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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 32 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 32-1-101 — 32-22-117) › SPECIAL STATUTORY DISTRICTS (§§ 32-8-101 — 32-22-117) › Article 21 - EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DISTRICTS (§§ 32-21-101 — 32-21-114) › Section 32-21-111 - [Effective 7/1/2025] Sales and use tax imposed - collection - administration of tax

(1)
(a)
Upon the approval of the eligible electors in the district at an election held in accordance with section 20 of article X of the state constitution and part 8 of article
1
of this title 32, the district shall have the power to levy a uniform sales and use tax throughout the entire geographical area of the district upon every transaction or other incident with respect to which a sales and use tax is levied by the state pursuant to article
26
of title
39
; except that such sales and use tax shall not be levied on the sale of cigarettes. A tax levied by a district in accordance with this section shall take effect on either January 1 or July 1 of the year specified in the ballot issue submitted to the eligible electors of the district.
(b)
The sales and use tax imposed pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section is in addition to any other sales and use tax imposed pursuant to law.
(2)
(a)
The collection, administration, and enforcement of the sales and use tax shall be performed by the executive director of the department of revenue pursuant to part 2 of article 2 of title 29. The district shall pay the net incremental cost incurred by the department in the administration and collection of the sales and use tax.
(b)
[Deleted by 2024 Amendment.]
Amended by 2024 Ch. 144,§ 35, eff. 7/1/2025, app. to any taxable event occurring on or after 7/1/2025.
Added by 2019 Ch. 72, § 6, eff. 8/2/2019.
L. 2019: Entire article added, (HB 19 -1052), ch. 263, p. 263, § 6, effective August 2.
2024 Ch. 144, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 32 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 32-1-101 — 32-22-117) › SPECIAL STATUTORY DISTRICTS (§§ 32-8-101 — 32-22-117) › Article 21 - EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DISTRICTS (§§ 32-21-101 — 32-21-114) › Section 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)
.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 30,§2, eff. 8/10/2022.
Added by 2019 Ch. 72,§6, eff. 8/2/2019.
L. 2019: Entire article added, (HB 19-1052), ch. 264, p. 264, §6, effective August 2.
2022 Ch. 30, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 32 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 32-1-101 — 32-22-117) › SPECIAL STATUTORY DISTRICTS (§§ 32-8-101 — 32-22-117) › Article 21 - EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DISTRICTS (§§ 32-21-101 — 32-21-114) › Section 32-21-113 - Cooperation between districts or other existing providers permitted

A district organized under this article 21 has the authority to contract with or work cooperatively and in conjunction with another district or other public or private provider of early childhood development services to provide services and facilities to the residents of such districts.
Added by 2019 Ch. 72,§ 6, eff. 8/2/2019.
L. 2019: Entire article added, (HB 19-1052), ch. 264, p. 264, § 6, effective August 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 32 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 32-1-101 — 32-22-117) › SPECIAL STATUTORY DISTRICTS (§§ 32-8-101 — 32-22-117) › Article 21 - EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DISTRICTS (§§ 32-21-101 — 32-21-114) › Section 32-21-114 - Levy and collection of ad valorem taxes

A district created pursuant to this article 21 has the power, upon approval by the eligible electors of the district, to levy and collect ad valorem taxes on and against all taxable property within the district. A tax levied by a district in accordance with this section shall take effect on either January 1 or July 1 of the year specified in the ballot issue submitted to the eligible electors of the district.
Added by 2019 Ch. 72,§ 6, eff. 8/2/2019.
L. 2019: Entire article added, (HB 19-1052), ch. 264, p. 264, § 6, effective August 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 32 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 32-1-101 — 32-22-117) › SPECIAL STATUTORY DISTRICTS (§§ 32-8-101 — 32-22-117) › Article 22 - FRONT RANGE PASSENGER RAIL DISTRICT (§§ 32-22-101 — 32-22-117) › Section 32-22-101 - Short title

The short title of this article 22 is the "Front Range Passenger Rail District Act".
Added by 2021 Ch. 401,§1, eff. 6/30/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article added, (SB 21-238), ch. 2656, p. 2656, § 1, effective June 30.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 32 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 32-1-101 — 32-22-117) › SPECIAL STATUTORY DISTRICTS (§§ 32-8-101 — 32-22-117) › Article 22 - FRONT RANGE PASSENGER RAIL DISTRICT (§§ 32-22-101 — 32-22-117) › Section 32-22-102 - Definitions

