IBCC Charter Approved April 5

• Title: IBCC Charter
• Interbasin CC - Doc Type: Charter

T C W 21 C
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HE OLORADO ATER FOR THE ENTURY
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NTERBASIN OMPACT OMMITTEE

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HARTER

I. P

REAMBLE

The Colorado Water for the 21st Century Act creates a voluntary,
collaborative process to help the state address its water challenges.
The process is based upon th e premise that Colorad o ans can work
together to address the water needs within the state. The Act sets up
a framework that provides a permanent forum for broad - based water
discussions. It creates nine Basin Roundtables and the Interbasin
Compact Committe e (IBCC), a statewide committee that will guide
discussions and voluntary negotiations between basins .

The IBCC is mandated to: 1) Establish bylaws to govern its actions, 2)
Establish and refer to the general assembly an interbasin compact
charter that shall govern and guide all negotiations between Basin
Roundtable s, 3) Submit an annual report to the legislature concerning
the status of compact negotiations, and 4) Develop a public education,
participation, and outreach working group.

HB 05 - 1177 sta tes that the IBCC Charter should contain a negotiating
framework and foundational principles to guide voluntary negotiations
between Basin Roundtable s, including present and future consumptive
and nonconsumptive water uses and such policies as may be
neces sary to ensure that compac ts or other agreements between
R oundtables do not conflict or otherwise not conform with one
another.

II. F L P

OUNDATIONAL EGAL RINCIPLES

The following foundational legal principles are drawn from the text of
the legislation.

1. The current system of allocating water within Colorado shall not

be superseded, abrogated, or otherwise impaired by this article.

2. Nothing in HB 05 - 1177 shall be interpreted to repeal or in any

manner amend the existing water rights adjudication system.

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