Title 32, Special Districts
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-401 Legislative declaration
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(1) It is hereby declared that to provide for the conservation of all water resources of the state of Colorado and for the greatest beneficial use of all waters, surface and subsurface, within this state, the organization of metropolitan water districts and the construction of wo…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-402 Definitions
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As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) District means a metropolitan water district organized under this part 4 either as originally organized or as changed from time to time. (1.5) Eligible elector has the meaning specified in section 32-1-103 (5). (2…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-403 Purpose, boundaries, and powers
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Metropolitan water districts may be organized under this part 4 for any one or more of the purposes set out in section 32-4-401 and may be formed of any two or more municipalities, if such municipalities are located in the same county or in adjacent or nearby counties. Unincorpor…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-404 Organization
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(1) A metropolitan water district shall be organized in the following manner: (a) The governing body of any municipality may enact an ordinance of a municipal corporation, and if other government subdivision a resolution, declaring that the public convenience and necessity requir…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-405 Board of directors
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(1) All powers, privileges, and duties vested in or imposed upon any district incorporated under this part 4 shall be exercised and performed by and through a board of directors; but the exercise of any executive, administrative, and ministerial powers may be by said board of dir…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-406 Powers of districts
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(1) Any district has the following powers: (a) To have perpetual existence; (b) To have and use a corporate seal; (c) To sue and be sued and be a party to suits, actions, and proceedings; (d) To enter into contracts and agreements affecting the affairs of the district, including …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-407 Inclusion of territory
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The boundaries of any district organized under the provisions of this part 4 may be changed in the manner prescribed in this part 4, but the change of boundaries of the district shall not impair or affect its organization or its rights in or to property, or any of its rights or p…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-408 Unincorporated territory
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(1) Territory shall be eligible for inclusion in a district, as provided for in this part 4, if such territory is not embraced within a municipality and is within the area encompassed by the district at the time of its organization, or is a territory which may feasibly become a p…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-409 Inclusion of incorporated areas
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(1) The municipalities as defined in this part 4 shall be eligible for inclusion in a metropolitan water district if such municipality is contiguous to the area encompassed by the district or is a territory which may feasibly become a part of the district as determined by the boa…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-410 Exclusion of unincorporated areas
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(1) The owner in fee of any lands constituting a portion of the district may file with the board a petition praying that such lands be excluded and taken from said district. (2) Such petition shall meet the following requirements: (a) Shall be signed by the owners of more than si…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-411 Exclusion election
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Upon receipt of the petition, the board of directors shall certify, by proper resolution, the petition to the district court of the county in which the territory is located, and the district court shall thereupon proceed to the appointment of a designated election official to hol…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-412 Exclusion of incorporated areas
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(1) The governing body of any municipality, which is partly or wholly within the boundaries of the district, may adopt a resolution or enact an ordinance declaring that the public convenience and necessity require the exclusion of the territory within the boundaries of the munici…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-413 Liability of property included
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Property situated within the boundaries of territory added to a metropolitan water district shall be subject to all taxes levied by such district after the inclusion of such territory, and shall be subject to all the bonded indebtedness of such district whether incurred by the di…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-414 Liability of property excluded
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Property situated within the boundaries of territory excluded from a metropolitan water district shall remain subject to that portion of all taxes levied by such district necessary for the payment of principal and interest of any bonded indebtedness of the district outstanding at…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-415 Budget law
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The provisions of the local government budget law shall apply to metropolitan water districts. Source: L. 55: p. 595, � 1. CRS 53: � 89-13-15. C.R.S. 1963: � 89-13-15.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-416 Dissolution of district
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Any metropolitan water district may be dissolved in the manner provided in part 7 of article 1 of this title; except that the question of dissolution or the plan for dissolution shall be submitted to the eligible electors of the district. The election shall be held and conducted …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-501 Legislative declaration
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It is declared that the organization of metropolitan sewage disposal districts having the purposes and powers provided in this article will serve a public use and will promote the public health, safety, and general welfare. Source: L. 60: p. 162, � 1. CRS 53: � 89-15-1. C.R.S. 19…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-502 Definitions
