PUB00137

• Year: 1996
• Title: Construction Fund Annual Report 1996
• CWCB Section: Finance
• Author: CWCB
• Description: Construction Fund Annual Report 1996
• Publications - Doc Type: CF Annual Report

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CWCB CONSTRUCTION FUND

ANNUAL REPORT
to the
61n COLORADO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
FIRST REGULAR SESSION

December 1, 1996

1.0 CWCB Overview

1.1 Mission

The Colorado Water Conservation Board was created by the Legislature in 1937 "for the purpose
of aiding in the protection and development of the waters of the state, for the benefit of the present
andfuture inhabitants of the state." [37-60-102, CRS]

The duty of the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) is "to promote the conservation
of the waters of the state of Colorado in order to secure the greatest utilization of such waters and
the utmost prevention of floods." [37-60-1 06( I), CRS]

1.2 Board Composition

The Colorado Water Conservation Board is a Type I agency within the Department of Natural
Resources, The CWCB consists of fourteen members, The Governor appoints eight members from
the state's major river basins and one member from the City and County of Denver, All of the
appointees are subject to Senate confirmation and serve three year terms. The Executive Director
of the Department of Natural Resources is an ex-officio, voting member. The Director of the
CWCB, State Engineer, Attorney General, and the Director of the Division of Wildlife are
ex-officio, non-voting members,

To the extent possible, appointments to the Board include persons experienced in water resource
management, water project financing, engineering, planning, development of water projects, water
law, and irrigated farming, or ranching, No more than five appointees can be members of the same
political party,

ewCB FY96 Annual Report, page 1