LEG00220

• Bill Number: SB71-021
• Year: 1971
• Title: Concerning Water and Providing for a Water Projects Construction Fund
• Legislation - Doc Type: Construction Fund Bill

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Ch. 379

WATER CONSERVATION BOARD AND
COMPACTS

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CHAPTER 379

WATER CONSERVATION BOARD AND COMPACTS

WATER CONSERVATION BOARD OF COLORADO

Senate Bill No. 21. By Senators Anderson, Chance, Locke. Noble, and Wunsch: also Representa-
tives McCormick. Hinman, McNeil, Quinlan, Arnold. Baer, Carroll, DeMoulin, Gustafson,
R. Jackson, Koster, Lamm. Safran. Schmidt, and Sonnenberg.

AN ACT

CONCERNING WATER, AND PROVIDING FOR A WATER PRO-
JECTS CONSTRUCTION FUND.

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Be it enacted by tke General Assembly of tke State of Colorado:

Section 1. 149-1-11, Colorado Revised Statutes 1963, as amended, is
amended BY THE ADDITION OF THE FOLLOWING NEW SUBSEC-
TIONS to read:

149-1.11. Duties of the board. (13) To enter into contracts as
hereinafter provided for the construction of conservation projects which
as authorized - by the general assembly under procedures set forth in
section 149-1-22 will conserve and utilize for the best advantage of the
people of this state the water and power resources of the state, includ-
ing projects beyond the boundaries of the state of Colorado located on
interstate waters when the benefit of such project accrues to the citi-
zens of the gtate of Colorado, upon application under such rules and
regulations as the board shall establish.

(14) To file applications in the name of the department of natural
resources for the appropriation of water.

(15) To take all action necessary to acquire or perfect water rights
for projects sponsored by the board.

(16) To sell or otherwise dispose of property owned by the board,
in the name of the state of Colorado, as a result of expenditures from
the water conservation board construction fund in such marmer as to
be most advantageous to the state. Proceeds from such sale or disposal
shall accrue to the water conservation board construction fund and
shall not revert to the general fund except that any balance in such
construction fund in excess of ten million dollars at the close of any
fiscal year shall revert to the general fund of the state.

Section 2. Article 1 of clmnter 149, C'.olnrnnn 'Rpvi~pn ~btl1te~ 1 !IF;~