Outline - Colorado Water for the 21st Century

• Title: Colorado Water for the 21st Century Act Outline
• Date: 9/1/2006
• IBCC - Doc Type: Articles & Speeches

Interbasin Compact Committee (IBCC)

A 27-member Interbasin Compact Committee is established to facilitate conversations between
basins and to address statewide water issues.

IBCC Membership
. Two members appointed by each of the nine roundtables
. Six members appointed by the Governor, who must come from "geographically diverse
parts of the state" and have expertise in environmental, recreational, local governmental,
industrial, and agricultural matters
. One member appointed by the chairperson of the Senate Ag. Committee
. One member appointed by the chairperson of the House Ag. Committee
. The Director of Compact Negotiations, who shall chair the IBCC

IBCC Responsibilities
. By-Laws - The IBCC must establish by-laws to govern its operations and actions, including
a required provision addressing how roundtables that opt out of the process may return to the
process.

. Charter - By July 1, 2006, the Committee must develop a Charter to "govern and guide
compact negotiations between roundtables." The Colorado General Assembly must approve
this charter before negotiations between roundtables may begin. At a minimum, the Charter
must include:
o A framework and principles to guide negotiations between roundtables, including
policies to ensure that individual compacts do not conflict with one another;
o Procedures for ratification of compacts, including a mandatory provision that every
affected roundtable must approve the draft compact;
o Authorities and procedures to ensure that approved compacts are legally binding and
enforceable; and
o Procedures for integrating the Interbasin Compact processes with other water
planning and development processes, except that no provision may supersede, impair,
or modify any local government's "authority, jurisdiction, or permitting powers."

. Public Education and Outreach - The Interbasin Compact Committee will develop a public
education and outreach working group to ensure public education and participation
concerning both the activities of the Interbasin Compact Committee and compact
negotiations between roundtables.

Colorado Department of Natural Resources
Office of Interbasin Compact Negotiations

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