BOARD00191

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

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. I TAXES HAS BEEN REFERRED TO AND APPROVED BY THE REGISTERED
2 ELECTORS OF THE COUNTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS ARTICLE. THE
3 BALLOT QUESTION FOR ANY PROPOSAL FOR A SALES OR USE TAX INCREASE
4 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL CLEARLY STATE THAT THE APPROVAL
5 OF SUCH SALES OR USE TAX MAY RESULT IN A SALES OR USE TAX RATE IN
6 EXCESS OF THE CURRENT SEVEN PERCENT LIMITATION,
7 (b) THE PROPOSAL FOR A TAX INCREASE PURSUANT TO THIS
8 SECTION MAY BE SUBMITTED ONLY ON THE FIRST TUESDAY APTER THE
9 FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER OF EACH YEAR AND SHALL BE CONDUCTED
10 BY THE COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
11 "UNIFORM ELECTION CODE OF 1992",ARTICLES I TO 13 OF TITLE I, C.R.S,
12 (4) THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO EXPAND THE USE
13 TAX BASE OF ANY COUNTY IN THIS STATE, AS SUCH BASE IS DESCRIBED IN
. 14 SECTION 29-2-109 (I).
15 (5) ALL REVENUES COLLECTED FROM SUCH COUNTY TAXES SHALL
16 BE CREDITED TO A SPECIAL FUND IN THE COUNTY TREASURY KNOWN AS
17 THE COUNTY WATER FUND. THE COUNTY WATER FUND SHALL BE USED
18 ONLY FOR THE PURPOSES ENUMERATED IN SUBSECTION (I) OF THIS
19 SECTION.
20 SECTION 6. Effective date - applicability. (I) This act shall
21 ta1,e effect at 12:01 a.ill. on the day following the expiration of the
22 ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly that is
23 allowed for submitting a referendum petition pursuant to article V,
24 section I (3) of the state constitution; except that, if a referendum petition
25 is filed against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such
26 period, then the act, item, section, or part, if approved by the people, shall
27 ta1,e effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by
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