2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 37 - Water And Irrigation
Article 45.1. Water Activities - Enterprise Status
Section 37-45.1-106. Contracts.
(1) A district or its water activity enterprise may contract with the Colorado water conservation board or any other governmental source of funding for loans and grants related to water activity enterprise functions, and a district or its water activity enterprise may contract with the Colorado water resources and power development authority for loans or other available financial assistance related to water activity enterprise functions.
Revenues collected by a district for services rendered by a water activity enterprisewhich it owns, including but not limited to the revenues raised by rates on each class of service under article 45, 46, 47, or 48 of this title, are not subject to the limitations of subsections (4) and (7) of section 20 of article X of the state constitution.
The rates or a change in the rates charged by a district for its water activity enterpriseservices, including the provision of water, capacity of project works, materials, or other water activities provided by or through the water activity enterprise, shall not be deemed a tax subject to the limitations of section 20 (4) and (7) of article X of the state constitution.
A district or its water activity enterprise may contract with any other person, including a district or a water activity enterprise of another district, for the use of water or a water project or facility, which contract may contain provisions specified in section 31-35-402 (1)(h) as determined by the district or water activity enterprise.
Source: L. 93: Entire article added, p. 106, § 1, effective March 30. L. 2018: (4) added, (HB 18-1073), ch. 64, p. 615, § 2, effective August 8.
