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for a variety of beneficial uses which normally involve the placement of <br />dams and diversion structures in streams. <br />(Exhibit C (written statement), p. 1, (emphasis added)). <br />At the hearing on SB 212, Representative Paulson expressed concern that other <br />entities were claiming instream flows for uses such as recreation without having to divert <br />or store the water. He stated: <br />The unfortunate circumstance we find today in 1987 is that people have <br />usurped the original good public purpose of allowing the Conservation <br />Board to make appropriations on behalf of the public in general to enhance <br />and protect the environment and are now filing instream water rights for <br />any number of purposes not on behalf of the people of the state of <br />Colorado, but in many instances for purposes that range all the way <br />from a flow for recreation purposes for their own even [though] they <br />don't own the land or the riparian rights, to other purposes such as <br />blocking the construction of water projects. <br />(Transcript of House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, and Natural <br />Resources, June 4, 1987 (emphasis added) hereinafter referred to as <br />"Exhibit D," as attached hereto). <br />Representative Paulson also stated: <br />If you have an instream flow water right where there's no diversion <br />involved and there is no requirement of the showing of the attempting to <br />use that water and capture it you will have the entire gambit of <br />speculation thrown open again because there will be no objective test to <br />figure who's sincere and who's really trying to come up with a valuable <br />water right. (Exhibit D, p. 5 (emphasis added)). <br />Former Senator Fred Anderson, who co- sponsored the original instream flow <br />legislation, testified that the original legislation was intended to prevent bank -to -bank <br />appropriations by entities other than the CWCB: <br />Now as I sponsored that bill along with Senator McCormick, Senator <br />Kenny, Senator DeBerard, all the rest of them that were on this and there <br />were about fifteen sponsors, it was to be a minimum stream flow because <br />we were worried that somebody might come along and want a bank - <br />to- bank type appropriation which would create havoc all the away (sic) <br />down the stream." (Exhibit C, p. 38 (emphasis added); <br />