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board and the board of directors of the Colorado water and power development authority are appointed by the governor by and with the consent of the senate. Pursuant to the state constitution, specifies that, unless any such member is removed according to law, the member shall exercise his or her duties until a successor is duly qualified. Also specifies that, pursuant to the state constitution, no person appointed by the governor while the senate is in session may take office until confirmed by the senate; however, a person appointed in the interim may take office upon appointment until confirmed. I Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: 2 SECTION 1. 37-60-104 (1), Colorado Revised Statutes, IS 3 amended to read: 4 37-60-104. Personnel. (1) The board shall consist of fifteen 5 members, The executive director of the department of natural resources. 6 shall be a ,,,tin!!: member ex offido. the attorney general. state engineer, 7 director of the division of wildlife, commissioner of agriculture or 8 designee, and director of said board shall be nonvoting members ex 9 officio. The nine remaining members shall be qualified electors of the 10 state, well versed in water matters, and shall be appointed by the 11 governor, BY AND with the consent of the senate, for terms of three years; 12 except that no appointment shall be made that does not conform to the 13 requirements of subsections (3) and (4) of this section. MEMBERS OF THE 14 BOARD MAY NOT VOTE BY PROXY. PURSUANT TO SECTION I OF ARTICLE 15 XII OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION, UNLESS REMOVED ACCORDING TO LAW, 16 MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL EXERCISE THE DUTIES OF THEIR OFFICE 17 UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS DULY APPOINTED, OUALIFIED, AND CONFIRMED. 18 PURSUANT TO SECTION 6 (1) OF ARTICLE IV OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION, 19 NO PERSON APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR TO A VACANCY OCCURRJNG 20 WHILE THE SENATE IS IN SESSION MAY TAKE OFFICE UNTIL CONFIRMED BY -2- 346