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	1	+	Second Regular Session
	2	+	Seventy-third General Assembly
	3	+	STATE OF COLORADO
	4	+	REREVISED
	5	+	This Version Includes All Amendments
	6	+	Adopted in the Second House
	7	+	LLS NO. 22-0939.01 Sarah Lozano x3858
1	8		HOUSE BILL 22-1316
2		-	BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) McCormick and Catlin, Amabile, Bacon,
3		-	Benavidez, Bernett, Bird, Bockenfeld, Boesenecker, Caraveo, Carver,
4		-	Esgar, Exum, Geitner, Gray, Holtorf, Hooton, Jodeh, Kennedy, Kipp,
5		-	Lindsay, Lontine, Lynch, McCluskie, McKean, Michaelson Jenet, Pico,
6		-	Roberts, Soper, Titone, Valdez D., Van Beber, Weissman, Will, Young,
7		-	Garnett;
8		-	also SENATOR(S) Donovan and Simpson, Bridges, Coram, Gardner,
9		-	Gonzales, Hinrichsen, Jaquez Lewis, Lee, Lundeen, Pettersen, Rankin,
10		-	Sonnenberg, Story, Winter, Fenberg.
	9	+	House Committees Senate Committees
	10	+	Agriculture, Livestock, & Water Appropriations
	11	+	Appropriations
	12	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT
11	13		C
12		-	ONCERNING THE FUNDING OF COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD
13		-	PROJECTS
14		-	, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , MAKING AN
15		-	APPROPRIATION
16		-	.
17		-
18		-	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
19		-	SECTION 1. Continuation of the satellite monitoring system -
20		-	operation and maintenance - appropriation. (1) For the 2022-23 state
21		-	fiscal year, $380,000 is appropriated to the department of natural resources
22		-	for use by the division of water resources. This appropriation is from the
23		-	Colorado water conservation board construction fund created in section
24		-	37-60-121, C.R.S. To implement this section, the division of water
25		-	NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
26		-	officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
27		-	or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
28		-	history, or the Session Laws.
29		-	________
30		-	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
31		-	through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
32		-	the act. resources may use this appropriation for renovation of existing gauging
33		-	stations; replacement of outdated collection platforms; lysimeter support,
34		-	data collection, and maintenance; upgrading of transmission components of
35		-	the satellite monitoring system established and operated pursuant to section
36		-	37-80-102 (10), C.R.S.; stream gauge flood hardening projects; and data
37		-	collection efforts related to flood forecasting and warning.
38		-	(2) The money appropriated in subsection (1) of this section remains
39		-	available for the designated purposes until it is fully expended.
40		-	SECTION 2. Continuation of the Colorado floodplain map
41		-	modernization program - appropriation. (1) For the 2022-23 state fiscal
42		-	year, $500,000 is appropriated to the department of natural resources for use
43		-	by the Colorado water conservation board. This appropriation is from the
44		-	Colorado water conservation board construction fund created in section
45		-	37-60-121, C.R.S. To implement this section, the Colorado water
46		-	conservation board may use this appropriation to continue to assist with the
47		-	preparation of revised and improved floodplain studies and maps for
48		-	communities throughout Colorado and participate in federally sponsored
49		-	floodplain map modernization activities.
50		-	(2) The money appropriated in subsection (1) of this section remains
51		-	available for the designated purposes until it is fully expended.
52		-	SECTION 3. Continuation of the weather modification
53		-	permitting program - appropriation. (1) For the 2022-23 state fiscal
54		-	year, $350,000 is appropriated to the department of natural resources for use
55		-	by the Colorado water conservation board. This appropriation is from the
56		-	Colorado water conservation board construction fund created in section
57		-	37-60-121, C.R.S. To implement this section, the Colorado water
58		-	conservation board may use this appropriation to continue to assist water
59		-	conservation districts, water conservancy districts, and other water
60		-	providers and their fiscal agents with the development of cloud seeding
61		-	programs that provide benefits to recreation, streams, and reservoirs through
62		-	snowpack enhancement.
