9377 ‎(2)‎

• 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

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1991
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EPOSITOW
SAVAGC LIBRARY
SENATE BILL 91-120.

JUL 1 S 1991
"JESTERN STATE COLLEC"
GUNNISON, CO 812;n
BY SENATORS Ament, Allison, Hopper, J. Johnson, Leeds,
Meiklejohn, Mutzebaugh, Pascoe, Schaffer, Schroeder, Tebedo,
Traylor, and Wham;
also REPRESENTATIVES D. Williams, Blickensderfer, Eisenach,
Jerke, Neale, Owen, Swenson, and Young.
CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A RESOURCE MITIGATION BANKING
SYSTEM, AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION THEREFOR.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. Title 37, Colorado Revised Statutes, 1990
Repl. Vol., is amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW ARTICLE to
read:
ARTICLE 85.5
Resource Mitigation Banking Act
37-85.5-101. Short title. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN
AND MAY BE CITED AS THE "RESOURCE MITIGATION BANKING ACT".
37-85.5-102. Legislative declaration. THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY HEREBY FINDS, DETERMINES, AND DECLARES THAT THE
PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE IS TO ESTABLISH A STRUCTURE BY WHICH
COMPENSATORY MITIGATION FOR RESOURCE IMPACTS MAY BE
ACCOMPLISHED BASED ON STATEWIDE CONSIDERATIONS THROUGH A
PROGRAM WHICH CREATES ADDITIONAL OPTIONS FOR MITIGATION.
37-85.5-103. Definitions. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE,
UNLESS THE-CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES:
(1) "BANK" MEANS THE RESOURCE MITIGATION'BANK CREATED IN
SECTION 37-85.5-104.
(2) "DEPARTMENT" MEANS THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES.
app ital letters indicate new material added to existing statutes;
dashes through words indicate.deletions from existing statutes and
such material not part of act.