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• Bill Number: SB07-122
• Year: 2007
• Title: Concerning the funding of Colorado water conservation board projects, and making appropriations in connection therewith.
• Legislation - Doc Type: Construction Fund Bill

Colorado water conservation board, for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2007, the sum of six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000), or so much
thereof as may be necessary, for the board to continue development of the
Chatfield reservoir reallocation study.
(2) The amounts appropriated in this section are in addition to
amounts appropriated previously for the Chatfield reservoir reallocation
study. The moneys appropriated in subsection (1) of this section shall
remain available for the designated purposes until the project is completed.
SECTION 13. Continuation of the weather modification
program - 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
department of natural resources, for allocation to the Colorado water
conservation board, for the fiscal year beginning July l, 2007, the sum of
one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), or so much thereof as may
be necessary, for the board to continue to assist water conservation districts,
water conservancy districts, and other water providers with the development
of cloud seeding programs that provide benefits to recreation, streams, and
reservoirs through snowpack enhancement.
(2) The amounts appropriated in this section are in addition to
amounts appropriated previously for the weather modification program.
The moneys appropriated in subsection (1) of this section shall remain
available for the designated purposes until the project is completed.
SECTION 14. Drought mitigation planning technical assistance
program - 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
department of natural resources, for allocation to the Colorado water
conservation board, for the fiscal year beginning July l, 2007, the sum of
one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), or so much thereof as may
be necessary, for the board to implement tasks and achieve goals identified
in its office of water conservation and drought planning drought and water
supply assessment study, including the statutory mission of promoting
drought mitigation planning by providing technical assistance to Colorado's
water providers as they develop drought mitigation plans.
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