63		-	(2) The money appropriated in subsection (1) of this section remains
64		-	available for the designated purposes until it is fully expended.
65		-	SECTION 4. Continuation of technical assistance for federal
66		-	PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 22-1316 cost-share programs - appropriation. (1) For the 2022-23 state fiscal
67		-	year, $300,000 is appropriated to the department of natural resources for use
68		-	by the Colorado water conservation board. This appropriation is from the
69		-	Colorado water conservation board construction fund created in section
70		-	37-60-121, C.R.S. To implement this section, the Colorado water
71		-	conservation board may use this appropriation to continue to provide
72		-	technical assistance for applicants seeking competitive grants from federal
73		-	water infrastructure, quality, and delivery programs, such as the United
74		-	States department of agriculture's regional conservation partnership
75		-	program, the Colorado river basin salinity control program, and the
76		-	Gunnison selenium management program.
77		-	(2) The money appropriated in subsection (1) of this section remains
78		-	available for the designated purposes until it is fully expended.
79		-	SECTION 5. Restoration of litigation fund cash balance -
80		-	transfer. On July 1, 2022, the state treasurer shall transfer the sum of
81		-	$2,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary to restore the balance
82		-	of the litigation fund to $2,000,000, from the unreserved cash in the
83		-	Colorado water conservation board construction fund created in section
84		-	37-60-121, C.R.S., to the litigation fund created in section 37-60-121 (2.5),
85		-	C.R.S., to assist in addressing legal issues associated with compact
86		-	compliance or any other litigation activities as specified under section
87		-	37-60-121, C.R.S.
88		-	SECTION 6. Continuation of the Arkansas river decision
89		-	support system - appropriation. (1) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year,
90		-	$500,000 is appropriated to the department of natural resources for use by
91		-	the Colorado water conservation board. This appropriation is from the
92		-	Colorado water conservation board construction fund created in section
93		-	37-60-121, C.R.S. To implement this section, the Colorado water
94		-	conservation board may use this appropriation to continue implementation
95		-	of the Arkansas river decision support system (ArkDSS), as identified in the
96		-	ArkDSS feasibility study completed in December 2011.
97		-	(2) The money appropriated in subsection (1) of this section remains
98		-	available for the designated purposes until the ArkDSS is completed.
99		-	SECTION 7. Continuation of the Colorado Mesonet project -
100		-	appropriation. (1) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, $150,000 is
101		-	PAGE 3-HOUSE BILL 22-1316 appropriated to the department of natural resources for use by the Colorado
102		-	water conservation board. This appropriation is from the Colorado water
103		-	conservation board construction fund created in section 37-60-121, C.R.S.
104		-	To implement this section, the Colorado water conservation board may use
105		-	this appropriation to support the Colorado Mesonet, including for the
106		-	following activities: Operation, maintenance, travel, communications, and
107		-	database and website management for temperature and precipitation
108		-	stations.
109		-	(2) The money appropriated in subsection (1) of this section remains
110		-	available for the designated purposes until it is fully expended.
111		-	SECTION 8. Continuation of the water forecasting partnership
112		-	project - appropriation. (1) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, $450,000
113		-	is appropriated to the department of natural resources for use by the
114		-	Colorado water conservation board. This appropriation is from the Colorado
115		-	water conservation board construction fund created in section 37-60-121,
116		-	C.R.S. To implement this section, the Colorado water conservation board
117		-	may use this appropriation to support the development of new ground and
118		-	aerial remote sensing data and equipment and hydrologic modeling, to
119		-	provide reliable volumetric water supply forecasting, and to provide better
120		-	characterization of snowpack.
121		-	(2) The money appropriated in subsection (1) of this section remains
122		-	available for the designated purposes until it is fully expended.
