reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 1 - STATE, COUNTY, AND DISTRICT FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-65-116) › Section 35-65-112 - Fairground - manager - lease

The board of county commissioners of any county in this state in its discretion, after the purchase or lease and the improvement of the land for fairground purposes as provided for in section
35-65-111
, may appoint some person to look after, operate, and conduct county fairs on said fairgrounds during each year; or the said board of county commissioners may in its discretion rent or lease the said fairgrounds and improvements thereon for such rental and for such term or period of time as it deems reasonable and proper to any corporation not for pecuniary profit duly organized under the laws of the state of Colorado for the purpose of conducting, operating, and holding a county fair for the promotion of all mechanical and industrial products and agricultural, horticultural, livestock, and other products and exhibits and also for the purpose of conducting races, sports, and other entertainment usually given at county fairs.
L. 15: p. 232, § 2. C.L. § 483. CSA: C. 65, § 18. L. 49: p. 400, § 2. CRS 53: § 54-1-13. C.R.S. 1963: § 54-1-12.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 1 - STATE, COUNTY, AND DISTRICT FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-65-116) › Section 35-65-113 - County fairgrounds - appropriation

The board of county commissioners of each county in this state has the power each year to appropriate from the county general fund such money as may be necessary for the purpose of purchasing, leasing, and improving the fairgrounds mentioned in sections
35-65-111
and
35-65-112
.
L. 15: p. 233, § 3. C.L. § 484. CSA: C. 65, § 19. L. 49: p. 401, § 3. L. 51: p. 299, § 13. L. 53: p. 285, § 2. CRS 53: § 54-1-14. C.R.S. 1963: § 54-1-13.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 1 - STATE, COUNTY, AND DISTRICT FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-65-116) › Section 35-65-114 - Appropriation for maintenance

If the board of county commissioners of any county in this state elects to conduct, operate, and manage the annual fair in its county or if it elects to lease the fairgrounds and improvements thereon as provided in this article, it is authorized to appropriate from the county general fund for that purpose the amount of money necessary therefor and for the necessary improvements and repairs of said buildings and fairgrounds, and to keep the same in repair, and to pay all costs and expenses incidental to the conducting and managing for said annual fair in its county.
L. 15: p. 233, § 4. C.L. § 485. CSA: C. 65, § 20. L. 49: p. 401, § 4. L. 51: p. 299, § 14. CRS 53: § 54-1-15. C.R.S. 1963: § 54-1-14.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 1 - STATE, COUNTY, AND DISTRICT FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-65-116) › Section 35-65-115 - District and regional fairs

The boards of county commissioners of the various counties, for the purpose of promoting and encouraging regional or district fairs in regions or districts of which their counties are a part, may use such portions of their county fair funds as may be agreed upon by the boards of county commissioners in the various counties in the region or district to establish, operate, and conduct regional fairs at a centrally located point in said district or region. No district or regional fair shall be held on any of the days of each year on which the Colorado state fair and industrial exposition is held.
L. 53: p. 286, § 3. CRS 53: § 54-1-16. C.R.S. 1963: § 54-1-15.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 1 - STATE, COUNTY, AND DISTRICT FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-65-116) › Section 35-65-116 - Race meets - dates - licenses - fees

(1)
The board is authorized to obtain a license to conduct horse race meets at the Colorado state fair and industrial exposition pursuant to article
32
of title
44
. For the purposes of this section, the limitations in section
44-32-512
shall not apply, and the horse race meets shall be conducted as approved by the Colorado racing commission at the Colorado state fair and industrial exposition during its duration.
(2)
In lieu of obtaining a license to conduct a horse race meet, the board is authorized to contract for the conduct of horse race meets at the Colorado state fair and industrial exposition with a private, nonprofit person licensed to conduct horse race meets within forty miles of the state fair grounds, subject to authorization by the Colorado racing commission pursuant to section
44-32-512
. The meet and the race days of the meet conducted at the Colorado state fair and industrial exposition shall be in addition to the number of meets and race days permitted the licensee pursuant to section
44-32-603
.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 26,§ 20, eff. 10/1/2018.
L. 65: p. 621, § 3. C.R.S. 1963: § 54-1-16. L. 67: p. 434, § 1. L. 69: p. 1088, § 1. L. 83: (1) amended and (2) repealed, pp. 1371, 1374, §§ 5, 19, effective June 2. L. 84: (2) RC&RE, p. 945, § 1, effective March 26. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1238, § 11, effective July 1. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (HB 18-1024), ch. 26, p. 324, § 20, effective October 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 2 - [Repealed] (§ 35-65-201) › Section 35-65-201 - and 35-65-202 - [Repealed]

