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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-118 - Powers of board

The board of directors is authorized to take conveyances or assurances in the name of the drainage district for all property acquired by it, and to institute and maintain any actions, proceedings, and suits at law or in equity, necessary or proper to fully carry out the provisions of this article or to enforce, maintain, protect, or preserve any rights, privileges, and immunities created by this article or acquired in pursuance thereof.
L. 23: p. 293, § 28. CSA: C. 57, § 154. CRS 53: § 47-12-28. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-28.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-119 - Purposes of district - powers of board of directors

The purposes for which the district is organized are to construct, operate, and maintain systems of drains and drainage works sufficient to reclaim and protect all lands and property within said district from seepage, waste waters, and storm waters. The board of directors may cause surveys to be made for ditches and drainage works and rights-of-way for said district and may cause drainage ditches, works, rights-of-way, and other property necessary for said district to be laid out, constructed, purchased, and acquired by condemnation or otherwise.
L. 23: p. 297, § 42. CSA: C. 57, § 168. CRS 53: § 47-12-42. L. 61: p. 368, § 3. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-42. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 1388, § 4, effective June 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-120 - Meetings of directors

The board of directors shall hold its regular meetings in the office of the drainage district on the first Tuesday in January, April, July, and October and such special meetings as may be required for the proper transaction of business. Special meetings shall be called by the president of the board or by any director. All special meetings of the board shall be held at locations which are within the boundaries of the district or which are within the boundaries of any county in which the 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 section governing the location of meetings may be waived only if 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 if 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 section and further stating the date, time, and place of such meeting.
L. 23: p. 292, § 24. CSA: C. 57, § 150. CRS 53: § 47-12-24. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-24. L. 90: Entire section amended, p. 1502, § 15, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-121 - Meetings public - quorum - records

Meetings of the board of directors shall be public, and two directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. On all questions requiring a vote there shall be a concurrence of at least two directors. The record of the board shall be open to the inspection of the public during business hours.
L. 23: p. 292, § 25. CSA: C. 57, § 151. CRS 53: § 47-12-25. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-25.
For provisions relating to open meetings, see part 4 of article 6 of title 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-122 - Directors may sell bonds

The board of directors may sell bonds from time to time in such quantities as may be necessary and most advantageous to raise money to carry out the objects and purposes of this article. Before making any sale, the board, by resolution, shall declare its intention to sell a specified amount of bonds, and the day, hour, and place of such sale, and shall cause such resolution to be entered in the minutes and notice of the sale to be given by the publication thereof in two consecutive insertions in a daily newspaper published in said district, and in any other newspaper, at the discretion of the board.
L. 23: p. 301, § 50. CSA: C. 57, § 176. CRS 53: § 47-12-50. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-50.
For publication of legal notices, see part 1 of article 70 of title 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-123 - No director interested in contract

No director or officer of the district shall be interested directly or indirectly, in any manner, in any contract awarded or to be awarded by the board or in the profits thereof, nor shall he or she receive any gratuity or bribe; and for any violation of this provision such officer commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section
18-1.3-401
, C.R.S., and such conviction shall work a forfeiture of his or her office.
L. 23: p. 303, § 54. CSA: C. 57, § 180. CRS 53: § 47-12-54. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-54. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 884, § 66, effective 7/1/1979. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 850, § 135, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1553, § 335, effective October 1.
The effective date for amendments made to this section by chapter 216, L. 77, was changed from July 1, 1978, to April 1, 1979, by chapter 1, First Extraordinary Session, L. 78, and was subsequently changed to July 1, 1979, by chapter 157, § 23, L. 79. See People v. McKenna, 199 Colo. 452 , 611 P.2d 574 (1980).
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-124 - Directors may contract - with whom

The board of directors has the power, without advertising for bids, to enter into a contract upon such terms as the board may regard as equitable, with any individual, partnership, corporation, or governmental entity or an irrigation or drainage district organized under the laws of this state or with more than one or with all of said parties, for the making of any surveys, plans, and specifications for a proposed drainage ditch, system, or works, or for the construction in whole or in part of such drainage ditch, system, or works, or for the joint use of any drainage ditch or drainage facilities; but no such contract involving an expenditure by said district of an amount in excess of twenty-five percent of the district's budget shall become effective and binding unless the question of making such contract has been submitted to and authorized at a general or special election of the qualified electors of the district.
L. 23: p. 304, § 56. CSA: C. 57, § 182. CRS 53: § 47-12-56. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-56. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 1351, § 2, effective July 1. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 1388, § 5, effective June 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-125 - Vacancy on board of directors

