NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 5/1/2015.
      
      
      SENATE BILL 15-008
      
      
      BY SENATOR(S) Roberts, Hodge, Jones, Carroll, Crowder, Donovan,
      Garcia, Heath, Johnston, Kefalas, Merrifield, Newell, Steadman, Todd;
      also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Vigil, Coram, Mitsch Bush, Becker K.,
      Buckner, Duran, Esgar, Fields, Ginal, Hamner, Kraft-Tharp, Lebsock,
      Moreno, Pettersen, Rosenthal, Ryden, Williams, Winter, Young,
      Hullinghorst.
      
      
      Concerning the promotion of water conservation in the land use
           planning process, and, in connection therewith, making an
           appropriation.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 37-60-126, amend (4)
      introductory portion, (4) (d), and (4) (e); and add (4) (f) as follows:
      
           37-60-126.  Water conservation and drought mitigation
      planning - programs - relationship to state assistance for water
      facilities - guidelines - water efficiency grant program - repeal. (4)  A
      plan developed by a covered entity pursuant to subsection (2) of this
      section shall must, at a minimum, include a full evaluation of the following
      plan elements:
      
           (d)  The time period, not to exceed seven years, after which the
      covered entity will review and update its adopted plan; and
      
           (e)  Either as a percentage or in acre-foot increments, an estimate of
      the amount of water that has been saved through a previously implemented
      conservation plan and an estimate of the amount of water that will be saved
      through conservation when the plan is implemented; and
      
           (f) (I)  Best management practices for water demand
      management, water efficiency, and water conservation that may
      be implemented through land use planning efforts.
      
           (II)  In order to assist covered entities in meeting the
      requirements of subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (f), the board,
      in consultation with the division of local government in the
      department of local affairs, shall:
      
           (A)  Develop training programs, including introductory
      programs, refresher programs, and advanced programs, for local
      government water use, water demand, water consumption, and
      land use planners regarding best management practices for
      water demand management, water efficiency, and water
      conservation;
      
           (B)  Provide the training, on a recurring basis, free of
      charge to local water use, water demand, and land use planners;
      and
      
           (C)  Make recommendations regarding how to better
      integrate water demand management and conservation planning
      into land use planning, including, as appropriate, legislative,
      regulatory, and guidance or policy recommendations.
      
           SECTION 2.  Appropriation. For the 2015-16 state fiscal year,
      $50,000 is appropriated to the department of natural resources for use by
      the Colorado water conservation board. This appropriation is from the
      Colorado water conservation board construction fund created in section
      37-60-121 (1) (a), C.R.S. To implement this act, the Colorado water
      conservation board may use this appropriation for the water conservation
      program.
      
           SECTION 3.  Act subject to petition - effective date -
      applicability. (1)  This act takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following
      the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the
      general assembly (August 5, 2015, if adjournment sine die is on May 6,
      2015); except that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3)
      of article V of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or
      part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will
      not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be
      held in November 2016 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the
      official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.
      
           (2)  This act applies to conduct occurring on or after the applicable
      effective date of this act.
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Bill L. Cadman                Dickey Lee Hullinghorst
      PRESIDENT OF                     SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Cindi L. Markwell                      Marilyn Eddins
      SECRETARY OF                 CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO