CO Code § 37-45-124 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 37 - Water and Irrigation|Article 45 - Water Conservancy Districts|§ 37-45-124. Levy and Collection Under Class C

     To levy and collect special assessments upon lands under class C, the board shall make an allotment of water or of capacity of specified works to each of the petitioning public corporations, other than municipalities, within the district in the manner as provided in this section, in such quantity as will in the judgment of the board, when added to the present supply of water of such public corporation in the case of an allotment of water, or when added to the then present supply of capacity of all other works of such public corporation in the case of an allotment of capacity of specified works, make an adequate supply for such public corporation and shall fix and determine the rate and terms at which such water or capacity of works shall be sold, leased, contracted for, or otherwise disposed of to such public corporation; except that such rates shall be equitable although not necessarily equal or uniform for like classes of services throughout the district.    The board shall examine all rates charged for like classes of service throughout the district and shall by rule and regulation adjust such rates periodically as needed to make such rates within any such class of service equitable.       In the event any such public corporation desires to purchase, lease, contract for, or otherwise obtain the beneficial use of waters or capacity of works of the district, the board of such public corporation by resolution shall authorize and direct its president and secretary to petition the board for an allotment of water or of capacity of specified works, upon terms prescribed by the board, which petition shall contain, inter alia, the following:   Name of public corporation;    Quantity of water or capacity of works for which allotment is sought;    Rate to be paid;    Whether payments are to be made in cash or annual installments;    Agreement by such public corporation to make payments for the beneficial use of such water or capacity of works, together with annual maintenance and operating charges, and to be bound by the provisions of this article and the rules and regulations of the board.       The secretary of the board shall cause notice of the filing of such petition to be given and published, which notice shall state the filing of such petition and give notice to all persons interested to appear at the office of the board at a time named in said notice and show cause in writing why the petition should not be granted. The board at the time and place mentioned in said notice, or at such time to which the hearing of said petition may be adjourned, shall proceed to hear the petition and objections thereto, presented in writing, by any person showing cause why said petition should not be granted. The failure of any person interested to show cause shall be deemed an assent on such person's part to the granting of said petition. At its discretion, the board may accept or reject said petition; but, if it deems it for the best interest of the district that said petition be granted, the board shall enter an order to that effect granting said petition and, from and after such order, the public corporation or persons therein shall be deemed to have purchased, leased, contracted for, or otherwise acquired the beneficial use of water or capacity of works as set forth in said order.    If said petition is granted, the board shall determine the amount of money necessary to be raised by assessment in each year on lands within such public corporation, less any amount paid or undertaken to be paid by such public corporation in cash or as credited thereto by payments from the general fund of such public corporation, and shall certify to the county assessor of the county in which the lands of such public corporation are located the amount of the assessment, plus a fair proportionate amount of the estimated operating and maintenance charges for the next succeeding year on each tract of land on or before October 1 of each year, and such county assessor shall extend the amount of such assessment, plus said operating and maintenance charges, on the tax roll as an assessment against the lands upon which said assessment is made.     History. Source: L. 37: P. 1336, § 18. CSA: C. 173B, § 32. CRS 53: § 149-6-19. L. 60: P. 222, § 2. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-5-19. L. 92: (1) to (3) amended, p. 2293, § 4, effective April 2. History. Source: L. 37: P. 1336, § 18. CSA: C. 173B, § 32. CRS 53: § 149-6-19. L. 60: P. 222, § 2. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-5-19. L. 92: (1) to (3) amended, p. 2293, § 4, effective April 2.    ANNOTATION   Class C allottee agrees to pay a specific price per square foot. For a class B water allotment to municipalities, as to class C allotments to irrigation districts and as to individual allotments under class D, the allottee in a petition for allotment agrees to pay a specific price per acre-foot for water and must in the application agree to pay the tax rate above the general tax that is fixed each year by the district board. The board first accepts the petition -- then annually fixes the rate of tax after the allottee is bound to the purchase. People ex rel. Dunbar v. South Platte Water Conservancy Dist., 139 Colo. 503 , 343 P.2d 812 (1959).