FLOOD04805

• Designation Number: 356.02
• County: Bent
• Community: Las Animas
• Stream Name: Arkansas River
• Basin: Arkansas
• Title: Floodplain Information Report - Las Animas
• Date: 7/1/1994
• Designation Date: 7/1/1994
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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CONSERVANCY LAW OF COLORADO-FLOOD CONTROL

ARTICLE 1
Conservancy. Law-Flood Control

Section
37-1-10 1. Short title.
37-1-102. Definitions.
37-1-103. Liberal construction.
37-1-104. Removal of officials for cause.
37-1-105. Remedy by mandamus.
37-1-106. Early hearings.
37-1-107. Correction of faulty notices.
37-1-108. Short forms and abbreviations.
37-1-109. Repeal-saving clause.

Law Review Commentaties

Legal Classification of Special District Corpo-
rate Fonns in Colorado. Benjamin Novak, 45
Den.W. 347 (1968).

United States Code Annotated
Soil and water conservation, see 16 U.s.CA. ~ 3401 et seq.
Soil and water resources conservation, see 16 U.S.C.A. ~ 2001 et sc;:q.

~ 37-1-101. Short title

." . s title shall be known and may be cited as the
"Conservancy Law of Colora

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PrIor CompUatlons: Comp.Laws 1921, ~ 9515; C.S.A.1935, c- 138, ~ 126; C.R.s,1953, ~ 3(1-1-1;
C.R.s.1963, ~ 29-1-1.

Notes of Decisions

ConservaJlCY A(~ (C.I_192I, ~~ 9515-9589),
which provides a detailed system of appr.aisaI
of benefits of propc::rty within districts orga-
nized thereunder, a detailed public report by
the appraisal commissioners, and a hearing
before the court with a jury. if desired. held
not to violate constitutional provisions. Peo-
ple ex reI. Sellers v. Let" 1923. 213 P. 583, 72
Colo. 598.

Nature of district 2
Validity t

I. Validity

Conservancy Act (C.LI92I, ~~ 9515-9589),
conferring on the district coun the power to
appoint the three directors and three apprais-
ers of districts organized thereunder, held not
in violation of Const. art. 3. as conferring legis.
lative or administrative powers on the court;
such powers being incidental to the judicial
function vested therein. People ex reI. Setters
v. Lee, 1923, 213 P. 583. 72 Colo. 598.

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2. Nature of district
Conservartcy or flood. control districts stand
on the same footing as drainage districts. Peo-

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CONSEnVAN'(

pie ex rei. SetterS
Colo, 598,

~ 37-1-102.

As used in ilr

(1) "COrlScI'V'
of this title; ;,n
title may be ,
engraved or r'r:

(2) "Court" IT
Colorado when
shall be filed.

(3)(a) "Land'"
the laws of the
electric railro,lCl
street improve:'
and water systc
corporations. a!
use.

(b) When "}al
a1s, assessmenls
to benefits recCI
same manner a.

(4) "Person'" I
other than a c(
"public corpora'
districts, irrigati
tal agencies cia
general or speci
(5) "Publicati,
in at least one r
publication is [C:
made on the sa
than fourteen d:
between the fir'S
complete on the:
(Laws 1922, ISI E
PrIor Compilations
C.R.S.1963, ~ 29,1-

Publication 0 f lega J

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