AG Opinion

• Year: 2009
• Instream Flow Rules - Doc Type: Post Rulemaking Documents

No request for modification may be considered anti` the applicant establishes that one of the following
reGsons for modification exists:
(1) Mistake.
~n ISF right ma~~ be ~o^sid~rEd for modi*icaticr. if the requesting =~ erson establishes that an error was
made ir_ the calc!.~lati~ns ~rcn :~~hicn the original cr suppieme.ltal appropriation cr enlargement to ar:-
criginal apprcpriaticrl -::as ~rade-
(2) Excessive Ffo~v.
~n ISF right ma~° be ccraide-~d `or modification if the req!,esti~ lg ==erson establishes that the ISF flor
rats is ir•. exo~ss ~? he a-no~r'_ of .;a_er nec ssary to accomplah the purpose of the original.
supplemental or o lay _~ 1•S- ~:aht ::~~r that might eras appropriated~
9d. Recovery Implementation or Other Intergovernmental Agreement.
H,n ISF ~ight ma ~.. Mc~-:-~; =f s~-- -_-od'ioation ::as agreed upon by the Board as part of the Recovery
Impleme^taticr ~F-~~rr-- fir n~ F~ang~red Fishes of tle ~o-orado River Basin or any other agreement
be Freer the Boar~± and ?rotha- cc.err__mental entity- faoditications made as a part of the Recovery
Implemeniaticr F~~>arar" for`_h~ ^^d angered Fishes cf tfe Co'orado River Basin need net be subject to
the pubic re= ~.: ~ ~:.~~_ -- -~.,~ ~~- ri'~ra for medifc~ti:;ns r:adz in tf?e ISF rights decreed as part of
tt:E RcCCV~r'r !r`' °~-_-~!'_~_-=" • '~~'a["1 `ter the !~'r1~~R er?d FiS!1p~ ~f tl?e ~olcrado River Basin will t;e
established ;r _. ... _~~_-~~ - __~rri~a -.~^ appro riations.
9e. Public Review Process of Requests for Modification.
1-e .. ~!'Ih~f='r ~~~ ~-, n~. •'~ ~ 1 r?:~~-.- ~'1 - `'~ a~.e rif; P r~ !i f•- t
T=:,, Beard s~a~l ~ ~ -- _ = _ -~ -.=1~ =.-y p~b,!c , „roo~ss ~-:, n ~nsi~ g r,.quests r m,.di Ira 1^n
(1) Notice.
Nonce cf the ~==~o~~d =-~ov fi~atio~ = and t~c date of the public meet=na at v:hich it will first be considered
shall be prirto °~ 1 the r escrre in tre ~_ .titer Court having jurisdiction ever the decree that is the subject cf
the modificati~.r,_ T^~ ~rst ~f~ 9.?=eti`Ig of the Beard at rhich the modification is to be considered shall
p s., ..
cccUr at least sixty days after the r•.°c^th in :~rhicY; the resume is pub~ished. Notice shall also be published
in a ne~.~spap~r o- state.,=de dis_ribaticn °:rithin thirty to forty-five days prier to such first public meeting-
(2} Public Meeting.
If the Beard decia~s at sac`? first public meeting to give further consideration to the proposed modification.
the Board shall announce publicly the date of a subsequent public meeting for such purpose- If the Board
decides that it va not gi+:e f1.-7~r cosideration to the proposed modification- it shall state, in vrriting. the
basis for its d~cisicn.
(3) Request for Delay.
On the ~•rritten request of any =person made within thirty days after the date of the first public meeting.
the Board shall delay the subsequent public meeting for up to one year to allow such = erson the
opportunity for the collection of scientific data material to the proposed modification. The Board need not
grant the request if it dete!mines that the request is made solely to delay the proceedings.
(4) Procedures.
On the written request of any =Y=erson made within thirty days after the date of the first public meeting.
the Board shall. ~~ithin sixty days after such request. establish fair and formal procedures for the