L. 77: Entire part repealed, p. 293, § 14, effective May 26.
This part 2 was numbered as article 2 of chapter 54, C.R.S. 1963.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 3 - REVENUE BONDS (§§ 35-65-301 — 35-65-310) › Section 35-65-301 - Board may issue revenue bonds

(1)
The board may authorize and issue revenue bonds to finance additional facilities for the board and the Colorado state fair and industrial exposition.
(2)
Such revenue bonds shall be authorized and issued only by resolution of the board, which resolution shall conform to the requirements of section
35-65-302
. Such bonds may be issued only after approval by both houses of the general assembly either acting by bill or joint resolution and after approval by the governor in accordance with section 39 of article V of the state constitution.
(3)
All bonds issued pursuant to the terms of this part 3 shall provide that:
(a)
No holder of any such bond may compel the state or any subdivision thereof to exercise its appropriation or taxing power;
(b)
The bond does not constitute a debt of the state and is payable from the net revenues from the operation of the additional facilities acquired or provided pursuant to this part 3 and from contributions by nonstate sources for such additional facilities.
L. 75: Entire part added, p. 1353, § 1, effective July 14. L. 83: (1) and (2) amended, p. 1371, § 7, effective June 2. L. 89: (3)(b) amended, p. 1413, § 4, effective July 1. L. 97: (2) and (3)(b) amended, p. 817, § 7, effective June 30.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 3 - REVENUE BONDS (§§ 35-65-301 — 35-65-310) › Section 35-65-302 - Resolution

(1)
Any resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds under the terms of this part 3 shall:
(a)
State the date of issuance of the bonds;
(b)
State a maturity date or dates during a period not to exceed thirty years from the date of issuance of the bonds;
(c)
State the interest rate or rates on, and the denomination or denominations of, the bonds;
(d)
State the form of the bond, whether bearer or registered;
(e)
State the medium of payment of the bonds and the place where the bonds will be paid.
(2)
Any resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds under the terms of this part 3 may:
(a)
State that the bonds are to be issued in one or more series;
(b)
State a rank or priority of the bonds;
(c)
Provide for redemption of the bonds prior to maturity, with or without premium.
L. 75: Entire part added, p. 1354, § 1, effective July 14.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 3 - REVENUE BONDS (§§ 35-65-301 — 35-65-310) › Section 35-65-303 - Sale of bonds

(1)
Any bonds issued pursuant to the terms of this part 3 may be sold at public or private sale.
(2)
If bonds are to be sold at a public sale, the board shall advertise the sale in such manner as the board deems appropriate.
(3)
Each bond issued pursuant to the terms of this section shall be sold at the price, in the manner, and at such time as the board shall designate. The board may pay any fees, expenses, or commissions which it deems necessary or desirable to accomplish the sale of said bonds. The authority to fix the date of sale of the bonds, to receive bids or proposals, to award and sell bonds, to fix interest rates, and to take all other actions necessary to sell and deliver bonds may be delegated to an officer or agent of the authority.
(4)
Pending preparation of the actual bonds, interim receipts or certificates may be issued to the purchaser of the bonds in such form and containing such provisions as the board deems appropriate.
L. 75: Entire part added, p. 1354, § 1, effective July 14. L. 83: (4) amended, p. 1371, § 8, effective June 2. L. 89: (3) amended, p. 1413, § 5, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 3 - REVENUE BONDS (§§ 35-65-301 — 35-65-310) › Section 35-65-304 - Negotiability

Notwithstanding any provisions of the law to the contrary, all bonds issued pursuant to this part 3 are negotiable.
L. 75: Entire part added, p. 1354, § 1, effective July 14.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 3 - REVENUE BONDS (§§ 35-65-301 — 35-65-310) › Section 35-65-305 - Power to secure bonds

(1)
The board, in connection with the issuance of bonds and in order to secure the payment of the bonds and the interest thereon, has the power, by resolution:
(a)
To provide that the bonds issued under this part 3 shall be payable from and may be secured by a pledge of and lien on any or all net revenues derived from, and shall be payable from:
(I)
Fees, rentals, and other charges for the use of the additional facilities acquired or provided with the proceeds of said bonds or any one or more additional facilities acquired or provided with proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to this part 3; and
(II)
Contributions from nonstate sources for such facility or facilities;
(b)
To covenant with or for the benefit of the holders of bonds issued under this part 3 that, so long as any of the bonds remain outstanding and unpaid, the board shall prescribe service charges, fees, and rentals and shall revise the same when necessary so that the additional facility or facilities for which the bonds are issued shall always remain self-supporting, with revenues, including donations from nonstate sources for such additional facility or facilities, sufficient:
(I)
To provide for all expenses of operation, maintenance, expansion, and replacement of any facilities from which such revenues are derived;
(II)
To pay, when due, all bonds and interest thereon; and
(III)
To provide reasonable reserves for such purposes.
L. 75: Entire part added, p. 1354, § 1, effective July 14. L. 83: IP(1) and IP(1)(b) amended, p. 1372, § 9, effective June 2. L. 89: (1)(a), IP(1)(b), and (1)(b)(I) amended, p. 1413, § 6, effective July 1. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 817, § 8, effective June 30.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 3 - REVENUE BONDS (§§ 35-65-301 — 35-65-310) › Section 35-65-306 - Provision of bond resolution - covenants

