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In response to the decrees awarding these water rights, the General Assembly passed Senate Bi11216, which defined a water right for RICD purposes by amending the definitions of "beneficial use" and "diversion" in the Water Rights Determination and Administration Act of 1969, §§ 37-92-101, et seq., 10 C.R.S. (2003) ("the 1969 Act"), to include control ofwater in its natural course or location for "recreational in-channel diversion purposes." §§ 37-92-103(4) & (7)- The General Assembly did not, however, create an unrestricted right to obtain a decree for RICD purposes. Instead, the General Assembly carefully defined an RICD as: [T]he minimum stream fiow as it is diverted, captured, controlled, and placed to beneficial use between specific points defined by physical control structures pursuant to an application filed by a county, municipality, city and county, water district, water and sanitation district, water conservation district, or water conservancy district for a reasonable recreation experience in and on the water. § 37-92-103(10.3) (emphasis added). Further, the General Assembly imposed new requirements before a decree adjudicating a water right for an RICD may be entered by the water judge. Applicants - who are limited to certain governmental entities - must submit a copy of their applications for review by the Colorado Water Conservation Board, § 37-92-102(5), which must make findings of fact and a final recommendation as to whether the application should be granted, granted with conditions, or denied, based on six factors: (I) Whether the adjudication and administration of the recreational in-channel diversion would impair the ability of Colorado to fully develop and place to consumptive beneficial use its compact entitlements; (II) The appropriate reach of stream required for the intended use; (III) Whether there is access for recreational in-channel use; 12