Colorado Code
Part 2 - Local District Colleges - State System
§ 23-71-207. Colorado Northwestern Community College - Approval of Plan - Date of Entry Into System - Continuation of Mill Levy

(I) The Rangely junior college district remains in existence but not as a local college district under this article 71;
(II) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part 2 to the contrary, the Rangely junior college district shall continue to collect property tax and specific ownership tax in the district. The Rangely junior college district in December, 1999, shall initially levy five mills for the purposes specified in subparagraph (III) of this paragraph (a) in addition to the mill levy required for debt service on outstanding general obligation bonds previously approved by voters;
(III) The Rangely junior college district shall use the revenues collected pursuant to this subsection (3), other than those collected for outstanding general obligation bonds previously approved, to:

Shall Colorado Northwestern community college join the state system of community and technical colleges upon enactment of an appropriation to fund Colorado Northwestern community college as a part of the state system of community and technical colleges, and shall the Rangely junior college district continue to collect property taxes after the appropriation is enacted in the amount of five mills, until such time as the Rangely junior college district board and the voters of the Rangely junior college district approve an increase in the mill levy, for tuition, supplemental program funding, and capital construction purposes plus the mill levy required for the continuation of the debt service on outstanding general obligation bonds previously approved by voters, and shall all assets be transferred to the state board for community colleges and occupational education, and provision be made for meeting all liabilities as provided in the plan? Yes ___ No ___.
If the majority of the voters of the Rangely junior college district approve Colorado Northwestern community college joining the state system of community and technical colleges and an appropriation is enacted for such purpose, shall the Moffat county affiliated junior college district, as part of the area served by Colorado Northwestern community college pursuant to the plan, continue to collect property taxes through the 2008 property tax year in the amount of three mills, until such time as the Moffat county affiliated junior college district board and the voters of the Moffat county affiliated junior college district approve an increase in the mill levy, for tuition, supplemental program funding, and capital construction purposes? Yes ___ No ___.
Shall the Moffat county affiliated junior college district, as part of the area served by Colorado Northwestern community college, continue indefinitely to collect property taxes in the amount of up to three mills, until such time as the Moffat county affiliated junior college district board and the voters of the Moffat county affiliated junior college district approve an increase in the mill levy, for tuition, supplemental program funding, and capital construction purposes? Yes ___ No ___.
Source: L. 98: Entire section added, p. 897, § 1, effective May 26. L. 2006: (5) added, p. 162, § 1, effective March 31. L. 2020: IP(3)(a), (3)(a)(I), (3)(a)(III)(C), (3)(a)(V), (3)(a)(VI), (3)(a)(VII), IP(4)(a)(I), (4)(a)(I)(C), (4)(a)(II), (4)(a)(III), (4)(a)(IV), and (5)(c) amended, (3)(a)(VIII), (3)(a)(IX), (4)(a)(VI), (4)(a)(VII), and (4)(a)(VIII) added, and (4)(a)(V) and (4)(b) repealed, (HB 20-1067), ch. 47, p. 161, § 1, effective September 14.