(1)
A resolution pertaining to issuance of bonds under this part 3 may contain covenants as to:
(a)
The purpose to which the proceeds of sale of the bonds may be applied and to the use and disposition thereof;
(b)
The use and disposition of the revenues of the project for which the bonds are to be issued;
(c)
Such matters as are customary in the issuance of revenue bonds including without limitation the issuance and lien position of other or additional bonds, payable from the net revenue received for the operation of the additional facilities acquired or provided pursuant to this part 3 and contributions from nonstate sources for such facilities;
(d)
Books of account and the inspection and audit thereof.
(2)
Any resolution made pursuant to the terms of this part 3 shall be deemed a contract with the holders of the bonds, and the duties of the board under such resolution shall be enforceable by any appropriate action in a court of competent jurisdiction.
L. 75: Entire part added, p. 1355, § 1, effective July 14. L. 83: (2) amended, p. 1372, § 10, effective June 2. L. 89: (1)(c) R&RE, p. 1414, § 7, effective July 1. L. 97: (1)(c) amended, p. 818, § 9, effective June 30.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 3 - REVENUE BONDS (§§ 35-65-301 — 35-65-310) › Section 35-65-307 - Validity of bonds

(1)
Bonds issued under this part 3 and bearing the signatures of officers in office on the date of the signing thereof shall be valid and binding obligations, notwithstanding that, before the delivery thereof and payment therefor, any or all of the persons whose signatures appear thereon have ceased to be officers of the board.
(2)
The validity of the bonds shall not be dependent on or affected by the validity or regularity of any proceedings relating to the construction, acquisition, improvement, reconstruction, or extension of the facilities of the Colorado state fair and industrial exposition financed by the bonds or done in connection therewith.
L. 75: Entire part added, p. 1355, § 1, effective July 14. L. 83: (1) amended, p. 1372, § 11, effective June 2. L. 97: (2) amended, p. 818, § 10, effective June 30.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 3 - REVENUE BONDS (§§ 35-65-301 — 35-65-310) › Section 35-65-308 - Prior lien of bonds

(1)
Except as otherwise provided in the resolution authorizing the bonds, all bonds of the same issue under this part 3 shall have a prior and paramount lien on the net revenues of the additional facilities acquired or provided pursuant to this part 3 for which the bonds have been issued and contributions from nonstate sources for such facilities. The board may provide for preferential security for any bonds, both principal and interest, to be issued under this part 3 to the extent deemed feasible and desirable by such board over any bonds that may be issued thereafter.
(2)
Bonds of the same issue or series issued under this part 3 shall be equally and ratably secured, without priority by reason of number, date, sale, execution, or delivery, by a lien on the net revenue pledged in accordance with the terms of the resolution authorizing the bonds.
L. 75: Entire part added, p. 1355, § 1, effective July 14. L. 83: (1) amended, p. 1372, § 12, effective June 2. L. 89: (1) amended, p. 1414, § 8, effective July 1. L. 97: (1) amended, p. 819, § 11, effective June 30.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 3 - REVENUE BONDS (§§ 35-65-301 — 35-65-310) › Section 35-65-309 - [Repealed]

L. 83: Entire section added, p. 1371, § 6, effective June 2. L. 97: Entire section repealed, p. 819, § 12, effective June 30.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 3 - REVENUE BONDS (§§ 35-65-301 — 35-65-310) › Section 35-65-310 - Colorado state fair authority board - bonds

On June 30, 1997, any bonds issued pursuant to this part 3 shall become an obligation of the Colorado state fair authority to the same extent that they were an obligation of the board of commissioners of the Colorado state fair authority before said date.
L. 97: Entire section added, p. 819, § 13, effective June 30.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 4 - STATE FAIR AUTHORITY (§§ 35-65-401 — 35-65-408) › Section 35-65-402 - [Repealed]

L. 94: Entire section added, p. 1251, § 3, effective July 1. L. 96: (2)(c) amended, p. 627, § 47, effective July 1; (2)(c) amended, p. 1463, § 12, effective 1/1/1997. L. 97: Entire section repealed, p. 820, § 16, effective June 30.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 4 - STATE FAIR AUTHORITY (§§ 35-65-401 — 35-65-408) › Section 35-65-403 - Office of manager of the Colorado state fair authority - creation

