HB 17-1065

House Bill 17-1065, which has been signed into law, makes sure that large agricultural lands cannot be included in a metropolitan district's park and recreation plans without the landowners' permission. It also clarifies how signatures on petitions for forming these districts are counted by courts, ensuring only those collected after certain approvals count towards organizing the district. This affects landowners with large agricultural properties and the process of creating new metropolitan districts that offer parks or recreational facilities in Colorado. Since it's signed, the bill is now law and its provisions are enforceable.

Official Summary

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 to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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