As used in this article 22, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Board" means the board of directors of the district.
(2)
"Bond" means any bond, note, interim certificate, contract, or other obligation of the district authorized by and issued pursuant to this article 22.
(3)
"Construct" or "construction" means the planning, designing, engineering, acquisition, installation, construction, or reconstruction of a passenger rail system.
(4)
"District" means the front range passenger rail district created in section
32-22-103
.
(5)
"Front range" means the area that comprises the district.
(6)
"Local government" means a county, a city and county, a municipality, and any other political subdivision of the state and does not include the state or any state department, division, or other agency.
(7)
"Metropolitan planning organization" means a metropolitan planning organization under the "Federal Transit Act of 1998",
49 U.S.C. sec. 5301
et seq., as amended.
(8)
"Passenger rail station" means a station on a passenger rail system where trains stop so that passengers can board and get off of the trains and includes related or connected infrastructure and facilities.
(9)
"Passenger rail system" means a rail system, including related or connected infrastructure and facilities, that is used for passenger service and is competitive in terms of travel time with other modes of surface transportation within the district. A passenger rail system shall not be used to transport freight.
(10)
"Public-private partnership" means an agreement between the district and one or more private or public entities that provides for:
(a)
Acceptance of a private contribution to the construction of all or a portion of a passenger rail system in exchange for a public benefit concerning the system other than only a money payment;
(b)
Sharing of resources and the means of constructing all or a portion of a passenger rail system; and
(c)
Cooperation in researching, developing, constructing, operating, or maintaining all or a portion of a passenger rail system.
(11)
"Regional planning commission" means a regional planning commission formed under section
30-28-105
that prepares and submits a transportation plan pursuant to section
43-1-1103
.
(12)
"Regional transportation district" means the regional transportation district created in section
32-9-105
.
Added by 2021 Ch. 401,§1, eff. 6/30/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article added, (SB 21-238), ch. 2656, p. 2656, § 1, effective June 30.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 32 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 32-1-101 — 32-22-117) › SPECIAL STATUTORY DISTRICTS (§§ 32-8-101 — 32-22-117) › Article 22 - FRONT RANGE PASSENGER RAIL DISTRICT (§§ 32-22-101 — 32-22-117) › Section 32-22-107 - [Effective Until 7/1/2025] Station area improvement districts

With the approval of each county or municipality having jurisdiction over the area of such a district, the district may establish a station area improvement district to finance the construction, operation, or maintenance of a station for a passenger rail system. A station area improvement district may consist only of all or a portion of the area within a two-mile radius of the station to be funded by the station area improvement district, and the general assembly finds that the area within a two-mile radius of a passenger rail station, or any portion of such an area that the board may designate as a station area improvement district, is an area that will be especially benefited by the construction, operation, or maintenance of such a station. The board shall not establish a station area improvement district unless it receives a petition signed by the owners of property that will bear a majority of the proposed assessments and by a petition signed by the lesser of a majority of the registered electorate in the proposed station area improvement district or one thousand registered electors in the proposed station area improvement district. The method of creating a station area improvement district, making improvements, assessing the costs of improvements made against property, and levying a sales tax shall be as provided in part 6 of article
20
of title
30
; except that the board shall perform the duties of the board of county commissioners under said part 6 and the improvements shall be limited to the construction, operation, or maintenance of a passenger rail station.
Added by 2021 Ch. 401, § 1, eff. 6/30/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article added, (SB 21-238), ch. 2667, p. 2667, § 1, effective June 30.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 32 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 32-1-101 — 32-22-117) › SPECIAL STATUTORY DISTRICTS (§§ 32-8-101 — 32-22-117) › Article 22 - FRONT RANGE PASSENGER RAIL DISTRICT (§§ 32-22-101 — 32-22-117) › Section 32-22-107 - [Effective 7/1/2025] Station area improvement districts

With the approval of each county or municipality having jurisdiction over the area of such a district, the district may establish a station area improvement district to finance the construction, operation, or maintenance of a station for a passenger rail system. A station area improvement district may consist only of all or a portion of the area within a two-mile radius of the station to be funded by the station area improvement district, and the general assembly finds that the area within a two-mile radius of a passenger rail station, or any portion of such an area that the board may designate as a station area improvement district, is an area that will be especially benefited by the construction, operation, or maintenance of such a station. The board shall not establish a station area improvement district unless it receives a petition signed by the owners of property that will bear a majority of the proposed assessments and by a petition signed by the lesser of a majority of the registered electorate in the proposed station area improvement district or one thousand registered electors in the proposed station area improvement district. The method of creating a station area improvement district, making improvements, assessing the costs of improvements made against property, and levying a sales tax shall be as provided in part 6 of article
20
of title
30
; except that the board shall perform the duties of the board of county commissioners under said part 6 and the improvements shall be limited to the construction, operation, or maintenance of a passenger rail station. Any sales tax adopted pursuant to this section shall be levied in the same manner as set forth in section 30-20-604.5 (1) and shall be collected, administered, and enforced by the executive director of the department of revenue pursuant to part 2 of article 2 of title 29.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 144,§ 37, eff. 7/1/2025, app. to any taxable event occurring on or after 7/1/2025.
Added by 2021 Ch. 401, § 1, eff. 6/30/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article added, (SB 21-238), ch. 2667, p. 2667, § 1, effective June 30.
2024 Ch. 144, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 32 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 32-1-101 — 32-22-117) › SPECIAL STATUTORY DISTRICTS (§§ 32-8-101 — 32-22-117) › Article 22 - FRONT RANGE PASSENGER RAIL DISTRICT (§§ 32-22-101 — 32-22-117) › Section 32-22-109 - [Effective until 8/7/2024] Taxes, assessments, and multiple-fiscal year borrowing - voter approval required

