BOARD02597

• Board Meeting Date: 1/12/1998
• Description: CF Section - Authority to Expend Contributions of Money in Cooperative Projects
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Colorado Water Conservation Board
Department of Natural Resources
721 Centennial Building
131 3 Sherman Street
Denver, Colorado 60203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]

STATE OF COLORl\DO

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James S. lochheild
Executive Director, DNR

Daries C. Lilt:', PE.
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MEMORANDUM

TO: Colorado Water Conservation Board Members

FROM: William P. Stanton 1J'lJ'?'

DATE: January 25, 1998

SUBJECT: Agenda Item 12a, January 28-29,1998 Board Meeting-
Authority to Expend Contributions of Money in Cooperative Projects

Introduction

The Department of Natural Resources Controller's Office has determined that,
while the Board has statutory authority to receive funds for cooperative projects with
local governments, the CWCB technically does not have the statutory authority to expend
such monies. This memo proposes an idea to amend the statutes so this will be possible.

Background

CWCB staff have negotiated cost sharing agreements with local governments in
the lower Arkansas River valley for the purpose of obtaining aerial mapping services
related to the Arkansas River Multi-Objective Channel Restoration Study (Upper Reach).

The Board's existing statutory authority for receiving contributions is in Section
37-60-121 (3), CRS, as follows:

"Contributions of money may be receivedfrom any county, municipalityJederal
agency, water conservation district, metropolitan water district, conservancy
district, water users' association, person, or corporation for use in making
investigations, contracting projects, or otherwise carrying out the purposes of
sections 37-60-119 to 37-60-122."