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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. 22-0178.01 Jennifer Berman x3286
1	8		SENATE BILL 22-028
2		-	BY SENATOR(S) Simpson and Sonnenberg, Bridges, Coram, Donovan,
3		-	Jaquez Lewis, Buckner, Cooke, Fields, Gardner, Gonzales, Hisey, Holbert,
4		-	Kirkmeyer, Lee, Liston, Lundeen, Pettersen, Priola, Rankin, Rodriguez,
5		-	Scott, Smallwood, Story, Winter, Woodward, Zenzinger, Fenberg;
6		-	also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Roberts and Catlin, McCormick, McKean,
7		-	McLachlan, Amabile, Bird, Bockenfeld, Carver, Cutter, Esgar, Geitner,
8		-	Jodeh, Kipp, Lindsay, McCluskie, Michaelson Jenet, Pelton, Pico, Rich,
9		-	Sandridge, Soper, Titone, Valdez A., Valdez D., Weissman, Will, Young.
	9	+	Senate Committees House Committees
	10	+	Agriculture & Natural Resources Agriculture, Livestock, & Water
	11	+	Appropriations
	12	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT
10	13		C
11		-	ONCERNING THE CREATION OF THE GROUNDWATER COMPACT COMPLIANCE
12		-	AND SUSTAINABILITY FUND
13		-	, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH ,
14		-	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
15		-
16		-	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
17		-	SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 37-60-134 as
18		-	follows:
19		-	37-60-134. Groundwater compact compliance and sustainability
20		-	fund - creation - conservation district recommendations for
21		-	expenditures - state engineer approval - legislative declaration -
22		-	transfer - definitions - reports - repeal. (1) T
23		-	HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
24		-	NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
25		-	officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
26		-	or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
27		-	history, or the Session Laws.
28		-	________
29		-	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
30		-	through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
31		-	the act. HEREBY:
	14	+	ONCERNING THE CREATION OF THE GROUNDWATER COMPACT101
	15	+	COMPLIANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
	16	+	FUND, AND, IN CONNECTION102
	17	+	THEREWITH, MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .103
	18	+	Bill Summary
	19	+	(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
	20	+	not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
	21	+	passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
	22	+	applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
	23	+	http://leg.colorado.gov/
	24	+	.)
	25	+	Water Resources Review Committee. The bill creates the
	26	+	groundwater compact compliance and sustainability fund to help finance
	27	+	groundwater use reduction efforts in the Rio Grande river basin and the
	28	+	Republican river basin, such as efforts to buy and retire irrigation wells
	29	+	and irrigated acreage in the river basins. The Colorado water conservation
	30	+	HOUSE
	31	+	3rd Reading Unamended
	32	+	April 29, 2022
	33	+	HOUSE
	34	+	Amended 2nd Reading
	35	+	April 27, 2022
	36	+	SENATE
	37	+	3rd Reading Unamended
	38	+	February 17, 2022
	39	+	SENATE
	40	+	2nd Reading Unamended
	41	+	February 15, 2022
	42	+	SENATE SPONSORSHIP
	43	+	Simpson and Sonnenberg, Bridges, Coram, Donovan, Jaquez Lewis, Buckner, Cooke,
	44	+	Fields, Garcia, Gardner, Gonzales, Hisey, Holbert, Kirkmeyer, Lee, Liston, Lundeen,
	45	+	Pettersen, Priola, Rankin, Scott, Smallwood, Story, Winter, Woodward, Zenzinger
	46	+	HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
	47	+	Roberts and Catlin, McCormick, McKean, McLachlan, Amabile, Bird, Bockenfeld,
	48	+	Carver, Cutter, Esgar, Geitner, Jodeh, Kipp, Lindsay, McCluskie, Michaelson Jenet, Pelton,
	49	+	Pico, Rich, Sandridge, Soper, Titone, Valdez A., Valdez D., Weissman, Will, Young
	50	+	Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
	51	+	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
	52	+	Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute. board administers the fund and can make expenditures from the fund
	53	+	based on recommendations from the board of directors of the Rio Grande
	54	+	water conservation district or the Republican river water conservation
	55	+	district. A conservation district's recommendations must first be approved
	56	+	by the state engineer.
