C.R.S. § 32-9-119.4 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 9 / Section 32-9-119.4
32-9-119.4. Election for a sales tax rate increase - petition requirement
Status: in_force

32-9-119.4. Election for a sales tax rate increase - petition requirement. (1) For purposes of complying with the provisions of section 20 (4) of article X of the state constitution and upon receipt of a notice from the secretary of state stating that a valid petition has been filed and verified and the adoption by the board of an appropriate resolution, the board may submit to the registered electors within the geographical boundaries of the district at any general election or election held in November of an odd-numbered year, the ballot question set forth in subsection (3) of this section.

(2) A valid petition:

(a) Shall request that the board submit the ballot question set forth in subsection (3) of this section to the registered electors within the geographical boundaries of the district;

(b) Shall be signed by a number of such registered electors equal to at least five percent of the total number of votes cast within the geographical boundaries of the district for all candidates for the office of secretary of state at the previous general election; and

(c) Shall have the required signatures verified by the secretary of state in accordance with subsection (4) of this section.

(3) (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (3), the ballot question to be submitted by the board pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be as follows:

"Shall regional transportation district taxes be increased (first full fiscal year dollar increase) annually and by whatever additional amounts are raised annually thereafter by increasing the rate of sales tax levied by the district by four-tenths of one percent, from the current six-tenths of one percent to one percent commencing January 1 (first calendar year that commences after the election at which the ballot question is submitted), and, in connection therewith, shall regional transportation district debt be increased (principal amount), with a repayment cost of (maximum total district cost) with all proceeds of debt and taxes to be used and spent for the construction and operation of a fixed guideway mass transit system, the construction of additional park-n-ride lots, the expansion and improvement of existing park-n-ride lots, and increased bus service, including the use of smaller buses and vans and alternative fuel vehicles as appropriate, as specified in the transit expansion plan adopted by the board of directors of the district on or before (specified date) and shall debt be evidenced by bonds, notes, or other multiple-fiscal year obligations including refunding bonds that may be issued as a lower or higher rate of interest and including debt that may have a redemption prior to maturity with or without payment of a premium, payable from all revenues generated by said tax increase, federal funds, investment income, public and private contributions, and other revenues as the board may determine, and with such revenues raised by the sales tax rate increase and the proceeds of debt obligations and any investment income on such revenues and proceeds being exempt from the revenue and spending restrictions contained in section 20 of article X of the Colorado constitution until such time as all debt is repaid when the rate of tax will be decreased to that amount necessary for the continued operation of the system but not less than six-tenths of one percent?"

(b) The ballot question set forth in paragraph (a) of this subsection (3) may be modified by the proponents of a petition or by the district to the extent necessary to conform to the legal requirements for ballot questions and titles.

(c) If at any election a majority of the registered electors within the geographical boundaries of the district voting on the ballot question vote affirmatively on the ballot question specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection (3), then the rate of sales tax levied by the district shall be increased by four-tenths of one percent to a rate of one percent.

(4) The provisions of article 40 of title 1, C.R.S., regarding the following subject matter shall apply to petitions that may be submitted pursuant to this section: Form requirements and approval; circulation of petitions; elector information and signatures on petitions; affidavits and requirements of circulators of petitions; and verification of signatures, including, but not limited to, cure of an insufficiency of signatures and protests regarding sufficiency statements and procedures for hearings or further appeals regarding such protests. The provisions of article 40 of title 1, C.R.S., regarding review and comment, the setting of a ballot title, including, but not limited to, the duties of the title board, rehearings and appeals, and the number of signatures required shall not apply to petitions that may be submitted pursuant to this section.

(5) Any petition shall be filed with the secretary of state at least ninety days before the election at which the ballot question specified in the petition is to be submitted to the registered electors within the geographical boundaries of the district. Notice of any question to be submitted to the registered electors within the geographical boundaries of the district after verification of the signatures on any petition filed with the secretary of state and at which election such question shall be submitted shall be filed by the board in the office of the secretary of state prior to fifty-five days before the election.

(6) Prior to the general election at which any question is to be submitted to the registered electors pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the board shall hold at least two public hearings in each of the counties included, in whole or in part, within the district.

(7) (a) No public moneys from the state or any city, town, city and county, or county shall be expended by the public entity or by any private entity or private person to advertise, promote, or purchase commercial promotion or advertisement to urge electors to vote in favor of or against any question submitted at an election pursuant to the provisions of this section.

(b) No question submitted to eligible electors of the district pursuant to this section shall obligate any funds of the department of transportation, nor shall the approval of a question by the eligible electors be construed as creating any commitment or obligation of funds of the department.

(8) If at any election a majority of the registered electors within the geographical boundaries of the district voting on the question vote in the affirmative on a ballot question to increase the rate of sales tax levied by the district and then, in a corresponding or subsequent election, a majority of the registered electors within the geographical boundaries of the district voting on the question vote in the affirmative to lower the rate of sales tax levied by the district, the district shall decrease the rate of the sales tax to six-tenths of one percent or to an amount necessary to repay all indebtedness of the district obligated under the approved sales tax increase, including any costs incurred with regard to necessary debt repayment brought on by a corresponding or subsequent sales tax reduction, and following such repayment to six-tenths of one percent.
C.R.S. § 32-10-111 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 10 / Section 32-10-111
32-10-111. Directors - number - election - term
Status: repealed

32-10-111. Directors - number - election - term. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 32-10-108 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 10 / Section 32-10-108
32-10-108. Oath and bond of directors
Status: repealed

32-10-108. Oath and bond of directors. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 32-10-136 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 10 / Section 32-10-136
32-10-136. Board's determination final
Status: repealed

32-10-136. Board's determination final. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 32-17-103 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 17 / Section 32-17-103
32-17-103. Definitions
Status: in_force

32-17-103. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "District" means a mental health-care service district created pursuant to this article to provide, directly or indirectly, mental health-care services to residents of the district who are in need of mental health-care services and to family members of such residents.

(2) "Eligible elector" means a person who, at the designated time or event, is registered to vote pursuant to the "Uniform Election Code of 1992", articles 1 to 13 of title 1, C.R.S.

(3) "Interested party" means a resident or eligible elector of the district and a municipality located in the district.
C.R.S. § 32-13-103 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 13 / Section 32-13-103
32-13-103. Definitions
Status: in_force

32-13-103. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Annual operating expenses" means expenditures for all purposes except capital construction, endowment, and payment of debt principal or interest.

(1.5) "Annual operating income" means operating income from all mission-based sources, except capital construction fund income, designated funds raised for the purchase of specified capital needs, unrelated business income, funds raised for the purpose of debt reduction, income for endowment corpus, any distribution of moneys by the board, and any restriction established through board policy.

(2) "Board" means the board of directors of a scientific and cultural facilities district created pursuant to this article.

(3) "County cultural council" means a council comprised of members appointed by the county commissioners of the county, the city council of the city and county of Denver, or the city council of the city and county of Broomfield who reside within the boundaries of the district and proportionately represent the population of the incorporated and unincorporated portions of the county.

(4) "Cultural facility" means a nonprofit institutional organization under section 501 (c)(3) of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended, or any agency of local government with the primary purpose of enlightening and entertaining the public through the production, presentation, exhibition, advancement, or preservation of visual arts, performing arts, or cultural history, as such terms are defined by the board. "Cultural facility" does not include any agency of the state, any educational institution, any radio or television broadcasting network or station, any cable communications system, or any newspaper or magazine.

(5) "District" means a scientific and cultural facilities district created pursuant to this article.

(6) "Paid attendance" means the total paid attendance at all mission-based programs as verified by annual audit reports.

(6.5) "Reasonable costs related to a coordinated election" means the amount that the district owes a county or a city and county under the terms of an agreement entered into pursuant to the provisions of section 1-7-116, C.R.S., for the district's share of the costs of a coordinated election; except that such amount shall not exceed the total county or city and county election costs multiplied by one-half of the sum of the weighted population average and the weighted ballot average. Weighted population average equals the active registered voters who reside in both the district and the county or city and county divided by the sum of all active registered voters for each political subdivision, as such term is defined in section 1-7-116 (1), C.R.S., for which the county or city and county conducts the coordinated election. Weighted ballot average equals the number of district referred measures, as such term is defined in section 1-1-104 (34.5), C.R.S., on the ballot in question divided by the total number of referred measures, initiatives, and candidate elections in the coordinated election.

(7) (a) With respect to the Denver metropolitan scientific and cultural facilities district, "scientific facility" means a nonprofit institutional organization under section 501 (c)(3) of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended, or an agency of local government with the primary purpose of enlightening and entertaining the public through the production, presentation, exhibition, advancement, or preservation of natural history or natural sciences including earth, life, or physical sciences, as such terms are defined by the board. "Scientific facility" does not include any agency of the state, any educational institution, any radio or television broadcasting network or station, any cable communications system, any newspaper or magazine, or any organization that is engaged solely in the acquisition or physical restoration of historic buildings, structures, or sites.

(b) (I) With respect to scientific and cultural facilities districts other than the Denver metropolitan scientific and cultural facilities district, "scientific facility" means a nonprofit institutional organization under section 501 (c)(3) of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended, or an agency of local government with the primary purpose of enlightening and entertaining the public through the production, presentation, exhibition, advancement, or preservation of natural history or natural sciences including earth, life, or physical sciences, as such terms are defined by the board. "Scientific facility" does not include any agency of the state, any educational institution, any radio or television broadcasting network or station, any cable communications system, or any newspaper or magazine.

(II) (Deleted by amendment, L. 94, p. 480, § 1, effective March 31, 1994.)

(c) For purposes of this subsection (7), "cultural history" means the history that concentrates upon the social, intellectual, and artistic aspects or forces in the life of a people, region, state, or nation, for which an understanding and appreciation may be gained through buildings, structures, sites, architecture, objects, and activities significant in said history.
C.R.S. § 32-7-106 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 7 / Section 32-7-106
32-7-106. Priority of petition or resolution
Status: in_force

32-7-106. Priority of petition or resolution. (1) When the district court receives a resolution adopted by a majority of the governing bodies of the counties and municipalities or receives a petition signed by the requisite number of eligible electors pursuant to section 32-7-105 for the initiation of formation of a service authority, no other proceedings shall be commenced or prosecuted in that or any other court for the creation of another service authority involving all or any one of the same counties until the question of formation of the authority pursuant to the resolution or petition has been finally determined, unless the later filing is allowed under subsection (2) of this section.

(2) A resolution filed within ten days of the date of the filing of a petition under the circumstances set forth in subsection (1) of this section shall take precedence over the petition and shall proceed to final determination before the petition may be further considered.
C.R.S. § 32-9-105 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 9 / Section 32-9-105
32-9-105. Creation of district
Status: in_force

32-9-105. Creation of district. There is hereby created a district to be known and designated as the "Regional Transportation District".
C.R.S. § 32-4-407 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 4 / Part 4 / Section 32-4-407
32-4-407. Inclusion of territory
Status: in_force

32-4-407. Inclusion of territory. The boundaries of any district organized under the provisions of this part 4 may be changed in the manner prescribed in this part 4, but the change of boundaries of the district shall not impair or affect its organization or its rights in or to property, or any of its rights or privileges whatsoever; nor shall it affect or impair or discharge any contract obligation, lien, or charge for or upon which it might be liable or chargeable had such change of boundaries not been made. The incorporated areas of cities, towns, water districts, and unincorporated areas lying within the boundaries of any district organized under this part 4, as established by the original ordinances of initiating municipalities and from time to time by action of the board of directors, may be added to the district.
C.R.S. § 32-15-114 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 15 / Section 32-15-114
32-15-114. Pledge of sales and admissions tax revenues and net operating revenues
Status: in_force

32-15-114. Pledge of sales and admissions tax revenues and net operating revenues. The payment of special obligation bonds may be secured by the specific pledge of sales tax revenues and admissions tax revenues of the district, operating revenues of the district, or moneys or assets of the district held in escrow, as the board, in its discretion, may determine. Operating revenues, sales tax revenues, admissions tax revenues, or moneys or assets held in escrow pledged for the payment of any special obligation bonds, as received by the district, shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge, without any physical delivery thereof, any filing, or further act, and the lien of such pledge and the obligation to perform the contractual provisions made in the authorizing resolution or other instrument relating thereto shall have priority over all other obligations and liabilities of the district, except as may be otherwise provided in this article or in such resolution or instrument, and subject to any prior pledges and liens previously created. The lien of such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all persons having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the district, regardless of whether such persons have notice thereof.
C.R.S. § 32-1-206 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 1 / Part 2 / Section 32-1-206
32-1-206. Judicial review
Status: in_force

32-1-206. Judicial review. (1) If the petitioners for the organization of a proposed special district fail to secure such resolution of approval in the first instance or on remand from any board of county commissioners or, where required pursuant to section 32-1-204.5, from the governing body of any municipality, the petitioners may request the court to review such action. If the court determines such action to be arbitrary, capricious, or unreasonable, the court shall remand the matter back to the board of county commissioners or to the governing board of the municipality for further action with specific direction as necessary to avoid the arbitrary, capricious, or unreasonable result. Another public hearing shall be held with notice to interested parties as defined in section 32-1-204 (1).

(2) If the service plan is approved by the board of county commissioners, any interested party as defined in section 32-1-204 (1), if such party had appeared and presented its objections before the board of county commissioners, shall be given notice and have the right to appear and be heard at the hearing on the court petition for the organization of the special district, and the court may dismiss the court petition upon a determination that the decision of the board of county commissioners was arbitrary, capricious, or unreasonable.
C.R.S. § 32-4-518 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 4 / Part 5 / Section 32-4-518
32-4-518. Elections
Status: in_force

32-4-518. Elections. (1) (a) Wherever in this part 5 an election is permitted or required, the election may be held separately or may be coordinated with any primary or general election held under the laws of the state of Colorado. The elections shall be held and conducted as provided in articles 1 to 13 of title 1, C.R.S. The board of directors shall call the election by resolution adopted pursuant to section 1-5-203, C.R.S.

(b) The board, in the case of any election not to be coordinated with a primary or general election, shall appoint a designated election official responsible for assuring that the election is held according to the provisions of articles 1 to 13 of title 1, C.R.S.

(c) (Deleted by amendment, L. 92, p. 895, § 138, effective January 1, 1993.)

(d) If the election is coordinated with a primary or general election, it shall be held according to the provisions of section 1-7-116, C.R.S.

(2) to (4) (Deleted by amendment, L. 92, p. 895, § 138, effective January 1, 1993.)
C.R.S. § 32-11-645 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 6 / Section 32-11-645
32-11-645. Assessment liens
Status: in_force

32-11-645. Assessment liens. (1) The payment of the amount so assessed, including each installment thereof, the interest thereon, and any penalties and collection costs shall be secured by an assessment lien upon the tract assessed from the date of publication of the assessment resolution.

(2) Each such lien upon each tract assessed shall:

(a) Be subordinate and junior to any lien thereon for any general (ad valorem) taxes, whether prior in time or not;

(b) Be prior and superior to any assessment lien thereon subsequently levied by the urban district or by any public body;

(c) Be subordinate and junior to any assessment lien thereon theretofore levied by the urban district or by any public body; and

(d) Be prior and superior to all liens, claims, mortgages, other encumbrances, and titles other than the liens of assessments and general taxes.

(3) All purchasers, mortgagees, or encumbrancers of any such tract shall hold the same subject to such lien so created, whether prior in time or not.

(4) Each such assessment lien shall continue as to unpaid installments, principal, interest, and any penalties and costs until such assessments, the principal thereof, interest thereon, and any penalties and costs pertaining thereto shall be fully paid, unless terminated by the foreclosure of any prior and superior lien on the tract assessed.

(5) But unmatured installments shall not be deemed to be within the terms of any general covenant or warranty.

(6) No statute of limitations shall begin to run against any assessment or the assessment lien to secure its payment until after the last installment of principal thereof becomes due.

(7) The urban district may use any available funds or moneys for the satisfaction of any lien prior in right to any special assessment lien created by the district.

(8) In the resale of any property to which the urban district has so acquired title, the district shall use its best efforts to sell the property for an amount at least equal to the funds or moneys so used plus the amount necessary to satisfy the special assessment lien created by the district, including principal, interest, penalties, and collection costs.

(9) The moneys received from such a resale in payment for the property shall be used first to satisfy such special assessment lien and thereafter to restore to the fund from which any such prior lien was satisfied and the moneys used therefor.

(10) The urban district is authorized to acquire and to dispose of property on which there are delinquent taxes or assessments, or both.
C.R.S. § 32-20-111 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 20 / Section 32-20-111
32-20-111. Procedure if lien subordination not sought
Status: in_force

32-20-111. Procedure if lien subordination not sought. The provisions of this article 20 pertaining to the requirement of title insurance contained in section 32-20-105 (3) do not apply to residential eligible real property if the property owner or private third party that is financing the improvements are not seeking to subordinate the priority of existing mortgages pursuant to section 32-20-105 (3)(i).
C.R.S. § 32-4-401 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 4 / Part 4 / Section 32-4-401
32-4-401. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

32-4-401. Legislative declaration. (1) It is hereby declared that to provide for the conservation of all water resources of the state of Colorado and for the greatest beneficial use of all waters, surface and subsurface, within this state, the organization of metropolitan water districts and the construction of works as defined in this part 4 by such districts are a public use and will:

(a) Be essentially for the public benefit and advantage of the people of the state of Colorado;

(b) Indirectly benefit all industries of the state;

(c) Indirectly benefit the state of Colorado in the increase of its taxable property valuation;

(d) Directly benefit municipalities by providing adequate supplies of water for domestic use;

(e) Directly benefit lands to be irrigated from works to be constructed;

(f) Directly benefit lands under irrigation by stabilizing the flow of water in streams and by increasing flow and return of water to such streams; and

(g) Promote the comfort, safety, and welfare of the people of the state of Colorado.

