BOARD02252

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

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NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signature of the appropriate legislative
officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
history, or the Session Laws.

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SENATE BILL 06-193

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BY SENA TOR(S) Wiens, Brophy, Dyer, Entz, Evans, Groff, Grossman,
Hagedom, Isgar, Johnson, Kester, Lamborn, Shaffer, Taylor, and Williams;
also REPRESENTATIVE(S) May M., Berens, Carroll T., Clapp, Crane,
Hodge, Hoppe, Jahn, Kerr J., Knoedler, Paccione, Rose, Schultheis,
Stafford, Stengel, Sullivan, and Welker.

CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT OF UNDERGROUND WA TERSTORAGE,AND,
IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

SECTION 1. 37-60-115, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended
BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SUBSECTION to read:

37-60-115. Water studies - repeal. (5) (a) THE BOARD SHALL
CONDUCT A STUDY OF THE MOST ECONOMICALLY AND TECHNICALLY
FEASIBLE AND ECOLOGICALLY SOUND UNDERGROUND STORAGE. SITES
LOCATED IN THE SOUTH PLATTE AND ARKANSAS RIVER BASINS, TAKING INTO
CONSIDERATION:

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(I) THE STUDY ENTITLED "ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE OF GROUND
WATER IN COLORADO - A STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT", COMPLETED IN 2004,
REFERRED TO IN THIS SUBSECTION (5) AS THE "ASSESSMENT";

Capitallellers indicate new material added to existing statutes; dashes through words indicate
deletions from existing statutes and such material not part 01 act.