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Clarify Requirements Formation Metropolitan District

It became law on Mar 23, 2017.

CO HB 17-1065 · House Bill · 2017A

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Mar 23, 2017

What it does

Under existing law, no land area that is 40 acres or more used primarily and zoned for agricultural uses may be included in any park and recreation district without the written consent of the land owners. Sections 1 and 2 of the bill make any metropolitan district providing parks or recreational facilities and programs subject to this limitation. Sections 3 and 4 clarify that only those signatures obtained after the approval by a county or municipality of the service plan of a proposed special district may be considered by the district court in determining whether the required number of taxpaying electors of such district have signed the petition for organization.(Note: This summary applies…

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

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    Mar 23, 2017

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It is law in Colorado. What happens now is up to the agency that carries it out, the courts, and the place itself.

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