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Title 32, Special Districts

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-101 Short title
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Regional Transportation District Act". Source: L. 69: p. 714, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-20-1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-102 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly determines, finds, and declares: (a) That the creation of the regional transportation district will promote the public health, safety, convenience, economy, and welfare of the residents of the district and of the state of Colorado; and (b) That a general …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-103 Definitions
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As used in this article 9, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "Condemn" or "condemnation" means the exercise by the district of the power of dominant eminent domain or eminent domain, in the manner provided in arti…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-104 Liberal construction
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This article being necessary to secure and preserve the public health, safety, and general welfare, the rule of strict construction shall have no application to this article, but it shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes and objects for which this article is intended…

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-105 Creation of district

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There is hereby created a district to be known and designated as the "Regional Transportation District". Source: L. 69: p. 715, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-20-4.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-106.1 District area

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(1) (a) Subject to the requirements of paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of this section, the area comprising the district shall consist of the following: (I) The area within the district on July 1, 2007; and (II) Any additional area annexed to or included in the district after Jul…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-106.6 Additional district areas as a result of annexation

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(1) Subject to the requirements of section 32-9-106.1 (2)(e)(III), in addition to the areas described in section 32-9-106.1, the following areas are included in the district: (a) Repealed. (b) Area that is annexed by a municipality on or after May 25, 1994, if the municipality or…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-106.7 Additional district area - petition or election - required filings - definitions

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(1) Subject to the requirements of section 32-9-106.1 (2)(e)(III), the following areas may be included in the district according to the terms set forth in this section: (a) For any parcel of land thirty-five acres or more that is located in the incorporated or unincorporated port…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-106.8 Additional district areas - annexation of unincorporated territory that is entirely surrounded by the district

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(1) Subject to the requirements of section 32-9-106.1 (2)(e)(III), when any unincorporated territory is entirely contained within the boundaries of the district, the board may, by resolution, annex the territory to the district. The board shall give notice of a proposed annexatio…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-106.9 District area - town of Castle Rock in Douglas county

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(1) In consideration of the fact that various noncontiguous parcels containing less than twenty percent of the residents of the town of Castle Rock are included in the district, the voters within the boundaries of the town of Castle Rock may elect to consolidate the status of the…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-107 Mass transportation system

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The district, acting by and through the board, is authorized to develop, maintain, and operate a mass transportation system for the benefit of the inhabitants of the district. Source: L. 69: p. 715, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-20-6. L. 72: p. 483, § 8. L. 83: Entire section R&RE, p. 1…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-107.5 Regional fixed guideway mass transit system - authorization - completion of northwest rail fixed guideway corridor as first phase of front range passenger rail service - legislative declaration

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(1) (a) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that: (I) The construction of a fixed guideway mass transit system in the Denver metropolitan area is a matter of statewide concern; and (II) Such a system is necessary for economic development, commerce, and the…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-107.7 Regional fixed guideway mass transit systems - construction - front range passenger rail service - authorization - completion of northwest rail fixed guideway corridor - limited operations outside district

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(1) Any action of the board relating to the authorization of the construction of a regional fixed guideway mass transit system in any corridor shall require the affirmative vote of a two-thirds majority of the board membership. The board shall take no action relating to the const…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-109.5 Board of directors - membership - powers - reports

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(1) (a) Effective beginning January 1, 1983, and ending December 31, 2028, the governing body of the district is a board of directors consisting of fifteen persons, each of whom is an eligible elector residing within a director district. (b) Effective January 1, 2029, the governi…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-111 Election of directors - dates - terms

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(1) (a) After the federal census in 1980 and each federal census thereafter before the 2030 federal census, the board of directors shall apportion the composition of the board into compact and contiguous director districts so that the fifteen directors will represent, to the exte…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-111.5 Appointment of directors - dates - terms - vacancies - removal

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(1) (a) On or before the day of the November general election, beginning in 2028, the governor shall appoint board members who must subsequently be confirmed by the senate. The appointed members' terms commence on January 1 following their appointment in the even-numbered year. T…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-112 Vacancies of elected members - appointments - recall

