BOARD00394

• Board Meeting Date: 2/13/2001
• Description: Pending and Proposed Legislation - HB 01-1295, Residential Water Conservation
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

1 AND THE WATERS OF THE STATE ARE OF LIMITED SUPPLY AND ARE SUBJECT
. 2 TO EVER INCREASING DEMANDS.
3 (b) CONSERVATION OF WATER IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE THAT
4 ADEQUATE SUPPLIES OF WATER ARE AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE USES, TO
5 PRESERVE THE PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE, AND SAFETY, AND TO MAINTAIN
6 THE STATE'S ECONOMIC PROSPERITY.
7 (C) ITIS THE POLICY OF THE STATE TO PROMOTETHECONSERV ATION
8 AND EFFICIENT USE OFW ATERAND PREVENT WATER FROM BEING WASTED.
9 (d) CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTS OF WATER ARE WASTED AS A RESULT
10 OF INEFFICIENT RESIDENTIAL WATER USE, AND IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST
11 OFTHEST ATE TO DEVELOP RESIDENTIAL WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
12 THAT WILL PROMOTE MORE EFFICIENT RESIDENTIAL WATER USE.
13 37-60-203. Imposition of residential water conservation fee -
14 collection of fee. (1) ON AND AFfER J ANUAR Y l, 2002, A RESIDENTIAL
. l5 WATER CONSERVATION FEE OF ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR SHALL BE IMPOSED
16 ON EACH PARCEL OF RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY, AS DEFINED IN SECTION
17 39-1-102 (14.5), C.R.S., IN THE STATE; EXCEPT THAT A RESIDENTIAL
18 WATER CONSERVATION FEE OF ONE DOLLAR PER RESIDENTIAL UNIT SHALL
19 BE IMPOSED ON ANY PARCEL OF RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY THAT
20 CONSISTS OF MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL UNITS. EACH COUNTY TREASURER
21 SHALL NOTIFY EACH OWNER OF RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY IN THE
22 COUNTY OF THE AMOUNT OF THE FEE TO BE PAID ON THE PROPERTY TAX
23 STATEMENTISSUED PURSUANTTOSECTION 39-1 0-1 03, C.R.S., DURING THE
24 CALENDAR YEAR FOR WHICH THE FEE IS IMPOSED AND SHALL COLLECT THE
25 FEE WHEN COLLECTING PROPERTY TAXES THAT ARE DUE DURING THE YEAR
26 FOR WHICH THE FEE IS IMPOSED. WITH RESPECT TO ANY CALENDAR YEAR
. 27 COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY l, 2002, EACH COUNTY TREASURER

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