9377

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9377
• Author: Colorado Water Workshop.
• Title: 16th Annual Colorado Water Workshop.
• USFW Year: 1991.
• USFW - Doc Type: Western State College.
• Copyright Material: NO

First Regular Session
Firty.eighth General Assembly
LLS NO. 91@0295/1

STATE OF COLORADO

HOUSE BILL 91-1110

~Dltm, IiYestra
& Habull Resouites
Eng~ :

BY REPRESENTATIVE Foster, McInnis and Prinste~
also SENATOR Bishop.

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A BILL FOR AN ACT
CONCERNING WATER WHICH IS SAVED.

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Bill Sunmary
(Note: This sunmar'f applies to this bill !! introduced
and does not necessar; y reflect ~ amenaments which may be
SUDse~tlY adopted.) ----- --
rovides for the adjudication of conservation water
rights for the owners of direct flow water rights who meet
certain requirements and can show that a certain amount of
water will be saved by virtue of any modernization.
improvement, or change in an applicant's method of operation.
Specifies the procedures to be followed by applicants for such
adjudications. Specifies that an applicant's original water
right will be reduced by the amount of water saved due to the
modernization, improvement, or change in operation of the
applicant and that such an applicant will be granted a
conservation decree for the amount of water saved.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

SECTION 1. Part 3 of article 92 of title 37, Colorado

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4 Revised Statutes, 1990 Repl. Vol., is amended BY THE ADDITION

5 OF A NEW SECTION to read:

6 37-92-301.5. Conservation Water Right - application -

7 adjudication. (1) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, .SAVED WATER-

S MEANS THE AMOUNT OF WATER WHICH HAS BEEN AVAILABLE TO A DIRECT

9 FLOW WATER RIGHT IN PRIORITY, AND WHICH AN APPLICANT CLAIMS

10 WILL NO LONGER BE NEEDED FOR DIVERSION AT THE APPLICANT'S

CapftGlletten lndLcate new material to N added to en.tVtg statute.
Dasha through the words lndlcate ddetLon.sfrom en.tfng statute.

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