SHALL COLORADO RIVER WATER CONSERVATION
DISTRICT, ALSO KNOWN AS THE COLORADO RIVER
DISTRICT, TAXES BE INCREASED BY AN AMOUNT
UP TO $4,969,041 IN 2021 (WHICH INCREASE
AMOUNTS TO APPROXIMATELY $1.90 IN 2021 FOR
EVERY $100,000 IN RESIDENTIAL HOME VALUE),
AND BY SUCH AMOUNTS AS ARE GENERATED
ANNUALLY THEREAFTER FROM AN ADDITIONAL
PROPERTY TAX LEVY OF 0.248 MILLS (FOR A
TOTAL MILL LEVY OF 0.5 MILLS) TO ENABLE THE
COLORADO RIVER DISTRICT TO PROTECT AND
SAFEGUARD WESTERN COLORADO WATER BY:
FIGHTING TO KEEP WATER ON THE WEST ·
SLOPE;
PROTECTING ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLIES ·
FOR WEST SLOPE FARMERS AND
RANCHERS;
PROTECTING SUSTAINABLE DRINKING ·
WATER SUPPLIES FOR WEST SLOPE
COMMUNITIES; AND
PROTECTING FISH, WILDLIFE, AND ·
RECREATION BY MAINTAINING RIVER LEVELS
AND WATER QUALITY;
PROVIDED THAT THE DISTRICT WILL NOT UTILIZE
THESE ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF
PAYING TO FALLOW IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE;
WITH SUCH EXPENDITURES REPORTED TO THE
PUBLIC IN AN ANNUALLY PUBLISHED
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL AUDIT; AND SHALL ALL
REVENUES RECEIVED BY THE DISTRICT IN 2021
AND EACH SUBSEQUENT YEAR BE COLLECTED,
RETAINED AND SPENT NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
LIMITS PROVIDED BY LAW?