LEG00185

• Bill Number: HB04-1185
• Year: 2004
• Title: Concerning the Denver Basin Aquifers
• Legislation - Doc Type: Other CWCB Related Bills - Killed

I PROTESTING PETlTlON HAS BEEN FILED, OR, IF FILED, HAS BEEN DISMISSED;

2 OR

3 (II) AT AN ELECTION HELD PURSUANT TO SECTION 37-45-109 (2.5),

4 A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST ARE IN FAVOR OF TIlE ORGANIZATION.

5 (3) EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE IN THIS PART

6 2, THE PROVISIONS OF PART I OF THIS ARTICLE, INCLUDING BlIT NOT

7 LIMITED TO THOSE RELATING TO THE POWERS AND DlITlES OF A

8 CONSERVANCY DISTRICT, SHALL APPLY TO THE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT

9 THAT MAY BE ORGANIZED PURSUANT TO THIS PART 2.

10 (4) THE DENVER BASIN CONSERVANCY DISTRICT, IF ORGANIZED,
II HAS THE POWER TO:

12 (a) ESTABLISH A WATER ENTERPRISE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 45.1

13 OF THIS TITLE;

14 (b) ESTABLISH WITH ONE OR MORE QUALIFIED THIRD PARTIES A

15 WATER AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO SECTION 29-1-204.2, C.R.S.;

16 ( c) DEVELOP WATER AND GROUND WATER RESOURCES, SYSTEMS,

17 OR FACILITIES TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENT USE, REUSE, AND

18 CONSERVATION OF GROUND WATER RESOURCE~INC1-lillIN0_COJ:.ll.UNC:rWE
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19 USE FACILITIES; AND
20 (d) (1) AFTER BECOMING OBLIGATED EITHER BY LAW OR BY
21 CONTRACT TO BE EITHER THE PRINCIPAL PROVIDER OF PUBLIC WATER

22 SERVICE TO ALL OR ANY SPECIFIED PORTION OF LANDOWNERS WITHIN THE

23 DISTRICT'S BOUNDARY OR TO BE A SUBSTANTIAL PROVIDER OF EITHER

24 SURFACE OR GROUND WATER OR CONJUNCTIVE USE FACILITIES TO SUCH

25 PRINCIPAL PROVIDER, ADOPT A RESOLlITION, AFTER THIRTY DAYS' NOTICE

26 PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF PART 1 OF ARTICLE 70 OF TITLE 24,

27 C.R.S., THAT INCORPORATES GROUND WATER FROM ONE OR MORE OF THE

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