(2) It is therefore declared to be the policy of the state of Colorado:

(a) To investigate, acquire, control, and apply to beneficial use waters, surface and subsurface, originating in this state; and to provide for the direct and supplemental use of such waters for domestic, manufacturing, irrigation, power, and other beneficial uses;

(b) To obtain from waters, surface and subsurface, originating in Colorado the highest duty for domestic uses and irrigation of lands in Colorado within the terms of interstate compacts;

(c) To cooperate with the United States under the federal reclamation laws and with other agencies of the United States government for the construction and financing of works in the state of Colorado as defined in this part 4 and for the operation and maintenance thereof; and

(d) To promote the greater prosperity and general welfare of the people of the state of Colorado by encouraging the organization of metropolitan water districts as provided in this part 4.
C.R.S. § 32-1-606.5 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 1 / Part 6 / Section 32-1-606.5
32-1-606.5. Elector approval of financial obligations of consolidating districts
Status: in_force

32-1-606.5. Elector approval of financial obligations of consolidating districts. (1) Whenever the board of a consolidating special district determines, by resolution, that the interest of the special district, the resulting consolidated district, and the public interest require that the obligation to pay and discharge any financial obligation, including accrued unfunded pension liability, remain the obligation of the taxpayers of said consolidating special district, the board shall request that the court order the submission of the proposition of treating the financial obligation as general obligation indebtedness to the electors of said consolidating district at the consolidation election. Such request shall be made to the court at the hearing held in accordance with section 32-1-602 (2)(e) and shall recite, as to each financial obligation to be submitted at the election:

(a) The object and purpose for which the financial obligation was incurred or the pension plan to which the accrued unfunded liability attaches;

(b) The estimated total cost of discharging the financial obligation;

(c) The estimated term over which the financial obligation will be discharged and the estimated annual cost;

(d) The initial mill levy necessary to pay the annual cost; and

(e) Whether the consolidation is contingent upon approval of the financial obligation as debt.

(2) If the court finds that the board's request complies with the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, the court shall grant the board's request and include in its order entered pursuant to section 32-1-602 (2)(e), that the electors of the consolidating special district vote separately on each financial obligation proposed to be treated as debt.

(3) If approved as debt by the electors at the consolidation election, the financial obligation of the consolidating special district, which becomes part of a consolidated district, shall be paid and discharged by the taxpayers having taxable property within the boundaries of the consolidating special district which incurred the obligation or maintained the pension plan to which the accrued unfunded liability attaches. The board of the consolidated district shall levy a general property tax annually for so long as may be necessary to retire the elector-approved debt.

(4) Nothing in this section shall prevent a consolidated district from being bound by preconsolidation agreements which have been entered into between or among consolidating districts and which have become part of the terms and conditions of consolidation as set forth in the court order under section 32-1-603 (4) including the assumption of any or all of the financial obligations of the consolidating special districts by the consolidated special district.
C.R.S. § 32-10-139 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 10 / Section 32-10-139
32-10-139. Notice of election
Status: repealed

32-10-139. Notice of election. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 32-14-130 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 14 / Section 32-14-130
32-14-130. Limitations upon promotional activities
Status: in_force

32-14-130. Limitations upon promotional activities. No moneys of the district shall be used for promotion of the acquisition of a major league baseball franchise or for the passage of a sales tax increase for the construction of a stadium within the district.
C.R.S. § 32-9-115 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 9 / Section 32-9-115
32-9-115. Records of board - audits
Status: repealed

32-9-115. Records of board - audits. (1) All resolutions and orders shall be recorded and authenticated by the signature of the presiding officer of the board and the secretary. Every legislative act of the board of a general or permanent nature shall be by resolution. The book of resolutions and orders shall be a public record. A record shall also be made of all other proceedings of the board, minutes of the meetings, certificates, contracts, bonds given by officers, employees, and any other agents of the district, and all corporate acts, which record shall also be a public record. The treasurer shall keep an account of all moneys received by and disbursed on behalf of the district, which shall also be a public record. Any public record of the district shall be open for inspection by any eligible elector of the district, or by any representative of the state, or of any county, city and county, city, or town within the district. All records are subject to audit as provided by law for political subdivisions.

(2) Repealed.

(3) In addition to the audit authorized in subsection (1) of this section and the audit required pursuant to section 29-1-603, C.R.S., at least once every five years, or more frequently in the state auditor's discretion, the state auditor shall conduct or cause to be conducted a performance audit of the district to determine whether the district is effectively and efficiently fulfilling its statutory obligations. The first performance audit shall begin on or after January 1, 2005, and be completed as soon as possible thereafter. Upon the completion of a performance audit, the state auditor shall submit a written report to the legislative audit committee. The cost of the performance audits shall be paid by the district.
C.R.S. § 32-13-111 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 13 / Section 32-13-111
32-13-111. No impairment of contractual obligations
Status: in_force

32-13-111. No impairment of contractual obligations. Nothing in this article shall be construed to affect or impair any obligations of contracts between any governmental entity and any cultural facility.
C.R.S. § 32-1-802 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 1 / Part 8 / Section 32-1-802
32-1-802. Acts and elections conducted pursuant to provisions which refer to qualified ele
Status: in_force

32-1-802. Acts and elections conducted pursuant to provisions which refer to qualified electors. Any elections, and any acts relating thereto, carried out under this part 8, which were conducted prior to July 1, 1987, pursuant to provisions which referred to a qualified elector rather than an eligible elector and which were valid when conducted, shall be deemed and held to be legal and valid in all respects.
C.R.S. § 32-11.5-703 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11.5 / Part 7 / Section 32-11.5-703
32-11.5-703. Early hearings
Status: in_force

32-11.5-703. Early hearings. Any civil action in which there may arise a question regarding the validity of any power granted in this article or of any other provision of this article shall be advanced as a matter of immediate public interest and concern and shall be heard at the earliest practicable moment.
C.R.S. § 32-19-110 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 19 / Section 32-19-110
32-19-110. Time for holding elections - persons entitled to vote at district elections
Status: in_force

32-19-110. Time for holding elections - persons entitled to vote at district elections. (1) For a district, regular special district elections shall be held on the date of the general election or on the first Tuesday in November of an odd-numbered year, and any election on the proposal shall be conducted by the county clerk and recorder as part of a coordinated election in accordance with the provisions of section 1-7-116, C.R.S.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 32-1-806, any person who is an eligible elector as defined in section 32-19-102 (3) shall be eligible to vote in an organizational election or any election conducted by the board of directors for a district.
C.R.S. § 32-9-119.9 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 9 / Section 32-9-119.9
32-9-119.9. Limited authority to charge fees for parking - reserved parking spaces - penalti
Status: repealed

32-9-119.9. Limited authority to charge fees for parking - reserved parking spaces - penalties - definitions. (1) (a) The district may charge a parking fee at a district parking facility.

(b) The district shall not charge a parking fee at a district parking facility pursuant to this subsection (1), prohibit parking pursuant to subsection (1.5) of this section, or enforce a penalty pursuant to subsection (4) of this section, which for purposes of this paragraph (b) includes treating a motor vehicle as abandoned, until it has posted signs warning of such parking fee, prohibition, or penalty at all entrances and exits to the facility for at least ninety days. The warning signs shall remain in place so long as the parking fee, prohibition, or penalty is in effect at the facility.

(c) The district may require an individual to provide personal information, including, but not limited to, motor vehicle registration or driver's license information, in order to use reserved parking or automatic payment services offered by the district.

(d) Repealed.

(e) The district may establish customer accounts to permit persons who use a district parking facility to prepay parking fees.

(1.5) The district may establish rules prohibiting a person who is not using the mass transportation system from parking at a district parking facility.

(2) The district may provide for reserved parking spaces at a facility for the use of its employees.

(3) Repealed.

(4) (a) If a motor vehicle is parked at a district parking facility and the person who parks the motor vehicle either fails to pay a parking fee that is required by the district pursuant to the authority set forth in subsection (1) of this section or violates a rule established by the district pursuant to subsection (1.5) of this section, the district may impose a penalty on the owner of the vehicle for each day that the vehicle is parked at the facility. The district shall give written notice to the owner of the penalty and shall notify the owner that he or she may, within fourteen days of the notice from the district, request a hearing to dispute the penalty. The hearing shall be held within thirty days after receipt of the request from the owner and may be conducted in person or by telephone. No person engaged in conducting the hearing or participating in a decision shall be responsible to or subject to the supervision or direction of any person engaged in the performance of parking management functions for the district.

(b) Any motor vehicle for which a penalty is assessed pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (4) that is left unattended at the district parking facility for more than four days shall be considered an abandoned motor vehicle subject to the provisions of part 18 of article 4 of title 42, C.R.S.

(c) The board shall establish reasonable rules concerning the administration and enforcement of this section.

(5) In order to aid in the enforcement of this section and to allow the district to carry out its functions, the department of revenue or an authorized agent of the department shall allow the district to inspect, on an as-needed basis, any motor vehicle registration electronic database that includes the name and address of any registered owner. The inspection of these records by the district is consistent with uses set forth in section 24-72-204 (7)(b)(I), C.R.S., and shall be done in accordance with the provisions of part 2 of article 72 of title 24, C.R.S. The district shall maintain such registration information for one year and shall not release such information to any party other than to the registered owner or as necessary to enforce the penalty set forth in subsection (4) of this section. After one year, the district shall destroy the registration information.

(6) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "district parking facility" or "facility" means a park-n-ride lot or any other parking lot or structure owned or leased and operated by the district.

(7) A public or private entity may lease, own, or operate a parking lot or structure available for use by the general public at or near a district mass transit station. Unless such a parking lot or structure is operated under a contract with the district that specifies the terms of its use and operation and provides the district with a share of the parking revenues that it generates, the parking lot or structure is not a district parking facility.

(8) Other local governments and the district shall consult with each other prior to the establishment of zoning, other authorization by a governmental body, or contracts required for privately owned or managed parking facilities intended for users of the district's mass transportation system.
C.R.S. § 32-4-512 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 4 / Part 5 / Section 32-4-512
32-4-512. Boundary changes - liability of property
Status: in_force

32-4-512. Boundary changes - liability of property. The boundaries of any district organized under this part 5 may be changed in the manner provided for in this part 5, but the change of boundaries of the district shall not impair or affect its organization, nor shall it affect, impair, or discharge any contract, obligation, lien, or charge on which the district might be liable or chargeable had such change of boundaries not been made.
C.R.S. § 32-11-626 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 6 / Section 32-11-626
32-11-626. Prior redemption provisions
Status: in_force

32-11-626. Prior redemption provisions. The board may provide for the redemption prior to maturity at the option of the district of any of the bonds or debentures designated in section 32-11-501 (3), in such order, by lot or otherwise, at such time or times, without or with the payment of such premium not exceeding seven percent of the principal amount of each bond or other security so redeemed, and otherwise upon such terms as may be provided by the board in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the securities or other instrument pertaining thereto.
C.R.S. § 32-14-117 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 14 / Section 32-14-117
32-14-117. Issuance of special obligation bonds
Status: in_force

32-14-117. Issuance of special obligation bonds. (1) Upon the approval of the registered electors pursuant to the provisions of section 32-14-105, the district may borrow money in anticipation of the revenues generated from the operation of a stadium and sales tax revenues of the district and may issue special obligation bonds to evidence the amount so borrowed. If the district issues special obligation bonds after such approval by the registered electors but prior to the granting of a major league baseball franchise by major league baseball to be located within the district, the proceeds of such special obligation bonds shall not be used to pay for any expenses incurred by the district until such time as major league baseball grants a major league baseball franchise to be located within the district. Special obligation bonds or other obligations payable in whole or in part from sales tax revenues or net operating revenues of the district or from moneys or assets of the district held in escrow may be issued or incurred without an election, in anticipation of such sales tax revenues or net operating revenues or such moneys or assets held in escrow.

(2) Special obligation bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of this section shall satisfy the terms, conditions, and requirements as set forth in any resolution adopted by the board authorizing the issuance of such special obligation bonds or in any trust indenture entered into between the board and any commercial bank or trust company having full trust powers which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this article. Such terms, conditions, and requirements may include, but are not limited to, the following:

(a) The execution and delivery of such special obligation bonds by the district and the times of such execution and delivery;

(b) The form and denominations of such special obligation bonds, including the terms and maturities;

(c) Whether such special obligation bonds are subject to optional or mandatory redemption prior to maturity with or without a premium;

(d) Whether such special obligation bonds are in fully registered form or bearer form registrable as to principal or interest, or both;

(e) Whether such special obligation bonds may bear conversion privileges and, if so, such conversion privileges;

(f) Whether such special obligation bonds are payable in installments and, if so, the times of such installment payments; however, the period of time during which such payments may be made shall not exceed twenty years from the date of issuance;

(g) The place or places, within or without the state, at which such special obligation bonds may be paid;

(h) The interest rate or rates which such special obligation bonds bear per annum and which may be fixed or may vary according to index, procedure, formula, or such other method as determined by the district or its agents, without regard to any interest rate limitation specified by the laws of this state;

(i) Whether such special obligation bonds are subject to purchase at the option of the holder or the district;

(j) The manner of evidencing such special obligation bonds;

(k) Whether such special obligations may be executed by the officers of the district, including the use of one or more facsimile signatures so long as at least one manual signature of an officer of the district, or of any agent authenticating the same, appears on the special obligations bonds; and

(l) Whether such special obligation bonds are in the form of coupon bonds which have attached interest coupons bearing a manual or facsimile signature of an officer of the district.
C.R.S. § 32-1-104 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 32-1-104
32-1-104. Establishment of a special districts file
Status: in_force

32-1-104. Establishment of a special districts file. (1) The division shall promptly establish and maintain on a current basis, as a public record, a file listing by name all special districts, listing the names and addresses of all the members of the boards of the special districts, and recording all changes in the names or boundaries of the special districts. The file shall also list the names of the officers of each special district and a business address, a telephone number, and the name of a contact person for each district. Annually, the division shall compile and maintain a current and revised list of special districts for public inspection. Each special district shall register its business address, its telephone number, and the name of a contact person with the division when certifying the results of a district election pursuant to section 1-11-103 or 1-13.5-1305 (1).

(2) On or before January 15 of each year, a special district shall file a copy of the notice required pursuant section 32-1-809 (1) with the board of county commissioners, the county assessor, the county treasurer, and the county clerk and recorder of each county in which the special district is located, the governing body of any municipality in which the special district is located, and the division.

(3) (a) The board of directors of an inactive special district may adopt a resolution that describes and affirms its qualifications for its inactive status and may direct that a notice of inactive status be filed with the board of county commissioners and the city council of each county and city that approved its service plan pursuant to section 32-1-204 or 32-1-204.5; the treasurer, assessor, and the clerk and recorder of the county or counties in which the inactive special district is located; the district court having jurisdiction over the formation of the special district; the state auditor; and the division of local government. The notice of inactive status shall be filed on or before December 15 of the year in which the board adopts a resolution of inactive status. At the time of filing the notice of inactive status, the district shall be in compliance with each of the requirements specified in subsection (5) of this section.

(b) When the board of directors of a district on inactive status determines that the district shall return to active status, the board shall adopt a resolution that declares the district's return to active status and authorizes the filing of a notice of the district's determination to return to active status with the same such entities that received the notice of inactive status under paragraph (a) of this subsection (3). The district's board of directors shall cause the district to be brought into compliance for the remainder of the fiscal year in which the district returns to active status with all legal requirements specified in this section for which the district has otherwise been exempt while on inactive status. The district shall be in compliance with such requirements within ninety days of delivery of notice of the board's determination to return to active status pursuant to this paragraph (b). The notices delivered pursuant to this subsection (3) shall be by certified mail, return receipt requested, except where electronic filing is required by the receiving entity.

(c) The notice of inactive status, notice of continuing inactive status, and notice of return to active status shall be standard forms developed by the division and shall be made available on the division's website.

(d) A special district shall not return to active status until it has filed an information statement under section 32-1-104.8.

(4) The special district shall be on inactive status during the period commencing with the filing of its notice of inactive status pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of this section until such time as it has issued a notice of its determination to return to active status pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of this section. During the period that a district is on inactive status, it shall not issue any debt, impose a mill levy, or conduct any other official business other than to conduct elections and to undertake procedures necessary to implement the district's intention to return to active status. Inactive special districts shall file with the state auditor and the division on or before December 15 of each year in which the district is on inactive status a notice that it is continuing in such status for the next fiscal year.