In case of a vacancy in the board of directors by failure of any person named or elected to the office to qualify, or by death, removal, or inability from any cause to properly discharge the duties of a director, the board of county commissioners of Mesa county, Colorado, shall appoint a director who shall hold his office until the next regular election in said district and until his successor is elected and qualified.
L. 23: p. 291, § 19. CSA: C. 57, § 145. CRS 53: § 47-12-19. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-19.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-126 - Bonds of directors

Each director shall execute a bond in the penal sum of two thousand dollars, with sureties approved by the county judge of Mesa county, Colorado, and file the same in the office of the county clerk and recorder of said county. Said bonds shall be in the form prescribed by law for county officers making the drainage district obligee therein.
L. 23: p. 287, § 6. CSA: C. 57, § 132. CRS 53: § 47-12-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-127 - Right of entry to survey

The directors, agents, and employees of the drainage district have the right to enter upon any land in the district to make surveys and to locate drainage ditches and laterals.
L. 23: p. 292, § 26. CSA: C. 57, § 152. CRS 53: § 47-12-26. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-26.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-128 - Treasurer of district

The board of directors shall choose one of its members to serve as treasurer of the board and may choose one of its members to serve as secretary of the board. The secretary and treasurer may be one person, and if such is the case, he shall be a member of the board. The treasurer shall execute a bond in a sum to be determined by the board of directors, with a corporate surety authorized and licensed to do business in this state as surety, and shall file the same in the office of the county clerk and recorder of Mesa county.
L. 23: p. 291, § 20. CSA: C. 57, § 146. CRS 53: § 47-12-20. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-20. L. 79: Entire section R&RE, p. 1352, § 3, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-129 - Salary and expenses of officers

Each director shall receive as per diem compensation for his or her services a sum not in excess of one hundred dollars per day, but not to exceed one thousand six hundred dollars per annum, as fixed by the board, together with actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties. No director shall receive any compensation as an officer, engineer, attorney, employee, or other agent of the district. Nothing contained in this article shall be construed as preventing the board from authorizing the reimbursement of any director for expenses incurred and appertaining to the activities of the district. The salary of the secretary shall be fixed by resolution of the board of directors.
L. 23: p. 291, § 21. CSA: C. 57, § 147. L. 51: p. 356, § 1. CRS 53: § 47-12-21. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-21. L. 73: p. 565, § 2. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 1352, § 4, effective July 1. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 121, § 2, effective March 24. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 158, § 5, effective 1/1/2008.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-130 - Location of office

The office of the drainage district shall be located in the county of Mesa, at a place to be determined by the board of directors of the drainage district. The board of directors shall elect a president from the members of the board, appoint a secretary who may or may not be a director, and adopt a seal.
L. 23: p. 292, § 22. CSA: C. 57, § 148. CRS 53: § 47-12-22. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-22.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-131 - Funds paid on warrant

The treasurer of the drainage district shall pay out of the funds of the district only upon warrants ordered by the board of directors of the drainage district, signed by its president and attested by its secretary, under the seal of the drainage district.
L. 23: p. 293, § 30. CSA: C. 57, § 156. CRS 53: § 47-12-30. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-30.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-132 - Warrants not paid draw interest

When any warrants of the drainage district are presented to the treasurer and there are no funds in his hands to pay the same, he shall stamp the same in the same manner as ordinary county warrants are stamped, and said warrants shall draw interest at the rate of six percent per annum from the date of their presentation until paid.
L. 23: p. 294, § 31. CSA: C. 57, § 157. CRS 53: § 47-12-31. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-31.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-133 - [Repealed]

L. 23: p. 294, § 32. CSA: C. 57, § 158. CRS 53: § 47-12-32. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-32. L. 75: Entire section amended, p. 223, § 78, effective July 16. L. 79: Entire section repealed, p. 1352, § 5, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-134 - [Repealed]

L. 23: p. 294, § 33. CSA: C. 57, § 159. CRS 53: § 47-12-33. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-33. L. 79: Entire section repealed, p. 1352, § 5, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-135 - Treasurer to report

