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Ch. 335 WateT and Irrigation 1363 dIG i;O.(,U'V, l-'U~"u(.u1t Lv "...d;vu l:4 ):2 :2184, C.R.S.,;u It... (,vuuly vf V~;5;1I V~ ""....., and (II) DU~;1I5 llu.. f;~bt full ......I...udc.o.1 )'......1 ufl(,~ tit... ....ul....tJdc.u )'....... dU.L;II!5 ""ll;...t tlh... (..Ul...15{,!.(.Y d.(....l<.u...d pl.UJ.u4ut t\., "ubphdI.6~upll (I) vfflJ;" phUl.5lapll (G) t':"~IIJ;......l...". (4) (a) When the state engineer approves or denies an interruptible water supply agreement, the state engineer shall serve a copy of the decision upon all parties to the application by first-class mail or, if such parties have so elected, by electronic mail. Neither the approvat nor the denial of the agreement by the state engineer shall create any presumptions, shift the burden of proof, or serve as a defense in any legal action that may be initiated concerning the interruptible water supply agreement. Any appeal of a decision made by the state engineer concerning the operation of an interruptible water supply agreement pursuant to this section shall be expedited, shall be limited to the issue of injury, and shall be made within thirty days AFTER MAtLlNG OF THE DECIStON to the water judge in the applicable water division. All parties to the appeal shall pay to the water clerk a fee to cover the direct costs associated with the expedited appeal. The water judge shall hear and determine such appeal using the procedures and standards set forth in sections 37-92-304 and 37-92-305 for determination of matters rereferred to the water judge by the referee; except that the water judge shall not deem any failure to appeal all or any part of the decision of the state engineer or failure to state any grounds for appeal to preclude any party from raising any claims of injury in a future proceeding before the water judge. The proponent of the interruptible water supply agreement shall be deemed to be the applicant for purposes of application of such procedures and standards. Moneys from such fee shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and deposited in the water adjudication cash fund, which fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The general assemhly shall appropriate moneys in the fund for the judicial department's expedited adjudications pursuant to this section. (b) A PARTY TO THE ORlGINAL APPLtCA nON MAY FILE COMMENTS CONCERNING POTENTIAL INJURY TO SUCH PARTY'S WATER RIGHTS OR DECREED CONDITIONAL WATER RIGHTS DUE TO THE OPERATION OF THE INTERRUPTIBLE WATER SUPPLY AGREEMENT WtTH THE STATE ENGINEER BY JANUARY I OF THE YEAR FOLLOWING THE FIRST YEAR THAT THE INTERRUPTIBLE WATER SUPPLY AGREEMENT HAS BEEN EXERCtSED. THE PROCEDURES OF SUBSECTION (3) OF THtS SECTlON REGARDING NOTICE, OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT, AND THE STATE ENGINEER'S DECISION, AND THE PROCEDURES OF THIS SUBSEcrlON (4) REGARDING AN APPEAL OF SUCH DECISION SHALL AGAIN BE FOLLOWED WITH REGARD TO SUCH PARTY'S COMMENTS. SECTION 2. Appropriation. In addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appropriated, to the judicial department, for the fiscal year beginning July I, 2004, the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the implementation ofthis act. Said sum shall be cash funds from the water adjudication cash fund created pursuant to section 37-92-309 (4), Colorado Revised Statutes. SECTION 3. Effective date - applicability. (I) This act shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly that is allowed for submitting a referendum petition pursuant to article V, section I (3) ofthe state constitution (August 4,2004,