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 5 / Section 32-11-530
32-11-530. Covenant to pay operation and maintenance expenses
Status: in_force

32-11-530. Covenant to pay operation and maintenance expenses. Any resolution authorizing the issuance of general obligation district securities payable from gross revenues or any indenture or other proceedings pertaining thereto may contain a covenant of the district that to the extent required, as provided therein, the district will pay operation and maintenance expenses by appropriation from its general fund and that to the extent the moneys accounted for therein are insufficient for that purpose the district shall levy taxes therefor, subject to the limitation pertaining to such expenses in section 32-11-217 (1)(d).
C.R.S. § 32-11.5-207 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11.5 / Part 2 / Section 32-11.5-207
32-11.5-207. Powers of public bodies
Status: in_force

32-11.5-207. Powers of public bodies. (1) A public body, for the purpose of aiding and cooperating in any project authorized in this article, may:

(a) Sell, lease, loan, donate, grant, convey, assign, transfer, and otherwise dispose to the district any project-related infrastructure, property, or interest therein;

(b) Make available to the district for temporary use, or otherwise dispose of, any machinery, equipment, infrastructure, or other property and any agents, employees, persons with professional training, or other persons to effect the purposes of this article. Any property owned by and persons in the employ or service of a public body shall, while performing any authorized service, activity, or undertaking for the district, have and retain all of the powers, privileges, immunities, rights, and duties, and be deemed to be engaged in the service and employment, of the public body, notwithstanding that the service, activity, or undertaking is being performed for the district.

(c) Enter into any agreement or joint agreement between or among the federal government, the district, a public body, or any combination thereof with respect to action or proceedings pertaining to any power granted in this article and the use or joint use of any infrastructure, facilities, project, or other property;

(d) Sell, lease, loan, donate, grant, convey, assign, transfer, or pay over to the district infrastructure, property, or moneys for the purpose of allowing the district to finance, acquire, improve, equip, operate, or maintain facilities or projects;

(e) Transfer, grant, convey, or assign to the district any contracts awarded by the public body for the acquisition, improvement, or equipment of any project not commenced or not completed; and

(f) Budget and appropriate, as required, the proceeds of taxes, service charges, and other revenues legally available to pay all bonds and other obligations arising from the exercise of any powers granted in this article as payments for the bonds or other obligations become due.
C.R.S. § 32-11-610 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 6 / Section 32-11-610
32-11-610. Subsequent modifications
Status: in_force

32-11-610. Subsequent modifications. (1) All proceedings may be modified or rescinded wholly or in part by resolution adopted by the board at any time prior to the passage of the resolution adopted pursuant to section 32-11-614 creating the improvement district and authorizing the project.

(2) No substantial change in the improvement district, details, preliminary plans, specifications, or estimates shall be made after the first publication or mailing of notice to property owners, whichever occurs first, except for any deletion of a portion of a project and property from the proposed improvement program for the improvement district or for any assessment unit.

(3) The engineer, however, has the right to make minor changes in time, plans, and materials entering into the work at any time before its completion.
C.R.S. § 32-1-111 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 32-1-111
32-1-111. Validation of special districts - bonds
Status: in_force

32-1-111. Validation of special districts - bonds. The organization pursuant to law of any special district, by decree of a court of competent jurisdiction entered prior to July 1, 1981, and the obligations incurred by and the bonds of such districts issued prior to July 1, 1981, and the proceedings related thereto, are hereby validated.
C.R.S. § 32-11-817 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 8 / Section 32-11-817
32-11-817. Exemption of district
Status: in_force

32-11-817. Exemption of district. A district formed under this article shall not be considered a political subdivision for the purposes of section 8-3-104 (12), C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 32-10-107 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 10 / Section 32-10-107
32-10-107. Board to file oath and bond
Status: repealed

32-10-107. Board to file oath and bond. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 32-9-144 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 9 / Section 32-9-144
32-9-144. Remedies of security holders
Status: in_force