	57	+	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
	58	+	SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 37-60-134 as2
	59	+	follows:3
	60	+	37-60-134. Groundwater compact compliance and4
	61	+	sustainability fund - creation - conservation district5
	62	+	recommendations for expenditures - state engineer approval -6
	63	+	legislative declaration -
	64	+	transfer - definitions - reports - repeal.7
	65	+	(1) T
	66	+	HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HEREBY :8
32	67		(a) F
33		-	INDS AND DETERMINES THAT:
	68	+	INDS AND DETERMINES THAT:9
34	69		(I) G
35		-	ROUNDWATER WELL PUMPING IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE STATE
36		-	PROVIDES THE PRINCIPAL SOURCE OF IRRIGATION WATER SUPPLY BUT
37		-	CONSEQUENTLY MAY REDUCE THE QUANTITY OF GROUNDWATER IN THE
38		-	AQUIFERS AND MAY IMPACT THE HYDROGEOLOGY OF CONNECTED SURFACE
39		-	STREAMS
40		-	, RESULTING IN REDUCED STREAM FLOWS THAT THREATEN SENIOR
41		-	WATER RIGHTS AND THE STATE
42		-	'S COMPLIANCE WITH INTERSTATE COMPACTS ;
	70	+	ROUNDWATER WELL PUMPING IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE10
	71	+	STATE PROVIDES THE PRINCIPAL SOURCE OF IRRIGATION WATER SUPPLY11
	72	+	BUT CONSEQUENTLY MAY REDUCE THE QUANTITY OF GR OUNDWATER IN12
	73	+	THE AQUIFERS AND MAY IMPACT THE HYDROGEOLOGY OF CONNECTED13
	74	+	SURFACE STREAMS, RESULTING IN REDUCED STREAM FLOWS THAT14
	75	+	THREATEN SENIOR WATER RIGHTS AND THE STATE 'S COMPLIANCE WITH15
	76	+	INTERSTATE COMPACTS;16
43	77		(II) G
44		-	ROUNDWATER USE IS EXTENSIVE IN FOUR OF THE EIGHT MAJOR
45		-	RIVER BASINS IN
46		-	COLORADO, NAMELY THE RIO GRANDE, REPUBLICAN,
47		-	A
48		-	RKANSAS, AND SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BASINS, AND SUCH GROUNDWATER
49		-	USE IS CLOSELY TIED TO THE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY IN THOSE AREAS
50		-	;
	78	+	ROUNDWATER USE IS EXTENSIVE IN FOUR OF THE EIGHT17
	79	+	MAJOR RIVER BASINS IN COLORADO, NAMELY THE RIO GRANDE,18
	80	+	R
	81	+	EPUBLICAN, ARKANSAS, AND SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BASINS, AND SUCH19
	82	+	GROUNDWATER USE IS CLOSELY TIED TO THE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY IN20
	83	+	THOSE AREAS;21
51	84		(III) P
52		-	REVIOUS UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT LITIGATION
53		-	INITIATED IN NEIGHBORING STATES REGARDING COMPACT COMPLIANCE BY
54		-	THE
55		-	RIO GRANDE, ARKANSAS, AND REPUBLICAN RIVER BASINS HAVE
56		-	INVOLVED COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE EXTENT OF GROUNDWATER USE IN
57		-	THOSE AREAS
58		-	. SETTLEMENTS OF THE LAWSUITS IN THE RIO GRANDE AND
59		-	REPUBLICAN RIVER BASINS RESULTED IN THE CREATION OF WATER
60		-	CONSERVATION DISTRICTS TO ADDRESS GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AND
61		-	CONSERVATION
62		-	.
