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• Bill Number: SB04-232
• Year: 2004
• Title: Concerning the creation of a front range water conservation district
• Legislation - Doc Type: Other CWCB Related Bills - Killed

1 OF THE ELECTION. THE PETITIONING ELIGIBLE MEMBER MAY, AT ITS

2 DISCRETION AND COST, HOLD AN ELECTION WITHIN ITS TERRITORY TO

3 AUTHORIZE COLLECTION OF THE MILL LEVY WITHIN ITS TERRITORY. IFTHE

4 RESULTS OF THE ELECTION HELD BY THE PETITIONER FAIL TO RATIFY THE

5 GENERAL DISTRICT ELECTION RESULTS, THE BOARD MAY GRANT A

6 CONDITIONAL MEMBERSHIP IN THE DISTRICT TO THE PETITIONER IF THE

7 PETITIONER SUBMITS A PLAN TO MEET ANY FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS OR

8 RESPONSIBILITIES THAT IS ACCEPTABLE TO THE BOARD. UNDER NO

9 CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE RESULTS OF AN ELECTION HELD BY A

10 PETITIONER CHANGE OR BE CONSTRUED TO ALTER IN ANY WAY THE

11 RESULTS OF A DISTRICT-WIDE ELECTION.

12 37-49-305. Noncontiguous areas. THE PURPOSES OF THIS

13 ARTICLE ARE NOT DEPENDENT UPON ENTITIES TO BE SERVED BY THE

14 DISTRICT HAVING CONTIGUOUS BOUNDARIES. To THAT END, AN ELIGIBLE

15 MEMBER THAT WISHES TO PETITION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE DISTRICT

16 SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A CONTIGUOUS BOUNDARY WITH THE

17 DISTRICT OR ANY ENTITIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

18 37-49-306., District - exclusion of areas. _(l)_THE_G~OYERNING

19 BODY OF A WATER PROVIDER OR A COUNTY THAT HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN

20 THE DISTRICT MAY FILE WITH THE BOARD A PETITION REQUESTING THAT

21 THE WATER PROVIDER AND ITS SERVICE AREA OR COUNTY BE EXCLUDED

22 FROM THE DISTRICT. A PETITION SHALL PARTICULARLY DESCRIBE THE

23 WATER PROVIDER'S SERVICE AREA OR UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE

24 COUNTY AND SHALL SPECIFICALLY STATE WHETHER THE DISTRICT HAS

25 HELD AN ELECTION TO SET A MILL LEVY FOR THE DISTRICT. THE PETITION

26 SHALL BE ACKNOWLEDGED IN THE SAME MANNER AND FORM AS REQUIRED

27 IN CASE OF A CONVEYANCE OF LAND AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY A DEPOSIT

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