Colorado Code
Article 75 - Interbasin Compacts
§ 37-75-104. Basin Roundtables

(I) One member appointed by the governing body of each county or city and county within the borders of the basin roundtable. A county or city and county shall be entitled to a member on each basin roundtable that overlaps its boundaries.
(II) One municipal member for each county located in whole or in part within the basin roundtable, who shall be appointed jointly by the governing bodies of all municipalities within that portion of the county that is located within the roundtable;
(III) One member appointed by the board of directors of each water conservancy and water conservation district within the borders of the roundtable. A water conservancy or water conservation district shall be entitled to one member on each basin roundtable that overlaps its jurisdiction.
(IV) One member appointed by mutual agreement of the chairperson of the house agriculture, livestock, and natural resources committee and the chairperson of the senate agriculture, natural resources, and energy committee;
(V) Ten at large members appointed by the roundtable members appointed pursuant to subparagraphs (I) to (IV) of this paragraph (a) in consultation with the director of compact negotiations, one of whom shall represent environmental interests and who shall be selected from nominees submitted by one or more regionally, statewide, or nationally recognized environmental conservation organizations that have operated in Colorado for at least five years, one of whom shall represent agricultural interests, one of whom shall represent recreation interests, one of whom shall represent local domestic water provider interests, one of whom shall represent industrial interests, and at least five of whom shall own adjudicated water rights, including owners of shares in a ditch or reservoir company or their agents, or shall have a contract for water with the federal bureau of reclamation or their agents. Any such agent shall be appointed by the member the agent represents and shall reside within the borders of the member's roundtable.
(VI) (A) Three nonvoting members shall be selected by the roundtable members appointed pursuant to subparagraphs (I) to (V) of this paragraph (a), who shall represent entities outside of the basin that own water rights within the basin. Members appointed pursuant to this subparagraph (VI) shall not be required to reside within the borders of the roundtable.
(B) If no one qualifies for selection pursuant to sub-subparagraph (A) of this subparagraph (VI), three nonvoting members shall be selected from outside the basin who have interests in and are knowledgeable about water matters.





Source: L. 2005: Entire article added, p. 1473, § 1, effective June 7. L. 2006: (3)(b)(IV) and (3)(b)(VII) amended, p. 1283, § 3, effective May 26.

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