(1)
The office of manager of the Colorado state fair authority is hereby created. The commissioner of agriculture, in consultation with the board, shall appoint and employ a manager of the Colorado state fair authority. The person appointed and employed as the manager must have knowledge of livestock, agriculture, horticulture, industry, recreation, education, and scientific facilities, processes, and products of the state of Colorado and must have experience in fair management and promotion. The manager shall serve for an indefinite term, must not hold any other public office, and must devote the manager's entire time to the service of the state in the discharge of the manager's official duties. The appointment or removal of the manager is subject to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution and the statutes enacted pursuant to that section. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the office of manager of the Colorado state fair authority is a position in the senior executive service for purposes of section
24-50-104(5)(c)
.
(2)
The manager is the chief administrative head of the Colorado state fair authority under the direction and supervision of the board; has general supervision and control of all activities, functions, and employees of the Colorado state fair authority; and shall exercise all necessary powers incident thereto. The manager shall exercise all the powers and functions of the board in the interim of its meetings and shall perform such other duties as prescribed by the board or by law. The office of manager is a
type 1
entity, as defined in section
24-1-105
.
(3)
Any current state fair authority employee who was previously certified under the state personnel system and who is returning to the state personnel system pursuant to this part 4, as amended by House Bill 97-1342, enacted at the first regular session of the sixty-first general assembly, shall be eligible for reinstatement.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 469,§152, eff. 8/10/2022.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 91,§3, eff. 8/10/2022, app. to the appointment of any manager of the Colorado state fair authority on or after the effective date of this act.
L. 97: Entire section added, p. 813, § 2, effective June 30. L. 98: (1) amended, p. 677, § 6, effective August 5.
2022 Ch. 469, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2022 Ch. 91, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 4 - STATE FAIR AUTHORITY (§§ 35-65-401 — 35-65-408) › Section 35-65-404 - Transfer of property

(1)
On June 30, 1997, all items of property, real and personal, including office furniture and fixtures, books, documents, and records of the Colorado state fair authority, as it existed prior to said date, are transferred to the Colorado state fair authority, created in the department of agriculture, and shall become the property thereof.
(2)
On and after June 30, 1997, whenever the Colorado state fair authority or the board of commissioners of the Colorado state fair authority, as they existed prior to June 30, 1997, is referred to or designated by any contract or other document in connection with the Colorado state fair and industrial exposition, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the Colorado state fair authority and the board of commissioners of the Colorado state fair authority, created pursuant to section
35-65-401
. All contracts entered into by the authority or its board prior to June 30, 1997, in connection with the Colorado state fair and industrial exposition, are hereby validated, with the Colorado state fair authority, created in the department of agriculture, succeeding to all rights and obligations under such contracts.
(3)
No suit, action, or other judicial or administrative proceeding lawfully commenced prior to June 30, 1997, or which could have been commenced prior to said date, by or against the Colorado state fair authority, its board of commissioners, or any officer thereof in such officer's official capacity or in relation to the discharge of the official's duties shall abate by reason of the abolishment of the Colorado state fair authority and its board, as they existed prior to said date, and the creation, in the department of agriculture, of the Colorado state fair authority and the board of commissioners of the Colorado state fair authority.
L. 97: Entire section added, p. 813, § 2, effective June 30.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 4 - STATE FAIR AUTHORITY (§§ 35-65-401 — 35-65-408) › Section 35-65-405 - Colorado state fair authority - board of commissioners - enterprise status

(1)
The Colorado state fair authority and the board of commissioners of the Colorado state fair authority, created pursuant to section
35-65-401
, shall constitute an enterprise for the purposes of section 20 of article X of the state constitution, so long as the board retains the authority to issue revenue bonds and the Colorado state fair authority receives less than ten percent of its total annual revenues in grants, as defined in section
24-77-102(7)
, C.R.S., from all Colorado state and local governments combined. So long as it constitutes an enterprise pursuant to this subsection (1), the authority and the board shall not be subject to any provisions of section 20 of article X of the state constitution.
(2)
For purposes of part 2 of article
72
of title
24
, C.R.S., the records of the Colorado state fair authority and the board of commissioners of the Colorado state fair authority shall be public records, as defined in section
24-72-202(6)
, C.R.S., regardless of whether the authority and the board constitute an enterprise pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.
L. 97: Entire section added, p. 813, § 2, effective June 30.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 4 - STATE FAIR AUTHORITY (§§ 35-65-401 — 35-65-408) › Section 35-65-406 - Annual reports

