§ 37-60-129. Availability of Funds
Moneys appropriated or authorized to the board from the Colorado water conservation board construction fund and from the Colorado river recovery program loan fund shall remain available to the board for the original purposes, unless deauthorized by the legislature, until any project for which the moneys were appropriated or authorized is completed. Source: L. 95: […]
§ 37-60-130. Well Augmentation Loans
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2004, p. 884 , § 16, effective May 21, 2004.) The board is hereby authorized to make loans from unreserved cash in the Colorado water conservation board construction fund to organizations or entities for the purchase of augmentation water or the rights to such water to replace out-of-priority depletions to surface […]
§ 37-60-133. Minimum Criteria and Guidelines for Agricultural Water Protection Programs
The board shall develop minimum criteria and guidelines for the establishment of an agricultural water protection program in water division 1 or 2 pursuant to section 37-92-305 (19)(b)(IV)(B) to assure sufficient protection and monitoring of agricultural water protection water rights pursuant to section 37-92-305 (19)(b)(III). The board may promulgate separate minimum criteria and guidelines for […]
§ 37-60-122.9. Colorado River Recovery Program Loan Fund – Creation
There is hereby created in the state treasury the Colorado river recovery program loan fund for the purpose of making loans to the Colorado river and San Juan river recovery programs for the construction or improvement of certain water related projects in Colorado, under agreements with power users of the federal Colorado river storage project, […]
§ 37-60-123.1. Loan Foreclosure Fund – Created
There is hereby created in the state treasury the loan foreclosure fund, referred to in this section as the “foreclosure fund”. The state treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to transfer one hundred thousand dollars from the Colorado water conservation board construction fund to the foreclosure fund. The Colorado water conservation board is authorized to […]
§ 37-60-123.2. Flood and Drought Response Fund – Created
There is hereby created in the state treasury the flood and drought response fund, referred to in this section as the “response fund”. On July 1, 2019, and on each July 1 thereafter, in addition to any remaining balance in the response fund at the end of the fiscal year, the state treasurer is hereby […]
§ 37-60-123.3. Water Plan Implementation Cash Fund – Created – Repeal
There is hereby created in the state treasury the water plan implementation cash fund, referred to in this section as the “fund”. The fund consists of sports betting revenues transferred from the sports betting fund in accordance with section 44-30-1509 and any other money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund. […]
§ 37-60-123.5. Agricultural Emergency Drought Response
If, pursuant to federal or state law, any portion of Colorado has received emergency drought designation or a disaster emergency has been proclaimed due to drought, notwithstanding the provisions of section 39-29-109 (1), C.R.S., in addition to any other moneys appropriated from the severance tax perpetual base fund, created by section 39-29-109 (2)(a), C.R.S., up […]
§ 37-60-123.7. Acquisitions of Water for Instream Flows
In addition to any other moneys appropriated from the Colorado water conservation board construction fund, up to one million dollars in the fund are continuously appropriated to the board annually to pay for the costs of acquiring water, water rights, and interests in water for instream flow use. The total amount of the continuous appropriation […]
§ 37-60-124. Office of Water Conservation and Drought Planning – Creation – Powers and Duties
There is hereby created as an office under the Colorado water conservation board the office of water conservation and drought planning. The office shall have such staff as are necessary and appropriate to carry out the duties established for the office. The office of water conservation and drought planning shall promote water conservation and drought […]