LEG00174

• Bill Number: SB01-157
• Year: 2001
• Title: Concerning the Funding of Colorado Water Conservation Board Projects and Making Appropriations in Connection Therewith
• Legislation - Doc Type: Construction Fund Bill

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SECTION 7. Managed groundwater re-regulation demonstration project - appropriation. (1) The
Colorado water conservation board is hereby authorized to participate in a demonstration project to assess the
possibility of a public/private partnership for groundwater recharge management on the lower South Platte
river. The purposes of the project are to create a perpetual state interest in water projects that will facilitate
water rights administration along the South Platte river, and benefit the state in meeting its needs for species of
concern and its commitments for threatened and endangered species in the Platte river basin. The scope of work
for the project shall be developed by the South Platte Lower River Group composed of water users,
governmental agencies, and local citizen groups interested in the South Platte Basin, in consultation with the
Colorado water conservation board.

(2) In addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the Colorado
water conservation board construction fund not otherwise appropriated, to the Colorado water conservation
board for allocation to the South Platte Lower River Group, the sum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars
($150,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, for developing a managed groundwater recharge
demonstration project on the 10wer South Platte river.

(3) The moneys appropriated in subsection (2) of this section shall remain available for the designated
purposes until the project is completed.

SECTION 8. South Platte river decision support system - appropriation. (1) The Colorado water
conservation board is hereby authorized to commence the design of a decision support system for the South
Platte river by retaining a contractor to initiate development of the necessary databases and to collect the
required water resources information for development of the surface and groundwater models, consumptive use
models, and overall water budget model associated with the decision support system.

(2) In addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the Colorado
water conservation board construction fund not otherwise appropriated, to the Colorado water conservation
board, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, the sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000), or so much
thereof as may be necessary, for the necessary data collection and design of a decision support system for the
South Platte river.

(3) The moneys appropriated in subsection (2) of this section shall remain available for the designated
purposes until the project is completed.

SECTION 9. Lower South Platte water management and storage site study - appropriation. (1) In
addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the Colorado water
conservation board construction fund not otherwise appropriated, to the Colorado water conservation board, for
the fiscal year beginning July 1,2001, the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), or so much thereof
as may be necessary, for the board to contract with a consulting firm to complete a feasibility study of the
project alternatives identified in the project's reconnaissance study. The feasibility study will determine the
technical, financial, and economic feasibility of potential water management facilities and water management
options on the lower South Platte river in Colorado. Upon approval of the feasibility study, and at the sole
discretion ofthe Colorado water conservation board, a consulting firm may also be contracted for the final
design of the identified preferred project alternative, The purpose of the project is to facilitate Colorado's
management of South Platte flows as they relate to groundwater recharge, in-state beneficial uses, South Platte
river compact administration, benefits for Colorado biological species of concern, and participation in an
endangered species program being developed pursuant to the Platte River cooperative agreement.

(2) The moneys appropriated in subsection (1) ofthis section shall remain available for the designated
purposes until the project is completed.

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