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<br />The northern Colorado water conservancy district, for the <br />program area comprising the South Platte river basin <br />downstream of the Denver-Adams county line; <br />The lower Arkansas valley water conservancy district, for <br />the program area comprising the lower Arkansas river basin <br />downstream of Pueblo reservoir, excluding Fountain creek <br />upstream of the city of Fountain; <br />The Colorado river water conservation district, for the <br />program area comprising one or more of the following <br />complete subbasins: The Colorado river mainstem; the <br />Gunnison river; the Yampa river; and the White river; <br />The southwestern water conservation district, for the <br />program area comprising the San Juan river basin. <br />Allows a program management district to establish a fallowing <br />,program upon the request of one or more water providers detailing the <br />amount of water reqiIested, the minimum and maximum amount of water <br />acceptable on an annual and on-call basis, the term ofthe agreement, and <br />the proposed payments per acre- foot to owners of irrigation water rights. <br />Requires the program management district to seek input from the owners <br />of irrigation water rights in the program area prior to establishing a <br />fallowing program to determine if there is an interest in participation in <br />a fallowing program. If the program management district decides to <br />establish a fallowing program, requires the district to negotiate the terms <br />and conditions of the program with the water providers interested in <br />leasing water from fallowed land in the program area. Specifies the <br />information that is to be included in a fallowing program and the <br />conditions under which interested parties may enter into fallowing <br />agreements under the program. <br />Allows the state engineer to temporarily approve fallowing <br />programs pending approval by the water court under specified <br />circumstances and allows expedited appeals of decisions of the state <br />engineer. Requires the state engineer to establish a fallowing program <br />notification list whereby interested parties in a program area can be <br />included on a list of persons notified of applications for approval of <br />fallowing programs in the program area. Requires applicants seeking <br />approval of a fallowing program by the state engineer to pay a fee to the <br />state engineer to cover costs related to processing the application. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />I Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: <br />2 SECTION 1. Part 3 of article 92 of title 37, Colorado Revised <br />3 Statutes, is amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION to <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />read: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />-2- <br /> <br />HB05-1215 <br />