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SB 06 -189 CONCERNING THE ALLOCATION OF SEVERANCE TAX RECEIPTS. Sponsor. Owen Summary: Allocates severance tax receipts in excess of a specified amount to various highway • programs. Status: Passed State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee. To Appropriations. CRWCD Position: Oppose SB 06 -193 CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT OF UNDERGROUND WATER STORAGE Sponsor: Wiens Summary: Directs the CWCB, in conjunction with the interbasin compact committee, state engineer, and state geologist, to conduct a study of the most economically and technically feasible underground storage sites located in the South Platte and Arkansas river basins. Directs the board to consider an artificial recharge assessment completed in 2004 and to consider the costs and benefits of select sites within those aquifers to which the assessment assigned the highest ranking value. Requires the board to submit a report containing its conclusions to the general assembly by March 1, 2007. Analysis: Underground storage, especially with recharge capabilities, would assist Front Range water storage and management. This is a logical extension of the SB 74 reports authorized in 1996. However, there are limited opportunities for this kind of storage and the source (surface) water for any conjunctive use is not identified. This is not a panacea, but deserves support. • Status: Passed Senate Agriculture Committee. To Appropriations. CRWCD Position: Support in concept CWC Position: Monitor SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS SCR 06 -003 CONCERNING MEASURES SUBMITTED FOR VOTER APPROVAL AT STATEWIDE ELECTION. Sponsors: Teck/White Summary: This would send a proposed constitutional change to the November ballot for approval to require a 60% affirmative vote to adopt any constitutional change and limit the ability of the General Assembly to amend any referred (by citizen's petition) measure. Status: Passed State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee. To Floor. CRWCD Position: Support •