C.R.S.
Section 32-11-554
Covenants and other provisions
(1)
Any resolution providing for the issuance of any bonds or other district securities under this article payable from pledged revenues, and any indenture or other instrument or proceedings pertaining thereto, may at the discretion of the board contain covenants or other provisions, notwithstanding such covenants and provisions may limit the exercise of powers conferred by this article, in order to secure the payment of such securities, in agreement with the holders of such securities, including without limitation covenants or other provisions as to any one or more of the following:(a)
The pledged revenues and, in the case of general obligations, the taxes to be fixed, charged, or levied, and the collection, use, and disposition thereof, including but not limited to the foreclosure of liens for delinquencies, the discontinuance of services, facilities, or use of any properties or facilities, prohibition against free service, the collection of penalties and collection costs, and the use and disposition of any moneys of the district, derived or to be derived from any source designated in this article;(b)
The acquisition, improvement, or equipment of all or any part of properties pertaining to any project or the facilities;(c)
The creation and maintenance of reserves or sinking funds to secure the payment of the principal of and interest on any securities or of operation and maintenance expenses of the facilities, or part thereof, and the source, custody, security, regulation, use, and disposition of any such reserves or funds, including but not limited to the powers and duties of any trustee with regard thereto;(d)
A fair and reasonable payment by the district from its general fund or other available moneys to the account of any designated facilities for services rendered thereby to the district;(e)
The payment of the cost of any project by delineating the purposes to which the proceeds of the sale of securities may be applied, and the custody, security, use, expenditure, application, and disposition thereof;(f)
The temporary investment and any reinvestment of the proceeds of bonds, any other securities, any taxes, or any pledged revenues, or any combination thereof, in securities meeting the investment requirements established in part 6 of article 75 of title 24, C.R.S.;(g)
The pledge of and the creation of a lien upon pledged revenues or the proceeds of bonds or other district securities pending their application to defray the cost of the project, or both such revenues and proceeds of such securities, to secure the payment of bonds or other securities issued under this article;(h)
The payment of the principal of and interest on any securities, and any prior redemption premiums due in connection therewith, and the sources and methods thereof, the rank or priority of any securities as to any lien or security for payment, or the acceleration of any maturity of any securities, or the issuance of other or additional securities payable from or constituting a charge against or lien upon any pledged revenues or other moneys pledged for the payment of securities and the creation of future liens and encumbrances thereagainst;(i)
The use, regulation, inspection, management, operation, maintenance, or disposition, or any limitation or regulation of the use of all or any part of the facilities or any property of the district pertaining thereto;(j)
The determination or definition of pledged revenues from the facilities or of operation and maintenance expenses of the facilities, the use and disposition of such revenues, and the manner of and limitations upon paying such expenses;(k)
The creation of special funds and accounts pertaining to any pledged revenues or to the bonds or other securities issued under this article;(l)
The insurance to be carried by the district or any person in interest and use and disposition of insurance moneys, the acquisition of completion, performance, surety, and fidelity bonds pertaining to any project or funds, or both, and the use and disposition of any proceeds of such bonds;(m)
Books of account, the inspection and audit thereof, and other records pertaining to any project, the facilities, or pledged revenues;(n)
The assumption or payment or discharge of any obligation, lien, or other claim relating to any part of any project, the facilities, or any securities having a lien on any part of any pledged revenues or other moneys of the district;(o)
Limitations on the powers of the district to acquire or operate, or permit the acquisition or operation of, any structures, the facilities or properties of which may compete or tend to compete with the facilities;(p)
The vesting in a corporate or other trustee such property, rights, powers, and duties in trust as the board may determine which may include any or all of the rights, powers, and duties of the trustee appointed by the holders of securities, and limiting or abrogating the right of such holders to appoint a trustee, or limiting the rights, duties, and powers of such trustee;(q)
Events of default, rights, and liabilities arising therefrom, and the rights, liabilities, powers, and duties arising upon the breach by the district of any covenants, conditions, or obligations;(r)
The terms and conditions upon which the holders of the securities or any portion, percentage, or amount of them may enforce any covenants or provisions made under this article or duties imposed by this article;(s)
The terms and conditions upon which the holders of the securities or of a specified portion, percentage, or amount thereof, or any trustee therefor, shall be entitled to the appointment of a receiver, which receiver may enter and take possession of any facilities or service, operate and maintain the same, prescribe fees, rates, and charges, and collect, receive, and apply all revenues thereafter arising therefrom in the same manner as the district itself might do;(t)
A procedure by which the terms of any resolution authorizing securities, or any other contract with any holders of securities, including but not limited to an indenture of trust or similar instrument, may be amended or abrogated, and as to the proportion, percentage, or amount of securities the holders of which must consent thereto, and the manner in which such consent may be given;(u)
The terms and conditions upon which any or all of the securities shall become or may be declared due before maturity, and as to the terms and conditions upon which such declaration and its consequences may be waived; and(v)
All such acts and things as may be necessary or convenient or desirable in order to secure the securities, or in the discretion of the board tend to make the securities more marketable, notwithstanding that such covenant, act, or thing may not be enumerated in this article, it being the intention of this article to give the board power to do in the name and on behalf of the district all things in the issuance of district securities and for their security except as expressly limited in this article.
Source:
Section 32-11-554 — Covenants and other provisions, https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-32.pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).
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