(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, inactive special districts are exempt from compliance with subsection (2) of this section; sections 32-1-104.5 (3), 32-1-207 (3)(c), 32-1-306, 32-1-809, and 32-1-903; parts 1, 2, and 6 of article 1 of title 29; and part 1 of article 1 and part 1 of article 5 of title 39.
C.R.S. § 32-19-108 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 19 / Section 32-19-108
32-19-108. Public hearing on service plan - procedures - decision - judicial review - modif
Status: in_force

32-19-108. Public hearing on service plan - procedures - decision - judicial review - modifications - enforcement. (1) For purposes of section 32-1-204 (1) and (1.5), the board of county commissioners of the county in which the district will be located or the governing body of the municipality in which the district will be located, whichever is applicable, shall be deemed to have complied with the provisions of such section if the board or governing body provides written notice of the date, time, and location of the hearing to the petitioners and, at least twenty days prior to the hearing date, publishes notice of the date, time, location, and purpose of the hearing. The published notice shall constitute constructive notice to the interested parties in the proposed district.

(2) The provisions of section 32-1-204 (2)(a) shall not apply to a district proposed pursuant to this article.

(3) The board of county commissioners of the county in which the district will be located or the governing body of the municipality in which the district will be located, whichever is applicable, shall conduct the hearing pursuant to section 32-1-204 (1.5) and make its decision in accordance with the requirements of section 32-1-204 (3) and (4). The decision of the board or governing body, whichever is applicable, is subject to judicial review in accordance with section 32-1-206; except that, for purposes of judicial review, "interested party" shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 32-19-102 (4).

(4) Upon final approval by the court for the organization of a district pursuant to section 32-1-304.5, the district shall conform as much as possible to the approved service plan, and any material modifications to the plan shall be approved in accordance with section 32-1-207 (2). Any material departure from the plan may be enjoined in accordance with section 32-1-207 (3); except that, for purposes of enforcement of the plan, "interested party" shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 32-19-102 (4).
C.R.S. § 32-12-108 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 12 / Section 32-12-108
32-12-108. Election for formation - acquisitions - services - mill levy limit - board
Status: in_force

32-12-108. Election for formation - acquisitions - services - mill levy limit - board. (1) (a) Within seven days after receipt of the rail district organizational commission's report, the district court shall direct the election committee, as provided in section 32-12-106 (2), to conduct an election on the date designated by the organizational commission for the purpose of deciding whether a rail district is to be formed, to provide an opportunity for the eligible electors to approve the proposed railroad facilities to be acquired, the maximum mill levy, and the services proposed for the rail district, and to elect the board of directors of the rail district.

(b) The court shall direct the election committee to publish notice of the election setting forth the list of proposed railroad facilities acquisitions, proposed services, and maximum mill levy and to conduct the election pursuant to articles 1 to 13 of title 1, C.R.S.

(2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 92, p. 920, § 186, effective January 1, 1993.)

(3) At the election, eligible electors shall "approve" or "disapprove" the formation of the rail district, the railroad facilities proposed to be acquired, the services proposed, and the maximum mill levy and shall elect candidates to serve on the board of directors of the rail district. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes within each zone shall be elected, and the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes within the entire rail district shall be elected members at large. In the event of tie votes for the last available vacancy for the board, the committee shall determine by lot the person who shall be elected. No rail district may be formed, no facility acquired, no service established, and no maximum mill levy established unless approved by a majority of the eligible electors voting thereon in each county, or portion thereof, within the rail district.

(4) Within seven days following the election, the committee shall certify the results of the election to the court. If a majority of the eligible electors in each county, or portion thereof, voting thereon approve formation, the court shall declare, by order entered of record, that the rail district is formed in the corporate name designated in the petition and shall designate those railroad facilities to be acquired, the services to be provided, and the maximum mill levy which were authorized by a majority of the eligible electors voting thereon in each county, or portion thereof, at the election. Upon the filing with the court of the oath of office of members elected to the board, the court, by order entered of record, shall declare the members of the board elected and qualified, and the formation shall be complete. At that time, the election committee shall be dissolved. The board shall be charged with acquiring, rehabilitating, and operating those approved facilities in accordance with this article.

(5) The entry of an order forming a rail district shall finally and conclusively establish its regular formation against all persons except the state of Colorado, which may commence an action in the nature of quo warranto, within thirty-five days after entry of such order, and not otherwise. The formation of the rail district shall not be directly or collaterally questioned in any suit, action, or proceeding, except as expressly authorized in this section.

(6) All necessary expenses for the elections and other proceedings conducted pursuant to sections 32-12-106 and 32-12-107 and this section, including the expenses and reimbursements for the organizational commission, shall be paid from the bond or cash deposit required pursuant to section 32-12-105 (4) if the organization is not effected or by the rail district if the organization is effected.

(7) Within fifteen days after the entry of the order forming a rail district, the clerk of the court shall file a copy of the decree with the board of county commissioners and the assessor of each county, or portion thereof, within the rail district and with the division of local government.
C.R.S. § 32-11-541 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 5 / Section 32-11-541
32-11-541. Use of other moneys
Status: in_force

32-11-541. Use of other moneys. The district may apply any funds (other than taxes) that may be available for that purpose to the payment of the interest on or the principal of any general obligation district securities as the same respectively mature, including without limitation the payment of general obligation bonds as provided in section 32-11-537, and regardless of whether the payment of the general obligation district securities is additionally secured by a pledge of revenues and, upon such payments, the levy of taxes provided in this article may thereupon to that extent be diminished.
C.R.S. § 32-11-808 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 8 / Section 32-11-808
32-11-808. Conclusiveness of board's determination
Status: in_force

32-11-808. Conclusiveness of board's determination. The determination of the board that the limitations imposed in this article upon the issuance of bonds or upon the issuance of other securities under this article, both general obligations and special obligations, have been met shall be conclusive in the absence of fraud or arbitrary and gross abuse of discretion, regardless of whether the authorizing resolution or the securities thereby authorized contain a recital as authorized by section 32-11-507.
C.R.S. § 32-15-111 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 15 / Section 32-15-111
32-15-111. Sales tax and admissions tax revenues - use
Status: in_force

32-15-111. Sales tax and admissions tax revenues - use. (1) Sales tax revenues and admissions tax revenues levied and collected pursuant to the provisions of sections 32-15-110 and 32-15-110.5 shall be used by the board for the following purposes:

(a) To pay the principal, interest, and prepayment premium, if any, on outstanding special obligation bonds issued by the board pursuant to the provisions of this article;

(b) Upon the approval of the registered electors of the ballot question set forth in section 32-15-107 (1)(d)(I)(B), to acquire a site within the district that shall be suitable for construction of a stadium;

(c) To plan, design, and renovate Mile High stadium or to plan, design, and construct a stadium and all facilities incidental thereto;

(d) To reimburse the board for the day-to-day operating costs incurred in the administration of the district; however, such costs shall not exceed three-fourths of one percent of the amount of sales tax and admissions tax revenues collected annually;

(e) To reimburse the board for any loans made to the board or any direct out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the board on and after May 23, 1996, for matters directly related to the duties of the board prior to the time that sales tax or admissions tax revenues were available for use by the board;

(f) To reimburse the commission for expenses incurred on and after May 23, 1996, in the investigation, study, evaluation, and selection of a stadium site;

(g) To reimburse the board for preconstruction planning of the design and renovation of Mile High stadium or the construction of a new stadium and for the hiring of professionals to assist in these and other related activities.

(2) If sales tax revenues and admissions tax revenues levied and collected pursuant to the provisions of sections 32-15-110 and 32-15-110.5 and the operating revenues generated by the district are insufficient for all of the purposes set forth in subsection (1) of this section, the purpose set forth in paragraph (a) of said subsection (1) shall have first priority of such sales and admissions tax revenues.
C.R.S. § 32-10-179 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 10 / Section 32-10-179
32-10-179. Master plan - approval by board of county commissioners
Status: repealed

32-10-179. Master plan - approval by board of county commissioners. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 32-1-104.8 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 32-1-104.8
32-1-104.8. Information statement regarding taxes and debt
Status: in_force

32-1-104.8. Information statement regarding taxes and debt. (1) Every special district shall record a special district public disclosure document and a map of the boundaries of the district with the county clerk and recorder of each county in which the district is located that provides the following information:

(a) The name of the district;

(b) The powers of the district as authorized by section 32-1-1004 and the district's service plan or, as appropriate, the district's statement of purpose as described in section 32-1-208, current as of the time of the filing;

(c) A statement indicating that the district's service plan or, as appropriate, the district's statement of purpose as described in section 32-1-208, which can be amended from time to time, includes a description of the district's powers and authority, and that a copy of the service plan or statement of purpose is available from the division; and

(d) The following statement:

[Name of the district] is authorized by title 32 of the Colorado Revised Statutes to use a number of methods to raise revenues for capital needs and general operations costs. These methods, subject to the limitations imposed by section 20 of article X of the Colorado constitution, include issuing debt, levying taxes, and imposing fees and charges. Information concerning directors, management, meetings, elections, and current taxes are provided annually in the Notice to Electors described in section 32-1-809 (1), Colorado Revised Statutes, which can be found at the district office, on the district's website, on file at the division of local government in the state department of local affairs, or on file at the office of the clerk and recorder of each county in which the special district is located.

(2) Special districts existing as of August 7, 2013, shall record the special district public disclosure document required by subsection (1) of this section on or before December 31, 2014. The disclosure document for any district organized after August 7, 2013, or for any inclusion of additional real property within an existing district, shall be recorded at the same time the decree or order confirming the action is recorded as required by section 32-1-105. The requirement to record the disclosure document may be enforced by the board of county commissioners or the governing body of any municipality that has approved the service plan of the district in the same manner as the enforcement of information reporting requirements under section 32-1-209. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, failure to record a disclosure document does not invalidate the organization of, or change the boundaries of, a district or provide a cause of action against the district or any other person, nor does it invalidate or reduce any debt issued at any time by the district, nor does it reduce for any property the mill levy or its responsibility for the proportionate share of the district's outstanding debt.

(3) This section does not apply to any special district while it is on inactive status under section 32-1-104 (4).

(4) Nothing contained in the special district public disclosure document required by this section constitutes the basis for a title defect or creation of an unmarketable title.

(5) Recording a special district public disclosure document and map is subject to the fee payment requirements set forth in section 30-1-103 (1), C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 32-11-665 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 6 / Section 32-11-665
32-11-665. Acquisition of subdistrict laterals
Status: in_force

32-11-665. Acquisition of subdistrict laterals. The board may at the time of ordering the acquisition of district sewers or at any time thereafter order the acquisition of subdistrict laterals in any such subdistrict so as to connect the same with the submains or with the district main sewer, the same to be approved by resolution as in the case of district sewers.
C.R.S. § 32-11-511 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 5 / Section 32-11-511
32-11-511. Execution of securities
Status: in_force

32-11-511. Execution of securities. Bonds and other district securities issued under this article shall be executed in the name of the district, shall be signed by the chairman of the board, shall be countersigned by the treasurer, and shall be attested by the secretary. All bonds or other securities shall be authenticated by the seal of the district affixed thereto. All coupons shall be signed by the treasurer. Facsimile signatures may be used on any coupons.
C.R.S. § 32-1-1003.5 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 1 / Part 10 / Section 32-1-1003.5
32-1-1003.5. Health assurance districts - additional powers - legislative declaration - defin
Status: in_force

32-1-1003.5. Health assurance districts - additional powers - legislative declaration - definitions. (1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that access to health-care services is an increasing problem in Colorado and that some Coloradans do not have access to a primary care provider. It is the intent of the general assembly to ease the strain on Coloradan's health-care needs by allowing a special district to be created to provide health-care services. It is the intention of the general assembly to review the success of such efforts as authorized by subsection (2) of this section to determine the effectiveness of the program.

(2) In addition to the powers specified in section 32-1-1001, the board of any health assurance district has any or all of the following powers for and on behalf of such district:

(a) To organize, operate, control, direct, manage, contract for, furnish, or provide, directly or indirectly, health-care services to residents of the health assurance district who are in need of such services;

(b) To draw warrants against health assurance district funds held by the county treasurer for the purposes set forth in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2);

(c) To contract with or work cooperatively and in conjunction with a health service district or other existing health-care provider or service to provide health-care services to the residents of such district; and

(d) To seek approval from the eligible electors in the health assurance district to collect, retain, and spend all revenue generated by any tax approved by the eligible electors in excess of the limitation provided in section 20 of article X of the state constitution.

(3) The board of county commissioners of any county or the governing body of any municipality within the health assurance district may transfer any real and personal property, whether or not theretofore used by the county or municipality for hospital purposes, to any newly organized health assurance district if such real and personal property is located in the newly organized district.

(4) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2007, p. 1192, § 13, effective July 1, 2007.)

(5) [Editor's note: This version of the introductory portion to subsection (5) is effective until July 1, 2025.] Any health assurance district that is created pursuant to this article shall have the power, upon approval by the eligible electors of the district, to levy and collect a uniform sales tax throughout the entire geographic 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., excluding the sale of cigarettes, subject to the following provisions:

(5) [Editor's note: This version of the introductory portion to subsection (5) is effective July 1, 2025.] Any health assurance district that is created pursuant to this article 1 shall have the power, upon approval by the eligible electors of the district, to levy and collect a uniform sales tax throughout the entire geographic 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, excluding the sale of cigarettes, subject to the following provisions:

(a) For purposes of this subsection (5), "eligible elector" shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 32-19-102 (3).

(b) For purposes of complying with the provisions of section 32-1-301 (2)(d.1), the petition for organization shall set forth the estimated sales tax revenues for the health assurance district's first budget year if the district will seek approval from the eligible electors of the district to levy a sales tax in its first budget year.

(c) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (5)(c) is effective until July 1, 2025.] Any sales tax authorized pursuant to this subsection (5) shall be levied and collected as provided in section 32-19-112.

(c) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (5)(c) is effective July 1, 2025.] Any sales tax authorized pursuant to this subsection (5) shall be collected, administered, and enforced by the executive director of the department of revenue as provided in part 2 of article 2 of title 29.
C.R.S. § 32-11-655 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 6 / Section 32-11-655
32-11-655. Irregularities in contracts and assessments
Status: in_force

32-11-655. Irregularities in contracts and assessments. (1) Whenever the board makes any contract pertaining to any project provided in this article or makes any assessment against any tract within any improvement district for any project authorized in this article and, in making such contract or assessment, acts in good faith and without fraud, each such contract and assessment shall be valid and enforceable as such, and the assessment shall be a lien upon the tract upon which the same purports to be a lien.

(2) It shall be no objection to the validity of such contract, assessment, or lien that:

(a) The contract for such project was not awarded in the manner or at the time required hereby, or otherwise;

(b) The contract was made by an unauthorized officer or person if the same has been confirmed by the authorities of the urban district; and

(c) The assessment is based upon an improper basis of benefits to the tract within the improvement district, unless it appears that the urban district authorities acted fraudulently or oppressively in making such assessment.
C.R.S. § 32-11.5-101 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11.5 / Part 1 / Section 32-11.5-101
32-11.5-101. Short title
Status: in_force

32-11.5-101. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Fountain Creek Watershed, Flood Control, and Greenway District Act".
C.R.S. § 32-15-101 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 15 / Section 32-15-101
32-15-101. Short title
Status: in_force

32-15-101. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Metropolitan Football Stadium District Act".
C.R.S. § 32-1-1202 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 1 / Part 12 / Section 32-1-1202
32-1-1202. County officers to levy and collect - lien
Status: in_force

32-1-1202. County officers to levy and collect - lien. It is the duty of the body having authority to levy taxes within each county to levy the taxes provided by section 32-1-1201 (1) and (2). It is the duty of all officials charged with the duty of collecting taxes to collect such taxes at the time and in the form and manner and with like interest and penalties as other taxes are collected and when collected to pay the same to the special district ordering the levy and collection. The payment of such collections shall be made monthly to the treasurer of the special district or paid into the depository thereof to the credit of the special district. All taxes levied under this part 12, together with interest thereon and penalties for default in payment thereof, and all costs of collecting the same shall constitute, until paid, a perpetual lien on and against the property taxed, and such lien shall be on a parity with the tax lien of other general taxes.
C.R.S. § 32-12-104 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 12 / Section 32-12-104
32-12-104. Territorial requirements for rail districts
Status: in_force

32-12-104. Territorial requirements for rail districts. (1) A rail district may include any or all of the territory of one or more counties, as may be proposed, if each county has some contiguity with another county within the rail district or proposed rail district.

(2) The boundaries of any rail district shall not be such as to create any enclave.
C.R.S. § 32-1-701 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 1 / Part 7 / Section 32-1-701
32-1-701. Initiation - petition - procedure
Status: in_force

32-1-701. Initiation - petition - procedure. (1) Whenever the majority of all the members of the board of a special district deems it to be in the best interests of such district that it be dissolved, the board shall file a petition for dissolution with the court.

(2) (a) The board, promptly and in good faith, shall also take the necessary steps to dissolve the special district whenever the lesser of five percent of the eligible electors or two hundred fifty eligible electors or, in case of special districts larger than twenty-five thousand persons, three percent of the eligible electors of the district or the division file an application with the board to dissolve the special district pursuant to the provisions of this part 7. In that case the board shall file a petition for dissolution with the court within sixty days after the date of filing of the application by the eligible electors. The petition for dissolution shall request an election and shall include a report on the steps which have been taken to comply with the requirements of section 32-1-702. The board, at the time it files a petition for dissolution pursuant to this subsection (2), may request that the proceedings under sections 32-1-703 and 32-1-704 be continued until further progress has been made in complying with the requirements of section 32-1-702.

