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Home » US Law » 2022 Colorado Code » Title 37 - Water and Irrigation » Article 88 - State Canals and Reservoirs

§ 37-88-101. Authority to Locate and Construct

For the purpose of reclaiming, by irrigation, state and other lands and for the purpose of furnishing work for inmates, the department of corrections is authorized to locate, acquire, and construct, in the name of and for the use of the state of Colorado, ditches, canals, reservoirs, and feeders, for irrigating and domestic purposes, and […]

§ 37-88-103. Rights and Powers Given

The department of corrections is given all the rights and powers that an individual or corporation now has under the laws of the state, or of the United States, to acquire the rights-of-way over, upon, and to any lands necessary for it to use or occupy in the construction and maintenance of said ditches, canals, […]

§ 37-88-104. Title Shall Vest in State

The title to all ditches, canals, reservoirs, or feeders, so constructed, shall vest and remain in the state of Colorado, and the proceeds thereof shall be paid into the state treasury. Source: L. 1889: p. 286, § 4. R.S. 08: § 3502. C.L. § 1936. CSA: C. 90, § 353. CRS 53: § 147-17-4. C.R.S. […]

§ 37-88-105. Contract for and Lease of Water Rights

When any part of any ditch, canal, reservoir, or feeder is constructed, said department of corrections may contract for and may lease water rights upon such terms and under such rules and regulations as may be adopted by said department and approved by the governor of the state, to such individuals or corporations as may […]

§ 37-88-106. Aiding in the Construction

For the purpose of aiding in the construction of said ditches, canals, reservoirs, and feeders, the department of corrections is authorized to receive subscriptions and advancements of money from persons owning land along the line of said proposed ditches, canals, reservoirs, and feeders, or persons desiring the construction of the same, and to issue receipts […]

§ 37-88-107. Penalty for Damaging State Reservoirs

[ Editor’s note: This version of this section is effective until March 1, 2022. ] Any person interfering with or damaging any state reservoir, or parts or appurtenances thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in […]

§ 37-88-108. Control of Boss Lake Reservoir

The board of county commissioners of Chaffee county has charge and control of that certain state reservoir situated in said county and commonly known as the Boss lake reservoir and, without expense to the state of Colorado, other than expenses payable from the Colorado water conservation board construction fund and such financial assistance or other […]

§ 37-88-109. County Control of Reservoirs

The board of county commissioners of any county wherein is situated any state reservoir shall have charge and control of such reservoir and, without expense to the state of Colorado, other than expenses payable from the Colorado water conservation board construction fund and such financial assistance or other aid as may be available to nonstate-owned […]