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As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Acquisition or acquire means the purchase, construction, reconstruction, lease, gift, transfer, assignment, option to purchase, grant from the federal government, from any public body, or from any person, endowmen…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-503 Liberal construction
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This part 5 being necessary to secure and preserve the public health, safety, and general welfare, the rule of strict construction shall have no application to this part 5, but it shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes and objects for which this part 5 is intended. S…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-504 Sufficiency of part 5
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(1) This part 5, without reference to other statutes of the state, shall constitute full authority for the exercise of powers granted in this part 5, including but not limited to the authorization and issuance of securities under this part 5. No other act or law with regard to th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-505 Limitation on scope of part 5
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Nothing in this part 5 shall be construed as affecting in any manner the operation, improvement, or enlargement, or any combination thereof, of a privately owned sewage disposal system which exists outside the boundaries of a municipality as they existed on or after February 21, …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-506 Purpose, boundaries, and powers
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(1) Metropolitan sewage disposal districts may be organized under this part 5 for the purpose of acquiring, by construction or otherwise, owning, holding, and operating a sewage disposal system to intercept, receive, transport, treat, and dispose of the outfalls of sewer systems …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-507 Powers of public bodies
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(1) The governing body of any municipality or other public body, upon its behalf and in its name, for the purpose of aiding and cooperating in any project authorized in this part 5, upon the terms and with or without consideration and with or without an election, as the governing…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-508 Organization
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(1) A district shall be organized in the following manner: (a) The governing body of any municipality may enact an ordinance declaring that the public health, safety, and general welfare require the organization of a district, which ordinance shall set forth, among other things, …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-509 Board of directors
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(1) All powers, rights, privileges, and duties vested in or imposed upon any district organized under this part 5 shall be exercised and performed by and through a board of directors; but the exercise of any executive, administrative, and ministerial powers may be, by said board …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-510 Powers of the district
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(1) Any district has the following powers: (a) To have powers, privileges, immunities, rights, liabilities, no-rights, disabilities, and duties appertaining to a public body politic and corporate constituting a quasi-municipal district and political subdivision of the state estab…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-511 Levy and collection of taxes
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(1) It is the duty of the body having authority to levy taxes within each county to levy the taxes provided in this part 5. It is the duty of all officials charged with the duty of collecting taxes to collect such taxes at the time and in the form and manner and with like interes…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-512 Boundary changes - liability of property
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The boundaries of any district organized under this part 5 may be changed in the manner provided for in this part 5, but the change of boundaries of the district shall not impair or affect its organization, nor shall it affect, impair, or discharge any contract, obligation, lien,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-513 Inclusion of territory
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(1) Any municipality shall be eligible for inclusion in a district with the consent of such municipality and the consent of the district, upon such terms and conditions as may be determined by the board of directors of the district and upon determination by the board that such mu…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-514 Annexation and consolidation of territory by municipalities
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(1) All territory which may be annexed to a municipality after its inclusion within the boundaries of the district and the entire consolidated territory resulting from a consolidation of a municipality included within the district with a municipality not so included shall, withou…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-515 Exclusion of territory
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(1) Should the governing body of any municipality which is included within the district determine by ordinance, adopted after a public hearing called and held as provided in section 32-4-508 (1)(d), that said municipality or any portion thereof cannot feasibly be served by the di…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-516 Service of areas outside the boundaries of the district
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Any municipality included within the district may discharge into the district's facilities sewage and industrial wastes received by its system from areas not within the corporate limits of the municipality, but in that case the sewage and industrial wastes so received from outsid…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-517 Dissolution of districts
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(1) Any metropolitan sewage disposal district formed under this part 5 which has no indebtedness, securities, or other obligations outstanding or which has made full provision for their payment, may be dissolved by vote of a majority of the electors voting at an election to be he…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-518 Elections