123		-	SECTION 9. Modeling and data analyses for the upper
124		-	Colorado river commission - appropriation. (1) For the 2022-23 state
125		-	fiscal year, $200,000 is appropriated to the department of natural resources
126		-	for use by the Colorado water conservation board. This appropriation is
127		-	from the Colorado water conservation board construction fund created in
128		-	section 37-60-121, C.R.S. To implement this section, the Colorado water
129		-	conservation board may use this appropriation to provide support to the
130		-	upper Colorado river commission's interstate planning and negotiation
131		-	efforts, including the following modeling and data analyses: Streamgaging
132		-	and streamflow, runoff forecasting, consumptive use, reservoir operations
133		-	and evaporation, and drought contingency planning.
134		-	(2) The money appropriated in subsection (1) of this section remains
135		-	available for the designated purposes until it is fully expended.
136		-	PAGE 4-HOUSE BILL 22-1316 SECTION 10. Grant-making for projects that assist in
137		-	implementing the state water plan - transfer. On July 1, 2022, the state
138		-	treasurer shall transfer the sum of $1,000,000 from the unreserved cash in
139		-	the Colorado water conservation board construction fund created in section
140		-	37-60-121, C.R.S., to the water plan implementation cash fund created in
141		-	section 37-60-123.3 (1)(a), C.R.S.
142		-	SECTION 11. Reservoir enlargement assessment project -
143		-	appropriation. (1) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, $250,000 is
144		-	appropriated to the department of natural resources for use by the division
145		-	of water resources. This appropriation is from the Colorado water
146		-	conservation board construction fund created in section 37-60-121, C.R.S.
147		-	To implement this section, the division of water resources may use this
148		-	appropriation to conduct comprehensive dam safety evaluations on existing
149		-	dams that have a potential consideration for enlargement.
150		-	(2) The money appropriated in subsection (1) of this section remains
151		-	available for the designated purposes until it is fully expended.
152		-	SECTION 12. Platte river recovery implementation program -
153		-	appropriation. (1) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, $3,800,000 is
154		-	appropriated to the department of natural resources for use by the Colorado
155		-	water conservation board. This appropriation is from the Colorado water
156		-	conservation board construction fund created in section 37-60-121, C.R.S.
157		-	To implement this section, the Colorado water conservation board may use
158		-	this appropriation to support the Platte river recovery implementation
159		-	program, which implements certain aspects of the United States fish and
160		-	wildlife service's recovery plans for the whooping crane, pallid sturgeon,
161		-	and piping plover and provides compliance with the "Endangered Species
162		-	Act of 1973", 16 U.S.C. sec. 1531, et seq., as amended, for Colorado water
163		-	projects.
164		-	(2) The money appropriated in subsection (1) of this section remains
165		-	available for the designated purposes until it is fully expended.
166		-	SECTION 13. Republican river matters - appropriation. (1) For
167		-	the 2022-23 state fiscal year, $2,000,000 is appropriated to the department
168		-	of natural resources for use by the Colorado water conservation board. This
169		-	appropriation is from the Colorado water conservation board construction
170		-	fund created in section 37-60-121, C.R.S. To implement this section, the
171		-	PAGE 5-HOUSE BILL 22-1316 Colorado water conservation board may use this appropriation for
172		-	Republican river matters, including providing matching cash incentives to
173		-	producers to reduce irrigation and facilitate land retirement within the south
174		-	fork of the Republican river and assist the Republican river water
175		-	conservation district in meeting compact compliance obligations pursuant
176		-	to the Republican river compact.
177		-	(2) The money appropriated in subsection (1) of this section remains
178		-	available for the designated purposes until it is fully expended.
179		-	SECTION 14. Goose Pasture Tarn Dam project loan
180		-	authorization. (1) The Colorado water conservation board is authorized
181		-	to loan up to $13,130,000 from the Colorado water conservation board
182		-	construction fund created in section 37-60-121, C.R.S., to the town of
183		-	Breckenridge to rehabilitate the Goose Pasture Tarn dam, which is located
184		-	on the Blue river and supplies water to the town of Breckenridge.