(1)
No action by the district to establish or increase any tax and no action of the governing body of any station area improvement district to establish or increase any tax or any special assessment on real property authorized by this article 22 shall take effect unless it is first submitted, as applicable, to a vote of the registered electors of the district or of the station area improvement district in which the assessment or tax is proposed to be collected. Before submitting a question to establish any district tax to the registered electors of the district, the district shall:
(a)
Publish a proposed service development plan, an operating plan, and a detailed financing plan. The service development plan must identify the route and phasing of the passenger rail system to be funded by the tax. The financing plan must identify committed and potential financial partners, including but not limited to the regional transportation district, the federal government, Amtrak, and private partners; and
(b)
Adopt a resolution certifying that the district has made every reasonable effort to secure federal funding to support the development, financing, construction, operation, or maintenance of the passenger rail system; and
(c)
Approve the submission of the question by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of all voting directors of the board.
(2)
No action by the district creating a multiple-fiscal year debt or other financial obligation that is subject to section 20 (4)(b) of article X of the state constitution shall take effect unless first submitted to a vote of the registered electors of the district.
(3)
Ballot issues proposed to the registered electors as required by subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall be submitted in accordance with the requirements of section 20 of article X of the state constitution. The action shall not take effect unless a majority of the registered electors voting on the ballot issue vote to approve the ballot issue. The election shall be conducted in substantially the same manner as county elections, and the county clerk and recorder of each county in which the election is conducted shall assist the district in conducting the election. The district shall pay the costs incurred by each county in conducting such an election. No public money of the district may be used to urge or oppose passage of a ballot issue submitted for voter approval as required under this section.
Added by 2021 Ch. 401, § 1, eff. 6/30/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article added, (SB 21-238), ch. 2670, p. 2670, § 1, effective June 30.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 32 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 32-1-101 — 32-22-117) › SPECIAL STATUTORY DISTRICTS (§§ 32-8-101 — 32-22-117) › Article 22 - FRONT RANGE PASSENGER RAIL DISTRICT (§§ 32-22-101 — 32-22-117) › Section 32-22-110 - District - successor to southwest chief and front range passenger rail commission - additional authority to succeed prior entity - assumption of rights, obligations, and liabilities

(1)
The district is the successor to the contractual rights and obligations of the southwest chief and front range passenger rail commission as the commission existed before its authorizing statutes were repealed and the commission was terminated by Senate Bill 21-238, enacted in 2021, and, to the extent permitted by federal law, also is the successor to the commission for the purpose of pursuing pending commission applications for and receiving federal grants.
(2)
The district may contract with any existing nonprofit corporation, agency, or other entity organized to evaluate the feasibility of, advocate for, promote, develop, finance, construct, operate, or maintain a passenger rail system to be the successor to the corporation, agency, or other entity. Upon execution of such a contract, the district shall assume all contractual rights, privileges, obligations, and liabilities of the corporation, agency, or other entity under its existing contracts; except that the district may not assume any multiple-fiscal year direct or indirect district debt or other financial obligation whatsoever for which voter approval in advance is required under section 20 (4)(b) of article X of the state constitution unless the corporation, agency, or other entity that originally incurred the debt or financial obligation obtained voter approval before doing so or the district obtains voter approval in advance to assume the debt or financial obligation. The assumption of obligations and liabilities by the district pursuant to this section does not create any new debt or obligation for purposes of the state constitution or the laws of the state.
Added by 2021 Ch. 401,§1, eff. 6/30/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article added, (SB 21-238), ch. 2670, p. 2670, § 1, effective June 30.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 32 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 32-1-101 — 32-22-117) › SPECIAL STATUTORY DISTRICTS (§§ 32-8-101 — 32-22-117) › Article 22 - FRONT RANGE PASSENGER RAIL DISTRICT (§§ 32-22-101 — 32-22-117) › Section 32-22-111 - Agreement of the state not to limit or alter rights of obligees

