§ 35-70-115. Additions and Withdrawals
If any owner of lands adjoining or in the immediate vicinity of the boundary of an established conservation district desires to have his or her lands included within the district, the owner may petition the supervisors of the district, stating the legal description of the lands affected and the reasons why it is desired to […]
§ 35-70-116. County Agents
Any resident county extension agent whose jurisdiction lies wholly or in part in any established conservation district shall be ex officio a member of the board of supervisors of such district in an advisory capacity, but without the right to vote. Any county agent may serve in such capacity in more than one district. Source: […]
§ 35-70-117. Counties to Cooperate
The county commissioners of any county in which a conservation district lies in whole or in part shall cooperate with the supervisors of such district in carrying out the purposes of this article, and to that end may use the equipment of the county and persons employed by the county to do such physical work […]
§ 35-70-118. Dissolution – Procedure – Conservation Fund
No proceeding for the dissolution of a conservation district shall be initiated within five years after the date of the organization of the district. Anytime after the expiration of such five-year period, proceedings to determine whether or not a conservation district shall be dissolved may be instituted by a petition addressed to the state board, […]
§ 35-70-119. Consolidation of Districts
Two or more established districts may be consolidated into a single district by the following procedure: The supervisors of the districts desiring to consolidate, acting upon their own initiative or upon the petitions of a substantial number of the qualified landowners in their districts, may jointly prepare and submit to the state board a request […]
§ 35-70-120. Change of Name
The term “soil erosion district” as used in “The Colorado Soil Conservation Act of 1937” and “conservation district” as used in this article shall be deemed synonymous. Districts organized after April 3, 1941, shall be known as conservation districts, and districts organized before April 3, 1941, may be known either as soil erosion districts or […]
§ 35-70-121. Cooperation Between Districts
Whenever, by reason of location, similarity of problems, and need for mutual assistance, the purpose of this article may be more economically, completely, and satisfactorily performed and accomplished thereby, two or more conservation districts may cooperate with each other by the joint exercise of the powers granted in section 35-70-108. The nature and extent of […]
§ 35-70-122. Contributions for Purposes of Inclusion of Conservation Districts in the Risk Management Fund
Each conservation district shall contribute moneys, which shall be deposited in the risk management fund, for the conservation district’s proportionate share, as determined by the executive director of the department of personnel, of potential claims arising from conservation districts. Source: L. 87: Entire section added, p. 980, § 3, effective July 1. L. 96: Entire […]
§ 35-70-105. Hearing on Petition – Election
Within sixty days after it receives a petition, the state board shall cause notice by publication to be made of the pendency of the petition. Such notice shall state: That a petition has been filed for the organization of a conservation district and the name of the proposed district; The date (not less than twenty […]
§ 35-70-106. Creation of District – Certification
Within sixty days after the holding of such election, if more than a majority of the votes cast are for organization of such proposed district, the state board shall certify to the division of local government in the department of local affairs a statement of such election and the result thereof, together with a map […]