MODEL ORDINANCE for MUNICIPALITIES & COUNTIES

Section 1 Name.
This Chapter shall be known as the Hydraulic Fracturing-Free Zone of the City of Denver.
Section 2. Purpose.
The purpose of this Ordinance is to make the City of Denver, a Hydraulic Fracturing-Free Zone;
that is:
A . To maintain and preserve the Supreme Law of the Land as set forth in the Constitution of the
state of Colorado, and of these United States to the benefit of the people of the City of Denver,
including but not limited to, the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition, and the
rights to bear arms, to trial by jury, to the right against self-incrimination and to the common law
writ of habeas corpus.
B . To resist any efforts to impose the Hydraulic Fracturing Industry Charter as an illegitimate and
unconstitutional charter over our own.
C . To resist all international attempts at unconstitutional and illegal usurpation of American
sovereignty.
D . To reassert the will of The People of the Several States as the final and ultimate civil authority
in these United States of America.
E . To recognize no executive, legislative or judicial power within the city limits other than those
powers duly constituted by the People in the Constitution of the State of Colorado and by the
Peoples of the Several States in the United States Constitution.
F . To protect the citizens of the city of Denver, especially those who are members of the United
States armed forces, from involuntary servitude to the Hydraulic Fracturing Industry.
G . To rid the city of the presence of any and all Hydraulic Fracturing Industry activities, personnel
and facilities.
H. To refuse any and all Hydraulic Fracturing Industry funded programs, studies, or other activities
within the city limits of Denver.
I . To prohibit the investment of any City funds in any business, government agency or other entity
which supports or cooperates with the Hydraulic Fracturing Industry activities and operations.
J . To protect the citizens of the city of Denver from taxation without representation, by forbidding
the implementation within the city limits of any tax, levy, fee, assessment, surcharge, or any other
financial imposition by the Hydraulic Fracturing Industry.
K . To establish a citizen's right to know about, and to increase citizen awareness of, the activities
of the Hydraulic Fracturing Industry.
Section 3. Findings
The People of Denver find that:
A . The City Council of this city is bound by oath and affirmation to support the Constitution of
the United States and, pursuant to that oath and Article VI of the United States Constitution, to
obey only treaties "made under the Authority of the United States."
B . The Hydraulic Fracturing Industry Charter is not a treaty "made under the Authority of the
United States," but an illegitimate and unconstitutional international constitution, intended for
world governance, yet having never been submitted to, nor ratified by, the People of the United
States, as required by Declaration of Independence, the charter of our own nation.
C . Without the Consent of The People, the United States government has no constitutional
authority to participate in any Hydraulic Fracturing Industry program or activity, and Hydraulic
Fracturing Industry personnel and facilities have absolutely no legal right to function within the
geographic boundaries of the United States and its protectorates.
D . The Congress, the President, and the Supreme Court of the United States, are sworn by their
oaths of exclusive allegiance to the United States Constitution, and have duties under Article VI
of that Constitution. They have utterly failed to protect the American people from Hydraulic
Fracturing Industry' usurpation of the sovereignty of the American people, including the sovereign
powers of the people of this city.
E . This City Council, bound by its oath to support the Constitution of the United States and by its
duties under Article VI of the United States Constitution, must protect the sovereignty of this city
and of its People, and to that end:
1. No citizen of this city shall be required to serve under the authority of the Hydraulic
Fracturing Industry in any capacity, at any time;
2. No Hydraulic Fracturing Industry personnel or facilities may be quartered or located
within the geographic limits of this city;
3. No Hydraulic Fracturing Industry-funded programs, studies or other Hydraulic
Fracturing Industry sponsored or funded activities may take place within the geographic
limits of this city;
4. No city funds may be invested in, nor may any city personnel participate with, any
business, government agency or other entity which supports or cooperates in any way with
the Hydraulic Fracturing Industry.
F. The People of this city have a right to know about the unconstitutional and unlawful
activities of the Hydraulic Fracturing Industry, as they impact on this community, and the City
Council has a duty to its citizens to increase public awareness of the Hydraulic Fracturing Industry
through community, school, and civic educational programs.
Section 4. Prohibitions
A. Cessation of Present Activities. No person, corporation, school, college, university,
institution, or other entity shall within the City of Denver knowingly aid or abet any illegal or
unconstitutional activity of the Hydraulic Fracturing Industry or of any entity financially supported
by or affiliated with the Hydraulic Fracturing Industry. This prohibition shall take effect no later
than 90 days after the adoption of this ordinance.
B. Commencement of Work for the Hydraulic Fracturing Industry. No person, corporation,
school, college, university, institution, or other entity which is not, as of the date this ordinance is
adopted, engaged in any work for the Hydraulic Fracturing Industry, or any entity financially
supported by or affiliated with the Hydraulic Fracturing Industry, shall, within the City of Denver
aid or abet any illegal or unconstitutional activity of the Hydraulic Fracturing Industry or of any
entity financially supported by or affiliated with the Hydraulic Fracturing Industry.
C. Hydraulic Fracturing Industry Flags and Symbols. No flag, symbol, or other logo of the
Hydraulic Fracturing Industry shall be displayed on city or other public property, provided
however, that this prohibition does not apply to a photograph or other pictorial display of such
flags, symbols or logos as part of an exhibit of an historical nature.
D. Hydraulic Fracturing Industry Personnel. No Hydraulic Fracturing Industry personnel may
conduct any official Hydraulic Fracturing Industry activity of any kind whatsoever and, under no
circumstances, may Hydraulic Fracturing Industry peacekeeping, international police or other
troops be quartered on any property within the geographic limits of this City.
E. Hydraulic Fracturing Industry Tax. No tax, levy, surcharge, fee, assessment, or other
financial burden authorized by the Hydraulic Fracturing Industry may be imposed on or collected
from any person or any property within the geographic limits of this City.
F. Hydraulic Fracturing Industry Restraints. No arrest or restraint of the liberty of any citizen
of this City by any official acting under the authority of the Hydraulic Fracturing Industry may be
effected within the geographic limits of this City.
G. International Court Decree. No judicial order, decree or judgment entered by any
international court under the authority of the Hydraulic Fracturing Industry or the “World Court”
shall be enforceable within the geographic limits of this City.

