(1) A forest improvement district may be created in the following manner:
(a) The governing body of a municipality or county may enact an ordinance or resolution proposing the creation of a forest improvement district. The ordinance or resolution shall set forth the boundaries of the proposed district and the proposed name of the district.
(b) A governing body of a municipality or county that has territory within the boundaries of the district proposed in the ordinance or resolution may enact an ordinance or resolution proposing to join the district.
(c) The clerk of a governing body that enacts an ordinance or resolution pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection (1) shall transmit a certified copy to the governing body of each other municipality or county that has territory within the boundaries of the district proposed in the original ordinance to be a part of the proposed district.
(d) The governing body of a municipality or county that enacts an ordinance or resolution pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection (1) shall submit the question of the creation of a forest improvement district to the eligible electors of the municipality or county within the boundaries of the proposed district at a general or special election conducted in accordance with the "Uniform Election Code of 1992", articles 1 to 13 of title 1, C.R.S. The district shall be deemed created if a majority of the votes cast by the eligible electors within the boundaries of the proposed district in the election held in any municipality or county that has territory within the boundaries of the district proposed in the ordinance or resolution are in favor of the creation of the district. The territory of the district may comprise all or a portion of the territory of one or more municipalities or counties in which the eligible electors approve the creation of the district and may consist of noncontiguous tracts or parcels of property.
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