SB 81-414 Signed Bill

• ISF Bill Number: SB81-414
• Description: Elements needed to determine isf and nll water rights
• ISF - Doc Type: Final Signed Legislation

1981

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SENATE BILL NO. 414.

BY SENATORS Yost, Andel-son, Clark, D. Sandr-val, Soash, and
Fowler;
also'. REPRESENTATIYfS SP~lOo, Younglund, Hinman, Shoemakerj..Boley., .
Winkler, Bledsoe, Gillis>>~Lillpop, Paulson, and Reeves.

CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHf.IENT OF PRINt.IPLES AND LIMITATIONS WHICH
GOVERN APPROPRIATItINS OF WATER MADE BY THE COLORADO WATER
CONSERVATION~,BOARD':-:F:OR THE PURPOSE OF PRESERVING THE NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT TO A ~~JtEASONABLE DEGREE PURSUANT TO SECTION
3;-~2-102 (3), COLOFtADO REVISED STATUTES 1973.
!! j! enacted ~ the ~!neral, Assembly ~ the State .2! Colorado:
SECTION 1. 37-92-102 (3), Colorado Revised Statutes 1973,
is amended to read:

37-92-102. 'Le9islative . declaration. (3) Further
recognizing the nee to c:orrelate the activities of mankind with
SOIlM! reasonable preser\l'ation of the natural environment, the
Co 1 orado water conservat i on board is hereby vested wi th the
authority, on behalf of' t.he people of the state of Colorado, to
appropri ate in a manner cons i stent wi th sect ions 5 and 6 of
article XVI.of the state constitution, or acquire, such waters of
natura 1 streams and 1 a,kes <IS MY be requi red to preserve the
natural environment to a reasonable degree. Prior to the
initiation of any such app'ropriation, the board shall request
recOISendations froll,thedivision of wildlife and the division of
parks and outdoor recreation. Nothing in this article shall be
construed as authorizing any state agency to acquire water by
eIIi nent doma in, or to depri ve ~~he peop 1 e of the state of Colorado
of the beneficial use of tho!se waters available by law and
interstate compact. ANV APPROPRIATION MADE PURSUANT TO THIS.
SUBSECTION (3) SHALL BE SIlIBJEC1r TO THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES AND
LIMITATIONS:

~ap~tal. ~ette~s in~ic~t~ .11ew ~~e~~al a~ded to _ ex~sting statutes;