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<br />m <br />01 <br />m <br /> <br />~:;.} <br /> <br />.::::> <br />C) <br /> <br />contract or contracts with the United States pursuant <br />to the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act, 43 <br />U.S.C S 1571, et ~. <br /> <br />We recommend that section 7-42-103, C .R.S., be amended to <br /> <br />add a new paragraph (2), for the purpose of enhancing the <br /> <br />corporation's <br /> <br />with <br /> <br />acquisitions <br /> <br />of <br /> <br />respect <br /> <br />to <br /> <br />powers <br /> <br />rights-of-way and easements over lateral ditches and canals by <br /> <br />way of eminent domain and dominant eminent domain to implement <br /> <br />salinity control measures. <br /> <br />It is recommended that a new <br /> <br />paragraph (2) be added to read as follows: <br /> <br />(2) Any corporation organized or existing <br />pursuant to this article which includes in its articles <br />of incorporation the statements with respect to <br />salinity control as set forth in section 7-42-101(3), <br />C.R.S., and which enters into a contract with the <br />United States for the purpose of implementing salinity <br />control pursuant to the Colorado River Basin Salinity <br />Control Act, 43 U.S.C. S 1571, et ~., shall be <br />authorized and empowered to exercise the power of <br />eminent domain and dominant eminent domain under <br />articles 1 through 7, title 38, C.R.S., to acquire <br />ownership of easements and rights-of-way over lateral <br />ditches and canals for the purpose of constructing <br />salinity control improvements and th,~ long-term <br />operation and maintenance of such lateral ditches and <br />canals. Nothing contained in paragraph (1) of this <br />section shall be interpreted or construed to be a <br />limitation or restriction upon the powers of eminent <br />domain and dominant eminent domain granted under this <br />paragraph. <br /> <br />Section 7-42-104, C.R.S., pertaining to assessments on <br /> <br />stock, should include two amendments. <br /> <br />One amendment is to <br /> <br />enlarge the purposes for which assessments may be made pursuant <br /> <br />to paragraph (1). The other amendment is to enlarge the powers <br /> <br />of the corporation to collect directly from its shareholders <br /> <br />delinquent assessments on stock under paragraph (4). <br /> <br />It is <br /> <br />27 <br />