PUB00148

• Year: 1978
• Title: The Colorado Water Study Directions for the Future
• CWCB Section: Administration
• Description: The Colorado Water Study Directions for the Future
• Publications - Doc Type: Historical

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VIII. Opportunities for the Assertion of the Public Interest
in State Navigable and Public Waters.

A. Introduction.
B. Historical Overview.
C. Ownership of Submerged Beds.
D. Scope of State Power Over Navigable Waters.
E. Public Ownership of Waters.
F. Colorado Law.
G. Conclusion.

References.

IX. New Mechanisms for the Assertion of the Public
Interest Under the State's Police Power.

A. Introduction.
B. Analysis of Police Power.

1. Constitutional Opportunities and
Limitations Under the Police Power.
2. Applicability to Property Rights.
a. Regulation of Water Rights in General.
b. The Taking Issue.

C. State Powers Over Its Political Subdivisions.

1. Introduction.
2. General Scope of Control.
3. Limitations on State Sovereign Power.
a. Home Rule Status.
b. Rights of Citizens.
c. Governmental v. Proprietary Functions
of Local Governments.
d. Special Legislation.
e. Special Commissions.
f. Summary.

D. Analysis of Proposed Police Power Regulatory
Mechanisms.

1. Zoning of Water Rights.
a. Existing Authority.
b. Prospective Water Right Zoning Legislation.
c. Conformity of Appropriations and Change~
with Comprehensive Plan.

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