Colorado Code § 37-50-134

Covenants and other provisions in bonds
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(1) A resolution providing for
the issuance of bonds under this article, payable from pledged revenues and an indenture or other
related instrument or proceedings, may at the discretion of the board contain covenants or other
provisions, notwithstanding that such covenants and provisions may limit the exercise of powers
conferred by this article, in order to secure the payment of such bonds, in agreement with the
holders of such bonds, including, without limitation, covenants or other provisions as to any one
or more of the following:
(a) The pledged revenues and, in the case of general obligations, the taxes to be fixed,
charged, or levied and their collection, use, and disposition, including, without limitation, the
foreclosure of liens for delinquencies; the discontinuance of services, facilities, or use of any
properties or facilities; prohibition against free service; the collection of penalties and collection
costs; and the use and disposition of any moneys of the district, derived or to be derived, from
any source designated;
(b) The acquisition, improvement, or equipment of all or any part of properties
pertaining to any project or any facilities;
(c) The creation and maintenance of reserves or sinking funds to secure the payment of
the principal and interest on any bonds or of the operation and maintenance expenses of any
facilities, or part thereof, and the source, custody, security, regulation, use, and disposition of
any such reserves or funds, including, without limitation, the related powers and duties of any
trustee;
(d) Limitations on the powers of the district to acquire or operate, or permit the
acquisition or operation of, structures, facilities, or properties that may compete or tend to
compete with any facilities;
(e) The vesting in a corporate or other trustee or trustees of such property, rights,
powers, and duties in trust as the board may determine, which may include any or all of the
rights, powers, and duties of the trustee appointed by the holders of bonds, and limiting or
abrogating the rights of such holders to appoint a trustee, or limiting the rights, duties, and
powers of such trustee;
(f) Events of default, rights, and liabilities arising from events of default and the rights,
liabilities, powers, and duties arising upon the breach by the district of any covenants,
conditions, or obligations;
(g) The terms and conditions upon which the holders of the bonds or of a specified
portion, percentage, or amount of the bonds, or any trustee for the holders, shall be entitled to the
appointment of a receiver, which receiver may enter, take possession of, operate, and maintain
any facilities or service; prescribe fees, rates, and other charges; and collect, receive, and apply
all resulting revenues in the same manner as the district itself might do;
(h) A procedure by which the terms of any resolution authorizing bonds or any other
contract with any holders of district bonds, including, without limitation, an indenture of trust or
similar instrument, may be amended or abrogated, and as to the proportion, percentage, or
amount of bonds the holders of which must consent thereto, and the manner in which such
consent may be given;
(i) The terms and conditions upon which any or all of the bonds shall become or may be
declared due before maturity and as to the terms and conditions upon which such declaration and
its consequences may be waived; and
(j) All such acts and things as may be necessary, convenient, or desirable in order to
secure the bonds or, in the discretion of the board, tend to make the bonds more marketable,
notwithstanding that such covenant, act, or thing may not be enumerated in this article, it being
the intention of this article to give to the board power to do in the name and on behalf of the
district all things in the issuance of district bonds and for their security, except as expressly
limited in this article.

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