185		-	(2) The money authorized in subsection (1) of this section remains
186		-	available for the designated purposes until it is fully expended.
187		-	(3) The Colorado water conservation board may make a loan for the
188		-	construction of the project specified in subsection (1) of this section from
189		-	such money as is or may become available to the Colorado water
190		-	conservation board construction fund. The loan must be in the amount listed
191		-	in subsection (1) of this section plus or minus such amounts, if any, as may
192		-	be justified by reason of ordinary fluctuations in construction costs or as
193		-	may be justified by reason of change in the plans for the project due to
194		-	differing or unforeseen site conditions, errors or omissions in the plans and
195		-	specifications, changes instituted by regulatory agencies, or changes in
196		-	material quantities beyond contract limits.
197		-	(4) Pursuant to section 37-60-120 (1), C.R.S., the Colorado water
198		-	conservation board shall require such terms and conditions in the loan
199		-	contract as will ensure repayment of money made available by it. The board
200		-	shall not disburse any money for a loan authorized by subsection (1) of this
201		-	section unless and until it is satisfied, in its sole discretion, that the recipient
202		-	of the loan will be able to make repayment pursuant to the terms and
203		-	conditions established by the board.
204		-	SECTION 15. Grant-making for projects that assist in
205		-	PAGE 6-HOUSE BILL 22-1316 implementing the state water plan - appropriation. (1) For the 2022-23
206		-	state fiscal year, $8,200,000 is appropriated to the department of natural
207		-	resources for use by the Colorado water conservation board. This
208		-	appropriation is from the water plan implementation cash fund created in
209		-	section 37-60-123.3 (1)(a), C.R.S. To implement this section, the Colorado
210		-	water conservation board may use this appropriation for grant-making for
211		-	projects that assist in the implementation of the state water plan pursuant to
212		-	section 37-60-106.3 (6), C.R.S., through the Colorado water conservation
213		-	board's application and guidelines process.
214		-	(2) The money appropriated in subsection (1) of this section remains
215		-	available for the designated purposes until it is fully expended.
216		-	PAGE 7-HOUSE BILL 22-1316 SECTION 16. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
217		-	determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
218		-	preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.
219		-	____________________________ ____________________________
220		-	Alec Garnett Steve Fenberg
221		-	SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF
222		-	OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
223		-	____________________________ ____________________________
224		-	Robin Jones Cindi L. Markwell
225		-	CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF
226		-	OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
227		-	APPROVED________________________________________
228		-	(Date and Time)
229		-	_________________________________________
230		-	Jared S. Polis
231		-	GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
232		-	PAGE 8-HOUSE BILL 22-1316
	14	+	ONCERNING THE FUNDING OF COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION101
	15	+	BOARD PROJECTS, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , MAKING102
	16	+	AN APPROPRIATION.103
	17	+	Bill Summary
	18	+	(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
	19	+	not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
	20	+	passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
	21	+	applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
	22	+	http://leg.colorado.gov
	23	+	.)
