Colorado § 32-1-1008 - Tunnel districts - additional powers - special provisions.
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§ 32-1-1008. Tunnel districts - additional powers - special provisions.
(1) In addition to the powers specified in section 32-1-1001, the board of any tunnel district has the following powers for and on behalf of such district:
(a) To acquire, construct, improve, equip, operate, maintain, and finance one or more tunnel projects;
(b) To enter into contracts and agreements concerning the affairs of the tunnel district, including contracts with the United States, the state, any political subdivision of the state, any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, and any private person, without taking bids therefor or otherwise awarding the same on a competitive basis, if in the opinion of the board, it is in the best interests of the tunnel district to so proceed;
(c) To exercise the power of eminent domain and, in the manner provided by article 1 of title 38, C.R.S., to take any property necessary to the exercise of the powers granted, both within and without the tunnel district, for the purposes of the acquisition, construction, improvement, equipping, operation, or maintenance, or any combination thereof, of one or more tunnels.
Source: L. 87: Entire section added, p. 1232, § 3, effective May 13.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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