At each regular meeting of the board of directors of the drainage district and at such other times as may be required by the board, the treasurer shall report in writing the amount of money on hand, the amount received since his last report, and the amount paid out, with a list of warrants presented since the last report. Said report shall be sworn to and filed with the secretary of the board of directors.
L. 23: p. 295, § 34. CSA: C. 57, § 160. CRS 53: § 47-12-34. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-34.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-136 - Treasurer's fees

The county treasurer of Mesa county, Colorado, shall charge and receive for duties required of him to be performed and for handling the taxes of said district the same fees and commissions as are paid to him under the laws of Colorado upon school taxes in counties of the first class.
L. 23: p. 296, § 41. CSA: C. 57, § 167. CRS 53: § 47-12-41. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-41.
For fees of county treasurer, see § 30-1-102.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-137 - Property taxable and service fees chargeable by district

(1)
In order to carry out the purposes of the district and the provisions of this article, the board of directors has the following powers:
(a)
Within the limits of the Grand Valley drainage district, to levy taxes of the same kinds and classes upon the taxable property, real, personal, or mixed, which is subject to taxation for state and county purposes in accordance with the laws of this state;
(b)
To designate specially benefited areas within the district as improvement districts and to levy, collect, and cause to be collected assessments fixed against real property in any such improvement district within the district;
(c)
To fix and, from time to time, increase or decrease and collect and cause to be collected rates, fees, and other service charges pertaining to the facilities of the district and to pledge revenues derived from such service charges for the payment of district securities. The board of directors may enforce the collection of such revenues by civil action or by any other means provided by law. Service charges may include, without limitation, minimum charges and charges for availability of the facilities or services relating to the facilities of the district. Such service charges may be charged to and collected in advance or otherwise by the district at any time or from time to time from any person owning real property within the district or from any occupancy of such property which directly or indirectly is, or has been, or will be connected with the district drainage system. Such service charges, as nearly as the district deems practicable and equitable, shall be reasonable and uniform for the same type, class, and amount of use. Reasonable penalties may be fixed for any delinquencies, including, without limitation, interest on delinquent service charges from any date due at a rate of not more than one percent per month, or fraction thereof, reasonable attorney fees, and other costs of collection. The district may prescribe and, when necessary, revise a schedule of such service charges.
L. 23: p. 295, § 35. CSA: C. 57, § 161. CRS 53: § 47-12-35. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-35. L. 83: Entire section R&RE, p. 1389, § 6, effective June 1. L. 2007: (1)(a) amended, p. 158, § 6, effective 1/1/2008.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-138 - General tax laws apply

The laws of this state for the collection of the general taxes, including the laws for the sale of property for taxes and the redemption of the same, shall apply and have full force and effect for the purposes of this article.
L. 23: p. 296, § 38. CSA: C. 57, § 164. CRS 53: § 47-12-38. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-38.
For collection of taxes, tax sales, and redemption, see articles 10, 11, and 12 of title 39.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-139 - Certification of property values

It is the duty of the county assessor of Mesa county, Colorado, in making his return each year, to designate the property situated within the limits of the said district and to certify to the board of directors of the said drainage district the total valuation for assessment of all taxable property within the district.
L. 23: p. 295, § 36. CSA: C. 57, § 162. CRS 53: § 47-12-36. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-36.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-140 - District tax on tax list and included in warrant

It is the duty of the county assessor of Mesa county, Colorado, as soon as the assessment roll is ready in each year for the extension of the taxes, to extend the same upon the tax list of the current year in a separate column properly headed in the same manner as other taxes are extended, carrying said district tax into the general total of all taxes for the year, and he shall include the said district taxes in his general warrant to the county treasurer for collection.
L. 23: p. 295, § 37. CSA: C. 57, § 163. CRS 53: § 47-12-37. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-37.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-141 - Certification and levy of tax

The board of directors of the Grand Valley drainage district shall, in accordance with the schedule prescribed by section
39-5-128
, C.R.S., certify to the board of county commissioners a statement showing the aggregate amount which, in the judgment of said drainage board, is necessary to raise from the taxable property of said district to create a fund for any of the purposes of said district. It is the duty of the board of county commissioners to levy, at the same time that other taxes are levied, such rate as will produce the aggregate amount so certified.
L. 23: p. 296, § 39. CSA: C. 57, § 165. CRS 53: § 47-12-39. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-39. L. 87: Entire section amended, p. 1408, § 8, effective April 22. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 158, § 7, effective 1/1/2008.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-142 - Title to property - tax exemption