(b) No application to dissolve a special district shall be circulated until it has been approved as following as nearly practicable the requirements of section 31-11-106, C.R.S., for municipal petitions. The application shall be submitted to the secretary of the board of directors of the special district. The secretary shall approve the application as to form or notify the person who submitted the application of any deficiencies in the form of the application by the close of the fifteenth business day following the submission of such application. The secretary shall mail written notice of the approval or deficiencies to the person who submitted the application within two days after the date the action is taken.

(c) Any signature that is affixed to an application to dissolve a special district prior to the date that the written approval notice is mailed pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection (2) shall be invalid.

(d) No application to dissolve a special district filed by the eligible electors in accordance with paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) shall be accepted by the board of directors of such district more than ninety days after the date that the written approval notice is mailed pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection (2).

(3) If at least eighty-five percent of the territory encompassed by a special district lies within the corporate limits of a municipality, the governing body of such municipality may file an application with the board to dissolve the special district, and the board, promptly and in good faith, shall take the necessary steps to dissolve such district in accordance with the procedures specified in subsection (2) of this section.

(3.5) If the territory encompassed by a special district lies wholly within the boundaries of a county, the board of county commissioners of any such county may file an application with the special district's board of directors to dissolve the special district, and the special district's board of directors, promptly and in good faith, shall take the necessary steps to dissolve the district in accordance with the procedures specified in subsection (2) of this section; except that, if more than eighty-five percent of the territory encompassed by the special district lies within the corporate limits of one or more municipalities, the special district's board of directors shall not take any action on the application unless the governing bodies of all such municipalities have consented to or joined the application.

(3.7) If the territory encompassed by a special district lies within the boundaries of two or more counties, the board of county commissioners of each of the counties may jointly file an application with the special district's board of directors to dissolve the special district, and the special district's board of directors, promptly and in good faith, shall take the necessary steps to dissolve the district in accordance with the procedures specified in subsection (2) of this section; except that, if more than eighty-five percent of the territory encompassed by the special district lies within the corporate limits of one or more municipalities, the special district's board of directors shall not take any action on the application unless the governing bodies of all such municipalities have consented to or joined the application. The application must include the consent of such counties to assume the responsibilities for providing the services that had been provided by the special district in their respective jurisdictions or evidence of an agreement to provide the services on a contractual basis.

(4) If the territory encompassed by a special district lies wholly within the boundaries of a regional service authority and if such service authority provides the same service as that provided by the special district, the board of directors of any such service authority may file an application with the board to dissolve the special district, and the board, promptly and in good faith, shall take the necessary steps to dissolve such district in accordance with the procedures specified in subsection (2) of this section.

(5) If the territory encompassed by a special district lies within the boundaries of two or more regional service authorities and if such service authorities provide the same service as that provided by the special district, the two or more service authorities may file jointly an application with the board to dissolve the special district, and the board, promptly and in good faith, shall take the necessary steps to dissolve such district in accordance with the procedures specified in subsection (2) of this section. The application must include the consent of such service authorities to assume the responsibilities for providing the service in their respective jurisdictions or the consent of one regional service authority to provide the service on a contractual basis.

(6) Any application filed with the board to dissolve a special district under subsection (2), (3), (3.5), (3.7), (4), or (5) of this section must be accompanied by a cash bond in the amount of three hundred dollars to cover the expenses connected with the proceedings if the dissolution is not effected.
C.R.S. § 32-11-806 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 8 / Section 32-11-806
32-11-806. Correction of errors in proceedings
Status: in_force

32-11-806. Correction of errors in proceedings. It is the duty of the board, and it shall have the power by any subsequent proceedings, to correct any mistakes, errors, or irregularities in any of the proceedings mentioned in this article.
C.R.S. § 32-4-503 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 4 / Part 5 / Section 32-4-503
32-4-503. Liberal construction
Status: in_force

32-4-503. Liberal construction. This part 5 being necessary to secure and preserve the public health, safety, and general welfare, the rule of strict construction shall have no application to this part 5, but it shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes and objects for which this part 5 is intended.
C.R.S. § 32-11-551 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 5 / Section 32-11-551
32-11-551. Bond maturities
Status: in_force

32-11-551. Bond maturities. (1) General obligation bonds shall mature within not exceeding forty years from their date or respective dates and commencing not later than the third year thereafter, in such manner as the board may determine.

(2) Special obligation bonds (other than assessment bonds) shall mature within not exceeding fifty years from their date or respective dates.
C.R.S. § 32-11-814 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 8 / Section 32-11-814
32-11-814. Freedom from judicial process
Status: in_force

32-11-814. Freedom from judicial process. (1) Execution or other judicial process shall not issue against any property of the district authorized in this article, nor shall any judgment against the district be a charge or lien upon its property.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to or limit the right of the holder or owner of any district securities, his trustee, or any assignee of all or part of this interest, the federal government when it is a party to any contract with the district, and any other obligee under this article to foreclose, otherwise to enforce, and to pursue any remedies for the enforcement of any pledge or lien given by the district on the proceeds of any taxes, assessments, pledged revenues, or any other moneys of the district or any combination thereof.
C.R.S. § 32-1-913 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 1 / Part 9 / Section 32-1-913
32-1-913. Second recall petition
Status: in_force

32-1-913. Second recall petition. After one recall petition and election, no further petition shall be filed against the same director during the term for which the director was elected unless such a petition is signed by more than fifty percent of the eligible electors of the district.
C.R.S. § 32-11.5-704 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11.5 / Part 7 / Section 32-11.5-704
32-11.5-704. Freedom from judicial process
Status: in_force

32-11.5-704. Freedom from judicial process. (1) Execution or other judicial process shall not issue against any property of the district authorized in this article, nor shall any judgment against the district be a charge or lien upon its property.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to or limit the right of any bondholder, trustee, or assignee of a bondholder, the federal government when it is a party to any contract with the district, or any other obligee under this article to foreclose, otherwise to enforce, and to pursue any remedies for the enforcement of any pledge or lien given by the district on the proceeds of any taxes, assessments, revenues, or any other moneys of the district.
C.R.S. § 32-8-118 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 8 / Section 32-8-118
32-8-118. Assessments - coupons accepted in payment
Status: repealed

32-8-118. Assessments - coupons accepted in payment. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 32-12-103 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 12 / Section 32-12-103
32-12-103. Definitions
Status: in_force

32-12-103. Definitions. As used in this article 12, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of a rail district.

(2) "Chairman" means the chairman of the board.

(3) "County" means a home rule or statutory county and includes a city and county.

(3.5) "Eligible elector" or "elector" of a rail district means an individual qualified pursuant to section 32-1-103 (5).

(4) "Municipality" means a home rule or statutory city or town, a territorial charter city, or a city and county.

(5) "Population" means the population as estimated by the organizational commission or secretary of state, based upon census tract data or other officially compiled data.

(6) "Publication" means printing, once a week for three consecutive weeks, by three publications in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the rail district or proposed rail district if there is such a newspaper and, if not, then in a newspaper in the county in which the rail district or proposed rail district is located. It is not necessary that publication be made on the same day of the week in each of the three weeks, but not less than twelve days, excluding the day of the first publication but including the day of the last publication, shall intervene between the first publication and the last publication, and publication shall be complete on the date of the last publication.

(7) (Deleted by amendment, L. 92, p. 918, § 183, effective January 1, 1993.)

(8) "Rail district" means a special district which may acquire and operate railroad facilities subject to the following:

(a) Any such purchase of railroad facilities shall be:

(I) From a railroad which is subject to the jurisdiction of a federal bankruptcy court pursuant to federal bankruptcy laws; or

(II) From a railroad that has been granted the right to abandon such railroad facilities by the federal surface transportation board; and

(III) Limited to a railroad facility which has been in operation within the five years prior to such purchase by a rail district.

(b) Upon acquisition, any such railroad facility shall be operated to haul freight or passengers or both.

(c) No rail district may be formed containing any area of the regional transportation district, created by article 9 of this title.

(9) "Railroad facilities" or "facilities" means all property either real, personal, or mixed which is used or useful in the conduct of railroad services.

(10) "Rates, fees, tolls, or charges" shall apply only to rates, fees, tolls, or charges required by a rail district and shall not apply to rates, fees, tolls, or charges which are prescribed by federal or other state laws or regulations and which are subject to the jurisdiction of federal or other state agencies.

(11) "Regular special district election" means the election held on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of May in every odd-numbered year, as provided in section 32-1-103 (17), for the purpose of electing members of the board and for submission of other public questions, if any.

(12) "Secretary" means the secretary of the board.

(13) "Service" means a function or service which a rail district is authorized to provide in accordance with this article.

(14) "Special election" means any election called by the board for submission of public questions, which election shall be held on a Tuesday other than a regular election day.
C.R.S. § 32-4-515 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 4 / Part 5 / Section 32-4-515
32-4-515. Exclusion of territory
Status: in_force

32-4-515. Exclusion of territory. (1) Should the governing body of any municipality which is included within the district determine by ordinance, adopted after a public hearing called and held as provided in section 32-4-508 (1)(d), that said municipality or any portion thereof cannot feasibly be served by the district's facilities, such municipality may file with the district a certified copy of such ordinance and request that said municipality or a designated portion thereof be excluded from the district.

(2) Upon receipt of such ordinance the board of directors of the district shall cause an investigation to be made to determine whether or not the municipality or the designated portion thereof can feasibly be served by the district's facilities.

(3) (a) Upon completion of said investigation, and in any event not later than ninety days from the filing of the ordinance with the district, the board of directors of the district shall by resolution determine that the area sought to be excluded can or cannot be feasibly served by the district's facilities. If the board of directors of the district determines that the area can feasibly be served by the district's facilities, the exclusion sought shall be denied.

(b) If the board of directors of the district determines that the area sought to be excluded cannot feasibly be served by the district's facilities, the board of directors of the district shall adopt a resolution excluding the area from the district, and a certified copy of such resolution shall forthwith be filed with the director of the division of local government in the department of local affairs, who shall forthwith issue a certificate of exclusion describing the territory so excluded and shall transmit to the clerk of the municipality three certified copies of such certificate of exclusion, and the clerk of the municipality shall forthwith record a copy of such certificate in the office of the county clerk and recorder of each county in which the municipality may be located and shall deliver a copy to the county assessor and the county treasurer of each county in which the municipality is located; but, so long as any securities of the district are outstanding, no exclusion of territory shall be made which will reduce the revenue of the district, nor shall any exclusion of territory reduce the district's minimum charges and charges for availability of service.
C.R.S. § 32-7-142 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 7 / Section 32-7-142
32-7-142. Urban drainage and flood control
Status: in_force

32-7-142. Urban drainage and flood control. For the purpose of providing urban drainage and flood control, 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 11 of this title. The mill levy limitation for ad valorem taxes imposed by said article 11 shall be applicable to the service of providing urban drainage and flood control, when such service is provided by a service authority.
C.R.S. § 32-18-108 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 18 / Section 32-18-108
32-18-108. Use of revenue
Status: in_force

32-18-108. Use of revenue. (1) The board may use the revenue received pursuant to section 32-18-106 to:

(a) Plan and implement forest improvement projects in wildland-urban interface areas, including projects to reduce hazardous fuels and protect communities, in cooperation with the state forest service, the division of parks and wildlife in the department of natural resources, conservation districts created pursuant to article 70 of title 35, C.R.S., the United States forest service, and the federal bureau of land management and other agencies in the United States department of the interior;

(b) Establish financial incentives for private landowners to mitigate wildfire risks on their property, including reimbursement of expenses pursuant to section 32-18-109;

(c) Establish incentives for local wood products industries to improve the use of or add value to small-diameter or beetle-infested trees;

(d) Match state and federal grants for bioheating conversion and infrastructure support for biomass collection and delivery;

(e) Assist the state forest service in ensuring that all communities at risk of wildfire within the district have adopted a community wildfire protection plan and are using appropriate planning, education, and outreach tools; and

(f) Conduct or participate in forest health projects, as defined in section 37-95-103 (4.9).
C.R.S. § 32-11-605 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 6 / Section 32-11-605
32-11-605. Subsequent procedure
Status: in_force

32-11-605. Subsequent procedure. Upon the filing of such a petition, the board shall proceed in the same manner as is provided by this article where proceedings are initiated by the board, except as otherwise expressly provided or necessarily implied in section 32-11-604.
C.R.S. § 32-11-652 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 6 / Section 32-11-652
32-11-652. Optional filing of claim of lien
Status: in_force

32-11-652. Optional filing of claim of lien. (1) The board may, but is not required, in any assessment resolution or in any resolution supplemental thereto, provide that the secretary, within thirty days after the expiration of the thirty-day payment period specified in section 32-11-642, shall make out, sign, attest with the seal of the urban district, and file for record in the office of the county clerk of each county in which is located assessable property pertaining to any improvement district, a claim of lien for the unpaid amount due and assessed against each tract on the assessment roll for the improvement district.

(2) When a claim of lien is so filed and any assessment pertaining thereto is paid in full, the secretary shall release the lien against any specific tract either by entering and signing a receipt of payment upon the margin of the record thereof or by filing for record in the office of the county clerk and recorder a separate release wherein payment of the assessment, principal, interest, and any penalty is recited.
C.R.S. § 32-11-629 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 6 / Section 32-11-629
32-11-629. Permissive additional security
Status: in_force

32-11-629. Permissive additional security. (1) In addition to the additional security provided for in section 32-11-628, and not in limitation thereof, the urban district may further additionally secure the payment of assessment debentures and assessment bonds pertaining to any improvement district, both as to principal and interest, as may be provided in accordance with this section.

(2) In consideration of general benefits conferred on the urban district at large from the acquisition by construction, or otherwise, of local improvements, the urban district, prior to the issuance of any assessment debentures or assessment bonds pertaining to any improvement district in this article, may contract by resolution with the holders thereof that the payment of such securities pertaining to the improvement district, both as to principal and interest, as the same become due, is additionally secured by a pledge of moneys in a special fund or special account created therefor into which the urban district covenants to deposit the proceeds of general (ad valorem) property taxes to be levied not earlier than the date of the debentures or bonds of any such series nor later than two years after the maturity date thereof or last maturity date of any serial bonds of any issue, not exceeding in any one year in the aggregate for all improvement districts the limitation pertaining to assessment bonds in section 32-11-217 (1)(d). After the issuance of any such securities, the urban district shall levy such general (ad valorem) taxes pursuant to such contract; but any such levy shall be diminished to the extent other funds of the urban district available therefor are appropriated to and deposited in such fund or account.

(3) Prior to the redemption of all such securities, including both principal and interest, the proceeds of such taxes and any moneys deposited in such fund or account in lieu of such taxes shall be disbursed from the fund or account only for the payment of the principal of and interest on the securities, and any prior redemption premium pertaining thereto. After the securities have been redeemed in full, any moneys remaining in the fund or account and pertaining only to the improvement district shall be deposited in the surplus and deficiency fund.