The state hereby pledges and agrees with the holders of any bonds issued under this article 22 and with any parties who enter into contracts with the district pursuant to this article 22 that the state will not impair the rights vested in the district or the rights or obligations of any person with which the district contracts to fulfill the terms of any agreements made pursuant to this article 22. The state further agrees that it will not impair the rights or remedies of the holders of any bonds of the district until the bonds have been paid or until adequate provision for payment has been made. The district may include this provision and undertaking for the state in such bonds.
Added by 2021 Ch. 401,§1, eff. 6/30/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article added, (SB 21-238), ch. 2671, p. 2671, § 1, effective June 30.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 32 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 32-1-101 — 32-22-117) › SPECIAL STATUTORY DISTRICTS (§§ 32-8-101 — 32-22-117) › Article 22 - FRONT RANGE PASSENGER RAIL DISTRICT (§§ 32-22-101 — 32-22-117) › Section 32-22-112 - Investments

The district may invest or deposit any money of the district in the manner provided by part 6 of article
75
of title
24
. In addition, the district may direct a corporate trustee that holds district money to invest or deposit the money in investments or deposits other than those specified by said part 6 if the board determines, by resolution, that the investment or deposit meets the standard established in section
15-1-304
, the income is at least comparable to income available on investments or deposits specified by said part 6, and the investment will assist the district in the financing, construction, operation, or maintenance of a passenger rail system.
Added by 2021 Ch. 401,§1, eff. 6/30/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article added, (SB 21-238), ch. 2671, p. 2671, § 1, effective June 30.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 32 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 32-1-101 — 32-22-117) › SPECIAL STATUTORY DISTRICTS (§§ 32-8-101 — 32-22-117) › Article 22 - FRONT RANGE PASSENGER RAIL DISTRICT (§§ 32-22-101 — 32-22-117) › Section 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
.
Added by 2021 Ch. 401,§1, eff. 6/30/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article added, (SB 21-238), ch. 2672, p. 2672, § 1, effective June 30.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 32 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 32-1-101 — 32-22-117) › SPECIAL STATUTORY DISTRICTS (§§ 32-8-101 — 32-22-117) › Article 22 - FRONT RANGE PASSENGER RAIL DISTRICT (§§ 32-22-101 — 32-22-117) › Section 32-22-114 - Exemption from taxation - securities laws

The income or other revenue of the district, all properties at any time owned by the district, any bonds issued by the district, and the transfer of and the income from any bonds issued by the district are exempt from all taxation and assessments in the state. In the resolution or indenture authorizing the bonds, the district may waive the exemption from federal income taxation for interest on the bonds.
Added by 2021 Ch. 401,§1, eff. 6/30/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article added, (SB 21-238), ch. 2672, p. 2672, § 1, effective June 30.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 32 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 32-1-101 — 32-22-117) › SPECIAL STATUTORY DISTRICTS (§§ 32-8-101 — 32-22-117) › Article 22 - FRONT RANGE PASSENGER RAIL DISTRICT (§§ 32-22-101 — 32-22-117) › Section 32-22-115 - No action maintainable

An action or proceeding at law or in equity to review any acts or proceedings or to question the validity or enjoin the performance of any act or proceedings or the issuance of any bonds or for any other relief against or from any acts or proceedings done under this article 22, whether based upon irregularities or jurisdictional defects, shall not be maintained unless commenced within thirty days after the performance of the act or proceedings or the effective date thereof, whichever occurs first, and is thereafter perpetually barred.
Added by 2021 Ch. 401,§1, eff. 6/30/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article added, (SB 21-238), ch. 2672, p. 2672, § 1, effective June 30.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 32 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 32-1-101 — 32-22-117) › SPECIAL STATUTORY DISTRICTS (§§ 32-8-101 — 32-22-117) › Article 22 - FRONT RANGE PASSENGER RAIL DISTRICT (§§ 32-22-101 — 32-22-117) › Section 32-22-116 - Judicial examination of powers, acts, proceedings, or contracts of the district

