LEG00091

• Bill Number: HB01-1295
• Year: 2001
• Title: Concerning the Creation of Residential Water Conservation Programs that will Promote More Efficient Residential Water Use
• Legislation - Doc Type: Other CWCB Related Bills - Killed

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AND THE WATERS OF THE STATE ARE OF LIMITED SUPPLY AND ARE SUBJECT

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TO EVER INCREASING DEMANDS.

(b) CONSERVATION OF WATER IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE THAT
ADEQUATE SUPPLIES OF WATER ARE AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE USES, TO

PRESERVE THE PUBLIC HEAL TH, WELFARE, AND SAFETY, AND TO MAINTAIN

THE STATE 's ECONOMIC PROSPERITY.

(c) Ins THE POLICY OFTHE STATE TO PROMOTE THECONSERV ATION

AND EFFICIENT USEOF WATER AND PREVENT WATER FROM BEING WASTED.

(d) CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTS OF WATER ARE WASTED AS A RESULT

OF INEFFICIENT RESIDENTIAL WATER USE, AND IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST

OF THE STATE TO DEVELOP RESIDENTIAL WATER CONSER VA TION PROGRAMS

THAT WILL PROMOTE MORE EFFICIENT RESIDENTIAL WATER USE.

37-60-203. Imposition of residential water conservation fee -

collection of fee. (I) ON AND AFTER JANUARY 1, 2002, A RESIDENTIAL

WATER CONSER V A TION FEE OF ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR SHALL BE IMPOSED

ON EACH PARCEL OF RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY, AS DEFINED IN SECTION

39.1-102 (14.5), C.R.S., lN THE STATE; EXCEPT THAT A RESIDENTIAL

W ATER CONSERVATION FEE OF ONE DOLLAR PER RESIDENTIAL UNIT SHALL

BE IMPOSED ON ANY PARCEL OF RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY THAT

CONSISTS OF MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL UNITS. EACH COUNTY TREASURER

SHALL NOTIFY EACH OWNER OF RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY IN THE

COUNTY OF THE AMOUNT OF THE FEE TO BE PAID ON THE PROPERTY TAX

STATEMENT ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 39-1 0- I 03, C.R.S., DURING THE

CALENDAR YEAR FOR WHICH THE FEE IS IMPOSED AND SHALL COLLECT THE

FEE WHEN COLLECTING PROPERTY TAXES THAT ARE DUE DURING THE YEAR

FOR WHICH THE FEE IS IMPOSED. WITH RESPECT TO ANY CALENDAR YEAR

COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1,2002, EACH COUNTY TREASURER

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HBOI-1295