Colorado § 32-11-219 - Cooperative powers.

§ 32-11-219. Cooperative powers.

(1) Subject to the provisions of sections 32-11-533 and 32-11-534, the district also has the following powers:

(a) To accept contributions or loans from the federal government for the purpose of financing the planning, acquisition, improvement, equipment, maintenance, and operation of any enterprise in which the district is authorized to engage, and to enter into contracts and cooperate with, and accept cooperation from, the federal government in the planning, acquisition, improvement, equipment, maintenance, and operation, and in financing the planning, acquisition, improvement, equipment, maintenance, and operation of any such enterprise in accordance with any legislation which congress may adopt, under which aid, assistance, and cooperation may be furnished by the federal government in the planning, acquisition, improvement, equipment, maintenance, and operation, or in financing the planning, acquisition, improvement, equipment, maintenance, and operation of any such enterprise, including without limitation costs of engineering, architectural, and economic investigations and studies, surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, procedures, and other action preliminary to the acquisition, improvement, or equipment of any project, and to do all things necessary in order to avail itself of such aid, assistance, and cooperation under any federal legislation;

(b) To enter without any election into joint operating or service contracts and agreements; acquisition, improvement, equipment, or disposal contracts; or other arrangements for any term not exceeding fifty years with the federal government and any public body (or any combination thereof), concerning the facilities and any project or property pertaining thereto, whether acquired by the district, by the federal government, or by any public body; and to accept grants and contributions from the federal government, any public body, or any other person in connection therewith;

(c) To enter into and perform without any election, when determined by the board to be in the public interest, contracts and agreements, for any term not exceeding fifty years, with the federal government, any public body, or any other person for the provision and operation by the district of any drainage and flood control facilities pertaining to such facilities of the district or any project relating thereto and the payment periodically thereby to the district of amounts at least sufficient, if any, in the determination of the board, to compensate the district for the cost of providing, operating, and maintaining such facilities serving the federal government, such public body, or such other person, or otherwise;

(d) To enter into and perform without any election contracts and agreements with the federal government, any public body, or any other person for or concerning the planning, construction, lease or other acquisition, improvement, equipment, operation, maintenance, disposal, and the financing of any property pertaining to the facilities of the district or to any project of the district, including but not necessarily limited to any contract or agreement for any term not exceeding fifty years;

(e) To cooperate with and act in conjunction with the federal government or any of its engineers, officers, boards, commissions, or departments, or with the state or any of its engineers, officers, boards, commissions, or departments, or with any other public body or any other person in the acquisition, improvement, or equipment of any facilities or any project authorized for the district or for any other works, acts, or purposes provided for in this article, and to adopt and carry out any definite plan or system of work for any such purpose;

(f) To cooperate with the federal government or any public body by an agreement therewith by which the district may:

(I) Acquire and provide, without cost to the cooperating entity, the land, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the acquisition, improvement, or equipment of any project;

(II) Hold the cooperating entity free from and save it harmless from any claim for damages arising from the acquisition, improvement, equipment, maintenance, and operation of any facilities;

(III) Maintain and operate any facilities in accordance with regulations prescribed by the cooperating entity;

(IV) Establish and enforce regulations, if any, concerning the facilities and satisfactory to the cooperating entity;

(g) To provide by any contract for any term not exceeding fifty years, or otherwise, without an election:

(I) For the joint use of personnel, equipment, and facilities of the district and any public body, including without limitation public buildings constructed by or under the supervision of the board or the governing body of the public body concerned, upon such terms and agreements and within such areas within the district as may be determined, for the promotion and protection of health, comfort, safety, life, welfare, and property of the inhabitants of the district and any such public body and any other persons of interest;

(II) For the joint employment of clerks, stenographers, and other employees pertaining to the facilities or any project established in the district, upon such terms and conditions as may be determined for the equitable apportionment of the expenses resulting therefrom.

(2) The board shall provide for comprehensive planning and, where possible, coordinate operations with all regional special purpose districts, regional multipurpose public agencies, and regional planning commissions and any political subdivision that is multijurisdictional in nature and functions wholly or partly within the urban district.

(3) If a single multipurpose service authority is subsequently created in the Denver metropolitan area, the powers, functions, and facilities of the district created by this article shall be transferred to such service authority; except that the general assembly may provide for the transfer to other political subdivisions of any facilities outside the boundaries of such service authority.

(4) The board, wherever and however possible and feasible, shall promote and cooperate with park and recreation districts, municipalities, and other governmental agencies for the development and use of drainageways for recreational and park purposes.

Source: L. 69: p. 754, § 24. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-21-24.