In its discretion, the board may file a petition at any time in the district court in and for any county in which the district is located wholly or in part seeking a judicial examination and determination of any power conferred to the district, any revenue-raising power exercised or that may be exercised by the district, or any act, proceeding, or contract of the district, whether or not the contract has been executed. The judicial examination and determination shall be conducted in substantially the manner set forth in section
32-4-540
; except that the notice required shall be published once a week for three consecutive weeks and the hearing shall be held not less than thirty days nor more than forty days after the filing of the petition.
Added by 2021 Ch. 401,§1, eff. 6/30/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article added, (SB 21-238), ch. 2672, p. 2672, § 1, effective June 30.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 32 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS (§§ 32-1-101 — 32-22-117) › SPECIAL STATUTORY DISTRICTS (§§ 32-8-101 — 32-22-117) › Article 22 - FRONT RANGE PASSENGER RAIL DISTRICT (§§ 32-22-101 — 32-22-117) › Section 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.
Added by 2021 Ch. 401,§1, eff. 6/30/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article added, (SB 21-238), ch. 2672, p. 2672, § 1, effective June 30.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-8-101) › Article 1 - WILDLIFE - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-1-128) › Section 33-1-103 - [Repealed]

L. 84: Entire article R&RE, p. 854, § 1, effective 1/1/1985. L. 87: (1) R&RE, (2)(c) and (2)(d) amended, (2)(e) added, and (3) repealed, pp. 1264, 1265, §§ 1, 2, 3, effective June 16. L. 89, 1st Ex. Sess.: (2)(d) and (2)(e) amended, p. 50, § 1, effective July 11. L. 99: (1)(b), (6), (7), and (9) amended and (10) added, p. 605, § 1, effective 1/1/2000. L. 2001: (9.5) added, p. 202, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2002: (1)(b) and (5) amended, p. 559, § 1, effective May 24. L. 2011: Entire section repealed, (SB 11 -208), ch. 293, p. 1384, § 7, effective July 1.
This section was similar to former §§ 33-1-106 and 33-1-107 as they existed prior to 1984.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-8-101) › Article 1 - WILDLIFE - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-1-128) › Section 33-1-104 - General duties of commission

(1)
The commission is responsible for all wildlife management, for licensing requirements, and for the promulgation of rules, regulations, and orders concerning wildlife programs.
(2)
The commission shall establish objectives within the state policy, as set forth in section
33-1-101
, which will enable the division to develop, manage, and maintain sound programs of hunting, fishing, trapping, and other wildlife-related outdoor recreational activities. Such objectives shall employ a multiple-use concept of management.
(3)
The commission shall report to the executive director at such times and on such matters as the executive director may require. Publications of the commission circulated in quantity outside the division shall be subject to the approval and control of the executive director.
(4)
Whenever the commission receives a dollar amount certification from the board of county commissioners of an eligible county pursuant to part 3 of article
25
of title
30
, C.R.S., it shall review such certification, determine the amount to be certified to the general assembly, and certify said amounts pursuant to part 3 of article
25
of title
30
, C.R.S.
(5)
The commission may coordinate with the United States secretary of the interior and the United States secretary of agriculture to develop wildlife conservation and management plans consistent with this title for federal lands pursuant to
16 U.S.C. sec. 530
,
16 U.S.C. sec. 1604
, and
43 U.S.C. sec. 1712
.
L. 84: Entire article R&RE, p. 855, § 1, effective 1/1/1985. L. 2003: (5) added, p. 1035, § 4, effective April 17.
This section is similar to former § 33-1-108 as it existed prior to 1984.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2003 act enacting subsection (5), see section 1 of chapter 145, Session Laws of Colorado 2003.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-8-101) › Article 1 - WILDLIFE - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-1-128) › Section 33-1-107 - Regulation of areas under wildlife commission control

(1)
The commission shall adopt such rules or regulations as may be reasonably necessary for the administration, protection, and maintenance of all land and water, or interests in land and water, acquired by the commission. The term "interests in land and water", as used in this section, means any and all rights and interests in land or water less than the full fee interest. Specifically, the commission shall have power to adopt rules or regulations upon the following matters:
(a)
Maintenance, enhancement, or management of property, vegetation, wildlife, signs, markers, buildings or other structures, and any object of scientific value or interest in any such area;
(b)
Restriction, limitation, or prohibition concerning the use of any such area either as to time, manner, permitted activities, or numbers of people;
(c)
Necessary sanitation, health, and safety measures.
(2)
Rules or regulations that apply to any particular area shall be published as provided in section
33-1-108
and shall be prominently posted at any such area. Absence of posting shall not, however, relieve any person from the responsibility to comply with applicable rules or regulations if such rules or regulations have been published as provided in section
33-1-108
.
L. 84: Entire article R&RE, p. 857, § 1, effective 1/1/1985.
This section is similar to former § 33-1-111 as it existed prior to 1984.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-8-101) › Article 1 - WILDLIFE - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-1-128) › Section 33-1-108 - Rule-making procedure - judicial notice of rules

