BOARD01131

• Board Meeting Date: 7/26/1999
• Description: ISF Section - Proposed Changes to the ISF Rules - Errata Sheet and Additional New Information
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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forth an annual schedule for initiating, processing and appropriating ISFs. The new Rule 5.00 .-
incorporates guidelines regarding the Board's declaration of its intent to appropriate, publication, _
notice requirements, appropriation date and final Board action. Further, the proposed Rule
directs informal public notice and comment occurring before and after the Board declares its
intent to appropriate; appropriations mailing lists; and protests to Final Staff Recommendations.
The proposed Rule 5.00 clarifies Staff's abilities and obligations regarding Statements of
Opposition filed by the CWCB. The Rule explains the intent and the scope of new procedures
and creates the following new procedures: procedures, parameters and requirements for
contesting a proposed ISF recommendation, filing requirements, and interested persons' rights
and responsibilities as well as procedures for prehearing conferences and hearings on contested
Staff Recommendations, including requirements, notices and conduct.

The following described changes to Rule 10.00 were initially adopted in 1998, and will be
readopted in this rulemaking. The changes incorporate the statutory requirements of 937-92-
102(4). The changes to Rule 10.00 clarify the public review processes that apply to modifications
under the Recovery Implementation Program and where criteria for such modifications will be
established. Rule 10.00 also modifies requirements of written determinations of the Board and
expanded the public review process for modifications.

Modifications were made to Rule 12.00 to streamline and clarify certain notice
procedures.

EFFECTIVE DATE

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The additions and changes contained in Rule 5.00 and 12.00 herein will become effective
on December 31, 1999. Those additions and changes to Rule 10.00 incorporating statutory
requirements are effective to the extent the law already requires them. To the extent the rules add
to those statutory requirements the rules are effective 20 days after publication of the final rules in
the Colorado Register.

SPECTFTC STATUTORY A UTRORTTY

The statutory authority for the additions and amendments to the ISF Rules is found at
937-60-108 C.R.S. (1999) and 9 37-92-102 CRS. (1999). See also the Statement of Basis, and
Purpose adopted pursuant to these laws in 1993.

Dated this _day of July, 1999 at Steamboat Springs, Colorado

Colorado Water Conservation Board

Peter H. Evans, Director

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