The title to property acquired under the provisions of this article shall vest in such drainage district in its corporate name. Said property shall be held by such district in trust for and is dedicated and set apart for the uses and purposes set forth in this article and shall be exempt from taxation, and the board of directors is authorized to hold, use and acquire, manage, occupy, and possess said property.
L. 23: p. 293, § 27. CSA: C. 57, § 153. CRS 53: § 47-12-27. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-27.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-143 - General tax exemptions apply

Property exempt under the constitution and laws of Colorado from the payment of taxes shall be exempt from the payment of taxes in the Grand Valley drainage district.
L. 23: p. 296, § 40. CSA: C. 57, § 166. CRS 53: § 47-12-40. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-40. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 158, § 8, effective 1/1/2008.
For property tax exemptions, see article 3 of title 39 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-144 - Election on bonds

For the purpose of constructing a drainage system and necessary works for the drainage district and acquiring the necessary property and rights-of-way therefor, of paying the first year's interest on the bonds authorized in this article, and of otherwise carrying out the provisions of this article, the board of directors of the drainage district may estimate and determine the amount of money necessary to be raised for such purposes and is empowered to call a special election, at which election shall be submitted to the qualified taxpaying electors of the drainage district the question of whether or not the bonds of said district shall be issued in the amount so determined.
L. 23: p. 298, § 45. CSA: C. 57, § 171. CRS 53: § 47-12-45. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-45.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-145 - Procedure of holding of election

A notice of such election shall be given as provided in this article. The notice shall specify the time of holding the election and the amount of bonds proposed to be issued. The election shall be held and the results determined and declared as nearly as possible in conformity with the provisions of this article governing the election of directors. No informalities in conducting such election shall invalidate the same if the election has been otherwise fairly conducted. At such election the ballots shall contain the words "Bonds - Yes" or "Bonds - No".
L. 23: p. 299, § 46. CSA: C. 57, § 172. CRS 53: § 47-12-46. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-46.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-146 - [Repealed]

L. 23: p. 299, § 47. CSA: C. 57, § 173. CRS 53: § 47-12-47. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-47. L. 98: Entire section repealed, p. 122, § 3, effective March 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-147 - Majority vote bonds issued - form of bonds and coupons

If the majority of the votes cast is "Bonds - Yes", the board of directors shall issue negotiable coupon bonds of the district. Bonds shall bear interest at a rate or rates such that the net effective interest rate of the issue of bonds does not exceed the maximum net effective interest rate authorized, payable semiannually, and shall be due and payable serially, either annually or semiannually, commencing not later than three years and extending not more than twenty years from date. The form and terms of said bonds, including provisions for their payment and redemption, shall be determined by the board. If the board so determines, such bonds may be redeemable prior to maturity upon payment of a premium, not exceeding three percent of the principal thereof. Said bonds shall be executed in the name of and on behalf of the district and signed by the president with the seal of the district affixed thereto and attested by the secretary. Said bonds shall be in such denominations as the board shall determine, and the bonds and coupons thereto attached shall be payable to bearer. Interest coupons shall bear the original or facsimile signature of the president.
L. 23: p. 300, § 48. CSA: C. 57, § 74. CRS 53: § 47-12-48. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-48. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 122, § 4, effective March 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-148 - Authorization of different series of payments

The drainage district may by a majority vote of the legal electors of said district provide for the issuance of bonds that will mature in any number of years not to exceed forty and arrange for the payment thereof in series.
L. 23: p. 301, § 49. CSA: C. 57, § 175. CRS 53: § 47-12-49. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-49.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-149 - Contents of notice - sale

The notice shall state that sealed proposals will be received by the board of directors at the office of the drainage district for the purchase of the bonds until the day and hour named in the resolution. At the time appointed, the board shall open the proposals and award the purchase of the bonds to the highest responsible bidder or may reject all bids; thereafter, if all bids are rejected, the board may readvertise or sell said bonds at private sale.
L. 23: p. 301, § 51. CSA: C. 57, § 177. CRS 53: § 47-12-51. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-51.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-150 - Levy of tax for payment

