HB 98-1006 Documents Related to the Passage 1998

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PROPOSED CAPITOL PROJECTS 1998 — 2001 Upper Colorado River and San Juan River Recovery Program* • Fish passage facilities to restore access for native fish to return to existing habitats ($17.1 million) • Diversion screens to prevent fish from being diverted from rivers into canal systems and prevent non - native fish from entering rivers ($15 million) • Yampa River flow management measures such as enlarging a key reservoir and related diversion structures to enhance flows while protecting water supplies ($31.3 million) • Mainstem Colorado River flow management measures such modifying canals and other diversion structures to enhance flows while protecting water supplies ($5.4 million) • Habitat restoration projects that involve acquiring land or easements from willing sellers for restoration and protection of flooded bottomlands and ponds adjacent to the rivers ($21.4 million) • Construction of hatcheries to grow native fish ($9.8 million) ( *These project costs are divided among program participants. Colorado will not be responsible for not more than $9 million of the total capital construction cost. Negotiations are ongoing to determine which of the specific projects Colorado will build or participate in.) Platte River Cooperative Agreement • Tamarack Managed Groundwater Recharge Project ($1.2 million for well construction) • Habitat restoration measures that involve acquiring and restoring land in Nebraska on a willing seller basis (Colorado's share will be $2.5 million to acquire 2000 acres at an estimated acquisition/restoration cost of between $1000 and $1500 /acre.) Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse Habitat Conservation Plan Habitat protection and restoration measures that involve partnering with local governments and others to acquire and restore land along Colorado's Front Range on a willing seller basis ($1.5 million). Capital Project Approval Process All capital projects will be approved annual via a resolution passed by the General Assembly like Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund projects.