§ 37-45-108 — Jurisdiction of district courts

Colorado § 37-45-108

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 37: Water and
• Art.: Water Conservancy Districts

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The district court sitting in and for
any county in this state is hereby vested with jurisdiction when the conditions
stated in section 37-45-109 are found to exist to establish water conservancy
districts which may be entirely within or partly within and partly without the judicial
district in which said court is located for conserving, developing, and stabilizing
supplies of water for domestic, irrigation, power, manufacturing, and other
beneficial uses as provided in this article; but the terms of this article shall not be
construed to confer upon such district court jurisdiction to hear, adjudicate, and
settle questions concerning the priority of appropriation of water between districts
organized under this article and ditch companies and other owners of ditches
drawing water for irrigation purposes from the same stream or its tributaries, and
jurisdiction to hear and determine such questions of law and questions of right
growing out of or in any way involved or connected therewith are expressly
excluded from this article and shall be determined in the proper county as
otherwise provided by the laws of the state of Colorado.

Legislative History

Source: L. 37: p. 1313, � 3. CSA: C. 173B, � 17. CRS 53: � 149-6-3. C.R.S. 1963: � 150-5-3.