§ 18-12-112 — Powers of district

(a) Each district may:
(i) Have and use a corporate seal;
(ii) Sue and be sued, and be a party to suits,
actions and proceedings;
(iii) Enter into contracts for the purpose of
providing any authorized improvements and the maintenance and
operation thereof, or otherwise to carry out the purposes of the
district;
(iv) Accept from any public or private source grants,
preferred loans, contributions and any other benefits available
for use in the furtherance of its purposes;
(v) Borrow money and incur indebtedness and other
obligations and evidence the same by certificates, notes or
debentures, and issue bonds;
(vi) Assess the costs of improvements within the
district against the property specially benefited upon a
frontage, zone, or other equitable basis, in accordance with
benefits;
(vii) Adopt bylaws not inconsistent with law;
(viii) Establish and collect charges for water,
sanitation and related services and the use of improvements or
services provided by the district, including authority to change
the amount or rate thereof, and to pledge the revenues therefrom
for the payment of district indebtedness;
(ix) Acquire and own or lease real or personal
property, including easements and rights-of-way, within or
without the district for district purposes;
(x) Contract with other districts for common use of
improvements and services for the benefit of the inhabitants of
all contracting districts;
(xi) Supply the inhabitants of the district with
water for domestic and any other lawful use;
(xii) Provide for the collection, treatment or
disposal of sewage, waste and storm water of the district and
its inhabitants;
(xiii) Provide for the collection and disposal of
garbage or refuse matter;
(xiv) Provide all services necessary to protect the
health and welfare of residents in the district and the value of
property therein and to enter into agreements with any public or
private agency, institution or person for the furnishing of such
services;
(xv) Provide for public recreation by means of parks,
including but not limited to playgrounds, golf courses, swimming
pools or recreation buildings;
(xvi) Provide for street lighting;
(xvii) Provide for the opening, widening, extending,
straightening and surfacing in whole or part of any street and
maintenance, reconstruction, snow removal and clearance for the
same or other roads or streets;
(xviii) Provide for the construction, maintenance,
reconstruction and improvement of bridges, culverts, curbs,
gutters, drains and works incidental to any street improvement;
(xix) Provide subdivision control;
(xx) Do any and all other things necessary to carry
out the purposes hereof;
(xxi) With the approval of the board of county
commissioners, establish and collect charges for the use of any
improvement to cover the cost of operating and maintaining the
improvement. Following approval of the county commissioners and
upon application by a district, an assessment roll shall be
created by the county assessor's office to facilitate the
collection of the improvement operation and maintenance charges,
whether or not the assessor has created an assessment roll for
the collection of indebtedness;
(xxii) Provide emergency medical services, enter into
agreements with any public or private agency, institution or
person for the furnishing of emergency medical services and
establish and collect charges for emergency medical services,
including authority to change the amount or rate thereof, and to
pledge the revenues therefrom for the payment of district
indebtedness.