	24	+	The bill appropriates the following amounts from the Colorado
	25	+	water conservation board (CWCB) construction fund to the CWCB or the
	26	+	division of water resources in the department of natural resources for the
	27	+	following projects:
	28	+	! Continuation of the satellite monitoring system, $380,000
	29	+	SENATE
	30	+	3rd Reading Unamended
	31	+	May 2, 2022
	32	+	SENATE
	33	+	2nd Reading Unamended
	34	+	April 29, 2022
	35	+	HOUSE
	36	+	3rd Reading Unamended
	37	+	April 13, 2022
	38	+	HOUSE
	39	+	2nd Reading Unamended
	40	+	April 12, 2022
	41	+	HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
	42	+	McCormick and Catlin, Amabile, Bacon, Benavidez, Bernett, Bird, Bockenfeld,
	43	+	Boesenecker, Caraveo, Carver, Esgar, Exum, Garnett, Geitner, Gray, Holtorf, Hooton, Jodeh,
	44	+	Kennedy, Kipp, Lindsay, Lontine, Lynch, McCluskie, McKean, Michaelson Jenet, Pico,
	45	+	Roberts, Soper, Titone, Valdez D., Van Beber, Weissman, Will, Young
	46	+	SENATE SPONSORSHIP
	47	+	Donovan and Simpson, Bridges, Coram, Fenberg, Gardner, Gonzales, Hinrichsen, Jaquez
	48	+	Lewis, Lee, Lundeen, Pettersen, Rankin, Sonnenberg, Story, Winter
	49	+	Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
	50	+	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
	51	+	Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute. (section 1);
	52	+	! Continuation of the Colorado floodplain map
	53	+	modernization program, $500,000 (section 2);
	54	+	! Continuation of the weather modification permitting
	55	+	program, $350,000 (section 3);
	56	+	! Continuation of technical assistance for federal cost-share
	57	+	programs, $300,000 (section 4);
	58	+	! Continuation of the Arkansas river decision support
	59	+	system, $500,000 (section 6);
	60	+	! Continuation of the Colorado Mesonet project, $150,000
	61	+	(section 7);
	62	+	! Continuation of the water forecasting partnership project,
	63	+	$450,000 (section 8);
	64	+	! Support of modeling and data analyses for the upper
	65	+	Colorado river commission's interstate planning and
	66	+	negotiation efforts, $200,000 (section 9);
	67	+	! Performance of comprehensive dam safety evaluations for
	68	+	the reservoir enlargement assessment project, $250,000
	69	+	(section 11);
	70	+	! Support of the Platte river recovery implementation
	71	+	program, $3,800,000 (section 12); and
	72	+	! Support of Republican river matters related to meeting
	73	+	compact compliance obligations, $2,000,000 (section 13).
	74	+	The bill appropriates $8,200,000 from the water plan
	75	+	implementation cash fund to the CWCB for grant-making for projects that
	76	+	assist in implementing the state water plan (section 15).
	77	+	The bill directs the state treasurer to transfer the following
	78	+	amounts on July 1, 2022:
	79	+	! Up to $2,000,000 from the CWCB construction fund to the
	80	+	litigation fund (section 5); and
	81	+	! $1,000,000 from the CWCB construction fund to the water
	82	+	plan implementation cash fund (section 10).
	83	+	Section 14 authorizes the CWCB to make loans of up to
	84	+	$13,130,000 from the CWCB construction fund to the town of
	85	+	Breckenridge to rehabilitate the Goose Pasture Tarn dam.
	86	+	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
	87	+	SECTION 1. Continuation of the satellite monitoring system2
	88	+	- operation and maintenance - appropriation. (1) For the 2022-233
	89	+	state fiscal year, $380,000 is appropriated to the department of natural4
	90	+	resources for use by the division of water resources. This appropriation5
	91	+	1316-2- is from the Colorado water conservation board construction fund created1
	92	+	in section 37-60-121, C.R.S. To implement this section, the division of2
	93	+	water resources may use this appropriation for renovation of existing3
	94	+	gauging stations; replacement of outdated collection platforms; lysimeter4
	95	+	support, data collection, and maintenance; upgrading of transmission5
	96	+	components of the satellite monitoring system established and operated6
	97	+	pursuant to section 37-80-102 (10), C.R.S.; stream gauge flood hardening7
	98	+	projects; and data collection efforts related to flood forecasting and8
	99	+	warning.9
	100	+	(2) The money appropriated in subsection (1) of this section10
	101	+	remains available for the designated purposes until it is fully expended.11
	102	+	SECTION 2. Continuation of the Colorado floodplain map12
	103	+	modernization program - appropriation. (1) For the 2022-23 state13
	104	+	fiscal year, $500,000 is appropriated to the department of natural14
