BOARD02252

• Board Meeting Date: 5/16/2006
• Description: Legislative Update - Review of Important Water Legislation
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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CONTRACT:

(I) Is CAPABLE OF ADMINISTRATION BY THE STATE AND DIVISION
ENGINEERS. IN ORDER TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENT OF THIS
SUBPARAGRAPH (I), THE WATER JUDGE MAY REQUIRE THE APPLICANT TO
PROVIDE SIGNAGE AND MAPPING OF THE LANDS NOT IRRIGATED ON AN
ANNUAL BASIS.

(II) WILL NEITHER EXPAND THE HISTORICAL USE OF THE ORIGINAL
WATER RiGHTS NOR CHANGE THE RETURN FLOW PATTERN FROM THE
HISTORICALLY IRRlGATED LAND IN A MANNER THAT WILL RESULT IN AN
INJURIOUS EFFECT AS SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (3) OF THIS SECTION; AND

(III) WILL COMPLY WITH PARAGRAPH (a) OF SUBSECTION (4.5) OF
THIS SECTION WITH REGARD TO POTENTIAL SOIL EROSION, REVEGETATION,
AND WEED MANAGEMENT.

(17) (a) APPLICANTS FOR APPROVAL OF A ROTATIONAL CROP
MANAGEMENTCONTRACTSHALLPAYTHESTATEENGrnrnERTHEFOLLO~G
FEES:

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(I) AN APPLICATION FEE OF ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED
THIRTY-FOUR DOLLARS;

(II) A FEE OF SIX HUNDRED SEVENTEEN DOLLARS THAT IS DUE
ANNUALLY BEGINNlNG ONE YEAR AFTER SUBMITTAL OF THE APPLICATION
UNTIL THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN DECREED BY THE WATER JUDGE
PURSUANT TO SECTION 37-92-308 (4); AND

(III) AN ANNUAL FEE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER YEAR AFTER
THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN DECREED.

(b) THE FEES SHALL BE USED BY THE STATE ENGINEER FOR THE
REVIEW OF THE ENGINEERING REPORTS, FIELD INSPECTIONS, AND THE
ADMINISTRATION OF THE ROT A TIONALCROP MANAGEMENT CONTRACT. THE
STATE ENGrnrnER SHALL TRANSMIT SUCH FEES TO THE STATE TREASURER,
WHO SHALL DEPOSIT THEM IN THE DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES GROUND
WATER MANAGEMENT CASH FUND CREATED IN SECTION 37-80-1 11.5.

SECTION 4. The introductory portion to 37-92-308 (4) (a),

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