For the half-yearly interest accruing on such bonds actually issued and delivered, the board of directors of said district shall levy annually a sufficient tax to fully discharge such interest, and, for the ultimate redemption of such bonds, they shall levy annually such tax upon all the taxable property of such district as will create a yearly fund sufficient to pay the bonds maturing in such year. All taxes for interest on and for the redemption of such bonds shall be paid in cash only and shall be kept by the district treasurer as a special fund to be used in payment of interest on, and for the payment of, such bonds annually, and such tax shall be levied and collected as other taxes. If the board of directors of the district fails to levy and certify such taxes to the board of county commissioners of Mesa county, it nevertheless is the duty of such board of county commissioners to levy such taxes.
L. 23: p. 301, § 52. CSA: C. 57, § 178. CRS 53: § 47-12-52. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-52.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-151 - Judicial confirmation of bonds

The board of directors of the drainage district may commence special proceedings in the district court of Mesa county, Colorado, in and by which the proceedings of said board in said district, providing for and authorizing the issue and sale of the bonds of said district, whether said bonds have or have not been sold or disposed of, may be judicially examined, approved, and confirmed, and the proceedings shall be in conformity with the law regulating like proceedings for the examination, approval, and confirmation of the organization and bonds of irrigation districts.
L. 23: p. 305, § 59. CSA: C. 57, § 185. CRS 53: § 47-12-59. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-59.
For confirmation proceedings of irrigation districts, see §§ 37-41-151 to 37-41-155.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-152 - Right of eminent domain

The board of directors has the power to construct the said works across any watercourse, street, avenue, highway, railway, canal, or ditch which the route of such drainage system or any branch thereof intersects or crosses. If any railroad company or the owners and controllers of said property, thing, and franchise to be crossed or the owner of land necessary for said drainage district and the board of directors cannot agree upon the amount to be paid therefor, the same shall be ascertained and determined in all respects as is provided by law in respect to the taking of land for public uses by the exercise of the right of eminent domain, the right to the exercise of which is conferred on said drainage district. Such right of eminent domain shall be exercised in the manner prescribed by article
1
of title
38
, C.R.S., provided a juror in such proceeding shall not be disqualified by reason of being a resident or taxpayer within said district.
L. 23: p. 302, § 53. CSA: C. 57, § 179. CRS 53: § 47-12-53. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-53.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-153 - Publication of notice for bids

After adopting a plan for a drainage system, the board of directors may give notice by publication in a newspaper published within said district, in two consecutive publications of said newspaper, and in such other newspapers as may be deemed advisable, calling for bids for the construction of said work or any portion thereof; if less than the whole, then the portion of said system to be constructed shall be described in the notice. The notice shall set forth where the plans and specifications may be seen and that sealed proposals will be received at the office of the drainage district and a contract let to the lowest responsible bidder, giving the time and place for opening the proposals, which, at said time and place, shall be opened in public. The board of directors may enter into a contract, subject to the provisions of section
37-31-119
, with the lowest responsible bidder for the construction of the whole or any portion of the work mentioned in the notice, or may reject all bids and readvertise for proposals, or may proceed to construct the work under the supervision of the board of directors.
L. 23: p. 297, § 43. CSA: C. 57, § 169. CRS 53: § 47-12-43. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-43.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-154 - Contractor's bond - engineer to supervise

The person to whom the contract may be awarded shall execute a bond in the penal sum of not less than twenty percent of the contract price, with surety to be approved by the board of directors, payable to the drainage district and conditioned upon the faithful performance of the contract. All work shall be done under the direction and to the satisfaction of the engineer employed by the drainage district and subject to approval by the board of directors.
L. 23: p. 298, § 44. CSA: C. 57, § 170. CRS 53: § 47-12-44. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-44.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-155 - Use of existing drainage works

If, after adopting plans for the drainage of the district, it is found that any ditch or drainage work has been constructed in whole or in part conforming with the general plan of drainage for the district, the board may contract for the use and control of such drainage ditch or work, which use and control may be exclusive in said district, or it may be in conjunction with those owning or controlling such ditch or drainage work.
L. 23: p. 304, § 58. CSA: C. 57, § 184. CRS 53: § 47-12-58. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-58.
For publication of legal notices, see part 1 of article 70 of title 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-156 - Sale of district property