	85	+	REVIOUS UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT LITIGATION22
	86	+	INITIATED IN NEIGHBORING STATES REGARDING COMPACT COMPLIANCE BY23
	87	+	028-2- THE RIO GRANDE, ARKANSAS, AND REPUBLICAN RIVER BASINS HAVE1
	88	+	INVOLVED COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE EXTENT OF GROUNDWATER USE2
	89	+	IN THOSE AREAS. SETTLEMENTS OF THE LAWSUITS IN THE RIO GRANDE3
	90	+	AND REPUBLICAN RIVER BASINS RESULTED IN THE CREATION OF WATER4
	91	+	CONSERVATION DISTRICTS TO ADDRESS GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT5
	92	+	AND CONSERVATION.6
63	93		(IV) D
64		-	ESPITE THE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS ' AND THE STATE'S
65		-	DILIGENT EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES TO REDUCE GROUNDWATER
66		-	USE
67		-	, INCLUDING THE CREATION OF SIX GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT
68		-	SUBDISTRICTS IN THE
69		-	RIO GRANDE RIVER BASIN AND THE USE OF VARIOUS
70		-	FEDERAL
71		-	, STATE, AND LOCAL FUNDING SOURCES TO INCENTIVIZE THE
72		-	PURCHASE AND RETIREMENT OF IRRIGATED ACREAGE
73		-	, EXTENSIVE
74		-	GROUNDWATER USE IN THE
75		-	RIO GRANDE AND REPUBLICAN RIVER BASINS
76		-	CONTINUES TO THREATEN AQUIFER SUSTAINABILITY
77		-	, SENIOR WATER RIGHTS,
78		-	AND COMPACT COMPLIANCE ;
	94	+	ESPITE THE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS ' AND THE STATE'S7
	95	+	DILIGENT EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES TO REDUCE GROUNDWATER8
	96	+	USE, INCLUDING THE CREATION OF SIX GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT9
	97	+	SUBDISTRICTS IN THE RIO GRANDE RIVER BASIN AND THE USE OF VARIOUS10
	98	+	FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL FUNDING SOURCES TO INCENTIVIZE THE11
	99	+	PURCHASE AND RETIREMENT OF IRRIGATED ACREAGE , EXTENSIVE12
	100	+	GROUNDWATER USE IN THE RIO GRANDE AND REPUBLICAN RIVER BASINS13
	101	+	CONTINUES TO THREATEN AQUIFER SUSTAINABILITY , SENIOR WATER14
	102	+	RIGHTS, AND COMPACT COMPLIANCE ;15
79	103		(V) A
80		-	S PART OF THE EFFORTS TO REDUCE GROUNDWATER USE , THE
81		-	STATE ENTERED INTO A STIPULATION WITH
82		-	KANSAS AND NEBRASKA IN 2016
83		-	IN WHICH THE STATE AGREED TO RETIRE TWENTY -FIVE THOUSAND ACRES OF
84		-	IRRIGATED ACREAGE IN THE
85		-	REPUBLICAN RIVER BASIN BY 2029, AND,
86		-	PURSUANT TO STANDARDS FOR GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT SET FORTH IN
87		-	PAGE 2-SENATE BILL 22-028 SECTION 37-92-501 (4), THE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT SUBDISTRICT
88		-	NUMBER
89		-	1 CREATED IN THE RIO GRANDE WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
90		-	IS REQUIRED TO RETIRE FORTY THOUSAND ACRES OF IRRIGATED ACREAGE BY
91		-	2029;
	104	+	S PART OF THE EFFORTS TO REDUCE GROUNDWATER USE , THE16
	105	+	STATE ENTERED INTO A STIPULATION WITH KANSAS AND NEBRASKA IN17
	106	+	2016
	107	+	IN WHICH THE STATE AGREED TO RETIRE TWENTY -FIVE THOUSAND18
	108	+	ACRES OF IRRIGATED ACREAGE IN THE REPUBLICAN RIVER BASIN BY 2029,19
	109	+	AND, PURSUANT TO STANDARDS FOR GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT SET20
	110	+	FORTH IN SECTION 37-92-501 (4), THE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT21
	111	+	SUBDISTRICT NUMBER 1 CREATED IN THE RIO GRANDE WATER22
	112	+	CONSERVATION DISTRICT IS REQUIRED TO RETIRE FORTY THOUSAND ACRES23
	113	+	OF IRRIGATED ACREAGE BY 2029;24
92	114		(VI) T
