Colorado § 37-40-102 - Public agencies - powers of participation.
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§ 37-40-102. Public agencies - powers of participation.
Agencies within the department of natural resources of the state of Colorado, quasi-municipal corporations, and political subdivisions of the state, including, but not exclusively, counties, towns, cities, city and counties, water conservancy districts, water conservation districts, water and sanitation districts, conservation districts, drainage districts, and special improvement districts are authorized to become members of organizations existing or to be organized within the state of Colorado, to assist in or contribute to the protection, conservation, and development of water within the state of Colorado. Any such organization shall be construed to be an instrumentality of the agencies and political subdivisions that are members thereof. No such organization shall be ineligible under this section by virtue of the fact that it also admits private individuals and organizations to membership.
Source: L. 59: p. 835, § 2. CRS 53: § 149-10-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-9-2. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 524, § 31, effective July 1.
Conservation and Irrigation Districts
ARTICLE 41
Irrigation District Law of 1905
37-41-101. Irrigation district - organization - purposes.
37-41-102. Petition.
37-41-103. Presentation and allowance of petition.
37-41-104. Notice of election - qualifications of electors.
37-41-105. Canvass of votes - proclamation.
37-41-106. Directors - election - term.
37-41-107. Office of board - elections.
37-41-108. Directors - secretary - salaries.
37-41-109. District treasurer - duties - county treasurer to collect district assessments.
37-41-110. Duties of election officers.
37-41-111. Canvass of votes.
37-41-112. Records - vacancy and term of office.
37-41-113. Board of directors - duties - contracts - rules.
37-41-114. Meetings - duties - eminent domain.
37-41-115. Property - title.
37-41-116. Conveyances - suits.
37-41-117. Bonds - contract - purposes - election.
37-41-118. Sale of bonds - proceeds.
37-41-119. Bonds - payment - lien.
37-41-120. Fiscal year - directors to fix levy.
37-41-121. Assessor - assessment.
37-41-122. Other taxes must be paid.
37-41-123. Special tax levy.
37-41-124. Assessment - collection - redemption - deed.
37-41-125. Construction - contracts.
37-41-126. Claims - audit - payment - financial report.
37-41-127. Funds for expenses.
37-41-128. Crossing streams, highways, railroads, state lands.
37-41-129. Limit of indebtedness - emergency.
37-41-130. Insufficient supply - distribution.
37-41-131. Compensation for property taken.
37-41-132. Boundaries - change - effect.
37-41-133. Additional land admitted - petition.
37-41-134. Notice of filing - costs.
37-41-135. Hearing of petition - assent.
37-41-136. Payment of pro rata assessments.
37-41-137. Inclusion or rejection of lands - protest.
37-41-138. Order - record - effect.
37-41-139. Records - evidence.
37-41-140. Legal representatives petitioners.
37-41-141. Redivision of district - election of officers.
37-41-142. Lands may be excluded from district.
37-41-143. Petition for exclusion.
37-41-144. Notice of filing petition.
37-41-145. Hearing of petition.
37-41-146. Order.
37-41-147. Record - effect.
37-41-148. Division of districts.
37-41-149. Dissolution of district - election.
37-41-150. Canvass - record.
37-41-151. Judicial examination of bonds and contracts.
37-41-152. Petition for judicial examination.
37-41-153. Notice of hearing.
37-41-154. Answer - pleading.
37-41-155. Determination - costs.
37-41-156. Sale of realty not needed.
37-41-157. President to execute deeds.
37-41-158. Proceeds - where paid.
37-41-159. Findings of board conclusive.
37-41-160. Single election precincts.
37-41-161. Dollar amounts adjusted for inflation - definition.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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