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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

(2) The moneys appropriated in subsection (1) of this section shall
remain available for the designated purposes until the project is completed.
SECTION 15. Colorado water needs and alternatives analysis
- 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 yearbeginning July l, 2007, the sum of five hundred thousand dollars
($500,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the board to
evaluate water availability in the Colorado river basin and its tributaries.
The board shall work in full consultation with, and with the active
involvement of, the basin roundtables. The study shall consider current and
potential future in-basin consumptive and nonconsumptive needs. The
board, in consultation with the basin roundtables, shall recommend whether
additional study or phases of study should be undertaken.
(2) The moneys appropriated in subsection (1) of this section shall
remain available for the designated purposes until the project is completed.
SECTION 16. CCC ditch diversion rehabilitation on the San
Miguel river - 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
sixty-five thousand dollars ($65,000), or so much thereof as may be
necessary, for the board to participate with the Colorado water trust in a
demonstration project on the San Miguel river to modify the diversion
structure of the CCC ditch to eliminate the barrier the structure currently
causes to fish migration and recreational boats while still providing a full
supply of irrigation water to the CCC ditch. The scope of work for the
proj ect shall be developed by the Colorado water trust cooperatively with
the CCC ditch company and the San Miguel watershed coalition, in
consultation with the Colorado water conservation board.
(2) The moneys appropriated in subsection (1) of this section shall
remain available for the designated purposes until the project is completed.
SECTION 17. ~Vater conservation public awareness research
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