(1)
Rule-making procedures shall be as prescribed in article
4
of title
24
, C.R.S., except as otherwise provided in articles
1
to
6
of this title. Notice of rules and regulations may also be given such other publicity as the commission may deem desirable.
(2)
A certified copy, which may be certified by the director or his designee, of any rule, regulation, or order of the commission shall be prima facie evidence in any court of this state. A printed copy of any rule or regulation purporting or proved to have been adopted and published by the authority of the commission or as published in the code of Colorado regulations in accordance with the provisions of section
24-4-103
, C.R.S., is presumptive evidence of such rule or regulation and of its adoption.
(3)
All rules, regulations, and orders of the commission, lawfully adopted and in force on December 31, 1984, shall continue to be effective until revised, amended, repealed, or nullified, or until they have expired, pursuant to law.
L. 84: Entire article R&RE, p. 858, § 1, effective 1/1/1985.
This section is similar to former § 33-1-109 as it existed prior to 1984.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-8-101) › Article 1 - WILDLIFE - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-1-128) › Section 33-1-109 - [Repealed]

L. 84: Entire article R&RE, p. 858, § 1, effective 1/1/1985. L. 2011: Entire section repealed, (SB 11 -208), ch. 293, p. 1387, § 8, effective July 1.
This section was similar to former § 33-1-114 as it existed prior to 1984.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-8-101) › Article 1 - WILDLIFE - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-1-128) › Section 33-1-111 - Hearings - administrative law judges

Every hearing provided for in articles
1
to
6
of this title to be conducted by the commission or the division shall, except as provided in sections
33-4-101
and
33-6-106
, be conducted by such agency or an administrative law judge designated by such agency pursuant to part 10 of article
30
of title
24
, C.R.S., subject to appropriations for such administrative law judges made to the department of personnel, and every hearing shall comply with the provisions of articles
1
to
6
of this title and the provisions of article
4
of title
24
, C.R.S.
L. 84: Entire article R&RE, p. 859, § 1, effective 1/1/1985. L. 87: Entire section amended, p. 974, § 94, effective March 13. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 666, § 103, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-8-101) › Article 1 - WILDLIFE - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-1-128) › Section 33-1-113 - Expenses of employees

(1)
In addition to their salaries, all employees of the division shall be reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred by them in the discharge of their official duties.
(2)
In addition to the compensation paid employees of the division and in addition to reimbursement for expenses as provided in subsection (1) of this section, each employee of the division who is vested with the rights and powers of a Colorado wildlife officer, including and limited to area wildlife managers and district wildlife managers, shall, because of the number of hours and the extraordinary service performed by such employees and the requirement of purchasing necessary uniform items, be further reimbursed for maintenance and ordinary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in such amount as shall be determined by the commission, but the amount authorized under this subsection (2) for any such employee of the division shall not exceed the sum of fifty dollars per month.
L. 84: Entire article R&RE, p. 860, § 1, effective 1/1/1985. L. 2003: (2) amended, p. 1630, § 67, effective August 6; (2) amended, p. 1954, § 48, effective August 6.
This section is similar to former § 33-1-117 as it existed prior to 1984.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-8-101) › Article 1 - WILDLIFE - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-1-128) › Section 33-1-114 - Conservation magazine - revenue - Colorado outdoors magazine revolving fund

(1)
The division is authorized to distribute a conservation magazine and associated informational products. The revenue derived therefrom shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the Colorado outdoors magazine revolving fund, which fund is hereby created. The magazine, subject to the approval of the executive director, shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of section
24-1-136
, C.R.S. Funds necessary for the publication and distribution of such magazine and associated products shall be expended from the revolving fund, and additional funds, if necessary, will be included in the division's annual budget of wildlife cash funds. Such conservation magazine and associated informational products may be sold by the division or by any person designated by such division pursuant to contract. Any surplus in the revolving fund in excess of one hundred thousand dollars shall revert to the wildlife cash fund at the close of each fiscal year.
(2)
If a private business manufactures and produces for sale a product that is available on the commercial market and the division is not currently producing such product, such product, or one substantially similar, shall not be produced or offered for sale by the division for so long as such product remains available from a private business.
L. 84: Entire article R&RE, p. 860, § 1, effective 1/1/1985. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 1214, § 1, effective May 22.
This section is similar to former § 33-1-118 as it existed prior to 1984.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-8-101) › Article 1 - WILDLIFE - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-1-128) › Section 33-1-115 - Migratory birds - possession of raptors - reciprocal agreements

