BOARD00951

• Board Meeting Date: 3/24/2003
• Description: State Legislative Issues
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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1 SECTION 4.37-60-126 (4) (g), Colorado Revised S1:ilMes, is
2 amended, and the said 37-60-126 is further amended BY THE.
3 ADDITION OF A NEW .SUBSECTION, to read:
4 37-60-126. Water use efficiency - urban water use efficiency
5 programs - relationshIp to state assistance for water facilities. (4) In
6 developing a plan pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, each covered
7 entity shall consider aHeast the following water-saving measures:
8 (g) (I) Water rate structures AND BILLING SYSTEMS designed to
9 encourage water use effieiency in a fiscally responsible manncr;
10 (II) THE DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL AFFAIRS MAY PROVIDE TECHNICAL
II ASSISTANCE TO COVERED ENTITIES THAT ARE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO
12 IMPLEMENT WATER BILLING SYSTEMS THAT SHQW CUSTOMER WATER
13 USAGE AND THAT IMPLEMENT TIERED BILLING SYSTEMS;
14 (11) (a) ON AND AFTERTHEEFFECTrVE DATE OF THIS SUBSECTION
15 (II), ANY NEW RESTRICTlVECOVENANTTHATPROHIBITS OR LIMITS THE
16 INSTALLATION OR USE OF DROUGHT-TOLERANT VEGETATIVE LANDSCAPES
17 rs PROHIBITED.
18 (b) As USED IN THIS SUBSECTION (11), "RESTRICTIVE COVENANT"
19 MEANS ANYCOYENANT,RESTRICTION,ORCONDlTIONAPPLlCABLETOREAL
20 PROPERTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTROLLING LAND USE, BUT DOES. NOT
21 INCLUDE ANY COVENANT, RESTRICTION, OR CONDITION IMPOSED ON SUCH
22 REAL PROPERTY BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.
23 SECTIONS. The introductory portion to 37-92-308 (4) (a),
24 37-92-308(4) (a) (II), (4).(a) (Ill), (4) (a) (IV), the introduetoryportion
25 to 37-92-308 (5)(a),alld37-92-308 (5) (a) (IV) and (5) (b), areamended,
26 and the said 37-92-308 is further amended BY THE ADDITION OF A
27 NEW SUBSECTION, 10 read:

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