Colorado § 32-10-180 - Application of special district act.
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§ 32-10-180. Application of special district act.
On and after May 27, 1997, and except as provided in this article, the three lakes water and sanitation district shall be subject to the provisions of the "Special District Act", article 1 of this title. All actions taken by the district under this article prior to May 27, 1997, shall be considered valid and effective, and any existing debt and bond obligations of the district shall be deemed valid, effective, and binding.
Source: L. 97: Entire section added, p. 1095, § 7, effective May 27.
ARTICLE 11
Urban Drainage and Flood Control Act
PART 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
32-11-101. Short title.
32-11-102. Legislative declaration.
32-11-103. Public purpose.
32-11-104. Definitions.
32-11-105. Construction.
32-11-106. Liberal construction.
32-11-107. Sufficiency of article.
PART 2
ADMINISTRATION
32-11-201. Creation of district.
32-11-202. Boundaries of district.
32-11-203. Board of directors.
32-11-204. Regular appointments.
32-11-205. Filling vacancies.
32-11-206. Organizational meetings. (Repealed)
32-11-207. Fidelity bonds.
32-11-208. Board's administrative powers.
32-11-209. Additional administrative powers.
32-11-210. Records of board.
32-11-211. Meetings of board.
32-11-212. Compensation of directors.
32-11-213. Conflicts in interest prohibited.
32-11-214. Authorization of facilities.
32-11-215. Implementing powers.
32-11-216. Additional powers of district.
32-11-217. Financial powers of district.
32-11-218. Miscellaneous powers.
32-11-219. Cooperative powers.
32-11-220. Other supplemental powers.
32-11-221. Approval of other facilities.
32-11-222. Powers of public bodies.
PART 3
TAXATION AND SERVICE CHARGES
32-11-301. Levy and collection of taxes.
32-11-302. Levies to cover deficiencies.
32-11-303. Sinking funds.
32-11-304. Levying and collecting taxes.
32-11-305. Delinquent taxes.
32-11-306. Service charges.
PART 4
ELECTIONS
32-11-401. Elections.
32-11-402. Election resolution.
32-11-403. Conduct of election. (Repealed)
32-11-404. Notice of election. (Repealed)
32-11-405. Polling places. (Repealed)
32-11-406. Election supplies. (Repealed)
32-11-407. Election returns. (Repealed)
PART 5
INDEBTEDNESS AND FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
32-11-501. Forms of borrowing.
32-11-502. Limitations upon security.
32-11-503. Recourse against district personnel.
32-11-504. Repeal of article.
32-11-505. Registration of securities.
32-11-506. Details of securities.
32-11-507. Recital of issuance under article.
32-11-508. Additional securities details.
32-11-509. Payment without further order.
32-11-510. Interest coupons.
32-11-511. Execution of securities.
32-11-512. Use of facsimiles.
32-11-513. Execution by incumbents.
32-11-514. Execution with predecessor's facsimile.
32-11-515. Repurchase of securities.
32-11-516. Use of securities proceeds.
32-11-517. Use of surplus proceeds.
32-11-518. Validity of securities unaffected by project.
32-11-519. Employment of experts.
32-11-520. Investments and reinvestments.
32-11-521. Rights and remedies cumulative.
32-11-522. Continuation of liabilities.
32-11-523. Temporary bonds.
32-11-524. Statement of purpose.
32-11-525. Prior redemption calls.
32-11-526. Surrender of district securities by state.
32-11-527. Notes and warrants.
32-11-528. General obligation securities.
32-11-529. Special obligation securities.
32-11-530. Covenant to pay operation and maintenance expenses.
32-11-531. Securities constituting indebtedness.
32-11-532. Securities not constituting indebtedness.
32-11-533. Election to authorize debt.
32-11-534. Limitations upon incurring debt.
32-11-535. Interest and prior redemption charges.
32-11-536. Recitals in securities.
32-11-537. Consolidated bond fund.
32-11-538. Securities tax levies.
32-11-539. Initial levies.
32-11-540. Payments from general fund.
32-11-541. Use of other moneys.
32-11-542. Appropriation of taxes.
32-11-543. Special obligation limitations.
32-11-544. Purchase price and interest.
32-11-545. Public and private sales.
32-11-546. Notice of public sale.
32-11-547. Contents of sale notice.
32-11-548. Bid requirements.
32-11-549. Acceptance of best bid.
32-11-550. Rejection of bids.
32-11-551. Bond maturities.
32-11-552. Prior redemption provisions.
32-11-553. Special funds and accounts.
32-11-554. Covenants and other provisions.
32-11-555. Liens on pledged revenues.
32-11-556. Rights and powers of securities holders.
32-11-557. Receivers.
32-11-558. Issuance of interim debentures.
32-11-559. Limitations upon funding and refunding securities.
32-11-560. Interim debenture details.
32-11-561. Payment of interim debentures.