93		-	O DATE, ONLY ABOUT THREE THOUSAND ACRES HAVE BEEN
94		-	RETIRED IN THE
95		-	REPUBLICAN RIVER BASIN AND ONLY ABOUT THIRTEEN
96		-	THOUSAND ACRES HAVE BEEN RETIRED IN THE
97		-	RIO GRANDE RIVER BASIN;
98		-	AND
99		-	(VII) IF THE ACREAGE RETIREMENT REQUIREMENTS IN THE RIO
100		-	GRANDE AND REPUBLICAN RIVER BASINS ARE NOT MET , THE STATE MIGHT
101		-	BE REQUIRED TO MANDATE GROUNDWATER USE REDUCTIONS FOR
102		-	PRODUCTIVE FARMLAND IN THE BASINS TO ACHIEVE COMPACT COMPLIANCE
103		-	,
104		-	THUS THREATENING THE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIES IN THE RIVER BASINS ;
105		-	AND
106		-	(b) DECLARES THAT:
	115	+	O DATE, ONLY ABOUT THREE THOUSAND ACRES HAVE BEEN25
	116	+	RETIRED IN THE REPUBLICAN RIVER BASIN AND ONLY ABOUT THIRTEEN26
	117	+	THOUSAND ACRES HAVE BEEN RETIRED IN THE RIO GRANDE RIVER BASIN;27
	118	+	028
	119	+	-3- AND1
	120	+	(VII) I
	121	+	F THE ACREAGE RETIREMENT REQUIREMENTS IN THE RIO2
	122	+	G
	123	+	RANDE AND REPUBLICAN RIVER BASINS ARE NOT MET, THE STATE MIGHT3
	124	+	BE REQUIRED TO MANDATE GROUNDWATER USE REDUCTIONS FOR4
	125	+	PRODUCTIVE FARMLAND IN THE BASINS TO ACHIEVE COMPACT5
	126	+	COMPLIANCE, THUS THREATENING THE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIES IN THE6
	127	+	RIVER BASINS; AND7
	128	+	(b) D
	129	+	ECLARES THAT:8
107	130		(I) G
108		-	REATER FUNDING IS NEEDED TO INCENTIVIZE THE RETIREMENT
109		-	OF IRRIGATION WELLS AND IRRIGATED ACREAGE TO COMPLY WITH THE
110		-	GROUNDWATER USE REDUCTION REQUIREMENTS
111		-	;
	131	+	REATER FUNDING IS NEEDED TO INCENTIVIZE THE RETIREMENT9
	132	+	OF IRRIGATION WELLS AND IRRIGATED ACREAGE TO COMPLY WITH THE10
	133	+	GROUNDWATER USE REDUCTION REQUIREMENTS ;11
112	134		(II) T
113		-	O ACCELERATE THE STATE'S PROGRESS IN RETIRING IRRIGATED
114		-	ACREAGE IN THE
115		-	REPUBLICAN AND RIO GRANDE RIVER BASINS IN ORDER TO
116		-	MEET STATE
117		-	-MANDATED DEADLINES, A STATE FUND SHOULD BE CREATED TO
118		-	PROVIDE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES AND ASSISTANCE FOR THE BUYING AND
119		-	RETIRING OF IRRIGATION WELLS AND IRRIGATED ACREAGE IN THE BASINS
120		-	;
	135	+	O ACCELERATE THE STATE 'S PROGRESS IN RETIRING12
	136	+	IRRIGATED ACREAGE IN THE REPUBLICAN AND RIO GRANDE RIVER BASINS13
	137	+	IN ORDER TO MEET STATE-MANDATED DEADLINES, A STATE FUND SHOULD14
	138	+	BE CREATED TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES AND ASSISTANCE FOR THE15
	139	+	BUYING AND RETIRING OF IRRIGATION WELLS AND IRRIGATED ACREAGE IN16
	140	+	THE BASINS;17
121	141		(III) S
122		-	UCH USE OF STATE MONEY WOULD ALSO HELP PROMOTE
123		-	CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF GROUNDWATER RESOURCES IN
124		-	FURTHERANCE OF THE STATE WATER PLAN DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO
125		-	SECTION
126		-	37-60-106.3; AND
127		-	(IV) THE BOARD SHOULD ADMINISTER THE FUND AND DISTRIBUTE
128		-	MONEY FROM THE FUND BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BOARD OF
129		-	DIRECTORS OF THE
130		-	RIO GRANDE WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT APPOINTED
131		-	PURSUANT TO SECTION
132		-	37-48-103 OR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
133		-	REPUBLICAN RIVER WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT APPOINTED PURSUANT
134		-	TO SECTION
135		-	37-50-104, WHICH RECOMMENDATIONS THE STATE ENGINEER
136		-	PAGE 3-SENATE BILL 22-028 SHOULD FIRST REVIEW.