	105	+	resources for use by the Colorado water conservation board. This15
	106	+	appropriation is from the Colorado water conservation board construction16
	107	+	fund created in section 37-60-121, C.R.S. To implement this section, the17
	108	+	Colorado water conservation board may use this appropriation to continue18
	109	+	to assist with the preparation of revised and improved floodplain studies19
	110	+	and maps for communities throughout Colorado and participate in20
	111	+	federally sponsored floodplain map modernization activities.21
	112	+	(2) The money appropriated in subsection (1) of this section22
	113	+	remains available for the designated purposes until it is fully expended.23
	114	+	SECTION 3. Continuation of the weather modification24
	115	+	permitting program - appropriation. (1) For the 2022-23 state fiscal25
	116	+	year, $350,000 is appropriated to the department of natural resources for26
	117	+	use by the Colorado water conservation board. This appropriation is from27
	118	+	1316
	119	+	-3- the Colorado water conservation board construction fund created in1
	120	+	section 37-60-121, C.R.S. To implement this section, the Colorado water2
	121	+	conservation board may use this appropriation to continue to assist water3
	122	+	conservation districts, water conservancy districts, and other water4
	123	+	providers and their fiscal agents with the development of cloud seeding5
	124	+	programs that provide benefits to recreation, streams, and reservoirs6
	125	+	through snowpack enhancement.7
	126	+	(2) The money appropriated in subsection (1) of this section8
	127	+	remains available for the designated purposes until it is fully expended.9
	128	+	SECTION 4. Continuation of technical assistance for federal10
	129	+	cost-share programs - appropriation. (1) For the 2022-23 state fiscal11
	130	+	year, $300,000 is appropriated to the department of natural resources for12
	131	+	use by the Colorado water conservation board. This appropriation is from13
	132	+	the Colorado water conservation board construction fund created in14
	133	+	section 37-60-121, C.R.S. To implement this section, the Colorado water15
	134	+	conservation board may use this appropriation to continue to provide16
	135	+	technical assistance for applicants seeking competitive grants from17
	136	+	federal water infrastructure, quality, and delivery programs, such as the18
	137	+	United States department of agriculture's regional conservation19
	138	+	partnership program, the Colorado river basin salinity control program,20
	139	+	and the Gunnison selenium management program.21
	140	+	(2) The money appropriated in subsection (1) of this section22
	141	+	remains available for the designated purposes until it is fully expended.23
	142	+	SECTION 5. Restoration of litigation fund cash balance -24
	143	+	transfer. On July 1, 2022, the state treasurer shall transfer the sum of25
	144	+	$2,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary to restore the balance26
	145	+	of the litigation fund to $2,000,000, from the unreserved cash in the27
	146	+	1316
	147	+	-4- Colorado water conservation board construction fund created in section1
	148	+	37-60-121, C.R.S., to the litigation fund created in section 37-60-1212
	149	+	(2.5), C.R.S., to assist in addressing legal issues associated with compact3
	150	+	compliance or any other litigation activities as specified under section4
	151	+	37-60-121, C.R.S.5
	152	+	SECTION 6. Continuation of the Arkansas river decision6
	153	+	support system - appropriation. (1) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year,7
	154	+	$500,000 is appropriated to the department of natural resources for use8
	155	+	by the Colorado water conservation board. This appropriation is from the9
	156	+	Colorado water conservation board construction fund created in section10
	157	+	37-60-121, C.R.S. To implement this section, the Colorado water11
	158	+	conservation board may use this appropriation to continue implementation12
	159	+	of the Arkansas river decision support system (ArkDSS), as identified in13
	160	+	the ArkDSS feasibility study completed in December 2011.14
	161	+	(2) The money appropriated in subsection (1) of this section15
	162	+	remains available for the designated purposes until the ArkDSS is16
	163	+	completed.17
	164	+	SECTION 7. Continuation of the Colorado Mesonet project18
	165	+	- appropriation. (1) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, $150,000 is19
	166	+	appropriated to the department of natural resources for use by the20
