C153386 Appendixes to FS

• Contract/PO #: C153386
• Contractor Name: San Luis Valley Irrigation District
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 20
• County: Hinsdale
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

37-41-101 Water and Irrigation 196
3741-124. Assessment - collection - 37-41-140. Legal representatives petitioners.
redemption-deed. 37.41-141. Redivision of district - election
3741-125. Construction-contracts. of officers.
3741-126. Claims - audit - payment - 3741-142. Lands may be excluded from
financial report. district.
3741-127. Funds for expenses. 37-41-143. Petition for exclusion.
37-41-128. Crossing streams, highways. rail- 3741-144. Notice of filing petition.
roads.state lands. 3741-145. Hearing of petition.
3741-129. Limit of indebtedness - emer- 37-41-146. Order.
gency. 3741-147. Record-effect.
3741-130. Insufficient supply - distri- 3741-148. Division of districts.
bution. 3741-149. Dissolution of district-election.
3741-131. Compensation for property 3741-150. Canvass-record.
taken. 37-41-151. Judicial examination of bonds
3741-132. Boundaries-change-effect. and contracts.
37-41-133. Additional land admitted - peti- 37-41-152. Petition for judicial examination.
tion. 37-41-153. Notice of hearing.
3741-134. Notice of filing-costs. 3741-154. Answer-pleading.
37-41-135. Hearing of petition-assent. 3741-155. Determination-costs.
37-41-136. Payment of pro rata assessments. 37-41-156. Sale of realty not needed.
3741-137. Inclusion or rejection of lands- 37-41-157. President to execute deeds.
protest. 37.41-158. Proceeds-where paid.
3741-138. Order-record-effect. 3741-159. Findings of board conclusive.
3741-139. Records-evidence. 3741-160. Single election precincts.
37-41-101. Irrigation district - organization - purposes. (1) If a majority
of the owners of the land within any district, whether residents or nonresi-
dents. as well as the owners in the aggregate of a majority of the lands in
such district desire to provide for the irrigation of the same and drainage
work. or both. necessary to maintain the irrigability of the land within the
district, they may propose the organization of an irrigation district under the
provisions of this article. When so organized. each district shall have the
powers conferred upon such irrigation district: except that where ditches.
canals, or reservoirs have been constructed before May 3. 1905. such ditches.
canals. reservoirs, and franchises. and the lands watered thereby. shall be
exempt from the operation of this article, except such district shall be formed
to purchase, acquire, lease, or rent such ditches, canals, and reservoirs and
their franchises.
(2) An irrigation district may also be formed in order to cooperate. or
a district formed prior to May 3. 1905, may cooperate with the United States
under the federal reclamation laws or any other federal laws enacted by the
congress of the United States which do not conflict with the constitution and
laws of the state of Colorado for the purposes of the construction of irrigation
works including drainage works necessary to maintain the irrigability of the
land, or for the acquisition. purchase, extension. operation. or maintenance
of constructed works. or for the assumption as principal or guarantor of
indebtedness to the United States on account of district lands. When so co-
operating with the United States. but only in such cases. the lands of the
district in their entirety shall become and remain liable to assessment and
levy annually until payment is made of all contract obligations due by the
district to the United States.
(3) Except when cooperating with the United States. the liabilities of an
irrigation district shall be a charge upon the land ratably. and taxes levied
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to pay such liabilities shall be local or special improvement assessments. Such
a district shall also have power to take over the assets and assume the liabil-