(4) Securities of the urban district pertaining to any improvement district payable from assessments, which payment shall be additionally secured as provided in section 32-11-628, or in both that section and this section, as the board may determine, shall not be subject to the debt limitation nor exhaust the debt incurring power of the urban district, nor shall such securities be required to be authorized at any election. Such securities shall not be held to constitute a prohibited lending of credit or donation nor to contravene any constitutional or statutory limitation or restriction.
C.R.S. § 32-14-125 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 14 / Section 32-14-125
32-14-125. Management agreement - operation of stadium
Status: in_force

32-14-125. Management agreement - operation of stadium. Upon the approval of the registered electors pursuant to the provisions of section 32-14-105 and upon the granting of a major league baseball franchise by major league baseball to be located within the district, the board shall negotiate and enter into one or more management agreements for the management and operation of the stadium with independent contractors upon such terms and conditions which the board deems reasonable and necessary. Such agreements shall be legally binding contracts between the district and professional management organizations which shall contain appropriate and reasonable provisions with respect to termination, default, and legal remedies. For purposes of this section, "professional management organization" means a person, firm, or corporation having experience, expertise, and specialization in the management and operation of sports, entertainment, or convention facilities, or in a particular area therein.
C.R.S. § 32-15-125 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 15 / Section 32-15-125
32-15-125. Limitations upon liabilities
Status: in_force

32-15-125. Limitations upon liabilities. Neither the directors nor any person executing any obligations issued pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be personally liable on the obligations by reason of the issuance thereof. Obligations issued pursuant to this article shall not in any way create or constitute any indebtedness, liability, or obligation of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, except the district, and nothing in this article shall be construed to authorize the district to incur any indebtedness on behalf of or in any way to obligate the state or any political subdivision thereof, except the district, and nothing in this article shall be construed to authorize the district to incur any indebtedness on behalf of or in any way to obligate the state or any political subdivision thereof, except as specifically provided in this article.
C.R.S. § 32-11-542 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 5 / Section 32-11-542
32-11-542. Appropriation of taxes
Status: repealed

32-11-542. Appropriation of taxes. There is by this article, and there shall be by resolution authorizing the issuance of any indebtedness contracted in accordance with the provisions of this article, specially appropriated the proceeds of such taxes to the payment of the principal thereof and any interest thereon; and such appropriations shall not be repealed nor the taxes postponed or diminished, except as otherwise expressly provided in this article, until the principal of and interest on the district securities evidencing such debt or other indebtedness evidenced by other contract have been wholly paid.
C.R.S. § 32-11-556 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 5 / Section 32-11-556
32-11-556. Rights and powers of securities holders
Status: in_force

32-11-556. Rights and powers of securities holders. (1) Subject to any contractual limitations binding upon the holders of any issue or series of district securities, or trustee therefor, including but not limited to the restriction of the exercise of any remedy to a specified proportion, percentage, or number of such holders, and subject to any prior or superior rights of others, any holder of securities, or trustee therefor, shall have the right and power, for the equal benefit and protection of all holders 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, the board, and any other of the officers, agents, and employees of the district, to require and compel the district, the board, or any such officers, agents, or employees to perform and carry out their respective duties, obligations, or other commitments under this article and under their respective covenants and agreements with the holder of any security;

(b) By action or suit in equity to require the district to account as if it is 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 facilities and any pledged revenues for the payment of the securities, prescribe sufficient fees derived from the facilities, and collect, receive, and apply all pledged 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; and

(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 securities and to bring suit thereupon.
C.R.S. § 32-11-812 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 8 / Section 32-11-812
32-11-812. Confirmation of contract proceedings
Status: in_force

32-11-812. Confirmation of contract proceedings. (1) In its discretion, the board may file a petition at any time in the district court in and for any county in which the urban district is located, praying for a judicial examination and determination of any power conferred, or of any securities issued or merely authorized to be issued, or of any taxes, assessments, or service charges levied or otherwise made or contracted to be levied or otherwise made, or of any other act, proceeding, or contract of the district, whether or not such act, proceeding, or contract has been taken or executed, including proposed contracts for any project, proposed securities of the district to defray wholly or in part the cost of the project, and the proposed acquisition, improvement, equipment, maintenance, operation, or disposal of any property pertaining thereto (or any combination thereof).

(2) Such petition shall:

(a) Set forth the facts whereon the validity of such power, securities, taxes, assessments, charges, act, proceeding, or contract is founded; and

(b) Be verified by the chairman of the board.

(3) Such action shall be in the nature of a proceeding in rem, and jurisdiction of all parties interested may be had by publication and posting, as provided in this article.

(4) Notice of the filing of the petition shall be given by the clerk of the court, under the seal thereof, stating in brief outline the contents of the petition and showing where a full copy of any proceeding or contract therein mentioned may be examined.

(5) The notice shall be served:

(a) By publication at least once a week for five consecutive weeks by five weekly insertions, in at least:

(I) A newspaper of general circulation published in the city and county of Denver; and

(II) A newspaper of general circulation published in each of the counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, and Jefferson;

(b) By posting in the office of the district at least thirty days prior to the date fixed in the notice for the hearing on the petition.

(6) Jurisdiction shall be complete after such publication and posting.

(7) Any owner of property in the district or any other person interested in the proceeding or contract or proposed proceeding or proposed contract or in the premises may appear and move to dismiss or answer the petition at any time prior to the date fixed for the hearing or within such further time as may be allowed by the court. The petition shall be taken as confessed by all persons who fail so to appear.

(8) The petition and notice shall be sufficient to give the court jurisdiction, and upon hearing the court shall examine into and determine all matters and things affecting the question submitted, shall make such findings with reference thereto, and shall render such judgment and decree thereon as the case warrants.

(9) Costs may be divided or apportioned among any contesting parties in the discretion of the trial court.

(10) Review of the judgment of the court may be had as in other similar cases, except that such review must be applied for within thirty days after the time of the rendition of such judgment or within such additional time as may be allowed by the court within the thirty days.

(11) The Colorado rules of civil procedure shall govern in matters of pleading and practice where not otherwise specified in this article.

(12) The court shall disregard any error, irregularity, or omission which does not affect the substantial rights of the parties.

(13) All cases in which there may arise a question of the validity of any matter provided for under this section shall be advanced as a matter of immediate public interest and concern and shall be heard at the earliest practicable moment.
C.R.S. § 32-1-1801 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 1 / Part 18 / Section 32-1-1801
32-1-1801. Short title
Status: in_force

32-1-1801. Short title. This part 18 shall be known and may be cited as the "Integrated Delivery Method for Special District Public Improvements Act".
C.R.S. § 32-1-1301 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 1 / Part 13 / Section 32-1-1301
32-1-1301. Legislative declaration - applicability
Status: in_force

32-1-1301. Legislative declaration - applicability. It is hereby declared that the orderly refunding of any general obligation bonds and any other lawful general obligation indebtedness incurred by any special district, when advantageous to the special district or persons within the special district, will serve a public use and will promote the health, safety, security, and general welfare of the inhabitants thereof and of the people of this state. It is hereby further declared to be the intent of this general assembly that any bonds issued pursuant to this part 13 are not to be considered as additional debt incurred by the special district. It is the intent of this part 13 to provide for a uniform mechanism for refunding for special districts.
C.R.S. § 32-1-606 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 1 / Part 6 / Section 32-1-606
32-1-606. Bonded indebtedness of consolidated districts
Status: in_force

32-1-606. Bonded indebtedness of consolidated districts. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section and approved by the eligible electors pursuant to section 32-1-602 (2)(e), all of the outstanding bonded indebtedness of any special district which becomes part of a consolidated district or which has all of its services completely consolidated shall be paid and discharged by the taxpayers having taxable property within the boundaries of the special district which incurred the bonded indebtedness. The board of the consolidated district shall levy a general property tax annually, for so long as may be necessary to pay the bonded indebtedness according to its terms, upon the properties lying within the boundaries of the special district which incurred the bonded indebtedness as the boundaries existed when the special district became a part of the consolidated district. The levying of the tax shall not prevent the board of the consolidated district from imposing special rates, tolls, or charges for services and facilities afforded within the boundaries of the indebted special district or made available to the properties lying within the indebted special district.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section and approved by the eligible electors pursuant to section 32-1-602 (2)(e), all of the outstanding bonded indebtedness of any special district which consolidates less than all of its services into a consolidated district shall remain the obligation of the special district which incurred the bonded indebtedness and shall be paid and discharged by the taxpayers having taxable property within the boundaries of the indebted special district. The board of the special district which incurred the bonded indebtedness shall levy a general property tax annually, for so long as may be necessary to pay the bonded indebtedness according to its terms, upon the properties lying within the boundaries of the indebted special district. The levying of the tax shall not prevent the board of the consolidated district from imposing special rates, tolls, or charges for services and facilities afforded within the boundaries of the indebted special district or made available to the properties lying within the indebted special district.

(3) Nothing in this section shall prevent a consolidated district from being bound by preconsolidation agreements which have been entered into between or among consolidating districts and which have become part of the terms and conditions of consolidation as set forth in the court order under section 32-1-603 (4), including the assumption of all or part of the outstanding bonded indebtedness of all of the consolidating special districts by the consolidated special district.
C.R.S. § 32-10-143 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 10 / Section 32-10-143
32-10-143. Precincts and polling places
Status: repealed

32-10-143. Precincts and polling places. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 32-11-559 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 5 / Section 32-11-559
32-11-559. Limitations upon funding and refunding securities
Status: in_force

32-11-559. Limitations upon funding and refunding securities. (1) Subject to the provisions of subsections (2) to (4) of this section, nothing in this article authorizes the district to issue any district securities constituting a debt for the purpose of funding or refunding district securities constituting special obligations and not constituting an indebtedness.

(2) Any special obligation securities of the district pertaining to any project may be funded or refunded by general obligation securities pertaining to the project only if the district is authorized to issue general obligation bonds pertaining to the project at an election held in the manner provided in section 32-11-533.

(3) No general obligation securities pertaining to the project and creating an indebtedness, by funding or refunding special obligation securities or otherwise (in contradistinction to funding or refunding securities merely reevidencing an indebtedness formerly evidenced by the securities funded or refunded), shall be issued in a principal amount exceeding the debt limitation in section 32-11-534.

(4) No bonds of the district shall be refunded by the issuance of its interim debentures, its notes, or its warrants. No interim debentures of the district shall be funded by the issuance of its notes or its warrants.
C.R.S. § 32-9-109 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 9 / Section 32-9-109
32-9-109. Board of directors
Status: repealed

32-9-109. Board of directors. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 32-19-111 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 19 / Section 32-19-111
32-19-111. Financial powers
Status: in_force

32-19-111. Financial powers. [Editor's note: This version of this section is effective July 1, 2025.] Any district created pursuant to this article 19 shall have all of the financial powers described in section 32-1-1101; except that the levy and collection of ad valorem taxes shall be subject to the provisions of section 32-19-115. The district shall also have the power, upon voter approval, to levy and collect 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; except that such sales tax shall not be levied on the sale of cigarettes. Any sales tax authorized pursuant to this section shall be collected, administered, and enforced by the executive director of the department of revenue as provided in part 2 of article 2 of title 29.32-19-111. Financial powers. [Editor's note: This version of this section is effective until July 1, 2025.] Any district created pursuant to this article shall have all of the financial powers described in section 32-1-1101; except that the levy and collection of ad valorem taxes shall be subject to the provisions of section 32-19-115. The district shall also have the power, upon voter approval, to levy and collect 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. Any sales tax authorized pursuant to this section shall be levied and collected as provided in section 32-19-112.
C.R.S. § 32-14-111 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 14 / Section 32-14-111
32-14-111. Criteria - stadium site - stadium
Status: in_force

32-14-111. Criteria - stadium site - stadium. (1) The board shall establish criteria for the stadium site and the stadium. In establishing such criteria, the board shall consider factors which it deems relevant including, but not limited to:

(a) The need for access to the site by motor vehicles, pedestrians, and others using the stadium, including the proximity to highways, the capacity of surrounding streets and highways to handle traffic, the proximity to actual and proposed public transportation, and the overall convenience to the citizens of the district;

(b) The extent to which financial incentives from private sources, including landowners and developers, may be maximized in order to reduce the amount of public moneys required to be expended for a stadium site;

(c) The extent to which the economic potential resulting from the location of a stadium may be maximized, including the compatibility of a stadium with adjacent actual or proposed development;

(d) The compatibility of a stadium with surrounding neighborhoods;

(e) The existence of readily available fire and police protection services;

(f) The existence or the potential for the existence of adequate parking facilities for motor vehicles in the immediately surrounding area; and

(g) Any criteria which may be established by major league baseball concerning stadium sites or stadiums.
C.R.S. § 32-1-805 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 1 / Part 8 / Section 32-1-805
32-1-805. Time for holding elections - type of election - manner of election - notice
Status: repealed

32-1-805. Time for holding elections - type of election - manner of election - notice. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 32-14-127 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 14 / Section 32-14-127
32-14-127. Report
Status: repealed

32-14-127. Report. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 32-11-802 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 8 / Section 32-11-802
32-11-802. Effect of extraterritorial functions
Status: in_force

32-11-802. Effect of extraterritorial functions. All of the powers, privileges, immunities, rights, exemptions from laws, ordinances, and rules, all pension, relief, disability, workers' compensation, and other benefits which apply to the activity of officers, agents, or employees of the district or any such public body when performing their respective functions within the territorial limits of the respective public agencies shall apply to them to the same degree and extent while engaged in the performance of any of their extraterritorial functions and duties under this article.
C.R.S. § 32-17-112 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 17 / Section 32-17-112
32-17-112. Financial powers
Status: in_force

32-17-112. Financial powers. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 32-1-1101 (1)(a), a mental health-care service district created pursuant to this article shall not be authorized to levy and collect ad valorem taxes. Such district shall have all other financial powers described in section 32-1-1101. The district shall also have the power, upon voter approval, to levy and collect a uniform sales tax throughout the entire geographical area of the district at a rate not to exceed one-fourth of one percent 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. Any sales tax authorized pursuant to this section shall be levied and collected as provided in section 32-17-113.
C.R.S. § 32-10-137 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 10 / Section 32-10-137
32-10-137. Board of directors of district to conduct elections
Status: repealed

32-10-137. Board of directors of district to conduct elections. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 32-9-106.5 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 9 / Section 32-9-106.5
32-9-106.5. Additional district areas - Weld county
Status: repealed

32-9-106.5. Additional district areas - Weld county. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 32-15-133 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 15 / Section 32-15-133
32-15-133. Repeal of article
Status: repealed

32-15-133. Repeal of article. (1) This article is repealed, effective as of the earliest occurrence of the following:

(a) Five years after July 1, 2003, if the board has not submitted the question set forth in section 32-15-107 (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 32-15-107 (1) and the board has adopted a resolution declaring that the affairs of the district have been wound up or ninety days have passed since such negative vote, whichever occurs first; or

(c) Upon the completion of the sale of the stadium by the board to any qualified buyer pursuant to the provisions of section 32-15-126.

(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 that 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 32-15-110 within such county, city and county, city, and town to the total amount of sales tax revenues collected pursuant to section 32-15-110 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 that 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. § 32-1-1605 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 1 / Part 16 / Section 32-1-1605
32-1-1605. Limitations on actions - prior law
Status: in_force

32-1-1605. Limitations on actions - prior law. Any claim for relief under section 32-1-1504, as it existed prior to July 1, 1992, shall be commenced on or before January 1, 1993, and not thereafter.
C.R.S. § 32-17-106 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 17 / Section 32-17-106
32-17-106. Service area of district - governmental immunity
Status: in_force

32-17-106. Service area of district - governmental immunity. (1) A mental health-care service district may include all of the territory of one or more municipalities or counties, as may be proposed. The district shall be a body corporate and politic and a political subdivision of the state.

(2) Each of the directors, officers, and employees of the district shall be a public employee for purposes of the "Colorado Governmental Immunity Act", article 10 of title 24, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 32-1-709 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 1 / Part 7 / Section 32-1-709
32-1-709. Dissolution of health service district - limitation
Status: in_force

32-1-709. Dissolution of health service district - limitation. Any health service district organized pursuant to part 3 of this article may be dissolved in the manner provided in this part 7, but no such health service district shall be dissolved within a one-year period from the date of the entry of an order declaring said district organized or one year from the date of final determination of any petition to set aside such order, whichever date is later.
C.R.S. § 32-1-904 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 1 / Part 9 / Section 32-1-904
32-1-904. Office
Status: in_force

32-1-904. Office. The office of the special district shall be at some fixed place to be determined by the board.
C.R.S. § 32-1-710 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 1 / Part 7 / Section 32-1-710
32-1-710. Dissolution by administrative action
Status: in_force

32-1-710. Dissolution by administrative action. (1) The division shall notify a special district by certified mail of the division's intent to certify the district dissolved if:

(a) (I) Except as provided in section 32-1-905 (2.5), the district has failed to hold or properly cancel an election pursuant to this article;

(II) The district has failed to adopt a budget, pursuant to section 29-1-108, C.R.S., for two consecutive years;

(III) The district has failed to comply with part 6 of article 1 of title 29, C.R.S., for two consecutive years; or

(IV) The district has not provided or attempted to provide any of the services or facilities for which the district was organized for two consecutive years; and

(b) The district has no outstanding financial obligations.

(2) (a) The division may declare the special district dissolved if, within thirty days of the notice provided pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the district has failed to demonstrate to the division that the district has performed such statutory or service responsibility or will proceed to perform such responsibilities within a time period agreed to by the division and the district.

(b) If the district has failed to hold or properly cancel an election, no board has been appointed pursuant to section 32-1-905 (2.5), and there will be no interruption of services being provided by the district, it shall be presumed that the district has failed to demonstrate to the division that it has performed its statutory or service responsibility or will proceed to perform such responsibilities.

(3) Following the division's declaration of dissolution, the division shall submit the declaration to the court for certification of the district's dissolution. The court shall make a determination on the division's declaration within thirty days after the declaration has been submitted and shall order the disposition of the assets, if any, of the district in accordance with section 32-1-708. In the event that the court determines that the district is not inactive, it may terminate the dissolution proceeding. The division shall give notice that it has applied to the court for certification of the declaration of dissolution to the following parties: The county clerk and recorder, the board of county commissioners, and the assessor of each county in which the district is located; the governing body of any municipality in which the special district is located; and the special district.
C.R.S. § 32-10-150 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 10 / Section 32-10-150
32-10-150. Manner of voting in precincts which use paper ballots
Status: repealed

32-10-150. Manner of voting in precincts which use paper ballots. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 32-21-112 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 21 / Section 32-21-112
32-21-112. District revenues
Status: in_force

32-21-112. District revenues. (1) Any revenues raised or generated by the district shall be in addition to and shall not be used to replace any funding the counties in the district would otherwise be entitled to receive from the state or federal government.

(2) Any district may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of providing, directly or indirectly, early childhood development services to children from birth through eight years of age as defined in section 32-21-101 (3).
C.R.S. § 32-11-647 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 6 / Section 32-11-647
32-11-647. Surpluses and deficiencies
Status: in_force

32-11-647. Surpluses and deficiencies. (1) If any assessment proves insufficient to pay for the project or the work for which it is levied and the expense incident thereto, the amount of such deficiency shall be paid from the capital improvements fund of the urban district or from such other account in which moneys are accounted for which may be made available for such purpose by the board.

