Colorado § 29-1-201 - Legislative declaration.
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§ 29-1-201. Legislative declaration.
The purpose of this part 2 is to implement the provisions of section 18 (2)(a) and (2)(b) of article XIV of the state constitution, adopted at the 1970 general election, and the amendment to section 2 of article XI of the state constitution, adopted at the 1974 general election, by permitting and encouraging governments to make the most efficient and effective use of their powers and responsibilities by cooperating and contracting with other governments, and to this end this part 2 shall be liberally construed.
Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 955, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 88-2-1. L. 75: Entire section amended, p. 955, § 1, effective May 20.
ANNOTATION
The phrase "lawfully authorized to each" in subsection (2)(a) of section 18 of article XIV of state constitution held to mean only that each entity must have the authority to perform the subject activity within its own boundaries. This interpretation held to be consistent with legislative intent of statutory scheme. Durango Transp., Inc. v. City of Durango, 824 P.2d 48 (Colo. App. 1991).
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