Colorado § 37-48-101.3 - Definitions.
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§ 37-48-101.3. Definitions.
As used in this article 48, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Board of appraisers" or "appraisers" means the three court-appointed appraisers described in section 37-48-136.
(2) "District" means the Rio Grande water conservation district. The district is a body corporate and politic and a political subdivision of the state of Colorado.
(3) "Plan of water management" means a cooperative plan for the utilization of water and water diversion, storage, and use facilities in any lawful manner, so as to assure the protection of existing water rights and promote the optimum and sustainable beneficial use of the water resources available for use within the district or a subdistrict and may include development and implementation of plans of augmentation and exchanges of water and groundwater management plans under section 37-92-501 (4)(c).
(4) "Subdistrict" or "subdivision" embraces and includes the kind or character of special improvement districts created under the provisions of this article 48, including subdistricts organized under the name and style of "Water Users' Association No. .... of the Rio Grande Water Conservation District" and "Special Improvement District No. .... of the Rio Grande Water Conservation District". A subdistrict or subdivision is a body corporate and politic and a political subdivision of the state of Colorado.
Source: L. 77: Entire section added, p. 1672, § 11, effective June 9. L. 2021: IP added, (SB 21-266), ch. 423, p. 2805, § 34, effective July 2. L. 2025: Entire section amended with relocations, (SB 25-275), ch. 377, p. 2100, § 299, effective August 6.
Editor's note: Subsection (3) is similar to former § 37-48-108 (4) as it existed prior to 2025.
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