(1)
The open season for all migratory game birds in the state of Colorado shall be the same as that fixed, or as may be fixed, under the administrative provisions of the federal "Migratory Bird Treaty Act",
16 U.S.C. sec. 703
to
711
, as amended. Any change made by the United States department of the interior, fish and wildlife service, or any new ruling made by the secretary of the interior under said act which is applicable to the state of Colorado shall be in effect in the state of Colorado and shall be enforced by the division. The term "migratory birds" includes birds defined as such under the administrative provisions of said "Migratory Bird Treaty Act" and regulations adopted pursuant to the provisions of said act.
(2)
(a)
The commission shall issue licenses in accordance with its regulations to permit the possession of raptors for falconry and captive breeding purposes and to encourage individual efforts to propagate the species. The commission shall actively pursue the establishment of reciprocal agreements with other states and Canada as a signatory to the "Migratory Bird Treaty Act", which agreements shall allow for the taking, use, and transportation of raptors from each respective area by qualified and licensed applicants.
(b)
Applicants from other states or Canadian provinces or territories which are signatories to the "Migratory Bird Treaty Act" and have reciprocal raptor agreements with Colorado may obtain nonthreatened raptors in reasonable numbers commensurate with raptor populations within this state. The commission may issue nonresident take licenses to such applicants, and the fees for such licenses shall be equivalent to the fees for comparable licenses in the states, provinces, or territories with which Colorado holds such agreements.
(c)
It is the intent of the general assembly for the commission to make the rules of this state conform to or be more stringent than the provisions of the "Migratory Bird Treaty Act", as amended, and the "Endangered Species Act of 1973", as amended. These rules may include, but not be limited to, captive breeding and the use of domestic captive bred raptors and the purchase, sale, transportation, importation, exportation, or exchange of raptors with persons having like licenses.
(3)
Repealed.
L. 84: Entire article R&RE, p. 860, § 1, effective 1/1/1985. L. 94: (2) amended and (3) added, p. 1577, § 2, effective May 31. L. 2002: (3) repealed, p. 877, § 3, effective August 7. L. 2007: (2)(c) amended, p. 2046, § 87, effective June 1.
This section is similar to former § 33-20-102 as it existed prior to 1984.
For the "Endangered Species Act of 1973", see Pub.L. 93-205, codified at 16 U.S.C. §1531 et seq.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-8-101) › Article 1 - WILDLIFE - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-1-128) › Section 33-1-116 - Powers of director of United States fish and wildlife service

The director of the United States fish and wildlife service and his duly authorized agents have the right within this state to conduct fish hatching and fish culture activities and all other operations connected therewith that the said director may consider necessary and proper. Nothing in sections
33-1-116
to
33-1-119
shall be construed as permitting or granting to the said director or his duly authorized agents any jurisdiction over or the right to interfere with the activities or facilities of the division, nor shall anything in said sections be construed as contravening any of the laws of this state relating to public health, pollution, or water rights.
L. 84: Entire article R&RE, p. 861, § 1, effective 1/1/1985.
This section is similar to former § 33-2-102 as it existed prior to 1984.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-8-101) › Article 1 - WILDLIFE - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-1-128) › Section 33-1-117 - Assent of state to Pittman-Robertson act

The state of Colorado through the division assents to the provisions of the act of congress entitled "An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the states in wildlife restoration projects, and for other purposes.", approved September 2, 1937, and as amended. The division is authorized to perform such acts as may be necessary to conduct and establish cooperative wildlife restoration projects, as defined in such act, in compliance with such act and the rules and regulations promulgated by the secretary of the interior thereunder. No moneys or funds accruing to the division pursuant to such act shall be used for any purpose other than for such projects and the administration of the division, but the division may pay into the general fund as a part of its administrative costs a reasonable rental or service charge, as it may determine, for office quarters and auditing, bookkeeping, and like services furnished to the division by the state. All moneys now in the wildlife cash fund, or accrued or accruing to or received or receivable by the division, pursuant to such act shall be appropriated to pay for the administrative expense of such division for the protection, preservation, restoration, and control of wildlife of the state and to cover expenses in enforcing the wildlife laws of the state. Such moneys are to be expended upon a voucher approved by the director or an employee of the department authorized by the executive director and a warrant drawn by the controller.
L. 84: Entire article R&RE, p. 861, § 1, effective 1/1/1985.
This section is similar to former § 33-2-104 as it existed prior to 1984.
For the "Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act", see Pub.L. 75-415, codified at 16 U.S.C. §669 et seq.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-8-101) › Article 1 - WILDLIFE - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-1-128) › Section 33-1-118 - Assent to Dingell-Johnson act

