1. (1) All money paid to the counties shall be deposited with the county treasurer in a special fund to be known as the range improvement fund of district no. __. The county treasurer of a county in which a district is located is the ex officio district treasurer and custodian of money received and shall be liable upon the county treasurer's official bond for all money deposited in the range improvement fund. The county treasurer, as ex officio district treasurer, shall pay out such money in the range improvement fund upon the warrant of the chair or vice-chair of the district grazing advisory board or a board of district advisers established pursuant to subsection (2) of this section and after consultation with the district manager of the grazing district in which county the money was deposited. The district grazing advisory boards are established pursuant to Public Law 94-579 (43 U.S.C. sec. 1753) or its successor, as may be established by the secretary of the interior pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463 (86 Stat. 770; Title 5, App.).

2. (2)

   1. (a) In the event that the grazing advisory boards cease to exist, the commissioner of agriculture shall establish and maintain a board of district advisers for each grazing district upon the petition of a simple majority of the livestock lessees and permittees within the jurisdiction of the district. The function of the board of district advisers shall be to determine the use of the range improvement fund in accordance with section 35-45-110.
   2. (b) The number of advisers on each board and the number of years an adviser may serve shall be determined by the commissioner. Each board shall consist of livestock representatives who shall be lessees or permittees in the district under the board's jurisdiction and shall be chosen by the lessees and permittees in the district through an election prescribed by the commissioner. Each board of district advisers shall meet at least once annually.

Source: L. 35: p. 460, § 2. CSA: C. 160, § 166(2). L. 37: p. 616, § 2. L. 45: p. 602, § 2. CRS 53: § 8-8-9. C.R.S. 1963: 8-8-9. L. 77: Entire section R&RE, p. 1613, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: Entire section R&RE, p. 1076, § 1, effective March 20. L. 2025: (1) amended, (HB 25-1084), ch. 24, p. 131, § 127, effective August 6.