Colorado § 37-42-131 - Payment of general expenses.
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§ 37-42-131. Payment of general expenses.
(1) Repealed.
(2) (a) For the purposes of defraying the expenses of the organization of the district and the care, operation, management, repair, and improvement of all canals, ditches, reservoirs, and works, including salaries of officers and employees, the board may:
(I) Fix rates of tolls and charges and collect them from all persons using the district's structures or water for irrigation or other purposes;
(II) Provide, in whole or in part, for the payment of the expenditures specified in this subsection (2)(a) by levy of assessments therefor, as provided in section 37-42-126; or
(III) Both fix tolls and levy assessments.
(b) If the money raised by the sale of bonds issued is insufficient and if bonds are unavailable for the completion of the plans of works adopted, the board of directors shall provide for the completion of the plans by levy of an assessment therefor in the same manner in which levies of assessments are made for other purposes.
Source: L. 21: p. 547, § 31. C.L. § 2087. CSA: C. 90, § 462. CRS 53: § 149-2-31. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-2-31. L. 2017: (1) repealed and (2) amended, (HB 17-1030), ch. 16, p. 53, § 11, effective August 9.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 37-42-131 ("Payment of general expenses.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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