WSP05404

• File Number: 8050.100
• Description: Section D General Statewide Issues - State Policies - General
• State: CO
• Date: 1/1/2001
• Author: Governors Commission
• Title: Agricultural Water Policy Development - Reference Materials - Colorados Legacy to its Children
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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The Commission's Reconunendations

RESOURCES

I. c,ea,tt a 'evOI~;ng c:~'e'~a~;6n lo~n < I
fund tp assist rocal_ efforts otO, pr..eserve ,
~ open ,pace',;fi,m\ and can',~e" J

II See_k voter approval to Jet GOCO
I bOJl~ againSt;i.~ revenue stre~.~ s,o it
is poised to act quickly on once-in-a- I
lifetime land preservatio'n p"roje~ts
t~at exceed its' annual budget

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Explore additional funding options for
conservatiOn efforts at both the scate
and local levels

Create incentives for farmers and
ranchers who voJuntJrily sign
management agreements to protect
valuable wildlife, soil or water
resources on their land

Strengthen the state conservation
easement tax credit

End the federal estate tax on farms
and ranches

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TOOLS

I. Erihance local. pceservad9.n effortS
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thr~~~h; tfie Office' of Smart Grlo,wt:h Ii
at the ,O:e~rtment of Local Affairs'

Initiate pil.ot prqgr:ams for, water
trading, banJ<ing'.and easement;; ~hat.
provi,de farmers and ranchers with
c>p.ti,OflS'to 'resp6ndito ~hangjng
market conditions without
permanently removing water,
from the basin

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Encourage the Colorado Water
Conservation Board to develop a
framework for each basin's future
water needs and propose a strategy
for the conservation and development
of Colorado's water resources

Provide state assistance to farmers
and ranchers to seek new markets
for agricultural products and value.
added processes

. Measure the impacts of growth on
open space

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