C.R.S. Section 37-60-104
Personnel

(1)

The board consists of fifteen members as follows:

(a)

The executive director of the department of natural resources, who is a voting member ex officio;

(b)

The attorney general, who is a nonvoting member ex officio;

(c)

The state engineer, who is a nonvoting member ex officio;

(d)

The director of the division of parks and wildlife, who is a nonvoting member ex officio;

(e)

The commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner’s designee, who is a nonvoting member ex officio;

(f)

The director of the board, who is a nonvoting member ex officio; and

(g)

Nine members who are qualified electors of the state, well versed in water matters, and appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate, for terms of three years. To the extent possible, appointments to the board must include persons representing the following areas of experience and expertise: Water resource management; water project financing; engineering, planning, and development of water projects; water law; and irrigated farming or ranching. The nine appointed members are chosen geographically as follows:

(I)

Four from the western slope as follows:

(A)

One from the Yampa-White drainage basin;

(B)

One from the main Colorado drainage basin;

(C)

One from the Gunnison-Uncompahgre drainage basin; and

(D)

One from the San Miguel-Dolores-San Juan drainage basins.

(II)

Five from the eastern slope as follows:

(A)

One from the Rio Grande drainage basin;

(B)

One from the North Platte drainage basin;

(C)

One from the Arkansas drainage basin;

(D)

One from the South Platte drainage basin outside of the city and county of Denver; and

(E)

One from the city and county of Denver and intimately familiar with its water problems.

(2)

No more than five appointees to the board may be affiliated with the same political party.

(3)

Appointed members of the board must be residents of the geographic area they represent.

(4)

Members of the board may not vote by proxy. Pursuant to section 1 of article XII of the state constitution, unless removed according to law, members of the board shall exercise the duties of their office until a successor is duly appointed, qualified, and confirmed. Pursuant to section 6 (1) of article IV of the state constitution, no person appointed by the governor pursuant to this section to a vacancy occurring while the senate is in session may take office until confirmed by the senate. The appointments shall be made in such a manner that the terms of three members shall expire on February 12 of each year. In case any vacancy occurs in the appointed membership of the board, the governor shall appoint a successor to serve the unexpired term of any member of the board within thirty days after the creation of such vacancy.

Source: Section 37-60-104 — Personnel, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-37.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

37‑60‑101
Definitions 37‑60‑102
Colorado water conservation board - creation 37‑60‑103
Organization 37‑60‑104
Personnel 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 37‑60‑109
Commissioner 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 - reports - definitions - repeal 37‑60‑116
Reports 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
Colorado water conservation board construction fund - creation - nature of fund - funds for investigations - contributions - use for augmenting the general fund - funds created - rules - repeal 37‑60‑121.1
Reserved rights litigation fund 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 - water plan implementation account - created - legislative declaration - reporting - 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 37‑60‑125
Authorizations for expenditures from Colorado water conservation board construction fund for demonstration of benefits of water efficiency 37‑60‑126
Water conservation and drought mitigation planning - programs - relationship to state assistance for water facilities - guidelines - water efficiency grant program - definitions - repeal 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 37‑60‑134
Groundwater compact compliance and sustainability fund - creation - conservation district recommendations for expenditures - state engineer approval - legislative declaration - transfer - definitions - reports - notice to revisor of statutes - repeal 37‑60‑135
State turf replacement program - creation - administration - turf replacement fund - creation - legislative declaration - definitions
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 37-60-104’s source at colorado​.gov