The state of Colorado through the division assents to the provisions of the act of congress entitled "An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the states in fish restoration and management projects, and for other purposes.", approved August 9, 1950, and as amended. The division is authorized and directed to perform such acts as may be necessary to conduct and establish cooperative fish restoration and management projects as defined in and in compliance with such act of congress and the rules and regulations promulgated by the secretary of the interior thereunder. No moneys or funds accruing to the division as a result of compliance with such act shall be used for any purpose other than for such projects and the administration of such division.
L. 84: Entire article R&RE, p. 861, § 1, effective 1/1/1985.
This section is similar to former § 33-2-105 as it existed prior to 1984.
For the "Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act", see Pub.L. 81-681, codified at 16 U.S.C. §777 et seq.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-8-101) › Article 1 - WILDLIFE - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-1-128) › Section 33-1-119 - Federal aid projects income fund

There is hereby created a fund designated as the federal aid projects income fund to which shall be deposited certain revenues and earnings derived from properties purchased and operated jointly by the United States government and the state of Colorado under the provisions of sections
33-1-116
to
33-1-119
, and the provisions of the acts of congress referred to in this article, and the rules and regulations of the United States department of the interior. Such revenues and earnings so deposited shall be limited to those specific revenues and earnings to which each has a right under the provisions of cooperative agreements establishing such rights. All moneys deposited under the provisions of this section are specifically appropriated for the purposes for which such moneys may accrue.
L. 84: Entire article R&RE, p. 862, § 1, effective 1/1/1985.
This section is similar to former § 33-2-106 as it existed prior to 1984.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-8-101) › Article 1 - WILDLIFE - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-1-128) › Section 33-1-120 - Limitation on division and commission authority

(1)
Neither the commission nor the division shall enter into any mitigation agreements with any agency of the federal government relating to the transfer or exchange of land or water condemned by the federal government without the express consent of the general assembly.
(2)
The provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall not be construed to prevent the commission or the division from entering into common agreements with a federal agency pertaining to the stocking of fish or management of other wildlife on federally owned lands.
(3)
The programs of the commission and division, including the listing of threatened and endangered species, shall not be utilized by the commission or division to supersede, abrogate, or impair any water right. For the purposes of this subsection (3), "impair" means requiring water users to forego water to which they are entitled under a water right.
L. 84: Entire article R&RE, p. 862, § 1, effective 1/1/1985.
This section is similar to former § 33-1-113 as it existed prior to 1984.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-8-101) › Article 1 - WILDLIFE - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-1-128) › Section 33-1-121 - [Repealed]

L. 94: Entire section added, p. 1694, § 2, effective July 1. L. 99: (6) amended, p. 533, § 1, effective May 3. L. 2004: (3)(a) amended, p. 1324, § 3, effective August 4.
Subsection (6) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2009. (See L. 99, p. 533.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-8-101) › Article 1 - WILDLIFE - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-1-128) › Section 33-1-122 - [Repealed]

L. 95: Entire section added, p. 1013, § 3, effective May 25.
Subsection (7) provided for the repeal of this section, effective January 1, 1996. (See L. 95, p. 1013.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-8-101) › Article 1 - WILDLIFE - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-1-128) › Section 33-1-123 - [Repealed]

L. 2000: Entire section added, p. 1380, § 1, effective July 1.
Subsection (6) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2001. (See L. 2000, p. 1380.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 33 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-61-107) › WILDLIFE (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-8-101) › Article 1 - WILDLIFE - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-1-128) › Section 33-1-127 - Nontoxic bullet pilot program - rules - repeal

(1)
The division shall cooperate and collaborate with one or more willing nongovernmental entities to design and promote a two-year nontoxic bullet pilot program that allows individuals who satisfy the requirements of the program to receive vouchers that offset the cost of purchasing hunting rounds that have nonlead bullets, focusing on areas where the exposure of wildlife populations to spent lead bullets is of special or potential concern. The division shall work with one or more willing nongovernmental entities to determine the scope of the pilot program.
(2)
To implement this section, the division may cooperate and collaborate with willing nongovernmental entities to:
(a)
Develop and distribute educational and promotional materials and brochures about the pilot program statewide; and
(b)
Identify range space for public demonstrations and educational activities and offer those activities at the identified range space.
(3)
The division shall cooperate and collaborate with willing nongovernmental entities to collect the results of the pilot program and report those results, including data on participation rates, to the commission and post this information to a publicly accessible division website.
(4)
The division shall designate a qualified entity, as determined by the division, to:
(a)
Educate hunters about the benefits of using nontoxic bullets in hunting; and
(b)
Publicize the nontoxic bullet pilot program, including using hunting brochures and the division's website.
(5)
The commission may promulgate rules reasonably necessary to implement this section.
(6)
To implement the pilot program in accordance with this section, the division shall not expend any money, other than for staff time, printing, and the creation of educational materials.
(7)
This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.
Added by 2023 Ch. 224,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2023.
2023 Ch. 224, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).