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<br />1994
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<br />SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 94-32
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<br />BY SENATORS Cassidy, Bird, Bishop, Blickensderfer, Gallagher,
<br />Hopper, Johnson, Lacy, Mares, Martinez, Mendez, Norton, Pastore,
<br />Peterson, l. Powers, R. Powers, Ri zzuto, Roberts, Ruddick,
<br />Schroeder, Tebedo, Thiebaut, Traylor, Wattenberg, and Wham;
<br />al so REPRESENTATIVES Foster, Acquafresca, Adki ns, Anderson,
<br />Benavidez, Eisenach, Entz, Gordon, Moellenberg, Reeser, and
<br />Taylor.
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<br />CONCERNING THE MANAGEMENT, CONSERVATION, AND PRESERVATION OF
<br />THE WATER RESOURCES OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.
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<br />WHEREAS, The State's water supplies are subject to
<br />interstate compacts and equitable apportionment decrees so that.
<br />Colorado must allow large amounts of water arising within its
<br />borders to flow downstream to other states; and
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<br />WHEREAS, The State may not impermissibly burden interstate
<br />commerce, as indicated in Sporhase v. Nebraska, 458 U.S. 941
<br />(1982); and
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<br />WHEREAS, Prolonged and extreme droughts have occurred and
<br />will continue to occur in the State; and
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<br />.WHEREAS, The health, safety, and welfare of the present
<br />citizens of the State and future citizens of the State depend
<br />upon continuous and rel iable suppl ies of clean, healthful water;
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<br />WHEREAS, The principal supply of water available to meet
<br />the needs of the citizens of Colorado comes from annual
<br />precipitation in the form of rain and snowfall, and Colorado is
<br />a demonstrably arid state; and
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<br />WHEREAS, The State's ability to meet its
<br />foreseeable water needs requires efficient
<br />conservation, and preservation of water; and
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<br />present and
<br />management,
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