The board of directors of said drainage district has the right to sell and transfer by proper conveyance any real estate or personal property belonging to said district when in the opinion of said board such property is no longer needed by the said district.
L. 23: p. 304, § 57. CSA: C. 57, § 183. CRS 53: § 47-12-57. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-57.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 31 - GRAND VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-31-101 — 37-31-157) › Section 37-31-157 - Proof of existence of district

In all actions, suits, and judicial proceedings in any court in this state, the court shall take judicial notice of the organization and existence of the district from and after the filing for record in the office of the county clerk and recorder of Mesa county, Colorado, of a certified copy of the order of the board of directors of said district made at the time of the organization of the board. A certified copy of such order shall be prima facie evidence in all actions, suits, and proceedings in any court in this state of the regular and legal formation or organization of said district, and, if the formation or organization of said district has not been questioned by proceedings in quo warranto instituted in the district court of Mesa county, Colorado, within sixty days after the date of filing of such order, it shall be conclusive evidence of its due and lawful formation and organization. The said order shall state that no sufficient remonstrance was filed as in this article provided and that the Grand Valley drainage district was organized.
L. 23: p. 303, § 55. CSA: C. 57, § 181. CRS 53: § 47-12-55. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-12-55. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 159, § 9, effective 1/1/2008.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 32 - BANKRUPTCY OF DISTRICTS (§§ 37-32-101 — 37-32-106) › Section 37-32-101 - Legislative declaration

The general assembly declares that this article is necessary by reason of general economic conditions now prevailing in the agricultural sections of this state. Said conditions make it impossible for the owners of land in many such districts to pay the general and special taxes and assessments levied against their property. As a result thereof the delinquencies seriously affect the ability of counties and other governmental agencies in which such districts are located to obtain the revenue necessary to conduct governmental functions. The relief afforded to such districts by this article is urgently necessary in order to permit the performance of local governmental functions of the state in those sections thereof in which such districts are located.
L. 39: p. 446, § 7. CSA: C. 57, § 201. CRS 53: § 47-13-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-13-6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 32 - BANKRUPTCY OF DISTRICTS (§§ 37-32-101 — 37-32-106) › Section 37-32-102 - Irrigation or drainage districts authorized to file petition and carry out plan of composition

Any irrigation or drainage district organized under the laws of the state of Colorado is authorized to take advantage of the provisions of an act of the congress of the United States entitled "An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States.", approved July 1, 1898, and all acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto. Any such district is hereby specifically authorized to file the petition mentioned in chapter 9 of the federal bankruptcy code of 1978 (Title 11 of the United States Code). Any such district is authorized to take any necessary requisite or proper action to carry out the plan of composition filed with said petition, or any modification of such plan thereafter accepted in writing by such district, if such original or modified plan is also approved by the United States district court having jurisdiction of the matter.
L. 39: p. 445, § 1. CSA: C. 57, § 195. CRS 53: § 47-13-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-13-1. L. 80: Entire section amended, p. 785, § 13, effective June 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 32 - BANKRUPTCY OF DISTRICTS (§§ 37-32-101 — 37-32-106) › Section 37-32-103 - Directors to adopt resolution

Before the filing of such petition, the board of directors of such district shall adopt a resolution authorizing the filing thereof.
L. 39: p. 445, § 2. CSA: C. 57, § 196. CRS 53: § 47-13-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-13-2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 32 - BANKRUPTCY OF DISTRICTS (§§ 37-32-101 — 37-32-106) › Section 37-32-104 - Issuance of new bonds

(1)
If the plan of composition approved by the United States district court provides for the issuance of new bonds of such district and deposit thereof with such court, or such agency as it may appoint for the purpose, for the delivery of such new bonds to the creditors of the district in exchange for outstanding evidences of indebtedness of the district, such new bonds may be issued:
(a)
In the case of an irrigation district, under the provisions of sections
37-43-144
to
37-43-155
, or under any other law; and
(b)
In the case of a drainage district, either:
(I)
In the manner and with the rights of enforcement and privileges of payment provided for by article
25
of this title, insofar as applicable;
(II)
Under the provisions of article
26
of this title, insofar as applicable; or
(III)
Under any other law adopted after March 20, 1939.
L. 39: p. 445, § 3. CSA: C. 57, § 197. CRS 53: § 47-13-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-13-3.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 32 - BANKRUPTCY OF DISTRICTS (§§ 37-32-101 — 37-32-106) › Section 37-32-105 - Districts may cancel taxes or assessments

