Colorado § 37-45.1-105 Article X, section 20 matters

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§ 37-45.1-105 — Article X, section 20 matters

Colorado § 37-45.1-105

Title 37Water and

Art.Water Activities - Enterprise Status

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 37-45.1-105 (2026).

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(1)Contracts pertaining to a water project, facility, or activity entered into prior to November 4, 1992, and bonded indebtedness incurred prior to November 4, 1992, or refunding of such bonded indebtedness, which involve a levy or assessment or a pledge of a levy or assessment under any provision of law governing the district to provide revenues to the district or cover default or deficiencies in bonded indebtedness payments are not affected or impaired by the passage of section 20 of article X of the state constitution.

(2)Lands which are included in a district with authority to conduct a water activity shall be subject to the same mill levies and other taxes levied or to be levied on other similarly situated lands at the time such additional lands are included. Such newly i

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(1) Contracts pertaining to a
water project, facility, or activity entered into prior to November 4, 1992, and
bonded indebtedness incurred prior to November 4, 1992, or refunding of such
bonded indebtedness, which involve a levy or assessment or a pledge of a levy or
assessment under any provision of law governing the district to provide revenues to
the district or cover default or deficiencies in bonded indebtedness payments are
not affected or impaired by the passage of section 20 of article X of the state
constitution.

(2) Lands which are included in a district with authority to conduct a water
activity shall be subject to the same mill levies and other taxes levied or to be
levied on other similarly situated lands at the time such additional lands are
included. Such newly included lands are additions to taxable real property, and
application of such levies and other taxes to such newly included lands is not
subject to the limitations of section 20 (4) of article X of the state constitution. This
subsection (2) is intended to place newly included lands and similarly situated
existing lands within a district on an equal basis.

(3) Water project loan agreements subject to repayment or contracts for
services including the provision of water, capacity of project works, materials, or
other water activities, which involve the payment of funds for such services to a
district or its water activity enterprise by a state or local governmental entity or by
another district or water activity enterprise, shall not be considered grants within
the meaning of section 20 (2)(d) of article X of the state constitution.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6 (3) of article XI of the state
constitution, where such agreement or contract shall in whole or in part constitute a
general obligation of such local governmental entity or district, and where such
agreement or contract provides that such local governmental entity or district shall
be required to accept and pay for water, capacity, materials, or other water
activities agreed or contracted for by a defaulting local governmental entity or
district, such agreement or contract shall not be entered into unless the question of
incurring such general obligation has been submitted to and approved at an
election conducted by such local governmental entity or district in accordance with
applicable election laws.