Colorado § 37-45-103 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 37-45-103 — Definitions

Colorado § 37-45-103

Title 37Water and

Art.Water Conservancy Districts

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 37-45-103 (2026).

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As used in this article 45, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Acre-foot or acre-feet may be substituted by any other commonly used unit for the measurement of water when appropriate.

(2)Board means the board of directors of the district.

(3)Court means the district court of that judicial district of the state of Colorado wherein the petition for the organization of a water conservancy district shall be filed.

(4)(a) Elector means a person who, at the designated time or event, is qualified to vote in general elections in this state, and:

(I)Who is a resident of the district or the area to be included in the district; or

(II)Who or whose spouse or civil union partner owns taxable real or personal property within the district or the area to be included in the distric

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As used in this article 45, unless the context
otherwise requires:

(1) Acre-foot or acre-feet may be substituted by any other commonly
used unit for the measurement of water when appropriate.

(2) Board means the board of directors of the district.

(3) Court means the district court of that judicial district of the state of
Colorado wherein the petition for the organization of a water conservancy district
shall be filed.

(4) (a) Elector means a person who, at the designated time or event, is
qualified to vote in general elections in this state, and:

(I) Who is a resident of the district or the area to be included in the district; or

(II) Who or whose spouse or civil union partner owns taxable real or personal
property within the district or the area to be included in the district.

(b) A person who is obligated to pay general taxes under a contract to
purchase real property within the district shall be considered an owner within the
meaning of this subsection (4). The payment of a specific ownership tax pursuant to
law shall not qualify a person as an elector. Taxable property means real or
personal property subject to general ad valorem taxes.

(c) For all elections and petitions that require ownership of real property or
land, the ownership of a mobile home or manufactured home as defined in section
38-12-201.5 (5), 5-1-301 (29), or 42-1-102 (48.8) is sufficient to qualify as ownership
of real property or land for the purpose of voting rights and petitions.

(5) Land or property is used in this article with reference to benefits,
appraisals, assessments, or taxes, as political entities, according to benefits
received, and public corporations shall be considered as included in such reference
in the same manner as land or property.

(6) Land or real estate means real estate, as real estate is defined by
the laws of the state of Colorado, and embraces all railroads, tramroads, electrical
roads, street and interurban railroads, highways, roads, streets and street
improvements, telephone, telegraph, and transmission lines, gas, sewer and water
systems, water rights, pipelines, and rights-of-way of public service corporations,
and all other real property whether held for public or private use.

(7) Person means a person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation,
other than a county, town, city, city and county, or other political subdivision.
Similarly, public corporation means counties, city and counties, towns, cities,
school districts, irrigation districts, water districts, park districts, subdistricts, and
all governmental agencies, clothed with the power of levying or providing for the
levy of general or special taxes or special assessments.

(8) Property means real estate and personal property.

(9) Publication means once a week for three consecutive weeks in at least
one newspaper of general circulation in each county wherein such publication is to
be made. It shall not be necessary that publication be made on the same day of the
week in each of the three weeks, but not less than fourteen days, excluding the day
of the first publication, shall intervene between the first publication and the last
publication, and publication shall be complete on the date of the last publication.

(10) Works means dams, storage reservoirs, compensatory and
replacement reservoirs, canals, conduits, pipelines, tunnels, power plants, and any
and all works, facilities, improvements, and property necessary or convenient for
the supplying of water for domestic, irrigation, power, milling, manufacturing,
mining, metallurgical, and all other beneficial uses.

Legislative History

Source: L. 37: p. 1311, � 2. CSA: C. 173B, � 16. CRS 53: � 149-6-2. L. 61: p. 843, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 150-5-2. L. 70: p. 436, � 1. L. 71: p. 1347, � 1. L. 82: (4)(d) added, p. 546, � 8, effective April 15. L. 90: (4) amended, p. 1849, � 49, effective May 31. L. 94: (4)(c) amended, p. 706, � 12, effective April 19; (4)(c) amended, p. 2567, � 83, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2001: (4)(c) amended, p. 1277, � 47, effective June 5. L. 2016: (4)(a)(I) and (4)(a)(II) amended, (SB 16-142), ch. 173, p. 592, � 80, effective May 18. L. 2020: IP and (4)(c) amended, (HB 20-1196), ch. 195, p. 928, � 20, effective June 30. L. 2022: (4)(c) amended, (SB 22-212), ch. 421, p. 2985, � 83, effective August 10.