137		-	(2) T
138		-	HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FURTHER FINDS AND DECLARES THAT :
139		-	(a) T
140		-	HIS SECTION IS INTENDED TO RESPOND TO THE NEGATIVE
141		-	ECONOMIC IMPACTS CAUSED BY THE
142		-	COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND RESULTING
143		-	PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR THE
144		-	VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT OF IRRIGATED ACREAGE AND WELLS IN ORDER TO
145		-	MAINTAIN INTERSTATE COMPACT COMPLIANCE AND FOR THE PROMOTION OF
146		-	CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF GROUNDWATER RESOURCES IN
147		-	FURTHERANCE OF THE STATE WATER PLAN
148		-	;
149		-	(b) M
150		-	ONEY ALLOCATED TO THE STATE PURSUANT TO THE
151		-	"AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021" AND TRANSFERRED TO THE
152		-	GROUNDWATER COMPACT COMPLIANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY FUND CREATED
153		-	IN SUBSECTION
154		-	(3)(a) OF THIS SECTION MAY BE USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF
155		-	THIS SECTION
156		-	; AND
157		-	(c) THE COMPACT COMPLIANCE , GROUNDWATER RESOURCE
158		-	SUSTAINABILITY
159		-	, AND GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION PURPOSES DESCRIBED
160		-	IN THIS SECTION ARE IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT SERVICES
161		-	.
162		-	(3) (a) T
163		-	HE GROUNDWATER COMPACT COMPLIANCE AND
164		-	SUSTAINABILITY FUND IS HEREBY CREATED IN THE STATE TREASURY AND
165		-	CONSISTS OF MONEY THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAY APPROPRIATE OR
166		-	TRANSFER TO THE FUND
167		-	; MONEY THAT THE STATE MAY RECEIVE FROM
168		-	FEDERAL SOURCES
169		-	, INCLUDING FEDERAL SOURCES OF STIMULUS FUNDING OR
170		-	RECOVERY FUNDING
171		-	; AND ANY GIFTS, GRANTS, OR DONATIONS THAT THE
172		-	BOARD SEEKS
173		-	, ACCEPTS, AND EXPENDS FOR THE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN THIS
174		-	SECTION
175		-	. THE MONEY IN THE FUND IS SUBJECT TO ANNUAL APPROPRIATION
176		-	BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
177		-	.
