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<br />00 <br />'.l <br />00 <br />W <br />':::J the Law of 1921 require bids to be sought for t.he construction of <br /> <br />;.-' <br /> <br />irrigation or other works of the district. In respect to a <br /> <br />Contracting District, such a requirement should be inapplicable to <br /> <br />construction under a Salinity Control Contract except to the <br /> <br />extent required by that Contract. <br /> <br />For the above reason, we recommend enactment of the language <br /> <br />contained in the third sentence of paragraph (3) of the Proposed <br /> <br />Amendments. This language provides that, if payments required <br /> <br />under contracts made by a Contracting District for construction, <br /> <br />improvement, supplying of materials, operation or maintenance of <br /> <br />facilities in implementation of a Salinity Control Contract are <br /> <br />required to be paid or reimbursed by the United States, such <br /> <br />contracts need not be submitted to a vote of the qualified voters <br /> <br />of the Contracting District. The amendment also provides that, <br /> <br />except to the extent required by the Salinity Control Contract, <br /> <br />such contracts need not be submitted for bids before the execution <br /> <br />thereof, any statute to the contrary notwithstanding. <br /> <br />6. Transfer of Title- to Rights of Way to the United States. <br /> <br />Sections 37-41-115 and 37-43-124, C.R.S., cast doubt on the <br /> <br />authority of a Contracting District to transfer or convey title to <br /> <br />property acquired by it to the United States without a vote of the <br /> <br />qualified voters of such district. Because a S~linity Control <br /> <br />Contract may require a Contracting District to ~cquire interests <br /> <br />in property in it own name, but at the exoen>'le of the United <br /> <br />States, and subsequently to conveyor transfer title to such <br /> <br />interests to the United States, the language contained in <br /> <br />-9- <br />