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(1) A change of residence of a member elected to the board to a place outside the director district from which the member was elected automatically creates a vacancy on the board. Upon a vacancy of an elected member occurring for any reason other than normal expiration of a term,…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-113 Fidelity bonds

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Each director, before entering upon his official duties, shall give a fidelity bond to the district in the sum of ten thousand dollars with good and sufficient surety, to be approved by the governor, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office. Premiums o…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-114 Board's administrative powers - terms of elected chairperson

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(1) The board has the following administrative powers: (a) To fix the time and place at which its regular meetings, to be held at least quarterly, shall be held within the district and shall provide for the calling and holding of special meetings; (b) To adopt and amend bylaws an…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-115 Records of board - audits

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(1) All resolutions and orders shall be recorded and authenticated by the signature of the presiding officer of the board and the secretary. Every legislative act of the board of a general or permanent nature shall be by resolution. The book of resolutions and orders shall be a p…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-116 Meetings of board

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(1) All meetings of the board shall be held within the district and shall be open to the public. No business of the board shall be transacted except at a regular or special meeting at which a quorum consisting of at least a majority of the total membership of the board is present…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-117 Compensation of directors

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(1) Effective January 1, 1983, through December 31, 2008, each director shall receive a sum of three thousand dollars per annum. (2) Effective January 1, 2009, each director elected at the 2008 general election or at any general election occurring after 2008 but before 2028 and e…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-118 Conflicts in interest prohibited

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(1) A director, officer, employee, or agent of the district shall not have an interest in any contract or transaction with the district except in an official representative capacity. (2) A director who has a personal or private interest in any matter proposed or pending before th…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-119 Additional powers of district

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(1) In addition to any other powers granted to the district in this article 9, the district has the following powers: (a) To have the duties, privileges, immunities, rights, liabilities, and disabilities of a public body politic and corporate. The district shall be a political su…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-119.1 Transportation expansion plan - utility relocation - legislative declaration - definitions

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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (a) The district has been authorized to construct a transportation expansion plan adopted by the board and approved by the voters on November 2, 2004. The transportation expansion plan anticipates that construction will be …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-119.3 Elections for sales tax rate increase

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(1) The board, in accordance with the provisions of section 20 (4) of article X of the state constitution, may submit to the registered electors of the district one or more ballot questions to increase the rate of the sales tax levied by the district pursuant to section 32-9-119 …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-119.4 Election for a sales tax rate increase - petition requirement

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(1) For purposes of complying with the provisions of section 20 (4) of article X of the state constitution and upon receipt of a notice from the secretary of state stating that a valid petition has been filed and verified and the adoption by the board of an appropriate resolution…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-119.5 Competition to provide vehicular service within the regional transportation district - definition

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(1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that: Public transportation services are provided to assist the transit-dependent and the poor, to relieve congestion, and to minimize automotive pollution; public transportation service should be provided at the low…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-119.7 Cost efficiency of transit services - climate goals - employee retention goals - subregional service council coordination - reporting - plans - definition

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(1) Repealed. (2) For the purposes of this section, "operating costs" means all operating expenditures, excluding depreciation. (3) The district shall include in its annual financial reporting information on annual operating costs, ridership numbers, and operating costs divided b…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-119.8 Provision of retail and commercial goods and services at district transfer facilities - residential and other uses at district transfer facilities permitted - definitions

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Local zoning ordinance" means an applicable legislative act enacted by any municipality, county, or city and county in which a transfer facility is located that relates to the planning and zoning of real pro…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-119.9 Limited authority to charge fees for parking - reserved parking spaces - penalties - definitions

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(1) (a) The district may charge a parking fee at a district parking facility. (b) The district shall not charge a parking fee at a district parking facility pursuant to this subsection (1), prohibit parking pursuant to subsection (1.5) of this section, or enforce a penalty pursua…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-120 Levy of taxes - limitations

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(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or this article to the contrary, no general ad valorem property taxes shall be levied, directly or indirectly, by the district under the provisions of this article, except for the payment of any annual deficit, if any, in the operati…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-121 Levies to cover deficiencies

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In the event that the sum produced from general ad valorem property tax levies totaling less than the maximum levy authorized by section 32-9-120 (1), together with any unencumbered revenues and moneys of the district, are insufficient to pay, when due, installments on contracts …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-122 Levying and collecting taxes - lien