32-9-144. Remedies of security holders. (1) Subject to contractual limitations binding upon the holders or owners of any issue or series of securities or trustee therefor and subject to any prior or superior rights of others, any holder or owner of securities or trustee therefor shall have the right and power for the equal benefit and protection of all holders and owners of securities similarly situated:

(a) By mandamus or other suit, action, or proceeding at law or in equity to enforce his rights against the district and its board and any of its officers, agents, and employees, and to require and compel the district or its board or any such officers, agents, or employees to perform and carry out their duties, obligations, or other commitments under this article and their covenants and agreements with the holder or owner of any security;

(b) By action or suit in equity to require the district and its board to account as if they were the trustee of an express trust;

(c) By action or suit in equity to have appointed a receiver, which receiver may enter and take possession of any revenues or any proceeds of taxes, or both, pledged for the payment of the securities, prescribe sufficient fees derived therefrom, and collect, receive, and apply all revenues or other moneys pledged for the payment of the securities in the same manner as the district itself might do in accordance with the obligations of the district;

(d) By action or suit in equity to enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the holder of any security and to bring suit thereupon.
C.R.S. § 32-11-301 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 3 / Section 32-11-301
32-11-301. Levy and collection of taxes
Status: in_force

32-11-301. Levy and collection of taxes. To levy and collect taxes, the board shall determine, in each year, the amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation, taking into consideration other sources of revenue of the urban district, and shall fix a rate of levy, subject to the provisions of section 32-11-217 (1)(c) and (1)(d), which, when levied upon every dollar of valuation for assessment of taxable property within the district, and, together with other moneys of the district, will raise the amount required by the district annually to supply funds for paying expenses of organization and the costs of acquiring, improving, equipping, operating, and maintaining any project or facilities of the district, and promptly to pay in full, when due, all interest on the principal of, any prior redemption premiums due in connection with, and any other district charges pertaining to the general obligation bonds and other general obligation securities of the district and any other debt of the district, and to meet any other obligations of the district payable from taxes, and in the event of accruing defaults or deficiencies, an additional levy may be made as provided in section 32-11-302.
C.R.S. § 32-1-302 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 1 / Part 3 / Section 32-1-302
32-1-302. Bond of petitioners
Status: in_force

32-1-302. Bond of petitioners. At the time of filing the petition or at any time subsequent thereto, and prior to the time of hearing on said petition, a bond shall be filed, with security approved by the court, or a cash deposit made sufficient to pay all expenses connected with the proceedings in case the organization of the special district is not effected. If at any time during the proceeding the court is satisfied that the bond first executed or the amount of cash deposited is insufficient in amount, it may require the execution of an additional bond or the deposit of additional cash within a time to be fixed, not less than ten days distant, and upon failure of the petitioner to execute or deposit the same, the petition shall be dismissed.
C.R.S. § 32-11.5-701 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11.5 / Part 7 / Section 32-11.5-701
32-11.5-701. Budgets, accounts, audits, and construction contracting
Status: in_force

32-11.5-701. Budgets, accounts, audits, and construction contracting. (1) The district shall adopt a budget for each fiscal year, shall maintain accounts, and shall cause audits to be made pertaining to the financial affairs of the district as respectively provided in the "Local Government Budget Law of Colorado", part 1 of article 1 of title 29, C.R.S., the "Colorado Local Government Uniform Accounting Law", part 5 of article 1 of title 29, C.R.S., and the "Colorado Local Government Audit Law", part 6 of article 1 of title 29, C.R.S.

(2) The district shall be subject to the provisions of article 91 of title 24, C.R.S., regarding construction contracting. In accordance with section 24-101-105 (2), C.R.S., the district may adopt all or any part of the "Procurement Code", articles 101 to 112 of title 24, C.R.S. The district may also award contracts using an integrated project delivery method pursuant to the "Integrated Delivery Method for Special District Public Improvements Act", part 18 of article 1 of this title.
C.R.S. § 32-10-113 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 10 / Section 32-10-113
32-10-113. Qualifications and nominations of candidates for district directors
Status: repealed

32-10-113. Qualifications and nominations of candidates for district directors. (Repealed)