LEG00023

• Bill Number: SB03-090
• Year: 2003
• Title: Water Right Decree Conservation Salvage
• Legislation - Doc Type: Other CWCB Related Bills - Killed

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species; and
The public interest.

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1 Be it enacted by the General AssemblYiofthe State of Colorado:
2 SECTION 1. 37-92-301 (4) (c) and (5), Colorado Revised

3 Statutes, are amended to read:

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37-92-301. Administration and distribution of waters.

5 (4) (c) Subject to the provisions ofpa~agraph (b) of this subsection (4),

6 llcithGl Gduc.n.l ""ouontlG GOH.ditiol.b~ b4ye.nd th, c.vnttol vf the. appliGltnt

7 ~hich ad~w,dy !lff"c! Ill(: ro:,asibili!j of pC;jf.:Cli115 a conditional "atCI

8 right 01 tho:, plopc,s\..a us.: of walC1 nom !I condi!ic,u!ll ,'!lOCI right hc" thc

9 fact thll! one 01 mOle 150~Clnmcnt!x:l pellnitS O! !lpplo,als ha,o:, not been

10 obtail;cd NONE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS shall be considered sufficient

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to deny a diligence application, so long as other facts and circumstances
wIrieh THAT show diligence are present:

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13 (1) CURRENT ECONOMIC CONDITIONS BEYOND THE CONTROL OF

14 THE APPLICANT WHICH ADVERSELY AFFECT THE FEASIBILITY OF

15 PERFECTING A CONDITIONAL WATER RIGHT OR THE PROPOSED USE OF

16 WATER FROM A CONDITIONAL WATER RIGHT;

17 (II) THE FACT THAT ONE OR MORE GOVERNMENTAL PERMITS OR

18 APPROVALS HAVE WOT BEEN OBTAINED;

19 (III) THE APPLICANT'S IMPLEMH!T A nON OF REASONABLE METHODS

20 TO CONSERVE, REUSE, OR SALVAGE WATER UNDER THE SAME OR AWOTHER

21 COWDITIONAL WATER RIGHT, OR UNDER A PREVIOUSLY DECREED WATER

22 RIGHT, TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH METHODS RESULT IN A NET REDUCTION

23 IN THE APPLICANT'S CONSUMPTIVE USE;

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(IV) REPLACEMENT OF PHREATOPHYTIC PLANT SPECIES WITH
OTHER PLANT SPECIES.

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