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It is the duty of the body having authority to levy taxes within each county or city and county of the district to levy the taxes provided in sections 32-9-120 and 32-9-121. It is the duty of all officials charged with the duty of collecting taxes to collect such taxes at the tim…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-123 Delinquent taxes

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If the taxes levied are not paid, then delinquent real property shall be sold at the regular tax sale for the payment of said taxes, interest, and penalties, in the manner provided by the statutes of the state for selling real property for the nonpayment of taxes. If there are no…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-123.5 Prohibition on borrowing by district

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Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the district shall not borrow money for the purpose of acquisition, construction, continuing construction, or operation of mass transit facilities during the period from January 1, 1990, through May 9, 1990, and, during such ti…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-124 Forms of borrowing

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Subject to the provisions of this article, the district, to carry out the purposes of this article, may borrow money and may issue the following district securities to evidence such borrowing: Notes, warrants, bonds, temporary bonds, refunding bonds, special obligation bonds, and…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-125 Issuance of notes

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The district may borrow money in anticipation of general ad valorem property taxes, sales taxes, or revenues, or a combination thereof, and issue notes to evidence the amount so borrowed. Source: L. 69: p. 721, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-20-24. L. 73: p. 992, § 5.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-126 Issuance of warrants

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The district may defray the cost of any services or supplies, equipment, or other materials furnished to or for the benefit of the district by the issuance of warrants to evidence the amount due therefor in anticipation of general ad valorem property taxes, sales taxes, or revenu…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-127 Maturities of notes and warrants

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Notes and warrants may mature at such time not exceeding two years from the respective dates of their issuance as the board may determine. They shall not be extended or funded except by the issuance of bonds, special obligation bonds, or interim notes in compliance with sections …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-128 Incurrence of special obligations

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The district may borrow money in anticipation of the revenues and the sales tax proceeds of the district, but not the proceeds of any general ad valorem property taxes, and issue special obligation bonds to evidence the amount so borrowed. Any special obligation bonds or other ob…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-128.5 Private activity and exempt facility bonds

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(1) In order to maximize public and private participation in federal funding opportunities and opportunities for transportation infrastructure development, the district, in addition to the other powers granted by this article, shall have the following powers: (a) Subject to the r…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-129 Issuance of temporary bonds

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The district may, without an election, issue temporary bonds, pending preparation of definitive bonds and exchangeable for the definitive bonds when prepared, as the board may determine. Each temporary bond shall set forth substantially the same conditions, terms, and provisions …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-130 Issuance of interim notes

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The district may borrow money and issue interim notes evidencing short-term loans for the acquisition or improvement and equipment of any mass transportation facility of the district in supplementation of long-term financing and the issuance of bonds, as provided in section 32-9-…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-131 Pledge of proceeds of sales taxes and revenues

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The payment of district securities may be secured by the specific pledge of the proceeds of sales taxes or revenues, or both such taxes and revenues, of the district, as the board may determine. Revenues or sales taxes pledged for the payment of any securities, as received by the…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-132 Ranking among different issues

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Except as otherwise provided in the authorizing resolution of the board, all securities of the same issue or series shall, subject to the prior rights of outstanding securities, claims, and other obligations, have a prior lien on the revenues pledged for the payment of the securi…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-133 Ranking in same issue

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All securities of the same issue or series shall be equally and ratably secured without priority by a lien on the revenues of the district in accordance with the provisions of this article and the authorizing resolution, or other instrument relating thereto, except to the extent …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-134 Payment recital in securities

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District securities issued under this article and constituting special obligations shall recite in substance that the securities and the interest thereon are payable solely from the revenues of the district or the sales tax proceeds of the district, or both, as the case may be, p…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-135 Incontestable recital in securities

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Any authorizing resolution, or other instrument relating thereto under this article, may provide that each security therein designated shall recite that it is issued under authority of this article. Such recital shall conclusively impart full compliance with all the provisions of…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-136 Limitation upon payment

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The payment of securities shall not be secured by any encumbrance, mortgage, or other pledge of property of the district, other than revenues, proceeds of sales taxes, or any other moneys pledged for the payment of the securities. No property of the district, subject to said exce…