(1)
Notwithstanding section
24-1-136(11)(a)(I)
, the Colorado state fair authority and its board of commissioners shall submit copies of an annual report to the governor and the members of the general assembly on or before January 31 of each year or within ten business days after the legislative audit committee, or a successor committee, releases the Colorado state fair authority's financial audit, whichever is later. The report must include the following information for the fiscal year ending in the calendar year before the annual report is submitted and for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year prepared in a comparison format and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles:
(a)
A statement of revenues and expenses resulting from:
(I)
Operation of the annual Colorado state fair and industrial exposition events; and
(II)
Operation of events on any of the facilities at the Colorado state fair and exposition that are not annual Colorado state fair and industrial exposition events;
(b)
A statement of the financial position of the Colorado state fair and industrial exposition as of June 30 of each such fiscal year;
(c)
A statement of outstanding revenue bonds issued by the board, including evidence of compliance with applicable bond covenants;
(d)
A statement of cash flow for the Colorado state fair and industrial exposition;
(e)
A summary of attendance for the Colorado state fair and industrial exposition;
(f)
The number of annual Colorado state fair and industrial exposition events and the number of events operated on any of the facilities of the Colorado state fair and industrial exposition that were not Colorado state fair and industrial exposition events; and
(g)
A statement of revenues and expenses resulting from the operation of the annual Colorado state fair and industrial exposition for the most recent period ending September 30, including a summary of attendance.
(2)
The annual report submitted pursuant to this section shall include any recommendations for change in the statutes that the board or manager deems necessary or desirable, including but not limited to any change to part 14 of article
30
of title
24
, C.R.S., and the "Procurement Code", articles
101
to
112
of title
24
, C.R.S., necessary or desirable due to the unique nature of the Colorado state fair and industrial exposition.
(3)
The report shall be public.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 108,§1, eff. 9/7/2021.
L. 97: Entire section added, p. 813, § 2, effective June 30. L. 99: Entire section amended, p. 18, § 1, effective February 26. L. 2002: IP(1) amended, p. 879, § 12, effective August 7. L. 2003: IP(1) amended, p. 2014, § 111, effective May 22. L. 2021: IP(1) amended, (HB 21-1148), ch. 431, p. 431, §1, effective September 7.
2021 Ch. 108, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 4 - STATE FAIR AUTHORITY (§§ 35-65-401 — 35-65-408) › Section 35-65-407 - Warrants

The controller is authorized to draw and the state treasurer to pay warrants upon all the funds appropriated from the Colorado state fair authority cash fund, created pursuant to section
35-65-107(1)
, on the order of the board, signed by its chair and countersigned by its secretary.
L. 97: Entire section added, p. 813, § 2, effective June 30.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 4 - STATE FAIR AUTHORITY (§§ 35-65-401 — 35-65-408) › Section 35-65-408 - Applicability of other laws

(1)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary:
(a)
Until March 1, 1998, the Colorado state fair authority shall not be subject to the provisions of part 14 of article
30
of title
24
, C.R.S. On and after March 1, 1998, the Colorado state fair authority shall be subject to the provisions of part 14 of article
30
of title
24
, C.R.S.; and
(b)
The Colorado state fair authority shall not be subject to the provisions of the "Procurement Code", articles
101
to
112
of title
24
, C.R.S.
(2)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 99, p. 293, § 2, effective April 14, 1999.)
L. 97: Entire section added, p. 813, § 2, effective June 30. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 9, § 1, effective February 27. L. 99: Entire section amended, p. 293, § 2, effective April 14.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 66 - COLORADO WILD HORSE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT (§§ 35-66-101 — 35-66-107) › Section 35-66-101 - Definitions

As used in this article 66, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Bureau" means the United States bureau of land management in the department of the interior.
(2)
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's designee.
(3)
"Department" means the department of agriculture.
(4)
"Director" means the director of the wild horse project.
(5)
"Fertility control program" means the wild horse fertility control program created in section
35-66-107 (1)
.
(6)
"Fund" means the wild horse project fund created in section
35-66-104 (1)
.
(7)
"Stewardship program" means the wild horse stewardship program created in section
35-66-106 (1)
.
(8)
(a)
"Wild horse" means a member of a species of the genus equus that is free roaming and that is historically associated with Colorado and with the western United States.
(b)
"Wild horse" includes wild free-roaming horses and burros, as defined under the federal "Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act", Pub.L. 92-195, and any other feral horses, burros, and mules.
(9)
"Wild horse project" means the Colorado wild horse project created in section
35-66-102 (1)
.
Added by 2023 Ch. 226,§ 2, eff. 5/20/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 66 - COLORADO WILD HORSE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT (§§ 35-66-101 — 35-66-107) › Section 35-66-102 - Wild horse project - creation - director selection - operation - repeal

