Water Conservancy Act

Colorado · Water and Irrigation · §§ 37-45-101 to 37-45-153 · 53 sections

Overview

The Water Conservancy Act provides a framework for creating local water conservancy districts as public corporations, formed by petition to a district court, with notice, protest, and hearing procedures leading to a decree of incorporation and the appointment of a board of directors. The board is empowered to acquire property and rights-of-way, contract for and allot water to landowners, form subdistricts, and add or remove land from the district. Districts fund themselves through classified taxes and assessments levied on property and water users, collected by local taxing officers with provisions for objections, exemptions, delinquency sales, and sinking funds to cover indebtedness.

Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.

Sections covered

C.R.S. § 37-45-101Short title
C.R.S. § 37-45-102Legislative declaration
C.R.S. § 37-45-103Definitions
C.R.S. § 37-45-104Name of district
C.R.S. § 37-45-105Liberal construction
C.R.S. § 37-45-106Constitutional construction clause
C.R.S. § 37-45-107Repeal
C.R.S. § 37-45-108Jurisdiction of district courts
C.R.S. § 37-45-109Petition
C.R.S. § 37-45-110Bond of petitioners
C.R.S. § 37-45-111Notice of hearing on petition
C.R.S. § 37-45-112Protests and hearings on petitions
C.R.S. § 37-45-113Provisions for filing and recording decree of incorporation
C.R.S. § 37-45-114Appointment of board of directors
C.R.S. § 37-45-115Organization of the board of directors
C.R.S. § 37-45-116Meetings and records
C.R.S. § 37-45-117Employment of agents
C.R.S. § 37-45-118General powers
C.R.S. § 37-45-119Power to acquire rights-of-way
C.R.S. § 37-45-120Subdistricts
C.R.S. § 37-45-121Classification of taxes and assessments
C.R.S. § 37-45-122Levy and collection under class A
C.R.S. § 37-45-123Levy and collection under class B
C.R.S. § 37-45-124Levy and collection under class C
C.R.S. § 37-45-125Levy and collection under class D
C.R.S. § 37-45-126Levies cover defaults and deficiencies
C.R.S. § 37-45-127Objections to assessments
C.R.S. § 37-45-128Officers levy and collect taxes and assessments
C.R.S. § 37-45-129Sale for delinquencies
C.R.S. § 37-45-130Exemptions
C.R.S. § 37-45-131Sale of water by contract
C.R.S. § 37-45-132Contracts
C.R.S. § 37-45-133Sinking fund
C.R.S. § 37-45-134Additional powers
C.R.S. § 37-45-135Allotment of water to disabled landowner or administrator
C.R.S. § 37-45-136Inclusion of lands
C.R.S. § 37-45-137Exclusion of lands
C.R.S. § 37-45-138Board to execute contracts
C.R.S. § 37-45-139Contracts
C.R.S. § 37-45-140Publication of call
C.R.S. § 37-45-141Conduct of election
C.R.S. § 37-45-142Bond elections
C.R.S. § 37-45-143Confirmation of contract proceedings
C.R.S. § 37-45-144Correction of faulty notices
C.R.S. § 37-45-145Early hearings
C.R.S. § 37-45-146Dissolution of districts
C.R.S. § 37-45-147Election for dissolution
C.R.S. § 37-45-148Notice of election
C.R.S. § 37-45-149Objections to resolution or petition
C.R.S. § 37-45-150Election procedure
C.R.S. § 37-45-151Majority vote determines question
C.R.S. § 37-45-152Winding up and dissolution
C.R.S. § 37-45-153Validation and recreation of water conservancy districts

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