Section 5. Hydraulic Fracturing Free Contracts and Investments

A. Contracts. The City of Denver shall grant no contract to any
person, business or nonprofit entity which knowingly engages in work for the Hydraulic Fracturing
Industry, or for any entity supported by or affiliated with the Hydraulic Fracturing Industry, unless
the City Council makes a specific determination that no reasonable alternative exists, taking into
consideration the following factors:
1. The intent and purposes of this ordinance;
 2. The availability of alternative services, goods and equipment, or other supplies
substantially meeting the required specifications of the proposed contract; and
3. Quantifiable additional costs resulting from use of available alternatives.

B. Investments. The City of Denver shall refrain from

making any new investments in businesses that knowingly engage in work, whether with or
without remuneration, for the Hydraulic Fracturing Industry, including advertising support of,
subsidies for, or promotions of the Hydraulic Fracturing Industry, its supporters and affiliates, and
their activities. Within two years of the adoption of this ordinance, the City of Denver shall divest
itself from all such investments currently held by it (including pension funds). The City Council
shall adopt an economically responsible plan with respect to city pension funds and other
investments and shall implement such plan consistent with the intent of this ordinance.

Section 6. Reports and Information

In the event that Section 4A or B is unenforceable, and so long as any work for or with the
Hydraulic Fracturing Industry, its financed supporters and affiliates continues within the City of
Denver, the following monitoring of such activities shall be carried out by the City through such
agencies as the City Council shall designate:
A. Annual Reporting. Each person, corporation, school, college, university, institution, or
other entity engaged in work for or with the Hydraulic Fracturing Industry, its supporters or
affiliates (hereinafter designated as "Hydraulic Fracturing Industry agent") shall prepare an annual
report which details the activities and programs engaged in, names the agency or entity worked for
or with, states the nature of the relationship between that agency or entity and the Hydraulic
Fracturing Industry and specifies the reasons for continuation of such work or relationship. These
annual reports shall be filed with the designated city agency or departments; and shall also be made
available for inspection and copying by any interested member of the public.
B. Information. The City Council may require any Hydraulic Fracturing Industry agent to
provide such further information as the Council deems is necessary to keep the community
adequately informed of "Hydraulic Fracturing Industry activity" within the City and at such
reasonable times and places as the City Council determines.
C. Signs. Every facility within the City of Denver in which work for or with the Hydraulic
Fracturing Industry, its supporters or affiliates takes place shall be required to install and maintain
signs clearly visible to any passing person, identifying the facility with the legend "HYDRAULIC
FRACTURING INDUSTRY WORK CONDUCTED HERE."
D. Fee: Each Hydraulic Fracturing Industry agent shall be assessed a fee at rates to be
determined by the City which shall be at least adequate to cover, in the aggregate, the costs of
administering this act.
Section 7. Community Right to Know
The City, through its own agencies, and in cooperation with other local government
agencies and educational organizations and interested citizen groups, shall assist and promote
educational activities, including but not limited to curriculum in public schools and adult education
programs, to advance public awareness and understanding of the work of the Hydraulic Fracturing
Industry, and all other international or “supranational” organizations, and their supporters and
affiliates and related matters as addressed in this ordinance.

Section 8. Public Notice of Hydraulic Fracturing-Free Zone

Every road entering the City of Denver which has a sign marking the City limits as of the
date of the passage of this ordinance, and every road entering the City of Denver which shall, after
the passage of this ordinance, be so marked, will also be marked equally prominently with a sign
reading
Hydraulic Fracturing-Free Zone,
established by
City Ordinance
(2018)
These signs shall be posted no later than ninety (90) days after passage of this ordinance; and shall
be at least two feet by three feet in size.

Section 9. Enforcement
Each violation of this ordinance shall be punishable by up to thirty days imprisonment and
a five hundred dollar fine. Each day shall be deemed a separate violation.
Residents of the City of Denver shall also have the right to enforce this ordinance by appropriate
civil actions for declaratory or injunctive relief.

Section 10. Severability

If any section, subsection, paragraph, or word of this ordinance shall be held to be invalid,
either on its face or as applied, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the other sections,
subsections paragraphs, sentences or words of this ordinance and the application thereof; and to
that end the sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences and words of this ordinance shall be
deemed to be severable.