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(1) (a) Wherever in this part 5 an election is permitted or required, the election may be held separately or may be coordinated with any primary or general election held under the laws of the state of Colorado. The elections shall be held and conducted as provided in articles 1 t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-519 Authorization
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In addition to powers elsewhere conferred by law on municipalities, municipalities participating in the organization of a district and municipalities included within a district under this part 5 have every power necessary, requisite, or proper to effectuate the purposes of this p…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-520 Correction of faulty notices
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In any case where a notice is provided for in this part 5, if the board, governing body, or court having jurisdiction of the matter finds for any reason that due notice was not given, the board, governing body, or court shall not thereby lose jurisdiction, and the proceeding in q…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-521 Early hearings
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All cases in which there may arise a question of validity of the organization of a district, or a question of the validity of any proceeding under this part 5, shall be advanced as a matter of immediate public interest and concern, and heard at the earliest practicable moment. Th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-522 Rates and service charges
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(1) (a) Every district and municipality fixing and collecting rates or charges, or both, as provided in section 32-4-510 (1)(l) and elsewhere in this part 5, or otherwise, is, in supplementation of such powers, authorized to fix and collect rents, rates, fees, tolls, and other ch…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-523 Form of borrowing
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(1) Upon the conditions and under the circumstances set forth in this part 5, a district, to carry out the purposes of this part 5, from time to time may borrow money to defray the cost of any project, or any part thereof, as the board may determine, and issue the following secur…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-524 Payment of securities
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(1) All securities issued by the district shall be authorized by resolution. (2) The district may pledge its full faith and credit for the payment of any securities authorized in this part 5, the interest thereon, any prior redemption premiums, and any charges appertaining theret…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-525 Incontestable recital in securities
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Any resolution authorizing, or other instrument appertaining to, any securities under this part 5 may provide that each security therein authorized shall recite that it is issued under authority of this part 5. Such recital shall conclusively impart full compliance with all of th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-526 Security details
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(1) Any securities in this part 5 authorized to be issued shall bear such date, shall be in such denomination, shall mature at such time but in no event exceeding forty years from their date, shall bear interest at a rate such that the net effective interest rate of the issue of …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-527 Sale of securities
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(1) Any securities authorized in this part 5, except for warrants not issued for cash, and except for interim receipts or certificates or temporary bonds issued pending preparation of definitive bonds, shall be sold at public or private sale for not less than the principal amount…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-528 Application of proceeds
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(1) All moneys received from the issuance of any securities authorized in this part 5 shall be used solely for the purposes for which issued and the cost of any project thereby delineated. (2) Any accrued interest and any premium shall be applied to the payment of the interest on…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-529 Covenants in security proceedings
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(1) Any resolution or trust indenture authorizing the issuance of securities or any other instrument appertaining thereto may contain covenants and other provisions, notwithstanding such covenants and provisions may limit the exercise of powers conferred by this part 5, in order …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-530 Remedies of security holders
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(1) Subject to any contractual limitations binding upon the holders of any issue or series of securities, or trustee therefor, including but not limited to the restriction of the exercise of any remedy to a specified proportion, percentage, or number of such holders, and subject …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-531 Cancellation of paid securities
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Whenever the treasurer of the district redeems and pays any of the securities issued under the provisions of this part 5, he shall cancel the same by writing across the face thereof or stamping thereon the word Paid, together with the date of the payment, sign his name thereto, a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-532 Interest after maturity
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No interest shall accrue on any security authorized in this part 5 after it becomes due and payable if funds for the payment of the principal of and interest on the security and any prior redemption premium due are available to the paying agent for such payment without default. S…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-533 Refunding bonds
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(1) Any bonds issued under this part 5 may be refunded, without an election, pursuant to a resolution adopted by the board in the manner provided in this part 5 for the issuance of other securities, subject to any contractual limitations, to refund, pay, or discharge all or any p…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-4-534 Cumulative rights of security holders
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(1) No right or remedy conferred upon any holder of any security or any coupon appertaining thereto or any trustee for such holder, by this part 5 or by any proceedings appertaining to the issuance of such security or coupon, is exclusive of any other right or remedy, but each su…