BOARD00476

• Board Meeting Date: 2/13/2001
• Description: Pending and Proposed Legislation - HB 01-1240, Legislative Review Committee
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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INHABITANTS AND TO REVIEW AND PROPOSE WATER RESOURCES
LEGISLATION, THERE IS HEREBY CREATED THE WATER RESOURCES
LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMITTEE, REFERRED TO IN TillS ARTICLE AS THE
COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE SHALL MEET AT THE CALL OF THE CHAIR
DURING THE INTERIM BETWEEN SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT
LEAST ONCE ANNUALLY AND AS OFTEN AS DEEMED NECESSARY TO REVIEW
AND TO PROPOSE W ATERRESOURCES LEGISLATION AND MATIERS RELATING
THERETO. IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH REVIEW, THE COMMITTEE MAY
CONSULT WITH EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OFW ATER CONSERVATION, QUALITY,
USE, FINANCE, AND DEVELOPMENT. THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES, THE STATE ENGINEER, AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL,
TOGETHER WITH THE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF THE COLORADO WATER
CONSERVATION BOARD, THE COLORADO WATER RESOURCES AND POWER
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, THE COLORADO WATER QUALITY CONTROL
COMMISSION, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT,
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND THE GREAT OUTDOORS
COLORADO PROGRAM, SHALL COOPERATE WITH THE COMMITIEE AND WITH
ANY PERSONS ASSISTING THE COMMITTEE IN PURSUING ITS
RESPONSIBILITIES PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. FURTHER, THE COMMITIEE
MAY UTILIZE THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL STAFF TO ASSIST ITS MEMBERS IN
RESEARCHING ANY MATIERS.
(2) (a) THE COMMITIEE SHALL CONSIST OF ELEVEN MEMBERS OF
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO BE SELECTED AS FOLLOWS:
(1) FOUR MEMBERS OF THE COMMITIEE SHALL BE FROM THE
SENATE, APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE; EXCEPT THAT
MINORITY PARTY MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY PARTY
LEADER; AND

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