	167	+	Colorado water conservation board. This appropriation is from the21
	168	+	Colorado water conservation board construction fund created in section22
	169	+	37-60-121, C.R.S. To implement this section, the Colorado water23
	170	+	conservation board may use this appropriation to support the Colorado24
	171	+	Mesonet, including for the following activities: Operation, maintenance,25
	172	+	travel, communications, and database and website management for26
	173	+	temperature and precipitation stations.27
	174	+	1316
	175	+	-5- (2) The money appropriated in subsection (1) of this section1
	176	+	remains available for the designated purposes until it is fully expended.2
	177	+	SECTION 8. Continuation of the water forecasting3
	178	+	partnership project - appropriation. (1) For the 2022-23 state fiscal4
	179	+	year, $450,000 is appropriated to the department of natural resources for5
	180	+	use by the Colorado water conservation board. This appropriation is from6
	181	+	the Colorado water conservation board construction fund created in7
	182	+	section 37-60-121, C.R.S. To implement this section, the Colorado water8
	183	+	conservation board may use this appropriation to support the development9
	184	+	of new ground and aerial remote sensing data and equipment and10
	185	+	hydrologic modeling, to provide reliable volumetric water supply11
	186	+	forecasting, and to provide better characterization of snowpack.12
	187	+	(2) The money appropriated in subsection (1) of this section13
	188	+	remains available for the designated purposes until it is fully expended.14
	189	+	SECTION 9. Modeling and data analyses for the upper15
	190	+	Colorado river commission - appropriation. (1) For the 2022-23 state16
	191	+	fiscal year, $200,000 is appropriated to the department of natural17
	192	+	resources for use by the Colorado water conservation board. This18
	193	+	appropriation is from the Colorado water conservation board construction19
	194	+	fund created in section 37-60-121, C.R.S. To implement this section, the20
	195	+	Colorado water conservation board may use this appropriation to provide21
	196	+	support to the upper Colorado river commission's interstate planning and22
	197	+	negotiation efforts, including the following modeling and data analyses:23
	198	+	Streamgaging and streamflow, runoff forecasting, consumptive use,24
	199	+	reservoir operations and evaporation, and drought contingency planning.25
	200	+	(2) The money appropriated in subsection (1) of this section26
	201	+	remains available for the designated purposes until it is fully expended.27
	202	+	1316
	203	+	-6- SECTION 10. Grant-making for projects that assist in1
	204	+	implementing the state water plan - transfer. On July 1, 2022, the state2
	205	+	treasurer shall transfer the sum of $1,000,000 from the unreserved cash3
	206	+	in the Colorado water conservation board construction fund created in4
	207	+	section 37-60-121, C.R.S., to the water plan implementation cash fund5
	208	+	created in section 37-60-123.3 (1)(a), C.R.S.6
	209	+	SECTION 11. Reservoir enlargement assessment project -7
	210	+	appropriation. (1) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, $250,000 is8
	211	+	appropriated to the department of natural resources for use by the division9
	212	+	of water resources. This appropriation is from the Colorado water10
	213	+	conservation board construction fund created in section 37-60-121,11
	214	+	C.R.S. To implement this section, the division of water resources may use12
	215	+	this appropriation to conduct comprehensive dam safety evaluations on13
	216	+	existing dams that have a potential consideration for enlargement.14
	217	+	(2) The money appropriated in subsection (1) of this section15
	218	+	remains available for the designated purposes until it is fully expended.16
	219	+	SECTION 12. Platte river recovery implementation program17
	220	+	- appropriation. (1) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, $3,800,000 is18
	221	+	appropriated to the department of natural resources for use by the19
	222	+	Colorado water conservation board. This appropriation is from the20
	223	+	Colorado water conservation board construction fund created in section21
	224	+	37-60-121, C.R.S. To implement this section, the Colorado water22
	225	+	conservation board may use this appropriation to support the Platte river23
	226	+	recovery implementation program, which implements certain aspects of24
	227	+	the United States fish and wildlife service's recovery plans for the25
