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department of agriculture and the United States department of the interior. <br />Nothing in this article shall be construed as authorizing any state agency to <br />acquire ~.~~ater by eminent domain or to deprive the people of the state of <br />Colorado of the beneficial use of those «~aters available by la«- and <br />interstate compact. Nothing in this subsection ~(3) shall impact section <br />37-60-121 (2.~). Any appropriation made pursuant to this subsection (3) <br />shall be subject to the folio«;~ing principles and limitations: <br />SECTION 2. The introductory portion to 37-92-103 (2) (b), <br />Colorado Revised Statutes; is amended. and the said 37-92-103 (2) (b) is <br />further amended BY THE ADDITIOI`T OF A NEU' SUBPARAGRAPH, to <br />read: <br />37-92-103. Definitions. As used in this article. unless the context <br />other«~ise requires: <br />(2) "Abandonment of a «-ater right" means the termination of a <br />water right in ~~-hole or in part as a result of the intent of the o«~ner thereof <br />to discontinue permanently the use of all or part of the water available <br />thereunder. Any period of nonuse of any portion of a «-ater right shall be <br />tolled, and no intent to discontinue permanent use shall be found for <br />purposes of determining an abandonment of a «-ater right for the duration <br />that: <br />(b) The nonuse of a «~ater right BY ITS O«~iER is a result of <br />participation in: <br />(VI) ANY CONTRACT OR AGREE_'VIENT ~~"ITH THE COLORADO `'WATER <br />CONSERVATION BOARD THAT ALLO~'~'S THE BOARD TO L'-SEAL-L OR A PART OF <br />A «ATER RIGHT TO PRESERVE OR I~=iPROVE THE ~TATUR.aL E\VIROI~'~'IEN'T TO <br />A REASO'vTABLE DEGREE L~'DER SECTION 37-92-102 (3). <br />SECTION 3. 37-92-30~ (3), Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended <br />to read: <br />37-92-30~. Standards with respect to rulings of the referee and <br />decisions of the water judge. (3) (a) A change of water right, <br />implementation of a rotational crop management contract, or plan for <br />augmentation, including «-ater exchange project, shall be approved if such <br />change, contract, or plan "-ill not injuriously affect the o~-ner of or persons <br />PAGE ~-HOLTSE BILL 08-1280 <br />