Colorado Legislative Council Staff

NO FISCAL IMPACT


Drafting Number:

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LLS 98-760

Sen. Ament

Date:

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April 9, 1998

Senate Agriculture

Will Meyer (866-4976)

 

TITLE:            CONCERNING EXTENSION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE UNTIL JULY 1, 1999, OF A STRICTER TEMPORARY STANDARD FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF STREAM DEPLETIONS RESULTING FROM THE OPERATION OF WELLS IN THE DENVER BASIN AQUIFERS.



Summary of Assessment


            The provisions in this bill would delay for one year the effective date of a stricter temporary standard for the replacement of actual out-of-priority stream depletions caused by the operation of the wells in the Dawson, Denver, Arapahoe, or Laramie-Fox Hills aquifers in order to allow the State Engineer, Division of Water Resources, and the Director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, Department of Natural Resources, to complete a study of the water use in the Denver basin. This bill would become effective upon signature of the Governor.


            Senate Bill 96-074 authorized the State Engineer, Division of Water Resources and the Director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, to administer a technical, peer reviewed study of the replacement of actual out-of-priority stream depletions caused by the operation of the wells in the Dawson, Denver, Arapahoe, or Laramie-Fox Hills aquifers.


            The provisions in this bill would extend the completion date of the study by one year, from July 1, 1998 to July 1, 1999. The provisions of this bill would not have any fiscal impact on any agency of the state or unit of local government. Therefore, this bill is assessed as having no fiscal impact.



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