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O"-'~' J J ,j'. ,'. , ~ . ~ LDO NO. 85 0619/1 Fifty-fifth General Assembly SENATE BILL NO. STATE OF COLORADO 9&. AGRICULTURE. NATURAl RESOURCES & ENIRGT BY SENATORS Glass, Lee, Fenlon, and Peterson; also REPRESENTATrVES Herzog, Hume, and Underwood. A BILL FOR AN ACT 1 CONCERNING WATER RIGHTS FOR CONSERVED AGRICULTURAL WATER. B ill Summary (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and ~ ~ necessarily reflect any amendmentS-which may be subsequently adopted.) Provides that, when the owner of an absolute agricultural water right uses conservation methods to reduce the historic consumptive use of the water right, he may use, sell, lease, exchange, ,or make available for augmentation or substitute supply the amount of water which he conserves. Further provides, however, that no injury can occur to the owners of water rights or persons entitled to use water under a water right. Requires that a change of water right decree must be obtained before the use of the conserved water is changed. Provides that conserved water does not include water which was wasted historically. Calculates the measure of conserved water as the difference between the historic consumptive use and the reduced consumptive use of the agricultural water right. Contains a savings proviso which recognizes that articles of incorporation, bylaws, or contractual arrangements - of a ditch or reservoir company may prevent transfer or change of water out of the ditch or reservoir. 2 Be it enacted Qy the General Assembly of the ~ of Colorado: 3 SECTION 1. Article 82 of title 37, Colorado Revised 4 Statutes, as amended, is amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW 5 SECTION to read: .,J(P n"~J.: fTI.lI..,.idl Cu hp ;uhif.!n' Co ~~i.I(ln.ll .~(dru.lt'.