	228	+	whooping crane, pallid sturgeon, and piping plover and provides26
	229	+	compliance with the "Endangered Species Act of 1973", 16 U.S.C. sec.27
	230	+	1316
	231	+	-7- 1531, et seq., as amended, for Colorado water projects.1
	232	+	(2) The money appropriated in subsection (1) of this section2
	233	+	remains available for the designated purposes until it is fully expended.3
	234	+	SECTION 13. Republican river matters - appropriation.4
	235	+	(1) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, $2,000,000 is appropriated to the5
	236	+	department of natural resources for use by the Colorado water6
	237	+	conservation board. This appropriation is from the Colorado water7
	238	+	conservation board construction fund created in section 37-60-121,8
	239	+	C.R.S. To implement this section, the Colorado water conservation board9
	240	+	may use this appropriation for Republican river matters, including10
	241	+	providing matching cash incentives to producers to reduce irrigation and11
	242	+	facilitate land retirement within the south fork of the Republican river and12
	243	+	assist the Republican river water conservation district in meeting compact13
	244	+	compliance obligations pursuant to the Republican river compact.14
	245	+	(2) The money appropriated in subsection (1) of this section15
	246	+	remains available for the designated purposes until it is fully expended.16
	247	+	SECTION 14. Goose Pasture Tarn Dam project loan17
	248	+	authorization. (1) The Colorado water conservation board is authorized18
	249	+	to loan up to $13,130,000 from the Colorado water conservation board19
	250	+	construction fund created in section 37-60-121, C.R.S., to the town of20
	251	+	Breckenridge to rehabilitate the Goose Pasture Tarn dam, which is21
	252	+	located on the Blue river and supplies water to the town of Breckenridge.22
	253	+	(2) The money authorized in subsection (1) of this section remains23
	254	+	available for the designated purposes until it is fully expended.24
	255	+	(3) The Colorado water conservation board may make a loan for25
	256	+	the construction of the project specified in subsection (1) of this section26
	257	+	from such money as is or may become available to the Colorado water27
	258	+	1316
	259	+	-8- conservation board construction fund. The loan must be in the amount1
	260	+	listed in subsection (1) of this section plus or minus such amounts, if any,2
	261	+	as may be justified by reason of ordinary fluctuations in construction3
	262	+	costs or as may be justified by reason of change in the plans for the4
	263	+	project due to differing or unforeseen site conditions, errors or omissions5
	264	+	in the plans and specifications, changes instituted by regulatory agencies,6
	265	+	or changes in material quantities beyond contract limits.7
	266	+	(4) Pursuant to section 37-60-120 (1), C.R.S., the Colorado water8
	267	+	conservation board shall require such terms and conditions in the loan9
	268	+	contract as will ensure repayment of money made available by it. The10
	269	+	board shall not disburse any money for a loan authorized by subsection11
	270	+	(1) of this section unless and until it is satisfied, in its sole discretion, that12
	271	+	the recipient of the loan will be able to make repayment pursuant to the13
	272	+	terms and conditions established by the board.14
	273	+	SECTION 15. Grant-making for projects that assist in15
	274	+	implementing the state water plan - appropriation. (1) For the16
	275	+	2022-23 state fiscal year, $8,200,000 is appropriated to the department of17
	276	+	natural resources for use by the Colorado water conservation board. This18
	277	+	appropriation is from the water plan implementation cash fund created in19
	278	+	section 37-60-123.3 (1)(a), C.R.S. To implement this section, the20
	279	+	Colorado water conservation board may use this appropriation for21
	280	+	grant-making for projects that assist in the implementation of the state22
	281	+	water plan pursuant to section 37-60-106.3 (6), C.R.S., through the23
	282	+	Colorado water conservation board's application and guidelines process.24
	283	+	(2) The money appropriated in subsections (1) and (2) of this25
	284	+	section remains available for the designated purposes until it is fully26
	285	+	expended.27
	286	+	1316
	287	+	-9- SECTION 16. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,1
	288	+	determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate2
	289	+	preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.3
	290	+	1316
	291	+	-10-