§ 37-96-102.5 — Definitions

Colorado § 37-96-102.5

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 37: Water and
• Art.: Water Conservation in State Landscaping

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As used in this article 96, unless the context
otherwise requires:

(1) Public entity means any governmental or quasi-governmental agency of
the state, as well as any political subdivision of the state if that political subdivision
receives financing from the state for a public project or facility.

(2) (a) Public project or facility means any new construction or renovation
financed wholly or in part by the state, including, but not limited to, any road or
highway construction project and facility connected therewith, any public building
or facility constructed or renovated by a public entity, and any project, building, or
facility constructed or renovated by a public entity with funding from the Colorado
lottery.

(b) Public project or facility does not include any public project or facility
which disturbs less than two hundred square feet of ground space or any project or
facility which is not irrigated; except that any public project or facility which is
subsequently irrigated shall comply with this article 96.

(3) Renovation includes external improvements to the project or facility
that affect at least thirty-five percent of the covered landscaped area.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2025: Entire section added with relocations, (SB 25-275), ch. 377, p. 2101, � 301, effective August 6.