First Regular Session
             Sixty-seventh General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 09-0475.01 Ed DeCecco           HOUSE BILL 09-1142
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Fischer,  Kefalas, Weissmann
 
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 Bacon, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 House Committees
 Senate Committees
 
 
 Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning the election of a director of a water
            conservancy district.
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not necessarily reflect any amendments that may be subsequently
       adopted.)
       
            Modifies the number of registered electors that must sign a petition
       in order to hold an election for a director of a water conservancy district. 
       Eliminates the requirement that an elected director own real property.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  37-45-114 (2) and (4), Colorado Revised Statutes,
       are amended to read:
            37-45-114.  Appointment of board of directors - definition. 
       (2) (a)  In the event that a petition signed by not fewer than ten percent of
       the registered electors residing in a county, or portion of a county entitled
       to a director of a water conservancy district, which electors, for the
       purpose of this subsection (2), are those persons entitled to vote in general
       elections, praying for the election of a director from that county to fill the
       term of office of the specified director from that county then about to
       expire, in lieu of the appointment thereof by the court, shall be is filed
       with the clerk of the court at any time prior to ninety days preceding the
       expiration date of the term of office of such director appointed by the
       court, the court shall order the holding of an election in the county, or
       portion of a county entitled to a director, in the district for the purpose of
       filling the vacancy to be caused by the expiration of the term of office of
       the director so about to expire in lieu of the appointment of a successor
       by the court as provided in subsection (1) of this section.
            (b)  The minimum number of petition signatures needed for
       an election specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) shall
       be the lesser of seven hundred fifty or ten percent of the number
       of registered electors residing in a county, or portion of a
       county entitled to a director, of a water conservancy district.
            (c)  As used in this subsection (2), "elector" means a person
       entitled to vote in a general election.
            (4)  Any director so elected shall have the qualifications required
       for members of the board of directors appointed by the court, excluding
       the requirement that the director own real property, and shall
       furnish like bond as required of directors appointed by the court under
       subsection (1) of this section.
            SECTION 2.  Act subject to petition - effective date.  This act
       shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
       ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly that is
       allowed for submitting a referendum petition pursuant to article V,
       section 1 (3) of the state constitution, (August 4, 2009, if adjournment
       sine die is on May 6, 2009); except that, if a referendum petition is filed
       against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such period,
       then the act, item, section, or part, if approved by the people, shall take
       effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by
       proclamation of the governor.