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<br />SECTION 25. Water education foundation - authorization and <br />appropriation. (1) In addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby <br />appropriated, out of any moneys in the Colorado water conservation board <br />construction fund not otherwise appropriated, to the Colorado water conservation <br />board, the sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), for the <br />establishment of a water education foundation and continued support of water <br />education programs by means of a grant to the Colorado Water Congress. The <br />purpose of the board's funding is to promote a better understanding of water issues <br />through educational opportunities and resources so Colorado citizens will <br />understand water as a limited resource and will make informed decisions. <br />(2) Following the establishment of the water education foundation, in <br />addition to any other appropriation, the Colorado water conservation board is <br />hereby authorized, from the water conservation board construction fund, to <br />annually provide one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) to the foundation. <br />(3) The moneys referred to in subsections (1) and (2) of this section are <br />hereby continuously appropriated to the board for the purposes established in this <br />section. <br />(4) The board shall review the purposes of this section annually and is <br />hereby authorized to cease providing moneys in the following year, after providing <br />notice to the Colorado Water Congress, if in its discretion, the board determines <br />the purposes for which this section is established have ceased. The board may set <br />terms and conditions as it deems appropriate concerning the annual expenditure of <br />moneys. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />