Colorado § 37-48-156 - Contracts of subdistricts.
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§ 37-48-156. Contracts of subdistricts.
(1) When the official plan so provides, it shall be lawful for any subdistrict to make contracts as follows:
(a) A water users' association, public entity, nonprofit corporation, not-for-profit corporation, carrier ditch company, mutual ditch or reservoir company, unincorporated ditch or reservoir company, or cooperative association may bind itself to levy an annual assessment for the use of water and to secure the assessment by liens on land and water rights or in such other manner as may be provided by law.
(b) Any person or corporation landowner may create a mortgage lien upon lands or give other security satisfactory to the board or any other contracting agency, and all such contracts shall provide for forfeiture of the use of water for nonpayment of assessments or installments in the same manner and procedure as provided by statute for forfeiture of stock in a mutual ditch or reservoir company.
Source: L. 75: Entire section added, p. 1387, § 7, effective July 18. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 1282, § 22, effective May 25.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 37-48-156 ("Contracts of subdistricts.") 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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