LEG00038

• Bill Number: HB98-1189
• Year: 1998
• Title: Concerning the Funding of Colorado Water Conservation Board Projects and Making Appropriations in Connection Therewith
• Legislation - Doc Type: Construction Fund Bill

SECTION 13. Paragraph (a) of subsection (I) of Section 11 of
Chapter 168, Session Laws of Colorado 1997, is amended to read:

Section 11. Exception to law concerning fish and wildlife
resources account for the Grand Valley water management project and
native aquatic species facility. (I) To further the goals stated in section
37-60-122.2 (1) (a), Colorado Revised Statutes, and not withstanding the
provisions of section 37-60-122.2 (I) (b), (1) (c), (2) (b), and (2) (c),
Colorado Revised Statutes, the Colorado water conservation board is
authorized to:

(a) Make a nonreimbursable grant of not more than one million two
hundred fifty thousand dollars from the fish and wildlife resources account
in the Colorado water conservation board construction fund to the Uflitea.
States fish lIfta. ~",ilcllif-e smlee PARTICIPANTS OF THE COLORADO RIVER
RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM for the Grand Valley water
management project proposed by the recovery implementation program for
the endangered fish species of the upper Colorado river basin under
provisions that assure that any unneeded or unused portion of these funds
will be restored to the fish and wildlife resources account if the recovery
program ceases to be in effect or to serve its intended purposes; and

SECTION 14. 37-60-121 (3), Colorado Revised Statutes, IS
amended to read:

37-60-121. Colorado water conservation board construction
fund -creation of - nature of fund - funds for investigations -
contributions - use for augmenting the general fund. (3) Contributions
of money, property, or equipment may be received AND EXPENDED from any
county, municipality, federal agency, water conservation district,
metropolitan water district, conservancy district, water users' association,
person, or corporation for use in making investigations, contracting
projects, or otherwise carrying out the purposes of sections 37-60- J.l9 to
37-60-122.

SECTION 15. Section 16 of Chapter 168, Session Laws of
Colorado 1997, is amended to read:

Section 16. Appropriation. In addition to any other appropriation,
there is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the severance tax trust
fund perpetual base account pursuant to section 39-29-109 (I) (a) (I),
Colorado Revised Statutes, to the department of natural resources for
allocation to the water conservation board, for the fuea! )'Cflf bcginaiRg July

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