Colorado § 37-45.1-102 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 37-45.1-102 — Definitions

Colorado § 37-45.1-102

Title 37Water and

Art.Water Activities - Enterprise Status

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 37-45.1-102 (2026).

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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)District means any state or local governmental entity that has authority to conduct water activities, including a water conservancy district created pursuant to article 45 of this title, a water conservation district created by article 46, 47, 48, or 50 of this title, a water and sanitation district or other entity created pursuant to title 32, C.R.S., an entity created pursuant to title 29, C.R.S., or this title, a county, or a municipality.

(2)Grant means a cash payment of public funds made directly to a water activity enterprise by the state or a local governmental entity or a district, which cash payment is not required to be repaid. Grant does not include public funds paid or advanced to a water activity e

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As used in this article, unless the context
otherwise requires:

(1) District means any state or local governmental entity that has authority
to conduct water activities, including a water conservancy district created pursuant
to article 45 of this title, a water conservation district created by article 46, 47, 48,
or 50 of this title, a water and sanitation district or other entity created pursuant to
title 32, C.R.S., an entity created pursuant to title 29, C.R.S., or this title, a county, or
a municipality.

(2) Grant means a cash payment of public funds made directly to a water
activity enterprise by the state or a local governmental entity or a district, which
cash payment is not required to be repaid. Grant does not include public funds
paid or advanced to a water activity enterprise by the state or a local governmental
entity or district in exchange for an agreement by a water activity enterprise to
provide services including the provision of water, the capacity of project works,
materials, or other water activities, nor does grant include refunds made in the
current or next fiscal year, gifts, any payments directly or indirectly from federal
funds or earnings on federal funds, collections for another government, pension
contributions by employees and pension fund earnings, reserve transfers or
expenditures, damage awards, or property sales.

(3) Water activity includes but is not limited to the diversion, storage,
carriage, delivery, distribution, collection, treatment, use, reuse, augmentation,
exchange, or discharge of water and includes the provision of wholesale or retail
water or wastewater or storm water services and the acquisition of water or water
rights.

(4) Water activity enterprise includes any government water activity
business owned by a district, which enterprise receives under ten percent of its
annual revenues in grants from all Colorado state and local governments combined
and which is authorized to issue its own revenue bonds pursuant to this article or
any other applicable law.

(5) Water project or facility includes a dam, storage reservoir,
compensatory or replacement reservoir, canal, conduit, pipeline, tunnel, power
plant, water or wastewater treatment facility, and any and all works, facilities,
improvements, and property necessary or convenient for the purpose of conducting
a water activity.

Legislative History

Source: L. 93: Entire article added, p. 103, � 1, effective March 30. L. 2004: (1) amended, p. 1930, � 2, effective August 4. L. 2010: (5) amended, (HB 10-1422), ch. 419, p. 2120, � 171, effective August 11.