(2) If sufficient moneys are not legally available so as to defray the amount of such deficiency as the respective obligations comprising the cost of the project become due, the urban district shall budget, appropriate, and levy taxes therefor, subject to the limitation pertaining to capital improvements in section 32-11-217 (1)(d).

(3) If a greater amount of assessments has been collected than was necessary to defray the cost of the project of any improvement district to which the assessments pertain, the excess shall be transferred to the special surplus and deficiency fund of the urban district as provided in section 32-11-628.
C.R.S. § 32-12-109 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 12 / Section 32-12-109
32-12-109. Board of directors
Status: in_force

32-12-109. Board of directors. (1) The governing body of the rail district shall be a board of directors in which all legislative power of the rail district is vested. The board shall consist of seven members, five of whom shall reside in and be elected by the eligible electors of the respective zones and two of whom shall be elected at large. Of those members first elected, the terms for representatives from odd-numbered zones and the at-large member receiving the greater number of votes shall continue until their successors are elected at the second regular special district election thereafter and are qualified, and the terms for those elected from even-numbered zones and the other at-large member shall continue until their successors are elected at the first regular special district election thereafter and are qualified. Thereafter, all terms shall be for four years. Any eligible elector of the rail district who resides in the rail district shall be eligible to hold office. Notwithstanding any provision in the charter of any municipality or county to the contrary, mayors, councilmen, trustees, and county commissioners may additionally hold elective office with the rail district and be compensated as provided in this section.

(2) At least ninety days prior to the first regular special district election after the formation of the rail district, the board may change the boundary of any board of director zone within the rail district. Thereafter, the boundaries may be changed no more frequently than every four years or after announcement of the results of a decennial census. The board shall zone only by resolution passed by a majority of the members elected to the board, and any rezoning shall be such as to provide compact zones of approximately equal population. No rezoning shall extend or shorten the term of office of any member of the board.

(3) The board has power, by appointment, to fill all vacancies on the board, and the person so appointed shall hold office until the next regular special district election and until a successor is elected and qualified. Any person appointed to represent a zone shall reside in the zone in which the vacancy occurred. If the term of the member creating the vacancy extends beyond the next regular special district election, the election shall be for the unexpired term.

(4) The board shall elect a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary, and such other officers as it deems necessary. The chairman and vice-chairman shall be members of the board. The board may appoint or contract for a chief administrator, who shall serve at the pleasure of the board. The board shall prescribe by resolution the duties of said officers pursuant to the powers granted in this article. In addition to other powers provided by resolution, the chairman shall preside over meetings of the board and shall vote as a member of the board.

(5) The board may provide by resolution for the compensation of its members which shall be the same per diem compensation as provided in section 2-2-307, C.R.S., for members of interim legislative committees for each day a member is necessarily engaged in the business of the district, in addition to the reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by each member while so engaged. Except for the initial board, the compensation of a member shall not be increased nor diminished during his term of office.

(6) Except as specifically provided otherwise, a majority of board members shall constitute a quorum, and a majority of the members elected to the board shall be necessary for any action taken by the board; except that a majority of a quorum may adjourn from day to day.

(7) In addition to any acts of the board specifically required to be accomplished by resolution, any action adopting or revising a budget or establishing the administrative organization and structure shall be passed by resolution. At least six days shall elapse between introduction and final passage of a resolution. Such resolution shall not take effect and be enforced until the expiration of thirty days after final passage except resolutions calling for special elections or those necessary to the immediate preservation of the public health or safety, which shall contain the reasons making the same necessary in a separate section. All other actions of the board may be accomplished by motion.

(8) Any board member may be recalled from office pursuant to the provisions and subject to the conditions of sections 32-1-906 and 32-1-907.

(9) It is the duty of the board to comply with the provisions of parts 1, 5, and 6 of article 1 of title 29, C.R.S. It is the further duty of the board to publish the results of its annual audit statement or report which shall be certified by the person making the audit, or by the board if unaudited, in one issue of a newspaper of general circulation in the rail district. Such publication shall be no later than thirty days following completion of the audit statement or report.

(10) The fiscal and budget year for all rail districts organized or operating under the provisions of this article shall be from January 1 through December 31 of each year.

(11) All special and regular meetings of the board shall be held at locations which are within the boundaries of the rail district or which are within the boundaries of any county in which the rail district is located, in whole or in part, or in any county so long as the meeting location does not exceed twenty miles from the district boundaries. The provisions of this subsection (11) may be waived only if the following criteria are met:

(a) The proposed change of location of a meeting of the board appears on the agenda of a regular or special meeting of the board; and

(b) A resolution is adopted by the board stating the reason for which a meeting of the board is to be held in a location other than under the provisions of this subsection (11) and further stating the date, time, and place of such meeting.
C.R.S. § 32-10-116 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 10 / Section 32-10-116
32-10-116. Contracts of district - requirements
Status: repealed

32-10-116. Contracts of district - requirements. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 32-1-1407 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 1 / Part 14 / Section 32-1-1407
32-1-1407. Repeal of part
Status: repealed

32-1-1407. Repeal of part. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 32-9-160 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 9 / Section 32-9-160
32-9-160. Misdemeanors
Status: in_force

32-9-160. Misdemeanors. (1) Any person who wrongfully damages, injures, or destroys, or in any manner impairs the usefulness of any facility, property, structure, improvement, equipment, or other property of the district acquired under the provisions of this article 9, or who wrongfully 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) If the district is damaged by any such act, it 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. § 32-22-117 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 22 / Section 32-22-117
32-22-117. Reporting - auditing
Status: in_force

32-22-117. Reporting - auditing. (1) No later than January 31, 2024, and no later than each January 31 thereafter, the district shall publish and present at a joint meeting of the transportation and local government committee of the House of Representatives and the transportation and energy committee of the Senate, or their successor committees, a comprehensive annual report of its activities for the prior district fiscal year. The district shall also present the report to each metropolitan planning organization and rural transportation planning organization that appoints members to the board pursuant to section 32-22-104 (1)(b)(I).

(2) If the voters of the district approve and the district levies a tax throughout the district as authorized by this article 22, the state auditor shall conduct a comprehensive financial audit of the district once every two years. The district shall pay the state auditor for the costs of each audit.
C.R.S. § 32-1-1806 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 1 / Part 18 / Section 32-1-1806
32-1-1806. Requests for proposals - evaluation and award of integrated project delivery con
Status: in_force

32-1-1806. Requests for proposals - evaluation and award of integrated project delivery contracts. (1) An agency shall prepare and, where it has not published a notice of request for qualifications pursuant to section 32-1-1805 (1), publish a notice of request for proposals for each IPD contract that may contain the following elements and such other elements as may be requested by the agency:

(a) The procedures to be followed for submitting proposals;

(b) The criteria for evaluation of a proposal, which criteria may provide for selection of a proposal on a basis other than solely the lowest costs estimates submitted;

(c) The procedures for making awards;

(d) Required performance standards as defined by the participating entity;

(e) A description of the drawings, specifications, or other submittals to be provided with the proposal, with guidance as to the form and the acceptable level of completion of the drawings, specifications, or submittals;

(f) Relevant budget considerations or, for an IPD contract that includes operation or maintenance services, the life-cycle cost analysis for the contract;

(g) The proposed project scheduling; and

(h) The stipend, if any, to be paid to participating entities responding to the request for proposals who appear on the agency's short list pursuant to section 32-1-1805 (2) but whose proposals are not selected for award of the IPD contract.

(2) After obtaining and evaluating proposals according to the criteria and procedures set forth in the request for proposals in accordance with the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, an agency may accept the proposal that, in its estimation, represents the best value to the agency. Acceptance of a proposal shall be by written notice to the participating entity that submitted the accepted proposal.

(3) With respect to performance under each IPD contract, the participating entity shall comply with all laws applicable to public projects.

(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a participating entity selected for award of an IPD contract is not required to be licensed or registered to provide professional services as defined in section 24-30-1402 (6), C.R.S., if the person or firm actually performing any such professional services on behalf of the participating entity is appropriately licensed or registered and if the participating entity otherwise complies with applicable state licensing laws and requirements related to such professional services.
C.R.S. § 32-14-104 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 14 / Section 32-14-104
32-14-104. Creation of district - area of district
Status: in_force

32-14-104. Creation of district - area of district. (1) There is hereby created a district to be known and designated as the Denver metropolitan major league baseball stadium district. The district shall be a body corporate and politic and a political subdivision of the state. The area comprising the district shall consist of:

(a) That area comprising the regional transportation district, as specified in section 32-9-106 as it existed on June 2, 1989; and

(b) That area comprising the regional transportation district as specified in sections 32-9-106.3 as it existed on May 25, 1994, 32-9-106.4 as it existed on April 15, 1996, and 32-9-106.6 as it existed on May 25, 1994, unless rejected by the eligible electors as provided in said sections. Except as otherwise provided by law, the area shall not include areas included in the regional transportation district pursuant to section 32-9-106.7.

(2) Each of the directors, officers, and employees of the district shall be a public employee for purposes of the "Colorado Governmental Immunity Act", article 10 of title 24, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 32-9-119.6 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 9 / Section 32-9-119.6
32-9-119.6. Report to general assembly on privatization of certain management functions of t
Status: repealed

32-9-119.6. Report to general assembly on privatization of certain management functions of the district. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 32-7-141 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 7 / Section 32-7-141
32-7-141. Sewage collection, treatment, and disposal
Status: in_force

32-7-141. Sewage collection, treatment, and disposal. (1) For the purpose of providing sewage collection, treatment, and disposal, a service authority has, insofar as consistent with this article, any additional special powers applicable to the provision of that specific service as provided in part 5 of article 4 of this title. Any municipality as defined therein participating with the service authority shall have the additional powers provided municipalities in part 5 of article 4 of this title.

(2) If the board finds that a sewer line connection is necessary for the protection of the public health, and if the sewer line of the service authority are within four hundred feet of the nearest property line of such premises, the board may compel the owner of any business, dwelling, or other inhabited premises within the service authority to connect such premises, in accordance with the applicable plumbing code, to a sewer line. Notice to compel such connections shall be given to such owner by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to make such connection within twenty days after receipt of such notice, and if such connection has not begun within such period and completed with reasonable diligence by such owner, the board may thereupon make such connection, and the service authority shall, upon completion, have a first and prior lien on the premises for the cost of such connection. Such liens shall be enforced in accordance with the provisions of section 32-7-117.
C.R.S. § 32-4-410 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 4 / Part 4 / Section 32-4-410
32-4-410. Exclusion of unincorporated areas
Status: in_force

32-4-410. Exclusion of unincorporated areas. (1) The owner in fee of any lands constituting a portion of the district may file with the board a petition praying that such lands be excluded and taken from said district.

(2) Such petition shall meet the following requirements:

(a) Shall be signed by the owners of more than sixty percent of the area of such territory proposed to be excluded;

(b) Shall be signed by more than sixty percent of the owners of the area proposed to be excluded, whether such owners are residents or nonresidents of such area.

(3) Such petition shall be accompanied by a deposit of money sufficient to pay all costs of the exclusion proceedings, together with a certified statement of current ownership of all property proposed to be included, said certificate to be prepared by an attorney, a title insurance company, or title insurance agent authorized to do business in this state.
C.R.S. § 32-9-159 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 9 / Section 32-9-159
32-9-159. Freedom from judicial process
Status: in_force

32-9-159. Freedom from judicial process. (1) Execution or other judicial process shall not issue against any property of the district authorized in this article, nor shall any judgment against the district be a charge or lien upon its property.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to or limit the right of the holder or owner of any district securities, his trustee, or any assignee of all or part of this interest, the federal government or any public body when it is a party to any contract with the district, and any other obligee under this article to foreclose, to enforce, or to pursue any remedies for the enforcement of any pledge or lien given by the district on the proceeds of any taxes or revenues or both, or on any other moneys of the district.
C.R.S. § 32-11-563 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 5 / Section 32-11-563
32-11-563. Funding bonds
Status: in_force

32-11-563. Funding bonds. (1) For the purpose of funding any interim debentures, any bonds pledged as collateral security to secure the payment of such interim debentures, upon their surrender as pledged property, may be reissued without an election, and any bonds not previously issued but authorized to be issued at an election pursuant to section 32-11-533 for a purpose the same as or encompassing the purpose for which the interim debentures were issued, may be issued for such a funding.

(2) Any such bonds shall mature at such time as the board may determine, except as otherwise provided in section 32-11-551.

(3) Bonds for funding (including but not necessarily limited to any such reissued bonds) and bonds for any other purpose may be issued separately or issued in combination in one series or more.

(4) Except as otherwise provided in sections 32-11-559 to 32-11-563, any such funding bonds shall be issued as is provided in this article for other bonds.
C.R.S. § 32-11-815 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 8 / Section 32-11-815
32-11-815. Misdemeanors
Status: in_force

32-11-815. Misdemeanors. Any person who wrongfully or purposely fills up, cuts, damages, injures, or destroys or in any manner impairs the usefulness of the facilities of the district or any property pertaining to any project, or any part thereof, or any other work, structure, improvement, equipment, or other property acquired under the provisions of this article 11, 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.
C.R.S. § 32-22-101 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 22 / Section 32-22-101
32-22-101. Short title
Status: in_force

32-22-101. Short title. The short title of this article 22 is the "Front Range Passenger Rail District Act".
C.R.S. § 32-10-142 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 10 / Section 32-10-142
32-10-142. Oath of judges - compensation
Status: repealed

32-10-142. Oath of judges - compensation. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 32-19-102 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 19 / Section 32-19-102
32-19-102. Definitions
Status: in_force

32-19-102. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Court" means the district court in any county in which the petition for organization of the district was originally filed and which entered the order organizing said district or the district court to which the file pertaining to the district has been transferred pursuant to section 32-1-303 (1)(b).

(2) "District" means:

(a) A health assurance district created pursuant to this article to organize, operate, control, direct, manage, contract for, furnish, or provide, directly or indirectly, health-care services to residents of the district who are in need of such services; or

(b) A health service district created pursuant to this article that may establish, maintain, or operate, directly or indirectly through lease to or from other parties or other arrangement, public hospitals, convalescent centers, nursing care facilities, intermediate care facilities, emergency facilities, community clinics, or other facilities providing health and personal care services and may organize, own, operate, control, direct, manage, contract for, or furnish ambulance service.

(3) "Eligible elector" means a person who, at the designated time or event, is registered to vote pursuant to the "Uniform Election Code of 1992", articles 1 to 13 of title 1, C.R.S.

(4) "Interested party" means a resident or eligible elector of the district or a municipality located in the district.
C.R.S. § 32-14-110 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 14 / Section 32-14-110
32-14-110. Privatization - study and consideration
Status: in_force

32-14-110. Privatization - study and consideration. (1) The board shall study, consider, and pursue opportunities for privatizing the costs of acquiring a stadium site, the costs of constructing a stadium, or the costs of operating a stadium in order to minimize the use of sales tax revenues to the greatest extent possible for the purposes of this article 14. Such methods to be studied, considered, and pursued by the board in order to achieve such privatization shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(a) Financial incentives from private sources, including landowners and developers, available to offset the cost of a stadium site and the construction, maintenance, and operation of a stadium, including, but not limited to: Contributions of money, goods, equipment, and services; financed purchase of an asset agreements; certificate of participation agreements; sale-leaseback agreements; and joint venture proposals;

(b) The sale or lease of the name of the stadium, any symbol or image of the general design, appearance, or configuration of the stadium, including trademarks, service marks, trade names, and logos;

(c) The sale or lease of seat rights;

(d) The sale or lease of luxury suites, commonly referred to as sky boxes; and

(e) The sale of long-term advertising, parking, and concession rights.
C.R.S. § 32-1-1805 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 1 / Part 18 / Section 32-1-1805
32-1-1805. Integrated project delivery contracting process - prequalification of participat
Status: in_force

32-1-1805. Integrated project delivery contracting process - prequalification of participating entities - apprentice training. (1) An agency may prequalify participating entities for an IPD contract by publication of notice of its request for qualifications prior to the date set forth in the notice. A request for qualifications may contain the following elements and such additional information as may be requested by the agency:

(a) A general description of the proposed public project;

(b) Relevant budget considerations;

(c) Requirements of the participating entity, including:

(I) If the participating entity is a partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, or other association, a listing of all of the partners, general partners, members, joint venturers, or association members known at the time of submission of qualifications;

(II) Evidence that the participating entity, or the constituent entities or members thereof, has completed or has demonstrated the experience, competency, capability, and capacity, financial and otherwise, to complete projects of similar size, scope, or complexity;

(III) Evidence that the proposed personnel of the participating entity have sufficient experience and training to completely manage and complete the proposed public project; and

(IV) Evidence of all applicable licenses, registrations, and credentials required to provide the proposed services for the public project, including but not limited to information on any revocation or suspension of any such license, registration, or credential.

(d) The criteria for prequalification.

(2) From the participating entities responding to the request for qualifications, the agency shall prepare and announce a short list of participating entities that it determines to be most qualified to receive a request for proposal.

