BOARD00191

• Board Meeting Date: 3/21/2002
• Description: WSP Section - Agricultural Water Policy Discussion
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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AREAS,

(17) WHENEVER AN APPLICATION 'FOR DETERMINATION WITH

RESPECT TO A CHANGE OF WATER RIGHT REOUIRES A PAYMENT PURSUANT

TO SUBSECTION (4.5) (b) (1) (m OFTHIS SECTION, ANY MONEYS COLLECTED

SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE

COUNTY FROM WHICH WATER IS REMOVED AMONG THE ENTITIES IN THE

COUNTY HAVING BONDED INDEBTEDNESS IN PROPORTION TO THE

PERCENTAGE OF THEIR SHARE OF THE TOTAL OF SUCH INDEBTEDNESS,

SECTION 5. Article 2 oftitle29, Colorado Revised Statutes, is

amended BY THE ADDITION OF ANEW SECTION to read:

29-2-103.7. Special taxes for water rights. (1) ON AND AFTER

JULY 1,2002, IN ADDITION TO ANY SALES TAX IMPOSED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 29-2-1 03, COUNTIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO LEVY A COUNTY SALES

TAX, USE TAX, AD VALOREM TAX, OR ANY COMBINATION OF SUCH TAXES

OF UP TO ONE PERCENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF PURCHASING, ADJUDICATING

CHANGES OF, LEASING, USING, BANKING. AND SELLING WATER RIGHTS,

(2) (a) A COUNTY MAY ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL

AGREEMENT WITH ANY MUNICIPALITY OR OTHER COUNTY OR MAY ENTER

INTO A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH ANY PRIVATE ENTITY TO

FACILITATE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE PURPOSES ENUMERATED IN

SUBSECTION'(l) OF THIS SECTION,

(b) ANY COUNTY THAT USES TAX REVENUES IMPOSED PURSUANT

TO THIS SECTION SHALL ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR THE USE OF SUCH

REVENUES,

(3) (a) No SALES TAX, USE TAX, AD VALOREM TAX, OR

COMBINATION OF SUCH TAXES SHALL BE LEVIED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION

(1) OF THIS SECTION UNTIL ABALLOTPROPOSALFOR THE LEVYING OF SUCH

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