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<br />..L a5""' 1. VI. ~ <br /> <br />CHAPTER 114 <br /> <br />WATER AND IRRIGATION <br /> <br />HOUSE BILL 01-1254 <br /> <br />BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Smith, Hoppe, and Plant; <br /> <br />also SENATOR(S) Teck and Taylor. <br /> <br />AN ACT <br /> <br />CONCERNING A REQUIREMENT FOR NOTICE TO OWNERS OF LAND DIRECTLY <br />AFFECTED BY WATER RIGHTS ADJUDICATION APPLICATIONS. <br /> <br />Be it enacted by the General Assembly a/the State a/Colorado: <br /> <br />SECTION 1. Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby finds that some water courts <br />in the state routinely notify affected surface landowners, while other water courts do not. It is the intent <br />of the general assembly to ensure the consistent administration of water matters by water courts <br />throughout the state of Colorado. The general assembly further finds that consistency and proper <br />administration by the water courts are beneficial to the adjudication of water rights. The general <br />assembly, therefore, declares that through administrative consistency the sanctity of existing water rights <br />may be further protected. <br /> <br />SECTION 2. 37-92-302 (3) (c) (1), Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended to read: <br /> <br />37-92-302. Applications for water rights or changes of such rights - plans for augmentation. <br />(3) (c) (I) Not later than the end of such month, II eo!') of~l1(;iI. Ie311ll'l~ 3111:.11 be llltlilea b) the referee or <br />the water clerk SHALL MAIL A COPY OF SUCH RESUME to each person wft6 WHOM the referee <br />has reason to believe would be affected, 61' INCLUDING, AT A MINIMUM, THE PERSONS LISTED <br />IN EACH APPLICATION AS THE OWNER OR REPUTED OWNER OF THE LAND UPON <br />WHICH ANY STRUCTURE IS OR WILL BE LOCATED, UPON WHICH WATER IS OR WILL BE <br />STORED, OR UPON WHICH WATER IS OR WILL BE PLACED TO BENEFICIAL USE, AND TO <br />EACH PERSON who has requested the 3ame A COpy OF SUCH RESUME by submitting his OR HER <br />name and address to the water clerk. The water clerk shall maintain a mailing list of such names and <br />addresses so submitted, and persons desiring to have their names and addresses retained on such list <br />must resubmit the same by January 5. Persons who have not so resubmitted their names and addresses <br />shall not be retained on such list, but they may submit their names and addresses at any time thereafter <br />for inclusion on the list subject to the foregoing. In order to obtain a copy of a resume for a particular <br />month, a person's name and address must be received not later than the fifth day of the month of <br />publication of the resume, A fee of twelve dollars shall be payable for inclusion on the mailing list for a <br /> <br />http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/olls/sI200IlsLI14.HTM <br /> <br />12/19/2001 <br />