(1)
The department may create the wild horse project, which, if created, is a state-owned nonprofit entity that manages and operates the stewardship program and the fertility control program.
(2)
(a)
A hiring committee is established to hire the director for the wild horse project. The hiring committee consists of five members:
(I)
The governor or the governor's designee, who is chair of the hiring committee;
(II)
The commissioner or the commissioner's designee;
(III)
The executive director of the department of natural resources or the executive director's designee;
(IV)
The majority leader of the house of representatives or the majority leader's designee; and
(V)
The minority leader of the senate or the minority leader's designee.
(b)
The hiring committee created in this subsection (2) shall hire the director of the wild horse project on or before August 1, 2023, and within one hundred twenty days after a director resigns, otherwise leaves office, or is no longer able to perform the duties of director. The governor may appoint an interim director until the director is hired.
(c)
The director serves at the pleasure of the hiring committee.
(3)
To implement this article 66, the wild horse project may:
(a)
Make proposals to implement this article 66 to the bureau, commissioner, and department;
(b)
Enter into contracts and memoranda of understanding;
(c)
Adopt and use a seal or logo;
(d)
Buy, sell, acquire, lease, and own real and personal property;
(e)
Exercise any legal authority or seek legal remedies necessary to implement this article 66;
(f)
Hire staff; and
(g)
Take any other action reasonably related to implementing this article 66.
Added by 2023 Ch. 226,§ 2, eff. 5/20/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 66 - COLORADO WILD HORSE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT (§§ 35-66-101 — 35-66-107) › Section 35-66-103 - Wild horse project report - repeal

(1)
On or before January 31, 2024, and on or before January 31 of each year thereafter, the department shall submit a written report to the governor and the appropriate committees of reference as determined in accordance with section
2-7-203 (1)
. The department shall also present the report to the appropriate joint committee of reference, in accordance with section
2-7-203 (2)
, as part of the department's "SMART Act" hearing. The report must include a description of the money spent, grants made, and actions taken to implement this article 66, including the number of horses treated under the fertility control program, the number of foals born the prior year in each herd management area, and the actions taken and accomplished in accordance with the stewardship program.
(2)
This section is repealed, effective December 31, 2027.
Added by 2023 Ch. 226,§ 2, eff. 5/20/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 66 - COLORADO WILD HORSE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT (§§ 35-66-101 — 35-66-107) › Section 35-66-104 - Wild horse project fund - legislative declaration - repeal

(1)
(a)
The general assembly finds and declares that any money received under this article 66 from the federal government or from gifts, grants, or donations is custodial funds and, therefore, is not subject to appropriation.
(b)
The wild horse project fund is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of gifts, grants, and donations; payments from the federal government in connection with assisting in the management of wild horses; and any other money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund.
(2)
(a)
State money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the department for use by the wild horse project to implement and administer this article 66.
(b)
(I)
State money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the department to implement and administer section
35-1-119
and this article 66.
(II)
This subsection (2)(b) will be repealed when the department creates the wild horse project. The commissioner shall notify the revisor of statutes in writing of the date on which the condition specified in this subsection (2)(b) has occurred by e-mailing the notice to revisorofstatutes.ga@coleg.gov. This subsection (2)(b) is repealed, effective upon the date identified in the notice that the department has created the wild horse project or, if the notice does not specify that date, upon the date of the notice to the revisor of statutes.
(3)
The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund to the fund.
(4)
The wild horse project may seek and accept gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this article 66. The wild horse project shall transmit all money received as gifts, grants, or donations under this subsection (4) to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the fund.
(5)
(a)
On May 20, 2023, the state treasurer shall transfer one million five hundred thousand dollars from the general fund to the fund.
(b)
This subsection (5) is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.
Added by 2023 Ch. 226,§ 2, eff. 5/20/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 66 - COLORADO WILD HORSE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT (§§ 35-66-101 — 35-66-107) › Section 35-66-106 - Wild horse stewardship program

