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<br />COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />623 Stale Centennial Building <br />1313 Sherman Street <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (3031866-3441 <br /> <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />- <br /> <br />M E M 0 RAN DUM <br /> <br />Richard O. lamm <br />Governor <br /> <br />J. William McDonald <br />Director <br /> <br />David W. Walker <br />Deputy Difector <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Members, ewCB <br /> <br />FROM: Bill McDonald <br /> <br />DATE: November 18, 1982 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Agenda Item 11, December 2, 1982, Board Meeting-- <br />Legislative Proposals <br /> <br />Board Quorum <br /> <br />Attached is the draft bill, previously circulated to the <br />Board, which would reduce the quorum from seven to six. The <br />change is being suggested in light of the reduction in the <br />Board's voting membership from 13 to 10 made by S.B. 439 (1981 <br />Session). Rep. P'3ulson has indicated that he would be willing to <br />introduce the bill. <br /> <br />Section 37-60-123, CRS 1973, as amended <br /> <br />This section states that construction fund projects "shall <br />be in substantial conformity with the state water plan as <br />authorized by section 37-60-118." However, neither section <br />37-60-118, nor the other reference to the Board's planning <br />responsibilities in section 37-60-115, call for a "state water <br />plan." Rather, these two sections refer to processes <br />("continuous study of the water resources of the State of <br />Colorado" in 37-60-115 and "a comprehensive water planning <br />program" in 37-60-118). Finally, section 37-60-122(1)(a) <br />requires the Board, when forwarding proposed projects to the <br />legislature, to comment "as to how the proposed project will <br />carry out the state water policy," not plan. <br /> <br />Given the provisions cited above and the clear relationship <br />between themr the reference in section 37-60-123 to a "state <br />water plan" is both unnecessary and misdirected. I therefore <br />recommend that the Board recommend the repeal of this section. <br />This could be readily handled in the annual projects <br />authorization bill. <br /> <br />(over) <br /> <br />140 <br />ail11 <br /> <br />John R. Fetcher. Chairman. Herbttrt H. Vandemoer, Vice Chairman <br />CM. Furneaull, Floyd l. Cell. Dale F. Grant, Robert A.. Jackson, lticl1ard W. Johnston, Jr., Frederick V. Kroeger, David W. Robbins <br />