BOARD00109 ‎(2)‎

• Board Meeting Date: 1/23/2007
• Description: CF Section - Review of Water Related Legislation - 2007 Construction Fund Water Projects Projects Bill Update
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

evaluated by the board unless the board receives a written request to do so from .
the basin roundtable of the basin of origin and the basin roundtable of the
receiving basin.

(2) The moneys appropriated in subsection (1) of this section shall
remain available for the designated purposes until the proj ect is
completed.

SECTION 16. Recreational in-channel diversions and
in stream flow water rights studies - appropriation. (1) In addition to
any other appropriation, there is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys
in the Colorado water conservation board construction fund not otherwise
appropriated, to the Colorado water conservation board, for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2007, the sum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars
($150,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the board to .
complete studies evaluating how instream flow water rights and
recreational in-channel diversion water rights affect both current and
future management of Colorado's water and, providing an objective
analysis of the different methods for quantifying recreational in-channel
diversion water rights, and determining the economic benefits associated
'/lith both instream flo'll and recreational in channel diversion \vater
rights. This study should focus on determining whether there are
obiectively determinable flows for different recreational uses as a factor
that water courts must consider. and the other relevant factors established.
pursuant to Senate Bill 06-37. The scope of work for the project shall be
developed by the board.

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