(1)
The wild horse stewardship program is created to coordinate and assist in managing and supporting the well-being of Colorado wild horse herds and wild horse rangeland, including herds within federal herd management areas, to ensure the long-term sustainability of wild horse herds and wild horse range health by:
(a)
Supporting the management of range health;
(b)
In partnership with the bureau and with permission from the bureau, building, repairing, and maintaining range infrastructure, such as fencing, natural feed sources, or natural water sources, on public land for the benefit of the wild horse herds, the wild horse rangeland, and the resident populations; and
(c)
Coordinating with local organizations associated with a herd management area.
(2)
(a)
The director shall annually report to the department on the actions taken to meet the requirements of this section. The report must include the activities performed and accomplished in accordance with the stewardship program.
(b)
The director may rescind a grant for:
(I)
Failure of the grant recipient to perform the duties to accomplish the purpose for which the grant was made;
(II)
Lack of effectiveness of the grant recipient's actions concerning the purposes for which the grant was made; and
(III)
A lack of consistency with the expectations of the wild horse project in making the grant.
(3)
The wild horse project shall begin implementing this section by July 31, 2024.
Added by 2023 Ch. 226,§ 2, eff. 5/20/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › SOIL CONSERVATION (§§ 35-70-101 — 35-73-108) › CONSERVATION DISTRICTS (§§ 35-70-101 — 35-70-122) › Article 70 - CONSERVATION DISTRICTS (§§ 35-70-101 — 35-70-122) › Section 35-70-101 - Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Soil Conservation Act".
L. 37: p. 1170, § 2. CSA: C. 149A, § 2. L. 41: p. 688, § 1. CRS 53: § 128-1-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 128-1-2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › SOIL CONSERVATION (§§ 35-70-101 — 35-73-108) › CONSERVATION DISTRICTS (§§ 35-70-101 — 35-70-122) › Article 70 - CONSERVATION DISTRICTS (§§ 35-70-101 — 35-70-122) › Section 35-70-102 - Legislative declaration

The general assembly finds and declares that the state of Colorado, through wind and water erosion and depletion of subsurface water resources, has lost for agricultural and livestock uses approximately six million acres, or one-tenth of the total area of the state; that these losses range from severe damage to complete destruction of the topsoils of these areas; that these losses have been caused by improper farm and range practices, by increasing the rate of withdrawal from underground water reserves without adequate attention to recharging such reserves, and by failure to conserve to the full the precious rainfall and snowpacks that could help replenish underground water reserves, and that the areas of land thus destroyed will increase until and unless a constructive method of land use providing for the conservation and preservation of natural resources, including adequate underground water reserves, the control of wind and water erosion, and the reduction of damage resulting from floods, is established by law over the entire state. It is to accomplish this purpose and to insure the health, prosperity, and welfare of the state of Colorado and its people that this article is created, and it shall be construed liberally in order that the purposes expressed in this article may be accomplished.
L. 37: p. 1169, § 1. CSA: C. 149A, § 1. L. 41: p. 688, § 1. CRS 53: § 128-1-1. L. 55: p. 847, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 128-1-1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › SOIL CONSERVATION (§§ 35-70-101 — 35-73-108) › CONSERVATION DISTRICTS (§§ 35-70-101 — 35-70-122) › Article 70 - CONSERVATION DISTRICTS (§§ 35-70-101 — 35-70-122) › Section 35-70-104 - Petition for organization of district - qualified electors

(1)
Proceedings to determine whether or not a conservation district shall be organized shall be instituted by a petition addressed to the state board and signed by not less than twenty-five percent of the owners of land within the district and who own not less than half of the area to be included within the proposed district. A determination after hearing by the state board that the requisite number of landowners have signed such petition and that such petition has been signed by landowners who own not less than half of the area to be included within the proposed district shall be final and conclusive unless objection is made to the sufficiency of such petition and appeal is taken from the determination of the board.
(2)
The petition shall include:
(a)
The name of the proposed district;
(b)
Two maps or plats showing the boundaries of the proposed district;
(c)
Narrative statement giving the legal description of the area to be included within the proposed district by legal subdivisions or by metes and bounds;
(d)
Brief statements of the character of the lands within the boundaries of the proposed district and the need for the establishment of such district.
(3)
Every person who is a qualified elector of this state and who owns land within the proposed or existing district is entitled to vote at any election of a proposed or existing district on any matter concerning the organization, operation, consolidation, or dissolution of such district.
(4)
(a)
(I)
A "qualified voter" or "qualified elector", as referred to in this article, means any registered voter or corporation owning land within the proposed or existing district, as shown by the records in the office of the appropriate county clerk and recorder, and any heir or devisee of such land of a deceased landowner.
(II)
(A)
A landowner who is a qualified voter or qualified elector as defined in this paragraph (a) may authorize a family member who is a registered voter and a renter or manager of the land to vote in an election on behalf of such landowner.
(B)
Authorization pursuant to this subparagraph (II) shall be made prior to every election of the district.
(b)
A corporation owning land within a proposed or existing district is entitled to vote if such corporation duly authorizes an agent to vote in the election in its behalf.
L. 37: p. 1171, § 4. CSA: C. 149A, § 4. L. 41: p. 689, § 1. L. 45: p. 624, § 2. L. 49: p. 665, § 2. CRS 53: § 128-1-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 128-1-4. L. 73: p. 1354, § 2. L. 82: Entire section R&RE, p. 528, § 3, effective 1/1/1983. L. 95: (4) amended, p. 306, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2002: (1) amended, p. 519, § 18, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › SOIL CONSERVATION (§§ 35-70-101 — 35-73-108) › CONSERVATION DISTRICTS (§§ 35-70-101 — 35-70-122) › Article 70 - CONSERVATION DISTRICTS (§§ 35-70-101 — 35-70-122) › Section 35-70-104.1 - Mobile home ownership - elections and petitions

