WSP00618

• File Number: 8441.300
• Description: The Colorado Big Thompson Project - Legislation
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 7/16/1996
• Title: Water Legislative Report - Colorado Water Congress - July 16 1996 and May 12 1997
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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WATER LEGISLA~IVE REPORT

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July 16, 1996

Authorizep the state personnel board to adopt rules providing for the
use of affirn\ative action remedies within the state personnel system.
Directs that s~ch rules shall apply only where the following conditions exist
with reference to appointments for promotions within a division of a
principal department in the state personnel system: Discrimination has
occurred and there continue to be present-day effects of that discrimination;
the affirmative action remedies are necessary to eliminate the present-day
effects of the prior discrimination; the remedies are narrowly tailored to
further the governmental interest in remedying such discrimination; the
remedies are used only to the extent, and only for the duration, necessary to
eliminate the. present-day effects of the prior discrimination; and the
remedies employ race-neutral methods .where possible. Repeals the authority
to adopt rules on affirmative action, effective July I, 1997.

Provides that the recommendations of the committee on legal services as
reflected in the act apply to the specified rules in the form in which the
rules were cons~dered and acted upon by the committee and that any subsequent
amendments or dther changes to the rules are not affected by the act.

APPROVED by Governor May 15, 1996

EFFECTIVE May 15, 1996

H.B. 96-1029 Financed entity - public records - public inspection. Defines
"local government-financed entity" as an entity whose membership consists of
political subdivisions and that receives any of its annual budget from
political subdivisions. Requires such an entity to make information
available to the public regarding the membership of the entity, the
compensation paid by the entity, the budget of the entity, the names of
persons lobbying on behalf of the entity, and amounts expended by the entity
for lobbying. Specifies that all writings containing such information are
subject to the public records law.

APPROVED by Governor April 8, 1996

EFFECTIVE April 8, 1996

B.B. 96-1044 Ground water - well permits - procedure in water court _
reports bY state enaineer. Exempts wells in the Dakota aquifer from the
general requirement that no new wells be constructed nor existing wells
expanded outside the boundaries of a designated ground water basin without a
permit from the,state engineer. Allows an applicant for a water right or
change of water right to proceed in water court without first applying to the
state engineer ~or a well permit and having it issued, denied, or not acted
upon for 6 mont~s, but in lieu of such requirement, imposes a requirement
that the water court receive and consider a written consultation report on
the application. prepared by the state engineer or division engineer.
Requires the water court to grant a decree unless construction and use of the
proposed well will injuriously affect users of water under a vested water
right or decreed. conditional water right. Gives presumptive effect to
findings of fact, contained in the consultation report except in cases in