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<br />J';~, ~-. . <br /> <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br /> <br />i<tf <br /> <br />MONITORING OF COLORADO'S WATER RESOURCES. THE GENERAL <br />ASSEMBLY RECOGNIZES ITS MANDATE TO VIGOROUSLY PROTECT AND <br />DEFEND COLORADO'S FINITESUPPL Y OFW ATER. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY <br />FURTIIER RECOGNIZES THE NEED TO ENSURE THAT WATER ISSUES RECEIVE <br />SUFFICIENT LEGISLATIVE SCRUTINY AND PUBLIC INPUT: <br />(a) To MAXIMIZE THE BENEFIT DERIVED FROM COLORADO'S <br />SURFACE WATER AND GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; <br />(b) To EVALUATE THE PRESENT AND FU1URE WATER NEEDS OF THE <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />STATE; <br /> <br />(c) To ENSURE EFFECTIVE WATER RIGHTS ADMINIS1RA TION; <br />(d) To PROTECT WATER QUALITY AND WATER QUANTITY; AND <br />(e) To ENSURE THAT COLORADO'S INTERSTATE WATER COMPACT <br />AGREEMENTS ARE MET AND, IN RELATION THERETO, THAT COLORADO'S <br />WATER RESOURCES ARE PROTECTED AGAINST UNWARRANTED CLAIMS. <br />37-98-102. Creation of water resources legislation review <br />committee. (1) FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONlRIBUTING TO AND <br />MONITORINGTIlECONSERV ATION, USE, DEVELOPMENT, AND FINANCING OF <br />THEW ATERRESOURCES OF COLORADO FOR THE GENERAL WELFARE OF ITS <br />INHABITANTS AND TO REVIEW AND PROPOSE WATER RESOURCES <br />LEGISLATION, TIlERE IS HEREBY CREATED THE WATER RESOURCES <br />LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMITfEE, REFERRED TO IN TIllS ARTICLE AS THE <br />COMMITTEE. THE COMMITfEE SHALL MEET AT THE CALL OF THE CHAIR <br />DURING TIlE INTERIM BETWEEN SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBL Y AT <br />LEAST ONCE ANNUALLY AND AS OFTEN AS DEEMED NECESSARY TO REVIEW <br />AND TO PROPOSE WATER RESOURCES LEGISLATION AND MATIERS <br />RELATINGTIlERETO.lNCONNECTIONWnHSUCHREVIEW, THECOMMITIEE <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />-2- <br />