C.R.S. Section 37-46-149
Cooperative powers

(1)

The district and any subdistrict have the power to utilize and may utilize private industry, by contract, to carry out the design, construction, operation, management, manufacturing, marketing, planning, and research and development functions of the district or any subdistrict proceeding under this article, unless the district or subdistrict determines that it is in the public interest to adopt another course of action. The district or subdistrict, or both, may enter into long-term contracts with private persons, not exceeding a term of seventy-five years, without an election, for the performance of any such functions of the district or subdistrict, which, in the opinion of the district or subdistrict, can desirably and conveniently be carried out by a private person under contract; but any such contract shall contain such terms and conditions as shall enable the district or subdistrict to retain reasonable supervision and control of such functions to be carried out or performed by such private persons pursuant to such contract.

(2)

Subject to the provisions of section 37-46-133, the district and any subdistrict have the following powers:

(a)

To accept contributions, grants, or loans from the state and the federal government for the purpose of financing the planning, acquisition, improvement, equipment, maintenance, and operation of any enterprise in which the district or subdistrict, or both, are authorized to engage, and to enter into contracts and cooperate with, and accept cooperation from, the federal government, the state, the subdistrict or the district, respectively, any political subdivision, any private firm, and any other person, or any combination thereof, in the planning, acquisition, improvement, equipment, maintenance, and operation and in financing the planning, acquisition, improvement, equipment, maintenance, and operation of any such enterprise in accordance with any legislation which the general assembly, congress, the governing body of any political subdivision, the board of directors or other governing body of any private firm, any other person, or any combination thereof may have adopted prior to the adoption of this article or may thereafter adopt, under which aid, assistance, and cooperation may be furnished by such cooperating entity or entities or other persons in the planning, acquisition, improvement, equipment, maintenance, and operation or in financing the planning, acquisition, improvement, equipment, maintenance, and operation of any such enterprise, including, without limitation, costs of engineering, architectural, and economic investigations and studies, surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, procedures, and other action preliminary to the acquisition, improvement, or equipment of any facilities, or any part thereof, and to do any and all things necessary in order to avail itself of such aid, assistance, and cooperation under any state, federal, or other legislation;

(b)

To enter into, without any election, joint operating or service contracts and agreements; acquisition, improvement, equipment, or disposal contracts; contracts for the purchase, sale, rental, lease, as lessor or lessee, or exchange of water or the purchase, sale, or exchange of water rights or electricity (or any combination thereof) but not to acquire any electricity for sale by the district or any subdistrict as a public utility either to the public or to any other user (other than any sale to any subdistrict or the district, respectively, or to any water conservancy district located wholly or in part within the Colorado river water conservation district and other than any sale of electricity by the district or any subdistrict thereof at wholesale to any person or governmental entity); or other arrangements, for any term not exceeding seventy-five years, with the federal government, the state, the subdistrict or the district, respectively, any political subdivision, any private firm, or any other person, or any combination thereof, concerning the facilities and any project or property pertaining thereto, whether acquired or undertaken by the district, by the subdistrict, by the federal government, by any political subdivision of this state or any other state, or by any person, and to accept contributions, grants, or loans from the cooperating entity or entities or other persons in connection therewith;

(c)

To enter into and perform without any election, when determined by the board of directors to be in the public interest, contracts and agreements, for any term not exceeding seventy-five years, with the federal government, the subdistrict or the district, respectively, any political subdivision, or any person, or any combination thereof, for the provision and operation by the subdistrict or the district, respectively, of any facilities pertaining to such facilities of the district or subdistrict, as the case may be, any part thereof, or any project relating thereto, and the payment periodically thereby to the district or subdistrict of amounts at least sufficient, if any, in the determination of the board, to compensate the district or subdistrict for the cost of providing, operating, and maintaining such facilities serving the federal government, the subdistrict or the district, respectively, any political subdivision, or such other person, or any combination thereof, or otherwise;

(d)

To enter into and perform, without any election, contracts and agreements, for any term not exceeding seventy-five years, on a public bid basis, a competitive basis, or a negotiated basis, as the board of directors may determine, with the federal government, the subdistrict or the district, respectively, any political subdivision, any private firm, or any other person, or any combination thereof, for or concerning the planning, construction, lease, other acquisition, improvement, equipment, operation, maintenance, lease, other disposal, and financing, or any other combination thereof, of any property pertaining to the facilities of the district or subdistrict or to any project of the district or subdistrict, including, without limitation, any contract or agreement, for any term not exceeding seventy-five years, pertaining to the joint ownership of the facilities as tenants in common thereamong or providing for the exchange of water or electric power for backup water or power, the pooling of resources, or the designation of a manager for any such project or facilities supervised by an engineering and operating committee of co-owners or otherwise supervised, and otherwise to contract with water or power producers or users, or any combination thereof;

(e)

To cooperate with and act in conjunction with the federal government or any of its engineers, officers, boards, commissions, or departments, or with the state or any of its engineers, officers, boards, commissions, or departments, or with any political subdivision or any person in the acquisition, improvement, and equipment of any facilities or any part thereof authorized for the district or subdistrict or for any other works, acts, or purposes provided for in this article and to adopt and carry out any definite plan or system of work for any such purpose;

(f)

To cooperate with the federal government, the subdistrict or district, respectively, any political subdivision, or any person, or any combination thereof, by an agreement therewith by which the district or the subdistrict may:

(I)

Acquire and provide, without cost to the cooperating entity or entities, the land, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the acquisition, improvement, and equipment of any properties;

(II)

Hold the cooperating entity or entities free from and save it or them harmless from any claim for damages arising from the acquisition, improvement, equipment, maintenance, and operation of any facilities;

(III)

Maintain and operate any facilities in accordance with regulations prescribed by the cooperating entity or entities; and

(IV)

Establish and enforce regulations, if any, concerning the facilities which are satisfactory to the cooperating entity or entities;

(g)

To provide, by any contract for any term not exceeding seventy-five years, or otherwise, without an election:

(I)

For the joint use of personnel, equipment, and facilities of the district, the subdistrict, any political subdivision, or any person, or any combination thereof, including, without limitation, public buildings constructed by or under the supervision of the board of directors, the governing body of the political subdivision, or the board of directors or other governing body of a private firm or other person concerned, upon such terms and agreements and within such areas within the district or subdistrict, or otherwise, as may be determined, for the promotion and protection of health, comfort, safety, life, welfare, and property of the inhabitants of the district or subdistrict and any such political subdivision and any other persons of interest, and for water or electric services;

(II)

For the joint employment of clerks, stenographers, and other employees pertaining to the facilities or any project, now existing or hereafter established, upon such terms and conditions as may be determined for the equitable apportionment of the expenses resulting therefrom;

(h)

To provide for comprehensive planning and, where possible, coordinate operations of the district or subdistrict with the subdistrict or district, respectively, any and all such political subdivisions, private firms, and other persons, or any combination thereof, pertaining to water conservation and use and to the generation and use of electricity.

Source: Section 37-46-149 — Cooperative powers, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-37.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

37‑46‑101
Legislative declaration 37‑46‑102
Definitions 37‑46‑103
District body corporate - area 37‑46‑104
Board of directors 37‑46‑105
Compensation of directors 37‑46‑106
Vacancies - secretary and treasurer 37‑46‑107
General powers 37‑46‑108
Principal office - meetings 37‑46‑109
Authority of board to levy taxes 37‑46‑109.3
Taxes - determination and collection 37‑46‑109.4
Levies to cover district’s deficiencies 37‑46‑110
Organization 37‑46‑111
Rules and regulations 37‑46‑112
Petition 37‑46‑113
Notice of hearing on petition 37‑46‑114
Protesting of petitions 37‑46‑114.5
Alternative procedure for organizing a subdistrict 37‑46‑115
Board of directors to prepare plans 37‑46‑116
Appointment of appraisers 37‑46‑117
Compensation of appraisers 37‑46‑118
Board bound by financing plan 37‑46‑119
Directors may make assessments 37‑46‑120
Improvement district bonds 37‑46‑121
Assessments perpetual lien 37‑46‑122
Invalid assessments - board remedy 37‑46‑123
Assessment record as evidence 37‑46‑124
Remedies in case of faulty notice 37‑46‑125
Lawful contracts 37‑46‑126
Issuance of general obligation bonds and revenue bonds 37‑46‑126.2
Subdistrict’s levy of taxes 37‑46‑126.3
Levy and collection of subdistrict’s taxes 37‑46‑126.4
Levies to cover subdistrict deficiencies 37‑46‑126.5
County to levy and collect 37‑46‑126.6
Delinquent taxes 37‑46‑127
Maintenance assessment 37‑46‑128
Annual levy limit 37‑46‑129
Investment of surplus funds 37‑46‑130
Sinking fund 37‑46‑131
Court confirmation 37‑46‑132
Allocation of water or service 37‑46‑133
Election to authorize debt 37‑46‑134
Definition of elector 37‑46‑135
Elections 37‑46‑136
Election resolution 37‑46‑137
Conduct of election 37‑46‑138
Notice of election 37‑46‑139
Polling places 37‑46‑140
Election supplies 37‑46‑141
Election returns 37‑46‑142
Debt election contests 37‑46‑143
Covenants and other provisions in bonds 37‑46‑144
Liens on pledged revenues 37‑46‑145
Rights - powers of holders of bonds - trustees 37‑46‑146
Investments and securities 37‑46‑147
Rents and charges 37‑46‑148
Miscellaneous powers 37‑46‑149
Cooperative powers 37‑46‑150
Joint action entity 37‑46‑151
Correlative powers of political subdivisions
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 37-46-149’s source at colorado​.gov