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1906 Water and Irrigation Ch. 390 (2) "DISTRICT" MEANS THE REPUBLICAN RIVER WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE. (3) llPERSONlI MEANS A PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, OR CORPORATION. (4) "PROPERTY", AS USED IN SECTIONS37-50-109 AND37-50-111, INCLUDES BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY. IN OTHER PARTS OF THIS ARTICLE RELATING TO SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, "PROPERTY" MEANS REAL EST A TE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2-4-40 I (5), C.R.S., AND INCLUDES ALL RAILROADS; TRAM ROADS; ELECTRIC RAILROADS; 8T A TEAND INTERURBAN RAILROADS; HIGHWAYS; TELEPHONE, TELEGRAPH, AND TRANSMISSION LINES; WATER SYSTEMS, WATER RIGHTS, PIPELINES, AND RIGHTS-OF-W A Y OF PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS~ AND ALL OTHER REAL PROPERTY, WHETHER HELD FOR PUBLIC OR PRIVATE USE. (5) "REPUBLICAN RIVER BASIN" MEANS THAT AREA SHOWN UPON THE MAP TITLED: "BOUNDARIES OF THE REPUBLICAN RIVER BASIN AND REPUBLICAN RIVER WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT\I, THE MAP SHALL BE KEPT ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE STATE ENGINEER, THE COLORADO GROUND WATER COMMISSION, AND THE DISTRICf AND SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. (6) "REPUBLICAN RIVER COMPACT" MEANS THE COMPACT ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE STATES OF COLORADO, KANSAS, AND NEBRASKA AND APPROVED BY THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AS CODIFIED IN ARTICLE 67 OF THIS TITLE AND AS FURTHER DEFINED BY THE FINAL SETTLEMENT STIPULATION DATED DECEMBER 15,2002, AND FILED IN KANSAS v. COLORADO AND NEBRASKA, No. 126 ORIGINAL. 37-50-103. Creation and name of district. (I) THERE IS HEREBY CREATED A WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICf TO BE KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS THE "REPUBLICAN RIVER WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICf". THE DISTRICT IS HEREBY DECLARED TO BE A BODY CORPORATE UNDER THE LAWS OF COLORADO. THE DISTRICT SHALL COMPRISE THE FOLLOWING AREA AND TERRITORY OF THE STATE OF COLORADO: PHILLIPS AND YUMA COUNTIES AND THOSE PORTIONS OF KIT CARSON, LINCOLN, LOGAN, SEDGWICK, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES WITHIN THE REPUBLICAN RIVER BASIN. (2) THE CREATION OF THE REPUBLICAN RIVER WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT SHALL NOT AFFECT THE EXISTENCE OR pOWERS OF PUBLIC IRRIGATION DISTRiCTS CREATED PURSUANT TO ARTICLES 41 TO 43 OF TH!S TITLE OR GRO![NJLWATER _____-_________ ---MANAGEMENT DISTRICTSCREA TED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 90 OF THIS TITLE BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE. 37-50-104. Board of directors. (I) THE DISTRICT SHALL BE MANAGED AND CONTROLLED BY A BOARD OF FIFTEEN DIRECTORS. THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL HOLD THEIR OFFICES FOR TERMS OF THREE YEARS AND UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE APPOINTED AND QUALIFIED. A DIRECTOR MAY SERVE ONEOR MORE TERMS. THE BOARDS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTIES OF YUMA, PHILLIPS, KIT CARSON, WASHINGTON, SEDGWICK, LINCOLN, AND LOGAN SHALL EACH APPOINT ONE DIRECTOR, WHO SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF THE RESPECTIVE COUNTY. ONE MEMBER OF THE BOARD SHALL BE APPOINTED BY EACH OF THE BOARDS