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• Bill Number: HB05-1298
• Year: 2005
• Title: Concerning creation of the Douglas-Arapahoe water conservation district
• Legislation - Doc Type: Other CWCB Related Bills - Killed

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OR IMPACT FEES DIRECTLY ON OWNERS OF REAL PROPERTY.

2 (4) NOTHING IN TIllS ARTICLE SHALL PRECLUDE OR IMPAIR A

3 WATER PROVIDER FROM DEVELOPING ANY WATER SUPPLIES

4 INDEPENDENTLY OF THE DISTRICT.

5 (5) NOTIlINGINTIlISARTICLESHALLIMPAIRTHELAWFULEXERClSE
6 BY A WATER PROVIDER OF ANY POWER OR AUTHORITY GRANTED TO IT BY

7 LAW.

8 (6) To MITIGATE TIlE iMP ACTS OF ANY PROJECT, A WATER DECREE

9 OWNED BY THE DISTRICT THAT WOULD TRANSPORT WATER ACROSS A

1 0 WATER DIVISION BOUNDARY SHALL INCLUDE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, ON

U A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, TO ENSURE TIlAT PRESENT DECREED BENEFICIAL

12 USES OF WATER WILL NOT BE SUBSTANTIALLY IMPAIRED OR

13 SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED IN COST.

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37-49-128. Severability. IF ANY PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE OR

15 ITS APPLICATION TO ANY PERSON OR CIRCUMSTANCE IS HELD INVALID,

16 SUCHINV ALIDITY SHALL NOT AFFECT OTHER PROVISIONS OR APPLICATIONS

17 OF TillS ARTICLE TIlAT CAN BE GWEN EFFECT WITHOUT THE INVALID

18 PROVISION OR APPLICATION, AND TO THIS END TIlE PROVISIONS OF TIllS
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19 ARTICLE ARE DECLARED TO BE SEVERABLE.

20 SECTION 2. 37-45.1-102 (1), Colorado Revised Statutes, is
21 amended to read:

22 37-45.1-102. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the

23 context otherwise requires:

24 (1) "District" means any state or local governmental entity that

25 has authority to conduct water activities, including a water conservancy

26 district created pursuant to article 45 of this title, a water conservation

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district created by .l1tkk 46, 47, 48, ()! 50 of this title, a water and

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