SB 73-97 Signed Bill

• ISF Bill Number: SB73-97
• Description: Originating legislation
• ISF - Doc Type: Final Signed Legislation

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SENATE BILL 00. 97. BY SENATORS Anderson, Kinnie, ~lcConnick, H.
Brown, DeBerard, Schieffelin, Noble, Kogovsek, Benningham,
. Cisneros, H. Fowler, Garnsey, Kinnie, MacManus, and Plock; also
REPRESENTATIVES Strang I EdJoonds, Anlold, Baer, Benavidez,
Bende low , Cooper, Gurm, Hayes, ltlwe, Hybl, Lanm, Ross, Slnith,
Taylor, Valdez J and Webb.

CONCERNING me APPROPRIATIal OF l'lA~, AND Fr~DI:\~ FOR ntE
APPROPRIATION OF WATER BY mE 5rATE OF COLORAOO 1'0 PROTEcr
nm NA1URAL ~.

Be it enacted El. the General Assembly of the State ~ Color3do:

SECTION 1. 148-21-3 (6), (7), and (10), Colorado Re\.iscd
Statutes 1963 (1969 Supp.), are amended-to read:

148-21-3. Definitions. (6) "Appropria'ti"JJ1" me36~S the
dive~sie~-ef-a-eeF!~-pe~~eft-ei-tke-water!-ef-~fte-s~te-&fte the
application of tke--S!DBe ~ CERTAIN PORTION OF 1HE \~TERS OF niE
srATE to a beneficial use.

(7) ''Beneficial use" is the use of 'that amOU:lt 0: "'"3ter that
is reasonable and appropriate under reasonably efficient
practices to accomplish without ~ste the purpose fer ~hich tile
divers!'811 APPROPRIATION is lawfully made and J wi thC7..At 1 ir.'.i ting
the generali'ty of the foregoing, shall include tht; iJ::;xr,:,u'1ent of
water for recreational purposes, including fishery or wildlife.
FOR mE BENEFIT AND ENJOYMENT OF PRESENT AND FUTURE cr:~1ATIONS,
"BENEFICIAL USE" SHALL ALSO ncLIJDE mE APPROPRIATI~~ BY nIE
srATE OF COLORADO IN nm J.iANNER PRESCRIBED BY LA1~ OF ~.; :.II~~:V.U-I
FLCI~ BEn'lEfl~ SPECIFIC POINTS OR LEVELS FOR At.ID 0:: ~~1URAL
STREAl~.1S AND LAKES AS ARE REGtJIRED TO PRESERVE nit ~~1URAL
ENVIRQN\JEN!' TO A REASONABLE DEGREE.

Capl.'tal letters indicate new material added to existing s'tatutes;
dashes through l<<>rds indicate deletions fra:l existing staOlLes and
such material not part of act.