	142	+	UCH USE OF STATE MONEY WOULD ALSO HELP PROMOTE18
	143	+	CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF GROUNDWATER RESOURCES IN19
	144	+	FURTHERANCE OF THE STATE WATER PLAN DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO20
	145	+	SECTION 37-60-106.3; AND21
	146	+	(IV) T
	147	+	HE BOARD SHOULD ADMINISTER THE FUND AND DISTRIBUTE22
	148	+	MONEY FROM THE FUND BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BOARD OF23
	149	+	DIRECTORS OF THE RIO GRANDE WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT24
	150	+	APPOINTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 37-48-103 OR THE BOARD OF25
	151	+	DIRECTORS OF THE REPUBLICAN RIVER WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT26
	152	+	APPOINTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 37-50-104, WHICH RECOMMENDATIONS27
	153	+	028
	154	+	-4- THE STATE ENGINEER SHOULD FIRST REVIEW .1
	155	+	(2) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FURTHER FINDS AND DECLARES THAT :2
	156	+	(a) THIS SECTION IS INTENDED TO RESPOND TO THE NEGATIVE3
	157	+	ECONOMIC IMPACTS CAUSED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND4
	158	+	RESULTING PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL5
	159	+	INCENTIVES FOR THE VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT OF IRRIGATED ACREAGE6
	160	+	AND WELLS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN INTERSTATE COMPACT COMPLIANCE7
	161	+	AND FOR THE PROMOTION OF CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF8
	162	+	GROUNDWATER RESOURCES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE STATE WATER PLAN;9
	163	+	(b) MONEY ALLOCATED TO THE STATE PURSUANT TO THE10
	164	+	"AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021" AND TRANSFERRED TO THE11
	165	+	GROUNDWATER COMPACT COMPLIANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY FUND12
	166	+	CREATED IN SUBSECTION (3)(a) OF THIS SECTION MAY BE USED FOR THE13
	167	+	PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION; AND14
	168	+	(c) THE COMPACT COMPLIANCE, GROUNDWATER RESOURCE15
	169	+	SUSTAINABILITY, AND GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION PURPOSES16
	170	+	DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION ARE IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT SERVICES .17
	171	+	(3) (a) THE GROUNDWATER COMPACT COMPLIANCE AND18
	172	+	SUSTAINABILITY FUND IS HEREBY CREATED IN THE STATE TREASURY AND19
	173	+	CONSISTS OF MONEY THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAY APPROPRIATE OR20
	174	+	TRANSFER TO THE FUND; MONEY THAT THE STATE MAY RECEIVE FROM21
	175	+	FEDERAL SOURCES, INCLUDING FEDERAL SOURCES OF STIMULUS FUNDING22
	176	+	OR RECOVERY FUNDING; AND ANY GIFTS, GRANTS, OR DONATIONS THAT23
	177	+	THE BOARD SEEKS, ACCEPTS, AND EXPENDS FOR THE PURPOSES SET FORTH24
	178	+	IN THIS SECTION. THE MONEY IN THE FUND IS SUBJECT TO ANNUAL25
	179	+	APPROPRIATION BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY .26
178	180		(b) T
179		-	HE BOARD SHALL ADMINISTER THE FUND TO IMPLEMENT THE
180		-	GROUNDWATER COMPACT COMPLIANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY PURPOSES
181		-	ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION
182		-	. THE BOARD MAY USE UP
183		-	TO FIVE PERCENT OF THE MONEY ANNUALLY APPROPRIATED TO THE FUND TO
184		-	PAY THE BOARD
185		-	'S DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS, AS WELL AS THE DIRECT AND
186		-	INDIRECT COSTS INCURRED BY THE
187		-	RIO GRANDE WATER CONSERVATION
188		-	DISTRICT
189		-	, THE REPUBLICAN RIVER WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT , AND
190		-	THE STATE ENGINEER IN IMPLEMENTING THIS SECTION
191		-	.
192		-	PAGE 4-SENATE BILL 22-028 (4) THE BOARD MAY DISBURSE MONEY FROM THE FUND FOR
193		-	PURPOSES RELATED TO COMPACT COMPLIANCE AND GROUNDWATER
194		-	RESOURCE SUSTAINABILITY AND CONSERVATION
195		-	, INCLUDING THE FINANCING
196		-	OF PROGRAMS DIRECTED AT BUYING AND RETIRING IRRIGATED ACREAGE TO
197		-	REDUCE GROUNDWATER USE
198		-	. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE RIO
199		-	GRANDE WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
200		-	THE
201		-	REPUBLICAN RIVER WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT , IN
202		-	COLLABORATION WITH THE BOARD AND THE STATE ENGINEER
203		-	, MAY EACH
204		-	ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION CRITERIA FOR DISBURSEMENT OF
205		-	MONEY FROM THE FUND
206		-	. EACH BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL POST ON ITS
207		-	WEBSITE ANY CRITERIA ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION
208		-	(4).