(3) Where an apprentice program as defined in section 8-15.7-101 (4) or certified by the office of apprenticeship in the employment and training administration in the United States department of labor exists in a county in which all or any portion of the special district is located, or a comparable program for the training of apprentices is available in such county:

(a) Each participating entity shall demonstrate to the agency that it has access to either the certified program or a comparable alternative; and

(b) Each participating entity shall demonstrate that each of its subcontractors, at any tier, selected to perform work under a contract with a value of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or more has access to either the certified program or a comparable alternative.
C.R.S. § 32-1-1603 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 1 / Part 16 / Section 32-1-1603
32-1-1603. Separate mill levies - certification to county commissioners
Status: in_force

32-1-1603. Separate mill levies - certification to county commissioners. After July 1, 1992, special districts which levy taxes for payment of general obligation debt shall certify separate mill levies to the board of county commissioners, one each for funding requirements of each such debt in accordance with the relevant contracts or bond resolutions which identifies each bond issue by series, date, coupon rate, and maturity and each contract by title, date, principal amount, and maturity and one for the remainder of the budget of said district.
C.R.S. § 32-1-108 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 32-1-108
32-1-108. Correction of faulty notices
Status: in_force

32-1-108. Correction of faulty notices. In any case where a notice is provided for in this article, if the court finds for any reason that due notice was not given, the court shall not thereby lose jurisdiction, and the proceeding in question shall not thereby be void or be abated; but the court, in that case, shall order due notice to be given and shall continue the hearing until such time as notice has been properly given, and thereupon it shall proceed as though notice had been properly given in the first instance.
C.R.S. § 32-18-105 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 18 / Section 32-18-105
32-18-105. Board of directors - powers and duties
Status: in_force

32-18-105. Board of directors - powers and duties. (1) In addition to the powers specified in section 32-1-1001, the board has the following powers for and on behalf of the district:

(a) To review any reports and studies made and to obtain any additional reports and studies it deems necessary pertaining to the cost and implementation of forest improvement projects;

(b) To receive and accept from any source aid or contributions of money, property, labor, or other things of value to be held, used, and applied to carry out the purposes of this article subject to the conditions upon which the grants or contributions are made;

(c) To develop reporting and review requirements governing the receipt and expenditures of moneys received by the district; and

(d) To review and take action on a landowner's application to claim the reimbursement authorized by section 32-18-109.

(2) In exercising its power under this article to enter into contracts on behalf of the district, the board shall:

(a) To the extent possible, use competitive bidding in accordance with article 103 of title 24, C.R.S.; and

(b) Give due consideration to persons and businesses that are authorized to transact business in Colorado.
C.R.S. § 32-11-662 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 6 / Section 32-11-662
32-11-662. Sewer districts and subdistricts
Status: in_force

32-11-662. Sewer districts and subdistricts. The urban district may establish and maintain separate or combined sewer systems, which systems shall be divided into improvement district and subdistrict sewers for storm drainage, upon initiation by the board.
C.R.S. § 32-9-136 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 9 / Section 32-9-136
32-9-136. Limitation upon payment
Status: in_force

32-9-136. Limitation upon payment. The payment of securities shall not be secured by any encumbrance, mortgage, or other pledge of property of the district, other than revenues, proceeds of sales taxes, or any other moneys pledged for the payment of the securities. No property of the district, subject to said exception, shall be liable to be forfeited or taken in payment of the securities.
C.R.S. § 32-10-135 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 10 / Section 32-10-135
32-10-135. Combination of refunding and other bonds
Status: repealed

32-10-135. Combination of refunding and other bonds. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 32-4-506 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 4 / Part 5 / Section 32-4-506
32-4-506. Purpose, boundaries, and powers
Status: in_force

32-4-506. Purpose, boundaries, and powers. (1) Metropolitan sewage disposal districts may be organized under this part 5 for the purpose of acquiring, by construction or otherwise, owning, holding, and operating a sewage disposal system to intercept, receive, transport, treat, and dispose of the outfalls of sewer systems of municipalities. A district may be composed of territory included within the corporate boundaries of any two or more municipalities, which need not be contiguous and which need not be located in the same county. When so organized each such district shall be a governmental subdivision of the state of Colorado with such powers as are expressly granted in this part 5 together with such powers as are reasonably implied therefrom and necessary or proper to carry out the objects and purposes of such district.

(2) It is the purpose of this part 5 that the municipalities within a district shall retain full power to provide sewer service to its inhabitants and to authorize a district to intercept, receive, transport, treat, and dispose of the outfalls from the sewer systems of the municipalities within the district.
C.R.S. § 32-12-106 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 12 / Section 32-12-106
32-12-106. Court appoints organizational commission and election committee
Status: in_force

32-12-106. Court appoints organizational commission and election committee. (1) The court shall appoint an odd number of at least five rail district organizational commission members selected from the membership of the governing bodies of the counties and municipalities having territory within the boundaries of the proposed rail district, subject to the following limitation: If the proposed rail district is comprised of more than one county or portion thereof, no more than a majority of the members of the organizational commission shall be residents of any one county or any one municipality, and at least one member shall be appointed from every county situated wholly or partially within the boundaries of the proposed rail district. If the proposed rail district is within the boundaries of only one county and includes one or more municipalities, at least two members shall be residents of one or more municipalities within the county.

(2) (a) At the hearing specified in section 32-12-105 (2)(b), the court shall appoint the county clerk and recorder of each county located wholly or partially within the boundaries of the proposed rail district as members of an election committee to administer the election provided for in the formation of such rail district and shall within seven days of such appointment notify said county clerk and recorders of their appointments.

(b) A majority of the county clerk and recorders shall constitute a quorum. A chairman shall be elected by the county clerk and recorders at their first meeting, who may call additional meetings as necessary to accomplish the purposes of the election committee.
C.R.S. § 32-8-124.3 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 8 / Section 32-8-124.3
32-8-124.3. Contracts for use of tunnel
Status: in_force

32-8-124.3. Contracts for use of tunnel. (1) The department shall have:

(a) The right to enforce the provisions of any contracts and to modify the contracts upon mutual agreement of the respective parties to the contracts; and

(b) The power to enter into contracts with persons and with private and public corporations for the right to use the tunnel for the transmission of power, for telephone and other communication lines, for railroad and railway purposes, and for any other purpose to which the same may be adapted. The term of a contract with any person for the right to use the tunnel must not exceed ninety-nine years. All the contracts and rights of use shall be subject and subordinate to all prior contracts and may not impair the rights of any existing legal user.

(2) Users shall be responsible for the cost of maintaining, to the extent of their use, the Moffat tunnel, its approaches, and equipment.
C.R.S. § 32-7-108 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 7 / Section 32-7-108
32-7-108. Service authority organizational commission
Status: repealed

32-7-108. Service authority organizational commission. (1) The service authority organizational commission appointed pursuant to section 32-7-107 shall meet within twenty days after its appointment on a date designated by the district court. The service authority organizational commission shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its membership. Further meetings of the commission shall be held upon call of the chairman or a majority of the members of the commission. All meetings shall be open to the public. A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum. The commission may adopt such other rules for its operations and proceedings as it deems necessary or desirable. Members of the commission shall receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses pursuant to law.

(2) (a) The service authority organizational commission shall, if the determination is not made in the resolution or petition for formation, determine which services listed in section 32-7-111 are to be administered and shall determine the maximum ad valorem mill levy (other than for debt purposes), if any, necessary to support each designated service by the proposed service authority upon its formation, subject to the approval of the eligible electors as provided in section 17 of article XIV of the state constitution. The maximum mill levy limitation, if any, required by this paragraph (a) shall be included as a part of the term "services" as used in this section and section 32-7-109.

(b) Repealed.

(3) (a) Within ninety days after its initial meeting, the commission shall present to the district court a report listing services to be considered by the voters in each county included in the service authority. A majority vote of the members of the service authority organizational commission shall determine the services that shall be presented to the voters for their approval or rejection, if such services are not designated by the resolution or petition for formation.

(b) The commission report shall also divide the service authority into compact districts of approximately equal population in accordance with the provisions of section 32-7-110 for the purpose of electing candidates to the service authority board. The number of districts shall equal the number of board members to be elected from districts. Such districts shall be numbered consecutively starting with number one, and the terms of office shall be as specified in section 32-7-110.

(c) The commission shall specify the date for a special election for formation of the service authority, but if the organizational commission's report is completed not more than one hundred eighty days and not less than seventy days before the next general election, the election shall be held jointly with the next general election.

(d) The service authority organizational commission shall be dissolved as of the day on which the election is held pursuant to section 32-7-109.
C.R.S. § 32-7-124 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 7 / Section 32-7-124
32-7-124. Correction of faulty notices
Status: in_force

32-7-124. Correction of faulty notices. In any case where a notice is provided for in this article, if the court or the board reviewing the proceedings finds for any reason that due notice was not given, said body shall not thereby lose jurisdiction, and the proceedings in question shall not thereby be void or be abated, but said body shall order due notice to be given, shall continue the proceeding until such time as notice is properly given, and thereupon shall proceed as though notice had been properly given in the first instance.
C.R.S. § 32-9-140 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 9 / Section 32-9-140
32-9-140. Sale of securities
Status: in_force

32-9-140. Sale of securities. (1) Any securities authorized in this article, except for warrants not issued for cash, and except for temporary bonds issued pending preparation of definitive bonds, shall be sold at public or private sale for not less than the principal amount thereof and accrued interest, or at the board's option, below par, at a discount not exceeding seven percent of the principal amount thereof, but such securities shall never be sold at a price such that the net effective interest rate exceeds the maximum net effective interest rate authorized.

(2) No discount, except as provided in subsection (1) of this section, or commission shall be allowed or paid on or for any security sale to any purchaser or bidder, directly or indirectly.
C.R.S. § 32-11-550 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 5 / Section 32-11-550
32-11-550. Rejection of bids
Status: in_force

32-11-550. Rejection of bids. (1) If a bid is accepted, the deposits of all other bidders shall be thereupon returned. If all bids are rejected, all deposits shall be returned forthwith.

(2) If the successful bidder fails or neglects to complete the purchase of the securities within thirty days following the acceptance of his bid, or within ten days after the bonds are made ready and are tendered by the district for delivery, whichever is later, the amount of his deposit shall be forfeited to the district (but no bidder shall forfeit such deposit whenever the securities are not ready and so tendered for delivery within sixty days from the date of the acceptance of his bid), and the board may accept the bid of the person making the next best bid.

(3) If all bids are rejected, the board may readvertise the securities for sale in the same manner as provided for the original advertisement or may sell the securities privately.
C.R.S. § 32-7-120 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 7 / Section 32-7-120
32-7-120. Power to issue revenue bonds - terms
Status: in_force

32-7-120. Power to issue revenue bonds - terms. To carry out the purposes of this article, the board is authorized to issue negotiable coupon bonds payable solely from the revenues derived, or to be derived, from the facility or combined facilities of the service authority. The terms, conditions, and details of said bonds, the procedures related thereto, and the refunding thereof shall be substantially the same as those provided in part 4 of article 35 of title 31, C.R.S., relating to water and sewer revenue bonds; except that the purposes for which the same may be issued shall not be so limited. Revenue bonds issued under this article shall not constitute an indebtedness within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation or other provision. Each bond issued under this section shall recite in substance that said bond, including the interest thereon, is payable solely from the revenues pledged for the payment thereof and that said bond does not constitute a debt of the service authority within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitations or provisions. Such revenue bonds may be issued to mature at such time, not exceeding the estimated life of the facility to be acquired with the bond proceeds, as determined by the board, but in no event beyond thirty years from their respective dates.
C.R.S. § 32-7-119 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 7 / Section 32-7-119
32-7-119. Levies to cover deficiencies
Status: in_force

32-7-119. Levies to cover deficiencies. The board, in certifying annual levies, shall take into account the maturing indebtedness for the ensuing year as provided in its contract, maturing bonds and interest on bonds, and deficiencies and defaults of prior years, and shall make ample provision for the payment thereof. In case the moneys produced from such levies, together with other revenues of the service authority, are not sufficient to pay punctually the annual installments on its contracts or bonds, and interest thereon, and to pay defaults and deficiencies, the board shall make such additional levies of taxes as may be necessary for such purposes, and such taxes shall continue to be levied until the indebtedness of the service authority is fully paid.
C.R.S. § 32-15-109 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 15 / Section 32-15-109
32-15-109. Records of board - audits - legislative oversight - powers and duties of state a
Status: in_force

32-15-109. Records of board - audits - legislative oversight - powers and duties of state auditor. (1) All resolutions and orders shall be recorded and authenticated by the signature of the chairperson of the board and the secretary. Every legislative act of the board of a general or permanent nature shall be by resolution. The book of resolutions and orders shall be a public record. A record shall also be made of all other proceedings of the board, minutes of the meetings, certificates, contracts, bonds given by directors, employees, and any other agents of the district, and all corporate acts, and said record shall be a public record. The board shall keep an account of all moneys received by and disbursed on behalf of the district, and said account shall also be a public record. Any public record of the district shall be open for inspection by any registered elector of the district, by any official representative of the state, or by any official representative of any county, city and county, city, or town included, in whole or in part, within the district. All records shall be subject to audit as provided by part 6 of article 1 of title 29, C.R.S., for political subdivisions.

(2) (a) In addition to the audit authorized in subsection (1) of this section, upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the legislative audit committee created pursuant to section 2-3-101, C.R.S., it shall be the duty of the state auditor to conduct or cause to be conducted audits of the district.

(b) In conducting an audit pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (2), the state auditor or the state auditor's designated representative shall have access at all times, except as otherwise provided in sections 39-1-116, 39-4-103, and 39-5-120, C.R.S., to all of the books, accounts, reports, including confidential reports, vouchers, or other records or information of the district. Nothing in this paragraph (b) shall be construed as authorizing or permitting the publication of information prohibited by law. Any director, employee, or agent who fails or who interferes in any way with such examination commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501, C.R.S.

(c) In verifying any of the audits made, the state auditor shall have the right to ascertain the amounts on deposit in any bank or other depository belonging to the district. In addition, the state auditor shall have the right to audit said account or the books of any such bank or depository. No bank or other depository shall be liable for making available to the state auditor any of the information required pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph (c).
C.R.S. § 32-14-103 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 14 / Section 32-14-103
32-14-103. Definitions
Status: in_force

32-14-103. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the Denver metropolitan major league baseball stadium district created by this article.

(2) "Commission" means the Colorado baseball commission created by this article.

(3) "Commissioner" means a member of the commission.

(4) "Director" means a member of the board.

(5) "District" means the Denver metropolitan major league baseball stadium district created by this article.

(6) "Major league baseball" means the organization which controls the administrative functions for the ownership and operation of major league baseball operations in the United States and Canada.

(7) "Major league baseball franchise" means the contractual right granted by major league baseball to any individual, group of individuals, or entity to own and operate a major league baseball team in a specified location.

(8) "Minor league baseball franchise" means the contractual right granted to any individual, group of individuals, or entity to own and operate a minor league baseball team in a specified location.

(9) "Special obligation bonds" means the bonds issued by the district pursuant to the provisions of section 32-14-117.

(10) "Stadium" means a sports facility which is designed for use primarily as a major league baseball stadium, which meets the criteria established by the board, which meets criteria which may be established by major league baseball, and which may include, but is not limited to, such features as parking areas, sky boxes, and press boxes which are necessary or desirable for such a sports facility.
C.R.S. § 32-4-513 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 4 / Part 5 / Section 32-4-513
32-4-513. Inclusion of territory
Status: in_force

32-4-513. Inclusion of territory. (1) Any municipality shall be eligible for inclusion in a district with the consent of such municipality and the consent of the district, upon such terms and conditions as may be determined by the board of directors of the district and upon determination by the board that such municipality may feasibly be served by the facilities of the district.

(2) (a) The governing body of a municipality desiring to include such municipality within the boundaries of the district shall submit to the district a request that the district determine the feasibility of serving the municipality through the district's facilities and the terms and conditions upon which the municipality may be included within the district.

(b) Upon receipt of such a request the board of directors of the district shall cause an investigation to be made within a reasonable time to determine whether or not the municipality may feasibly be served by the facilities of the district and the terms and conditions upon which the municipality may be included within the district. Upon such determination, if it is determined that it is feasible to serve the municipality through the district's facilities, the board by resolution shall set the terms and conditions upon which the municipality may be included within the district and shall give notice thereof to the municipality. If the board determines that the municipality cannot feasibly be served through the district's facilities or otherwise determines that the municipality should not be included within the boundaries of the district, the board of directors of the district shall pass a resolution so stating and notify the municipality of the action of the board.

(3) (a) The governing body of the municipality, if it desires to include the municipality within the district upon the terms and conditions set forth by the board of directors of the district, shall adopt an ordinance declaring that the public health, safety, and general welfare require the inclusion of said municipality within the district and that the governing body desires to have said municipality included therein upon the terms and conditions prescribed by the board of directors of the district, but the governing body of such municipality shall, before final adoption of said ordinance, hold a public hearing thereon, notice of which shall be given by publication in at least one newspaper of general circulation within such municipality, which publication shall be complete at least ten days before the hearing. Upon the final adoption of said ordinance the clerk of the governing body of such municipality shall forthwith transmit a certified copy thereof to the board of directors of the district and to the division of local government in the department of local affairs.