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article 70 to the contrary, for all elections and petitions that require ownership of real property or land, the ownership of a mobile home as defined in section
5-1-301 (29)
or
38-12-201.5 (5)
, or a manufactured home as defined in section
42-1-102
(48.8), is sufficient to qualify as ownership of real property or land for the purpose of voting rights and petitions.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 421, § 81, eff. 8/10/2022.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 195, § 19, eff. 6/30/2020.
L. 82: Entire section added, p. 546, § 7, effective 1/1/1983. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 706, § 11, effective April 19; entire section amended, p. 2567, § 82, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2001: Entire section amended, p. 1276, § 44, effective June 5. L. 2020: Entire section amended, (HB 20-1196), ch. 927, p. 927, § 19, effective June 30.
Amendments to this section by Senate Bill 94-092 and Senate Bill 94-001 were harmonized.
2022 Ch. 421, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › SOIL CONSERVATION (§§ 35-70-101 — 35-73-108) › CONSERVATION DISTRICTS (§§ 35-70-101 — 35-70-122) › Article 70 - CONSERVATION DISTRICTS (§§ 35-70-101 — 35-70-122) › Section 35-70-106 - Creation of district - certification

Within sixty days after the holding of such election, if more than a majority of the votes cast are for organization of such proposed district, the state board shall certify to the division of local government in the department of local affairs a statement of such election and the result thereof, together with a map or plat showing the area included within such district. The director of said division shall thereupon execute and deliver to the state board a certificate declaring the area within the boundaries of such district to be a lawful conservation district under its name as shown in the records, and thereafter such district shall be a public body corporate and a political subdivision of the state of Colorado and shall have all the powers and duties imposed upon such districts under the provisions of this article. Because the district is a political subdivision of the state, the property of such district, both real and personal, shall be exempt from taxation pursuant to section 4 of article X of the state constitution.
L. 37: p. 1176, § 6. CSA: C. 149A, § 6. L. 41: p. 694, § 1. L. 49: p. 672, § 4. CRS 53: § 128-1-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 128-1-6. L. 73: p. 1354, § 3. L. 76: Entire section amended, p. 604, § 25, effective July 1. L. 82: Entire section amended, p. 530, § 5, effective 1/1/1983. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 520, § 20, effective July 1. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 826, § 1, effective May 14.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › SOIL CONSERVATION (§§ 35-70-101 — 35-73-108) › CONSERVATION DISTRICTS (§§ 35-70-101 — 35-70-122) › Article 70 - CONSERVATION DISTRICTS (§§ 35-70-101 — 35-70-122) › Section 35-70-110 - Appeals to state board

(1)
If the owner of any lands within the district desires, he may appeal from any decision of the supervisors to the state board. To establish such an appeal, he must submit his appeal in writing to the state board within thirty days after the date of the action of the supervisors from which the appeal was taken. The notice of appeal shall state the particular part of the decision of the supervisors from which an appeal is being taken, if less than the entire decision is being appealed from, and shall state in simple and concise language the reasons why the owner considers the decision to be improper.
(2)
Within twenty days following the receipt of such written appeal, the state board shall notify, in writing by registered mail, the person making such appeal and the local board of supervisors of the time and place it will hear the appeal. Such hearings shall be held not less than ten days nor more than a period spanning two consecutive meetings of the state board following the mailing of the notice.
(3)
At the time and place set forth in the written notice for such meeting, the state board shall hear any persons in interest who desire to be heard in favor of or against the order as finally entered by the supervisors and shall make its decision thereon, which shall be entered in the minutes of the state board.
(4) and (5)
Repealed.
(6)
No action shall lie in any court of law to set aside or alter the final decision of the state board unless the petitioner or plaintiff therein alleges and shows to the court that the supervisors, in the rules or decision complained of, were guilty of gross carelessness or abuse of discretion, nor shall any action be maintained in such behalf unless the petitioner or plaintiff therein alleges and shows to the court that he has exhausted all rights of appeal provided in this section.
L. 37: p. 1184, § 10. CSA: C. 149A, § 10. L. 41: p. 700, § 1. L. 45: p. 634, § 6. CRS 53: § 128-1-10. C.R.S. 1963: § 128-1-10. L. 82: (1) to (3) amended and (4) and (5) repealed, pp. 532, 537, §§ 9, 15, effective 1/1/1983.