House Bill No. 6: Chapter 256, Water Conservation, Appropriation

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Section 10'. The Board shall cooperate with the Attorney General in all matters relating to interstate suits concerning the waters of the rivers of the state; and shall arrange for tie- gathering and compilation -of all information, factual, engineering or other data requisite de- sirable for the use of the .Attorney General in the conduct of such suits. Section 11. It shall be the duty of the Board to promote the conservation- of the waters' of the State of Colorado in -order to secure the greatest utilization of such waters and the utmost prevention floods; and in particular, and without limiting the general character of this section, the Board shall have power and it shall be its•dutys (a) To foster and encourage irrigation districts, public irri- gation water users' associations, conservancy districts, drain- age districts, mutual reservoir companies, mutual irrigation• companies, - grazing districts, and any other,agenoies which have been or may hereafter be formed under the laws of the State of •Colorado, or of the United States, for the conservation, development and utilization-of the waters of Colorado; (b) To assist any such- agencies in their financin but not to lend or pledge the credit or faith of the State , of Colorado in aid thereof, or to attempt to make'.the state responsible for any-of the debts, contracts, obligations, or liabilities thereof.; (c) To devise and formulate methods, means and plans for bringing about the greater utilizat -ion -of' the waters of the state and the prevention of flood- damages therefrom; (d) To gather data and information looh_in- tol?.Tard -the greater utilization of the waters of the state and the 2reven; ion of floods and for this purpose to- make investigations and surveys; (e) To cooperate with the United States and the agenaies• thereof, and with other states for the purpose of bringing about the`greater utili- zation of the waters of the State of Colorado and- the - ,prevention of flood damages; .(f) To cooperate with the United States, or any of the agencies thereof, in the making of;reliminaryy surveys, and .sharing the. expense thereof, when• necessary, respectingt"hc engineering and economic feasi- bility of any proposed water oonse'rva or flood .control project within the State of Colorado, designed for the purpose of bringing about Zreater .utilization of the raters of this stale; °(g) To-formulate and prepare drafts of legislation, state and federal, designed to assist in securing greater beneficial. use and- utili- zation of the waters of the state and protection from flood damages; (h) To investigate the plans, purposes and activities of other states, and of the Federal Government, which might affect the interstate waters of Colorado;