SENATE BILL 25-140
BY SENATOR(S) Pelton R., Amabile, Catlin, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen,
Jodeh, Roberts, Simpson, Winter F., Coleman;
also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Johnson, Bird, Duran, Keltie, McCormick,
Richardson, Smith, Soper, Titone, Winter T., McCluskie.
C
ONCERNING ADJUSTING DOLLAR AMOUNTS RELATED TO THE
ADMINISTRATION OF IRRIGATION DISTRICTS FORMED PURSUANT TO
THE IRRIGATION DISTRICT LAWS FIRST ENACTED IN
1905 TO ACCOUNT
FOR INFLATION
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 37-41-107, amend (5)
as follows:
37-41-107. Office of board - elections. (5) Each judge of election
shall receive as compensation the sum of up to one hundred
FIFTY dollars
per day, to be paid by the district.
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 37-41-108 as
follows:
NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
history, or the Session Laws.
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Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
the act. 37-41-108. Directors - secretary - salaries. Each member of the
board of directors may receive compensation at the rate of up to one
hundred
FIFTY dollars per day while attending meetings and shall be
reimbursed for his or her THEIR actual and necessary expenses while
engaged in official business. No A director or officer named in this article
ARTICLE 41 shall NOT be interested, directly or indirectly, in any manner, in
any contract awarded or to be awarded by the board or in the profits to be
derived therefrom
FROM THE CONTRACT, nor shall he or she THEY receive
any bonds, gratuity, or bribe. For any violation of this section, such officer
commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section
18-1.3-401. C.R.S.
He or she shall also forfeit his or her THEIR office upon
conviction.
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 37-41-113, amend (4)
as follows:
37-41-113. Board of directors - duties - contracts - rules.
(4) (a) No A contract involving a consideration exceeding two hundred
fifty FOUR HUNDRED thousand dollars and BUT not exceeding four SIX
hundred FIFTY thousand dollars shall be IS NOT binding unless such THE
contract has been authorized and ratified in writing by not less than
one-third of the legal electors of said THE district according to the number
of votes cast at the last district election. nor shall any
(b) A contract in excess of four SIX hundred FIFTY thousand dollars
be IS NOT binding until such THE contract has been authorized and ratified
at an election in the manner provided for the issue of bonds.
SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 37-41-161 as
follows:
37-41-161. Dollar amounts adjusted for inflation - definition.
(1) E
VERY FIVE YEARS, BEGINNING ON JULY 1, 2029, THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS
SET FORTH IN SECTIONS
37-41-107 (5), 37-41-108, AND 37-41-113 (4)
INCREASE BY THE RATE OF INFLATION, ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST DOLLAR .
(2) A
S USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE
REQUIRES
, "INFLATION" MEANS THE ANNUAL PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN THE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 'S BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
, OR A SUCCESSOR INDEX , FOR
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SECTION 5. Act subject to petition - effective date -
applicability. (1) This act takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following
the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the
general assembly; except that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to
section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this act or an item,
section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or
part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general
election to be held in November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on
the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.
PAGE 3-SENATE BILL 25-140 (2) This act applies to events and circumstances occurring on or
after the applicable effective date of this act.
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James Rashad Coleman, Sr.
Julie McCluskie
PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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Esther van Mourik Vanessa Reilly
SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APPROVED________________________________________
(Date and Time)
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Jared S. Polis
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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