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<br />Statewide Issues <br /> <br />. CWCB Board Members Confirmed: The terms of three members were to expire in February: Harold <br />Miskel (Colorado Springs/Arkansas River Basin), Don Schwindt (Cortez/San Juan, San Miguel and Dolores <br />River Basins), and Ray Wright (AlamosalRio Grande Basin). All three were re-appointed by Governor <br />Owens and have been unanimously confirmed by the Senate to serve another three-year term. <br /> <br />TV Dry Legacy Report Response: On March 5,2002, the CWCB staff participated in a Hot Topics <br />luncheon entitled "Colorado's Instream Flow Program: Is There A Need For Change." The Dry Legacy <br />Report and the Gordon Bill were the primary topics of discussion at the luncheon. Dan Merriman and <br />Melinda Kassen were the featured speakers. Please see the attachments to the report for the CWCB staffs <br />draft page-by-page critique of the Dry Legacy Report and amerno from John Woodling and Jay Skinner to <br />Russ George summarizing the Colorado Division of Wildlife's comments on the Dry Legacy Report. <br /> <br />Status of Legislation: Attached is a chart prepared by Brad Lundahl showing the status of bills we and the <br />Colorado Water Congress are following. The bills and their history may be reviewed online at <br />www.state.co.us/gov dir/stateleg.html. Staffwill be available to answer questions and provide updates at the <br />meeting. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Bill No./Sponsor Bill Description Status <br />SB 045 Entz/Rippy Lowers minimum age for irrigation district electors to 18, Repeals provision that Signed <br /> allows electors to be eligible to be a director and an elector for irrigation districts <br /> . <br />SB 91 e .^.Il(lrows/ Adds _moer from South Platte Ekainuge .ee".e the Henderson gcmge to CWCB S Ag Killed <br />SB 068 EntzlHoppe $50 per diem for members ofCWCB for each day actually and necessarily spent S Ag referred to S <br /> in the discharge of official duties App <br />SB 087 Evans/Miller Creation of Colorado watershed protection fund. Creation of tax-checkoff where S BLF referred to S <br /> taxpayers can contribute to fund, App-3/8 am <br />SB 148 HillmanlKester Prohibition of changing ag water right to municipal use in another COtnlty S Ag (A) referred to S <br /> without mitigation App <br />SB 156 Gordon! Conceming the authorization of changes of absolute water rights for pmposes of S Jud (A) referred to <br /> in-stream use S App laid over <br />SB 157 Isgar/ Requires that, for property tax pmposes, the actual value of possessory interest in S BLF (A) Passed <br /> exempt property other than land used as a ski area be determined using an <br /> adjustment to reflect the portion of the rent or fee paid by the holder, if any, that <br /> the US is required to pay to the state and political subdivisions <br />SB 170 Establishme11t of commission on legal expe11ses to set and revise a schedule of SPPP <br />ThiebautlGrossman fees to be paid to attorneys or law firms retained by the Governor or any state <br /> a2encv <br />HB 1012 Rippy/Taylor $10 M appropriation from general fund to SCTF H Ag referred to H <br /> App <br />HB 1024 White/Taylor Makes permanent water interim committee, Funded through CWCB, HAg (A) referred to <br /> HApp <br />HB 1118 Scott/Reeves Changes definition of small water resource projects, Amends definition of water House passed, S PPP <br /> management facilities to include sewage facilities passed, 2d passed <br />HB 1152 Hoppe/Isgar CWCB projects bill House (A) passed <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />9 <br />