2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 37 - Water And Irrigation
Article 46. Colorado River Water Conservation District
Section 37-46-128. Annual levy limit.
(1) The district has no power of taxation or right to levy or assess taxes, except as provided in sections 37-46-109 to 37-46-109.4, 37-46-126.5, and 3746-126.6. The district has no power to contract or incur any obligation or indebtedness except as expressly provided in this article, and then any obligation or indebtedness so contracted or incurred is to be payable out of the funds derived through the limited tax provided in section 3746-109 (1) and the unlimited tax provided in section 37-46-109.3 (2) to retire and pay indebtedness incurred by the district by contract other than the issuance of bonds and not otherwise; except that the district for and in behalf of any subdistrict or improvement district created under this article has the right to issue obligations as expressly authorized in this article and not otherwise.
All assessments under this article shall be collected by the county treasurer of therespective counties in which said real estate is situated at the same time and in the same manner as is provided by law for the collection of taxes for county and state purposes, and if said assessments are not paid, then the real estate shall be sold at the regular tax sale for the payment of said assessments, interest, and penalties in the manner provided by the statutes of the state of Colorado for selling property for the payment of general taxes. If there are no bids at said tax sale for the property so offered, said property shall be struck off to the district, and the tax certificates shall be issued in the name of the district, and the board of directors has the same power with reference to the sale of said tax certificates as is vested in county commissioners and county treasurers when property is struck off to the counties.
Tax deeds may be issued, based upon said certificates of sale in the same manner thatdeeds are executed on tax sales on general state and county taxes.
Source: L. 37: p. 1026, § 27. CSA: C. 138, § 199(27). CRS 53: § 149-8-27. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-7-27. L. 69: p. 1235, § 2. L. 79: (1) amended p. 1360, § 7, effective May 31.
Cross references: For collection of taxes and tax sales, see articles 10 and 11 of title 39. 37-46-129. Investment of surplus funds. The board of directors of said district may invest any surplus funds of the district, including any funds in the construction fund assessment not needed for immediate use to pay the cost of construction of any project in any one of the subdistricts or to pay bonds or coupons or to meet current expenses, in securities meeting the investment requirements established in part 6 of article 75 of title 24, C.R.S. The board of directors of said district may require any funds of the district, or of any subdistrict, to be deposited with such depository or bank as may be designated by the board and shall likewise have authority to require the treasurer of the district to take from such depository a bond with corporate surety to insure payment of any such deposit or to require such depository to pledge securities of the same kind as those in which the district is authorized to invest its funds to insure payment of any such deposit.
Source: L. 37: p. 1027, § 28. CSA: C. 138, § 199(28). CRS 53: § 149-8-28. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-7-28. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 1123, § 50, effective July 1.
