For the purpose of aiding in the protection and development of the waters of the state, for the benefit of the present and future inhabitants of the state there is created a Colorado water conservation board with the powers and duties set out in this article. Said board is declared to be an agency of the state, and the functions it is to perform, as set out in this article, are declared to be governmental functions for the welfare and benefit of the state and its inhabitants.
Source: L. 37: p. 1300, § 1. CSA: C. 173B, § 1. CRS 53: § 148-1-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 149-1-1.
Cross references: For the Colorado water conservation board as a division of the department of natural resources, see §§ 24-1-124 (3) and 24-33-104.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 37 - Water and Irrigation
Article 60 - Colorado Water Conservation Board
§ 37-60-105. Employment of Temporary Personnel
§ 37-60-106. Duties of the Board - Legislative Declaration
§ 37-60-106.3. State Water Plan - Legislative Declaration - Grant Program
§ 37-60-107. Meetings - Notice
§ 37-60-108. Seal - Rules and Regulations
§ 37-60-110. Authority of Commissioners Under Prior Laws
§ 37-60-111. Compensation of Members - Director - Employees
§ 37-60-112. Warrants for Salaries and Expenses
§ 37-60-113. Board to Cooperate With Attorney General
§ 37-60-114. Attorney General as Legal Advisor
§ 37-60-115. Water Studies - Rules - Repeal
§ 37-60-117. Reports and Publications
§ 37-60-118. Assent to Water Resources Planning Act
§ 37-60-119. Construction of Water and Power Facilities - Contracts With and Charges Against Users
§ 37-60-120. Control of Projects - Contractual Powers of Board
§ 37-60-120.1. Chatfield Reservoir Reallocation Project - Authority - Repeal
§ 37-60-120.2. Animas-La Plata Project - Authority - Repeal
§ 37-60-121.5. Loan Guarantee Fund - Creation
§ 37-60-122. General Assembly Approval
§ 37-60-122.2. Fish and Wildlife Resources - Legislative Declaration - Fund - Authorization
§ 37-60-122.3. Wild and Scenic Rivers Fund - Created
§ 37-60-122.5. Emergency Dam Repair Cash Fund
§ 37-60-122.7. Feasibility Study Small Grant Fund - Creation
§ 37-60-122.8. Publications Fund
§ 37-60-122.9. Colorado River Recovery Program Loan Fund - Creation
§ 37-60-123.1. Loan Foreclosure Fund - Created
§ 37-60-123.2. Flood and Drought Response Fund - Created
§ 37-60-123.3. Water Plan Implementation Cash Fund - Created - Repeal
§ 37-60-123.5. Agricultural Emergency Drought Response
§ 37-60-123.7. Acquisitions of Water for Instream Flows
§ 37-60-124. Office of Water Conservation and Drought Planning - Creation - Powers and Duties
§ 37-60-124.4. Stream Gauge Fund - Created
§ 37-60-126.5. Drought Mitigation Planning - Programs - Relationship to State Assistance
§ 37-60-127. Applicability of Provisions Requiring Funding by Political Subdivisions of the State
§ 37-60-129. Availability of Funds
§ 37-60-130. Well Augmentation Loans
§ 37-60-133. Minimum Criteria and Guidelines for Agricultural Water Protection Programs