§ 37-96-103. Requirement of Water Conservation in Landscaping for Certain Public Projects
For purposes of this article, unless the context otherwise requires: “Public project or facility” means any new construction or renovation financed wholly or in part by the state, including, but not limited to, any road or highway construction project and facility connected therewith, any public building or facility constructed or renovated by a public entity, […]
§ 37-96.5-101. Legislative Declaration
The general assembly hereby finds and determines that, pursuant to sections 5 and 6 of article XVI of the state constitution, water is considered the property of the public, is dedicated to the use of the people, is subject to the doctrine of prior appropriation, and must be administered in accordance with the priority system […]
§ 37-96.5-102. Definitions
As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: “Rain barrel” means a storage container with a sealable lid that is: Located aboveground outside of a residential home; and Used for collecting precipitation from a downspout of a rooftop. “Single-family residence” means a private residence that is a separate building or an individual residence […]
§ 37-95-101. Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority Act”. Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1794, § 1, effective July 1.
§ 37-95-113. Debt Service Reserve Funds for Watershed Protection Projects and Forest Health Projects
In addition to any other funds it may establish, the board may, by resolution, establish one or more special funds pursuant to this section, referred to in this section as “debt service reserve funds”, for bonds issued to finance watershed protection projects and forest health projects pursuant to section 37-95-112.5, and may pay into such […]
§ 37-95-102. Legislative Declaration
It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the state to preserve, protect, upgrade, conserve, develop, utilize, and manage the water resources of the state, to promote the beneficial use of waters of the state for the protection and preservation of the public health, safety, convenience, and welfare, to create or preserve jobs […]
§ 37-95-114. Guarantee by State Not to Limit or Alter Rights or Powers Vested in Authority
The state of Colorado does hereby pledge to and covenant and agree with the holders of any bonds or notes issued pursuant to the powers set forth in this article that the state will not limit or alter the rights or powers vested by this article in the authority to acquire, construct, maintain, improve, repair, […]
§ 37-95-103. Definitions
As used in this article 95: “Authority” means the Colorado water resources and power development authority created by this article. “Beneficial use” means a use of water, including the method of diversion, storage, transportation, treatment, and application, that is reasonable and consistent with the public interest in the proper utilization of water resources, including, but […]
§ 37-95-115. Exemption of Bonds From Taxation
Any bonds issued by the authority under the provisions of this article, their transfer, and the income therefrom (including any profit made on the sale thereof) shall at all times be free from taxation by the state or any political subdivision or other instrumentality of the state. Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1809, […]
§ 37-95-104. Establishment of Authority – Board of Directors – Removal – Organization – Compensation – Dissolution
There is hereby created the Colorado water resources and power development authority, which shall be a body corporate and a political subdivision of the state. The authority shall not be an agency of state government, nor shall it be subject to administrative direction by any department, commission, board, bureau, or agency of the state, except […]