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<br />First Regular Session <br />Fifty-eighth General Assembly <br /> <br />LLS NO. 91 0295/1 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br /> <br />HOUSE BIll 91- I { 10 <br /> <br />BY R <br /> <br />A BILL FOR AN ACT <br />1 CONCERNING WATER WHICH IS SAVED. <br /> <br />Bill Summary <br /> <br />(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced <br />and does not necessarily reflect ~ amendments which may be <br />subsequently adopted.) <br /> <br />Provides for the adjudication of conservation water <br />rights for the owners of direct flow water rights who meet <br />certain requirements and can show that a certain amount of <br />water will be saved by virtue of any modernization, <br />improvement. or change in an applicant's method of operation. <br />Specifies the procedures to be followed by applicants for such <br />adjudications. Specifies that an applicant's original water <br />right will be reduced by the amount of water saved due to the <br />modernization. improvement. or change in operation of the <br />applicant and that such an applicant will be granted a <br />conservation decree for the amount of water saved. <br /> <br />2 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />SECTION 1. Part 3 of article 92 of title 37. Colorado <br /> <br />4 Revised Statutes. 1990 Repl. Vol.. is amended BY THE ADDITION <br />5 OF A NEW. SECTION to read: <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />37-92-301.5. Conservation water riqht <br /> <br />apo1ication - <br /> <br />7 adjudication. (1) AS USED IN THIS SECTION. "SAVED WATER" <br /> <br />Ca.p(tcal tett.crw indicate M1U material eo be added eo cxiJltfng stAtut4r. <br />Da.sha through the won:1.s indicate deletforufrom cxiJlttng stAtute. <br />