(b) After receipt of a copy of such ordinance the board of directors of the district may pass and adopt a resolution including said municipality within the boundaries of the district and shall cause a certified copy thereof to be transmitted to the division of local government and a certified copy to the clerk of the governing body of the municipality. The director of said division, upon receipt of a certified copy of the resolution of the board of directors of the district, shall forthwith issue a certificate reciting that the municipality described in such resolution has been duly included within the boundaries of the district according to the laws of the state of Colorado. The inclusion of such territory shall be deemed effective upon the date of the issuance of such certificate, and the validity of such inclusion shall be incontestable in any suit or proceeding which has not been commenced within three months from such date. The said division shall forthwith transmit to the governing body of such municipality and to the board of directors of the district three copies of such certificate, and the clerk of such governing body shall forthwith record a copy in the office of the clerk and recorder of each county in which such municipality is located and file a copy thereof with the county assessor and county treasurer of said county in which the municipality is located. The said division shall issue additional copies of the certificate upon request.

(4) The foregoing provisions for inclusion of territory within the district shall be applicable in those cases where the municipality and the district take action to include only a portion of a municipality within the district, but in such instances the ordinance of the municipality, the resolution of the board of directors of the district, and the certificate of inclusion issued by the director of the division of local government shall specifically describe the area of the municipality which is included within the district.
C.R.S. § 32-4-537 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 4 / Part 5 / Section 32-4-537
32-4-537. Connections with drains serving property - service charges
Status: in_force

32-4-537. Connections with drains serving property - service charges. (1) Each municipality within the district, and every person owning or operating any sewer or drain or any system of water distribution serving three or more parcels of real property in the district, shall at the request of the district, make available to the district any of its maps, plans, specifications, records, books, accounts, or other data or things deemed necessary by the district for its purposes.

(2) Each municipality shall promptly pay to any district all service charges which the district may charge to it, and shall provide for the payment thereof in the same manner as other obligations of such municipality. Except to the extent the proceeds of general ad valorem taxes and other revenues are made available, each municipality shall fix and collect service charges in connection with its sewer system sufficient in amount to produce revenues annually to pay the service charges levied by the district and all other claims to be defrayed therewith, as provided in section 32-4-522.

(3) Each person owning or operating any sewer or drain which serves three or more parcels of real property in a municipality in the district and which discharges sewage into waters in or bordering the state shall, upon notice from the municipality of its availability and a proposed point of connection with the sewer system of the municipality, cause such sewer or drain to be connected with the system at such point and in such manner as the municipality may specify and shall thereafter cause said sewer or drain to discharge into the sewer system.

(4) Each municipality and any person owning or operating any system of water distribution serving three or more parcels of real property in the district shall, from time to time after request therefor by the district, deliver to the district copies of the records made by it in the regular course of business of the amount of water supplied by it to every such parcel of real property in the district. Such copies shall be delivered to the district within sixty days after the making of such records, and the district shall pay the reasonable cost of preparation and delivery of such copies.
C.R.S. § 32-11-664 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 6 / Section 32-11-664
32-11-664. Classification of sewer districts
Status: in_force

32-11-664. Classification of sewer districts. (1) The board may order by resolution:

(a) The acquisition of improvement district sewers, other drainage facilities, and appurtenances for storm drainage, to be known as sewer districts; and

(b) The acquisition of relief sewers or other drainage facilities or intercepting sewers or other drainage facilities and appurtenances for storm drainage for districts, to be known as relief districts or as intercepting districts.

(2) Such sewers shall be constructed so as to connect within or without the improvement district with some other sufficient sewer or disposal facilities or with some natural drainage. Such districts may be composed of subdistricts to be specifically named or numbered in such resolution.

(3) District sewers, except as provided in this article, shall include all submains necessary to provide outlets for all subdistrict laterals within the improvement district.

(4) Special district sewers shall include the necessary mains to provide outlets for all laterals within the special sewer district.
C.R.S. § 32-11-509 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 5 / Section 32-11-509
32-11-509. Payment without further order
Status: in_force

32-11-509. Payment without further order. The principal of, the interest on, and any prior redemption premium due in connection with any district securities shall be paid as the same become due in accordance with the terms of the securities and any resolutions and other proceedings pertaining to their issuance, without any warrant or further order or other preliminaries.
C.R.S. § 32-4-532 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 4 / Part 5 / Section 32-4-532
32-4-532. Interest after maturity
Status: in_force

32-4-532. Interest after maturity. No interest shall accrue on any security authorized in this part 5 after it becomes due and payable if funds for the payment of the principal of and interest on the security and any prior redemption premium due are available to the paying agent for such payment without default.
C.R.S. § 32-12-120 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 12 / Section 32-12-120
32-12-120. Refunding bonds
Status: in_force

32-12-120. Refunding bonds. Any bonds issued by any rail district may be refunded without an election as provided in article 56 of title 11, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 32-9-103 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 9 / Section 32-9-103
32-9-103. Definitions
Status: in_force

32-9-103. Definitions. As used in this article 9, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district.

(2) "Condemn" or "condemnation" means the exercise by the district of the power of dominant eminent domain or eminent domain, in the manner provided in articles 1 to 7 of title 38, C.R.S., to acquire mass transportation facilities and property, real or personal, or an interest therein, for the public use of the district.

(3) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3.5) "Director district" means that area within the district which is represented by one director.

(3.7) "Discovery" means physical discovery of an undocumented utility communicated by the district or its contractors, agents, or employees verbally or in writing to the utility company's designated project representative or, if no representative has been designated, to the chief engineer or equivalent.

(4) "District" means the regional transportation district created by this article.

(5) "District securities" means bonds, temporary bonds, refunding bonds, special obligation bonds, interim notes, notes, and warrants of the district authorized to be issued by this article.

(6) "Dominant eminent domain" means that the right of the district to condemn public property, real and personal, shall be superior in public necessity to that of any city, town, city and county, county, or other public corporation except a school district, but such right shall be superior only for the purpose of acquiring existing mass transportation facilities and related real or personal property.

(6.2) "Eligible elector" means a registered elector as defined in section 1-1-104 (35), C.R.S., who resides within the geographic boundaries of the district.

(6.3) "Fixed guideway corridor" means a corridor designated by the district for the construction and operation of a fixed guideway mass transit system.

(6.4) "Fixed guideway corridor utility relocation agreement" means an agreement entered into by the district and a utility company for the purpose of performing utility relocation work necessitated by a transportation expansion plan in accordance with the requirements of section 32-9-119.1.

(6.5) "Fixed guideway mass transit system" means any public transportation system that utilizes and occupies a separate right-of-way or rail for the exclusive use of public transportation service. No such system shall intersect any road or street with an average daily traffic count of twenty thousand or greater at grade unless the municipality or county having jurisdiction over such road or street specifically requests an at grade crossing.

(6.7) "Force majeure" means fire, explosion, action of the elements, strike, interruption of transportation, rationing, shortage of labor, equipment, or materials, court action, illegality, unusually severe weather, act of God, act of war, or any other cause that is beyond the control of the party performing work on a utility relocation project and that could not have been prevented by the party while exercising reasonable diligence.

(6.9) "Major electrical facilities" has the same meaning as set forth in section 29-20-108 (3)(a)(I), (3)(a)(II), (3)(a)(III), and (3)(a)(IV).

(7) (a) "Mass transportation system" or "system" means any system of the district or any other system, the owner or operator of which contracts with the district for the provision of transportation services, that transports the general public by bus, rail, or any other means of surface conveyance or any combination thereof, within the district.

(b) Such system may include facilities for transportation within or without or both within and without the district as special charter services provided to the general public. The schedule of charges for special charter service shall be equal to but not less than those charged by authorized common carriers rendering the same or similar service. The service may be performed under such terms and conditions for which facilities are made available for such charter use and in conformity with the reasonable rules and regulations provided by the board with respect to the use thereof, but the special charter service outside the district shall be limited to such rights and privileges as are obtained by the district in the acquisition of mass transportation facilities and property.

(c) The system may include facilities for the transportation of package-express shipments on routes to and from Boulder and Denver if such shipments are transported coincidentally with the transportation of the general public in scheduled service and over prescribed routes within the district. The schedule of charges for package-express service shall not be less than those charged by authorized common carriers rendering the same or similar service over the same routes and distances. The package-express service may be performed under such terms and conditions for which facilities are made available for such package-express use and in conformity with the rules and regulations established by the board with respect to the use thereof.

(8) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2000, p. 307, § 1, effective April 5, 2000.)

(9) "Operation and maintenance expenses" means all reasonable and necessary current expenses of the district, paid or accrued, of operating, maintaining, and repairing facilities of the mass transportation system of the district.

(10) "Person" means any natural person, association, partnership, company, or corporation.

(11) "Public body" means the state of Colorado, or any county, city and county, city, town, district, or any other political subdivision of the state, excluding the regional transportation district.

(12) "Publication" means the publication once a week for three consecutive weeks in at least one newspaper having general circulation in the district. Publication need not be made on the same day of the week in each of the three weeks; but not less than fourteen days shall intervene between the first day of publication and the last day of publication.

(13) "Revenues" means the tolls, fees, rates, charges, or other income and revenues derived from the operation of the mass transportation system of the district, moneys received in the form of grants or contributions from all sources, public or private, income derived from investments by the district, and any combination of the foregoing.

(14) "Taxes" or "taxation" means general ad valorem property taxes only.

(15) (Deleted by amendment, L. 92, p. 907, § 157, effective January 1, 1993.)

(15.1) "Utility company" or "utility" shall have the same meaning as set forth in 23 CFR 645.105, as amended.

(15.5) "Utility facility" means all installed equipment of a utility.

(16) "Vehicular service" means any service provided by the district that involves transporting the general public by means of any self-propelled vehicle that is designed primarily for travel on the public highways and that is generally and commonly used to transport persons and property over the public highways. "Vehicular service" does not include any service provided by the district that is part of the rail system.
C.R.S. § 32-22-113 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 22 / Section 32-22-113
32-22-113. Bonds eligible for investment
Status: in_force

32-22-113. Bonds eligible for investment. All banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, executors, administrators, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries may legally invest any money within their control in any bonds issued pursuant to this article 22. Public entities, as defined in section 24-75-601 (1), may invest public money in the bonds only if the bonds satisfy the investment requirements established in part 6 of article 75 of title 24.
C.R.S. § 32-4-524 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 4 / Part 5 / Section 32-4-524
32-4-524. Payment of securities
Status: in_force

32-4-524. Payment of securities. (1) All securities issued by the district shall be authorized by resolution.

(2) The district may pledge its full faith and credit for the payment of any securities authorized in this part 5, the interest thereon, any prior redemption premiums, and any charges appertaining thereto. Such securities may constitute the direct and general or special obligations of the district. Their payment may be secured by a specific pledge of tax proceeds and other revenues of the district, in this part 5 sometimes referred to as "revenues" of the district, as the board may determine.

(3) The board, in connection with such additionally secured securities, in the resolution authorizing their issuance or other instrument appertaining thereto may pledge all or a portion of such revenues, subject to any prior pledges, as additional security for such payment of said securities, and at its option may deposit such revenues in a fund created to pay the securities or created to secure additionally their payment.

(4) Any such revenues pledged directly or as additional security for the payment of securities of any one issue or series which revenues are not exclusively pledged therefor, may subsequently be pledged directly or as additional security for the payment of the securities of one or more issues or series subsequently authorized.

(5) All securities of the same issue or series shall, subject to the prior and superior rights of outstanding securities, claims, and other obligations, have a prior, paramount, and superior lien on the revenues pledged for the payment of the securities over and ahead of any lien there against subsequently incurred of any other securities; but, the resolution authorizing, or other instrument appertaining to, the issuance of any securities may provide for the subsequent authorization of bonds or other securities, the lien for the payment of which on such revenues is on a parity with the lien thereon of the subject securities upon such conditions and subject to such limitations as said resolution or other instrument may provide.

(6) All securities of the same issue or series shall be equally and ratably secured without priority by reason of number, date of maturity, date of securities, of sale, of execution, or of delivery, by a lien on said revenues in accordance with the provisions of this part 5 and the resolution authorizing, or other instrument appertaining to, said securities, except to the extent such resolution or other instrument shall otherwise specifically provide.

(7) Each such security issued under this part 5 shall recite in substance that said security and the interest thereon are payable solely from the revenues or other moneys pledged to the payment thereof. Securities specifically pledging the full faith and credit of the district for their payment shall so state.

(8) The payment of securities shall not be secured by an encumbrance, mortgage, or other pledge of property of the district, except for revenues, income, tax proceeds, and other moneys pledged for the payment of securities. No property of the district, subject to said exception, shall be liable to be forfeited or taken in payment of the securities.
C.R.S. § 32-10-172 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 10 / Section 32-10-172
32-10-172. Sufficiency of complaint - judicial notice
Status: repealed

32-10-172. Sufficiency of complaint - judicial notice. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 32-10-161 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 10 / Section 32-10-161
32-10-161. Absentee voting
Status: repealed

32-10-161. Absentee voting. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 32-1-902.7 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 1 / Part 9 / Section 32-1-902.7
32-1-902.7. Director districts
Status: in_force

32-1-902.7. Director districts. (1) The board may adopt a resolution to divide the district into director districts. A district with a five-member board may be divided into five director districts and a district with a seven-member board may be divided into seven director districts. Each director district must have, as nearly as possible, the same number of eligible electors and shall be as contiguous and compact as possible. In making the division, the board shall consider existing or potential developments within the proposed director districts that, when completed, would, in the reasonably near future, increase or decrease the number of eligible electors within the director district. The board shall then select from its members a representative of each director district, and if possible, the representative shall be an eligible elector from within a boundary of the director district they are selected to represent. Thereafter, directors must be eligible electors of the director district that they represent. If, after a reasonable time, the board determines that it is in the best interest of the district to revert to a single district format, the board may eliminate the director districts and thereafter operate as a single district by adopting a resolution.

(2) If a board divides a district into director districts pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the board shall also designate whether the directors representing the director districts must be elected at large, or by the eligible electors within each director district. If, after a reasonable time, the board determines that it is in the best interest of the district, the board may reverse this designation by adopting a resolution.
C.R.S. § 32-10-128 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 10 / Section 32-10-128
32-10-128. Debt question submitted to electors - resolution
Status: repealed

32-10-128. Debt question submitted to electors - resolution. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 32-11-661 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 6 / Section 32-11-661
32-11-661. Collecting assessments against public properties
Status: in_force

32-11-661. Collecting assessments against public properties. (1) If any assessment against any tract of a private person operating a public utility or any tract of the urban district, any public body, or the federal government is not paid as provided by law, suit may be brought in the proper district court to enforce the collection of the assessment, and the judgment rendered against any such owner of the tract shall be enforced as are other judgments.

(2) No such tract owned thereby shall be sold under any such judgment, nor as the result of any foreclosure of an assessment, nor otherwise.
C.R.S. § 32-11-624 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 11 / Part 6 / Section 32-11-624
32-11-624. Use of assessments - payment of assessment securities
Status: in_force

32-11-624. Use of assessments - payment of assessment securities. (1) The assessments pertaining to any improvement district when levied shall be and shall remain a lien on the respective tracts assessed until paid as provided in this article.

(2) When the assessments pertaining to the improvement district are collected (including principal, interest, and any penalty), they shall be placed in a special fund or special account and as such shall at all times constitute a sinking fund or sinking account for and be deemed specially appropriated to the payment of any assessment debentures not funded with bond proceeds and the payment of the assessment bonds pertaining to the improvement district and the interest thereon, and shall not be used for any other purpose until such securities and the interest thereon are fully paid; or if no such securities are issued, all assessments upon their payment shall be so appropriated and used to defray the cost of the project.

(3) Any assessment debentures not funded with bond proceeds and the assessment bonds, including both principal and interest, shall be payable only out of moneys collected on account of the assessments (including installments thereof, interest thereon, and any penalties) for the project pertaining to the improvement district to which such securities pertain, except as provided in this article.
C.R.S. § 32-9-122 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 9 / Section 32-9-122
32-9-122. Levying and collecting taxes - lien
Status: in_force

32-9-122. Levying and collecting taxes - lien. It is the duty of the body having authority to levy taxes within each county or city and county of the district to levy the taxes provided in sections 32-9-120 and 32-9-121. It is the duty of all officials charged with the duty of collecting taxes to collect such taxes at the time and in the form and manner and with like interest and penalties as other taxes are collected, and when collected, to pay the same to the district. The payment of such collection shall be made as soon as practical after collection to the treasurer of the district and paid into the depository thereof to the credit of the district. All taxes levied under this article, together with interest thereon and penalties for default in payment thereof, and all costs of collecting the same, shall constitute, until paid, a perpetual lien on and against the property taxed, and such lien shall be on a parity with the tax lien of other taxes.
C.R.S. § 32-1-110 — CO Code / Title 32 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 32-1-110
32-1-110. Construction with other laws
Status: in_force

32-1-110. Construction with other laws. If any provisions of this article are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, the provisions of this article 1 control; except that the water conservation policy set forth in section 37-60-126 (11) applies to all land within a special district that is not used as a playing surface for organized sports activities.