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§ 37-98-102. Water Resources Review Committee – Creation

For the purposes of contributing to and monitoring the conservation, use, development, and financing of the water resources of Colorado for the general welfare of its inhabitants and to review and propose water resources legislation, there is hereby created the water resources review committee, referred to in this article 98 as the “committee”. The committee […]

§ 37-98-101. Legislative Declaration

The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that the purpose of this article is to provide an interim committee as a forum through which the general assembly shall review the statewide planning, administration, and monitoring of Colorado’s water resources. The general assembly recognizes its mandate to vigorously protect and defend Colorado’s finite supply of water. […]

§ 37-95-122. Severability

If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this article are declared to be severable. […]

§ 37-95-123. Construction of Article

This article shall be construed liberally to effectuate the legislative intent and the purposes of this article as the complete and independent authority for the performance of each and every act and thing authorized in this article, and all the powers granted in this article shall be broadly interpreted to effectuate such intent and purposes […]

§ 37-96-101. Short Title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “State Projects Water Conservation in Landscaping Act”. Source: L. 89: Entire article added, p. 1435, § 1, effective April 19.

§ 37-96-102. Legislative Declaration

The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that: The waters of the state are of limited supply and are subject to ever increasing demands; The continuation of Colorado’s economic prosperity is dependent on adequate supplies of water being available for future uses; It is the policy of the state to promote the conservation and […]

§ 37-96-103. Requirement of Water Conservation in Landscaping for Certain Public Projects

For purposes of this article, unless the context otherwise requires: “Public project or facility” means any new construction or renovation financed wholly or in part by the state, including, but not limited to, any road or highway construction project and facility connected therewith, any public building or facility constructed or renovated by a public entity, […]

§ 37-96.5-101. Legislative Declaration

The general assembly hereby finds and determines that, pursuant to sections 5 and 6 of article XVI of the state constitution, water is considered the property of the public, is dedicated to the use of the people, is subject to the doctrine of prior appropriation, and must be administered in accordance with the priority system […]