209		-	(5) T
210		-	HE BOARD SHALL DISBURSE MONEY FROM THE FUND BASED ON
211		-	RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF EITHER THE
212		-	RIO
213		-	GRANDE WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT OR THE REPUBLICAN RIVER
214		-	WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
215		-	, WHICH RECOMMENDATIONS MUST FIRST BE
216		-	APPROVED BY THE STATE ENGINEER
217		-	.
218		-	(6) I
219		-	F ALL GROUNDWATER REDUCTION REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED
220		-	BY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT ORDER OR STIPULATION HAVE BEEN MET AND
221		-	ALL STATUTORILY MANDATED GROUNDWATER REDUCTION ST ANDARDS HAVE
222		-	BEEN ACHIEVED
223		-	, THIS SECTION WILL BE REPEALED ; EXCEPT THAT THIS
224		-	SECTION SHALL NOT BE REPEALED BEFORE
225		-	JANUARY 1, 2025. THE BOARD
226		-	SHALL NOTIFY THE REVISOR OF STATUTES IN WRITING OF THE DATE WHEN
227		-	THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THIS SUBSECTION
228		-	(6) HAVE OCCURRED BY
229		-	EMAILING THE NOTICE TO REVISOROFSTATUTES
230		-	.GA@STATE.CO.US. THE
231		-	BOARD SHALL ALSO SEND A COPY OF THE NOTICE TO THE STATE TREASURER
232		-	WHO
233		-	, WITHIN THREE DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THE NOTICE , SHALL TRANSFER
234		-	ANY MONEY REMAINING IN THE FUND TO THE GENERAL FUND
235		-	. THIS SECTION
236		-	IS REPEALED
237		-	, EFFECTIVE UPON THE DATE IDENTIFIED IN THE NOTICE OR , IF
238		-	THE NOTICE DOES NOT SPECIFY THAT DATE
239		-	, UPON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE
240		-	TO THE REVISOR OF STATUTES
241		-	.
242		-	(7) (a) F
243		-	OR THE 2022-23 STATE FISCAL YEAR, THE GENERAL
244		-	ASSEMBLY SHALL APPROPRIATE TO THE FUND SIXTY MILLION DOLLARS FROM
245		-	THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND RELIEF CASH FUND CREATED IN SECTION
246		-	24-75-228 (2)(a). THE BOARD MAY USE THE MONEY APPROPRIATED FOR THE
247		-	PURPOSES SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION
248		-	. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION
249		-	(7)(b) OF THIS SECTION, ANY MONEY APPROPRIATED TO THE FUND IN THE
250		-	2022-23 STATE FISCAL YEAR THAT IS UNOBLIGATED OR UNEXPENDED AT THE
251		-	PAGE 5-SENATE BILL 22-028 END OF THE STATE FISCAL YEAR REMAINS AVAILABLE FOR EXPENDITURE BY
252		-	THE BOARD IN SUBSEQUENT STATE FISCAL YEARS WITHOUT FURTHER
253		-	APPROPRIATION
254		-	, SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR OBLIGATING AND
255		-	EXPENDING MONEY RECEIVED UNDER THE
256		-	"AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF
257		-	2021", AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 24-75-226 (4)(d).
258		-	(b) O
259		-	N AUGUST 15, 2024, IF THERE IS UNOBLIGATED MONEY IN THE
260		-	FUND
261		-	, THE STATE TREASURER SHALL:
262		-	(I) I
263		-	F THE AMOUNT OF UNOBLIGATED MONEY IS TWENTY MILLION
264		-	DOLLARS OR LESS
265		-	, TRANSFER ALL OF THE UNOBLIGATED MONEY TO THE
266		-	WATER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ACCOUNT
267		-	; OR
268		-	(II) IF THE AMOUNT OF UNOBLIGATED MONEY IS GREATER THAN
269		-	TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS
270		-	, TRANSFER TO THE WATER PLAN
271		-	IMPLEMENTATION ACCOUNT TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS
272		-	.
