BOARD00145

• Board Meeting Date: 11/19/2001
• Description: Special Water Resources Legislation Review Committee
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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STATE OF COLORADO

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Colorado Water Conservation Board

Department ofNiltural Resources
1313 Shennan Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
PAX: [phone]
www.cwcb.srate.co.us

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MEMORANDUM

Bill Owens
Governor

GTeg E. Walcher
Executive Director

TO:
FROM:
DATE:

Colorado Water Conservation Board Members
Dan McAuliffe
November 9,2001

Rod Kuharich
Director

Dan McAuliffe
Deputy Director

RE:

Agenda Item # 2Sc - Special Water Resources Legislation Review Committee

When the Special Water Resources Legislation Review Committee met in Denver on October 1
it recommended that three bills be enacted by the Colorado General Assembly in 2002:

. Bill A .- Water Resources Review Committee

. . Bill B -- Irrigation District Law Reform

. Bill C -- Species Conservation Trust Fund

Bill A changes the name of the Committee to the Water Resources Review Committee and
makes the Committee permanent. The Committee would meet between sessions ofthe General
Assembly. The bill adjusts the Committee's membership to ensure that four members represent portions
of the Western Slope. Finally, the bill specifies that the Committee may take up to two field trips per
year.

The bill does not appropriate any funds for the Committee's operations or field trips. As a result,
and to help ensure that we do not have to pay for these activities out of our very limited operating
budget, we are recommending that $40,000 be appropriated for the operations of the special water
resources legislative review committee,

A copy of the bill has been attached for members. Others may review all three bills online at
www.state.co.us/gov dir/leg dir/lcsstaff/2001/comschedj01WaterLegisla
tionReviewsched.htm#Committee

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