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<br />1994
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<br />SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 94-32
<br />
<br />BY SENATORS Cassidy, Bird, Bishop, Blickensderfer, Gallagher,
<br />Hopper, Johnson, Lacy, Mares, Martinez, Mendez. Norton, Pastore,
<br />Peterson, L. Powers, R. Powers, Ri zzuto, Roberts, Ruddick,
<br />Schroeder, Tebedo, Thiebaut, Traylor, Wattenberg, and Wham;
<br />also REPRESENTATIVES Foster, Acquafresca, Adkins, Anderson,
<br />Benavidez, Eisenach, Entz, Gordon, Moellenberg, Reeser, and
<br />Taylor.
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<br />,CONCERNING THE MANAGEMENT, CONSERVATION, AND PRESERVATION OF
<br />THE WATER RESOURCES OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.
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<br />WHEREAS, The State's water supplies are subject to
<br />interstate compacts and equitable apportionment decrees so that
<br />Co ora 0 mus a ow arge amounts of water arlSlng wlthln-it-s '
<br />borders to flow downstream to other states; and
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<br />WHEREAS, The State may not impermissibly burden interstate
<br />convnerce,as indicated in Sporhase v. 'Nebraska, 458 U.S. 941
<br />(1982); and
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<br />WHEREAS, Prolonged and extreme droughts have occurred and
<br />will continue to occur in the State; and
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<br />WHEREAS, The health, safety, and welfare of the present
<br />citizens of the State and future citizens of the State depend
<br />upon continuous and reliable supplies of clean, healthful water;
<br />and
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<br />WHEREAS, The principal supply of water available to meet
<br />the needs of the citizens of Colorado comes from' annual
<br />precipitation in the form of rain and snowfall, and Colorado is
<br />a demonstrably arid state; and
<br />
<br />WHEREAS, The State's abil ity to meet its
<br />foreseeable water needs requ ires effi cient
<br />conservation, and preservation of water; and
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<br />present and'
<br />management,
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