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<br />condition setting forth the period allowed for reconsideration shall be <br />determined by the water judge after making specific findings and <br />conclusions including, when applicable, the historic HISTORICAL use to <br />which the water rights involved were put, if any, and the proposed future <br />use of the water rights involved. The water judge shall specify his <br />dclclminati(lIl as 10 such period in his THE decision, but the period may be <br />extended upon further decision by the water judge that the nonoccurrence <br />of injury shall not have been conclusively established. Any decision may <br />contain any other provision which THAT the water judge deems proper in <br />determining the rights and interests of the persons involved. All decisions <br />of the water judge, including decisions as to the period ofreconsideration <br />and extension thereof, shall become ajudgment and decree as specified in <br />this article and be appealable upon entry, notwithstanding conditions <br />subjecting the decisions to reconsideration on the question of injury to the <br />vested rights of others as provided in this subsection (6). <br /> <br />SECTION 3. 37-92-305 (3) and (4), Colorado Revised Statutes, are <br />amended, and the said 37-92-305 is further amended BY THE ADDITION <br />OF A NEW SUBSECTION, to read: <br /> <br />37-92-305. Standards with respect to rulings ofthe referee and <br />decisions of the water judge. (3) A change of water right, <br />IMPLEMENTATION OF A ROTA TIONALCROP MANAGEMENT CONTRACT, orplan <br />for augmentation, including water exchange project, shall be approved if <br />such change, CONTRACT, or plan will not injuriously affect the owner of or <br />persons entitled to use water under a vested water right or a decreed <br />conditional water right. In cases in which a statement of opposition has <br />been filed, the applicant shall provide to the referee or to the water judge, <br />as the case may be, a proposed ruling or decree to prevent such injurious <br />effect in advance of any hearing on the merits of the application, and notice <br />of such proposed ruling or decree shall be provided to all parties who have <br />entered the proceedings. If it is determined that the proposed change, <br />CONTRACT, or pIan as presented in the application and the proposed ruling <br />or decree would cause such injurious effect, the referee or the water judge, <br />as the case may be, shall afford the applicant or any person opposed to the <br />application an opportunity to propose terms or conditions which THAT <br />would prevent such injurious effect. <br /> <br />(4) (a) Terms and conditions to prevent injury as specified in <br />subsection (3) of this section may include: <br /> <br />PAGE 3-HOUSE BILL 06-1 124 <br />