There is hereby created in the state treasury the wild and scenic rivers fund, referred to in this section as the "fund". The state treasurer shall transfer four hundred thousand dollars from previously unappropriated Colorado water conservation board construction fund moneys to the fund. The moneys in the fund are hereby continuously appropriated to the board to work with stakeholders within the state of Colorado to develop protection of river-dependent resources as an alternative to wild and scenic river designation under the federal "Wild and Scenic Rivers Act", 16 U.S.C. sec. 1271 et seq. In addition to any remaining balance in the fund at the end of any fiscal year, the board is hereby authorized to annually provide, from the Colorado water conservation board construction fund, up to four hundred thousand dollars in order to restore the unencumbered balance in the fund up to four hundred thousand dollars. All interest derived from the investment of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the Colorado water conservation board construction fund. The board shall review the purpose of the fund annually and is hereby authorized to cease providing moneys in the following year if, in its discretion, the board determines that the purposes for which the fund was established have ceased. The board may set terms and conditions as it deems appropriate concerning the annual expenditures of moneys from the fund.
Source: L. 2009: Entire section added, (SB 09-125), ch. 328, p. 1751, § 21, effective June 1.
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