32-11-562. Funding interim debentures.
32-11-563. Funding bonds.
32-11-564. Refunding bonds.
32-11-565. Method of issuing refunding bonds.
32-11-566. Conditions for refunding.
32-11-567. Disposition of refunding bond proceeds.
32-11-568. Administration of escrow or trust.
32-11-569. Security for payment of refunding bonds.
32-11-570. Combination of bond purposes.
32-11-571. Applicability of other statutory provisions.
PART 6
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
32-11-601. Special assessments.
32-11-602. Initiating procedure.
32-11-603. Provisional order method.
32-11-604. Petition method.
32-11-605. Subsequent procedure.
32-11-606. Combination of programs.
32-11-607. Effect of estimates.
32-11-608. Fixing hearing and notice.
32-11-609. Content of notice.
32-11-610. Subsequent modifications.
32-11-611. Provisional order hearing.
32-11-612. Appeal from adverse order.
32-11-613. Post-hearing procedure.
32-11-614. Creation of district.
32-11-615. Methods of acquisition or improvement.
32-11-616. Construction contracts.
32-11-617. Extra work authorized - payment.
32-11-618. Construction by district.
32-11-619. Cooperative construction.
32-11-620. Use of existing improvements.
32-11-621. Assessment debentures.
32-11-622. Issuance of assessment securities.
32-11-623. Purchase price and interest.
32-11-624. Use of assessments - payment of assessment securities.
32-11-625. Bond limitations and details.
32-11-626. Prior redemption provisions.
32-11-627. Special obligations.
32-11-628. Primary additional security.
32-11-629. Permissive additional security.
32-11-630. Redemption of securities.
32-11-631. Rights and powers of security holders.
32-11-632. Statement of cost of project.
32-11-633. Order for assessment roll and its form.
32-11-634. Assessment computations and limitations.
32-11-635. Determination of assessable tracts.
32-11-636. Preparation of proposed roll.
32-11-637. Notice of assessment hearing.
32-11-638. Assessment hearing.
32-11-639. Levy of assessments.
32-11-640. Appeal of adverse determination.
32-11-641. Transfer of roll to county treasurer.
32-11-642. Thirty-day payment period - deferred payments.
32-11-643. Acceleration upon delinquency.
32-11-644. Limitations upon deferred payments.
32-11-645. Assessment liens.
32-11-646. Division of tract.
32-11-647. Surpluses and deficiencies.
32-11-648. Notice of assessment or installment due.
32-11-649. When collections paid district.
32-11-650. Collections by county treasurer.
32-11-651. Collection of delinquent assessments.
32-11-652. Optional filing of claim of lien.
32-11-653. Duties imposed when assessments are levied.
32-11-654. Procedure to place omitted tracts on roll.
32-11-655. Irregularities in contracts and assessments.
32-11-656. Owner of interest may pay share.
32-11-657. Payment of assessments by joint owner.
32-11-658. Assessment paid in error.
32-11-659. Description of property - notice to transferees.
32-11-660. Assessment of public property.
32-11-661. Collecting assessments against public properties.
32-11-662. Sewer districts and subdistricts.
32-11-663. Sewer acquisitions.
32-11-664. Classification of sewer districts.
32-11-665. Acquisition of subdistrict laterals.
32-11-666. Assessment of district sewers.
32-11-667. Issuance of refunding bonds.
32-11-668. Reassessments.
32-11-669. Procedure for relevy.
32-11-670. Resolution for reassessment.
32-11-671. Assessment roll - certification.
32-11-672. Notice of filing.
32-11-673. Hearing.
32-11-674. Levy of reassessment - cost and value.
32-11-675. Credits for prior assessment.
32-11-676. Collection of assessments - new warrant or order.
32-11-677. Appeal to district court.
32-11-678. Procedure exclusive.
32-11-679. Application of reassessment funds.
PART 7
ANNEXATION
32-11-701. Annexation of lands to district.
32-11-702. Petition of fee owners.
32-11-703. Petition of taxpaying electors.
32-11-704. Annexation election.
32-11-705. Annexation initiated by board.
32-11-706. General provisions about annexations.
PART 8
MISCELLANEOUS
32-11-801. Budgets, accounts, and audits.
32-11-802. Effect of extraterritorial functions.
32-11-803. Early hearings.
32-11-804. Decision of board final.
32-11-805. Correction of faulty notices.
32-11-806. Correction of errors in proceedings.
32-11-807. Retention of jurisdiction.
32-11-808. Conclusiveness of board's determination.
32-11-809. Investments by public bodies.
32-11-810. Investments by other persons.
32-11-811. Delegated powers.
32-11-812. Confirmation of contract proceedings.
32-11-813. Tax exemptions.
32-11-814. Freedom from judicial process.
32-11-815. Misdemeanors.
32-11-816. Civil rights.
32-11-817. Exemption of district.
PART 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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