In carrying out any such plan of composition of its indebtedness, any such district has power to cancel or reduce any taxes or assessments theretofore levied or made by said district for the purpose of raising money to pay the principal of or interest upon bonds or warrants sought to be refunded by such plan, upon any real property in such district, and to cancel or reduce any interest, penalties, or costs that may have accrued by reason of any delinquency in the payment of such taxes or assessments.
L. 39: p. 446, § 4. CSA: C. 57, § 198. CRS 53: § 47-13-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-13-4.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 32 - BANKRUPTCY OF DISTRICTS (§§ 37-32-101 — 37-32-106) › Section 37-32-106 - Powers not limited by article

The enumeration of powers in this article shall not exclude powers not mentioned in this article which may be necessary for, or incidental to, the accomplishment of the purposes of this article and the carrying out of such plan of composition.
L. 39: p. 446, § 5. CSA: C. 57, § 199. CRS 53: § 47-13-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-13-5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 33 - MARSH LAND (§§ 37-33-101 — 37-33-109) › Section 37-33-101 - Draining marsh lands

Whenever any person or corporation desires to construct, enlarge, or extend a drainage ditch or drain for the purpose of draining and reclaiming seeped or marshy land included within any irrigation district in this state, it shall file with the board of directors of such irrigation district in which such improvements are to be located a petition signed by one or more of the landowners who own the major portion of the land which would be affected by the proposed improvement.
L. 27: p. 305, § 1. CSA: C. 57, § 186. CRS 53: § 47-14-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-14-1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 33 - MARSH LAND (§§ 37-33-101 — 37-33-109) › Section 37-33-102 - Lists of lands affected

Said petition shall set forth the necessity and probable benefits of such drainage ditch or drain, together with a list of the lands affected by the proposed improvement and the names and addresses of the owners of such lands, and there shall be attached to said petition a plat showing the approximate direction, size, and length of said drainage ditch or drain.
L. 27: p. 305, § 2. CSA: C. 57, § 187. CRS 53: § 47-14-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-14-2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 33 - MARSH LAND (§§ 37-33-101 — 37-33-109) › Section 37-33-103 - Bond

The petitioner shall give good and sufficient bond, payable to the irrigation district in which such lands are included and approved by the board of directors of such district, conditioned in case said drainage ditch or drain, from any cause whatsoever, is not constructed, to pay all expenses incurred by the irrigation district on account of said proposed improvement.
L. 27: p. 306, § 3. CSA: C. 57, § 188. CRS 53: § 47-14-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-14-3.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 33 - MARSH LAND (§§ 37-33-101 — 37-33-109) › Section 37-33-104 - May employ engineer - hearing

When such petition, plat, and bond are filed, the board of directors of said irrigation district in which such improvements are to be made shall proceed at once to view the line of the proposed drainage ditch or drain and the lands affected thereby, and, if in its opinion it is necessary, shall employ an engineer to prepare accurate surveys and estimates of the proposed work and shall set the day and place for hearing all interested parties, receiving protests, information, and any matter in relation to the proposed improvement, and shall notify all resident landowners affected by such improvement by personal service fifteen days prior to the date of such meeting. If personal service of such notice cannot be had, or if any of said landowners are nonresidents, then such notice shall be sent through the mail at least fifteen days prior to said meeting.
L. 27: p. 306, § 4. CSA: C. 57, § 189. CRS 53: § 47-14-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-14-4.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 33 - MARSH LAND (§§ 37-33-101 — 37-33-109) › Section 37-33-105 - Method of hearing

All persons whose lands may be affected may appear at the time specified for said meeting before said board of directors and present such testimony and affidavits as shall relate to the proposed drainage system or ditch with such recommendations as to them shall seem pertinent and necessary.
L. 27: p. 306, § 5. CSA: C. 57, § 190. CRS 53: § 47-14-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-14-5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 37 - WATER AND IRRIGATION (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-99-103) › DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (§§ 37-20-101 — 37-33-109) › Article 33 - MARSH LAND (§§ 37-33-101 — 37-33-109) › Section 37-33-106 - When improvement not feasible

If the board of directors finds that the proposed improvement is not feasible, it shall so determine, and the costs and expenses incurred shall be paid by the original petitioners as provided under their bond.
L. 27: p. 307, § 6. CSA: C. 57, § 191. CRS 53: § 47-14-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-14-6.