273		-	(8) (a) T
274		-	HE BOARD AND ANY PERSON THAT RECEIVES MONEY FROM
275		-	THE BOARD PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION OR SECTION
276		-	37-60-123.3 (3) SHALL
277		-	COMPLY WITH THE COMPLIANCE
278		-	, REPORTING, RECORD-KEEPING, AND
279		-	PROGRAM EVALUATION REQUIREMENT ESTABLISHED BY THE OFFICE OF
280		-	STATE PLANNING AND BUDGETING AND THE STATE CONTROLLER IN
281		-	ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
282		-	24-75-226 (5).
283		-	(b) C
284		-	OMMENCING IN 2023, AND FOR EACH YEAR THEREAFTER
285		-	THROUGH
286		-	2027, AS PART OF ITS ANNUAL PRESENTATIONS TO THE GENERAL
287		-	ASSEMBLY UNDER THE
288		-	"STATE MEASUREMENT FOR ACCOUNTABLE,
	181	+	HE BOARD SHALL ADMINISTER THE FUND TO IMPLEMENT THE27
	182	+	028
	183	+	-5- GROUNDWATER COMPACT COMPLIANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY PURPOSES1
	184	+	ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION . THE BOARD MAY USE2
	185	+	UP TO FIVE PERCENT OF THE MONEY ANNUALLY APPROPRIATED TO THE3
	186	+	FUND TO PAY THE BOARD'S DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS, AS WELL AS THE4
	187	+	DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS INCURRED BY THE RIO GRANDE WATER5
	188	+	CONSERVATION DISTRICT, THE REPUBLICAN RIVER WATER CONSERVATION6
	189	+	DISTRICT, AND THE STATE ENGINEER IN IMPLEMENTING THIS SECTION .7
	190	+	(4) THE BOARD MAY DISBURSE MONEY FROM THE FUND FOR8
	191	+	PURPOSES RELATED TO COMPACT COMPLIANCE AND GROUNDWATER9
	192	+	RESOURCE SUSTAINABILITY AND CONSERVATION , INCLUDING THE10
	193	+	FINANCING OF PROGRAMS DIRECTED AT BUYING AND RETIRING IRRIGATED11
	194	+	ACREAGE TO REDUCE GROUNDWATER USE . THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF12
	195	+	THE RIO GRANDE WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT AND THE BOARD OF13
	196	+	DIRECTORS OF THE REPUBLICAN RIVER WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT ,14
	197	+	IN COLLABORATION WITH THE BOARD AND THE STATE ENGINEER , MAY15
	198	+	EACH ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION CRITERIA FOR16
	199	+	DISBURSEMENT OF MONEY FROM THE FUND . EACH BOARD OF DIRECTORS17
	200	+	SHALL POST ON ITS WEBSITE ANY CRITERIA ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO18
	201	+	THIS SUBSECTION (4).19
	202	+	(5) THE BOARD SHALL DISBURSE MONEY FROM THE FUND BASED20
	203	+	ON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF EITHER THE21
289	204		R
290		-	ESPONSIVE, AND TRANSPARENT (SMART) GOVERNMENT ACT", PART 2 OF
291		-	ARTICLE
292		-	7 OF TITLE 2, THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SHALL
293		-	REPORT ON HOW MUCH MONEY THE BOARD HAS EXPENDED UNDER THIS
294		-	SECTION AND IF THE BOARD EXPECTS TO EXPEND THE FULL SIXTY MILLION
295		-	DOLLARS FOR THE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION OR
296		-	, IF MONEY IS
297		-	TRANSFERRED TO THE WATER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ACCOUNT IN
298		-	2024, IF
299		-	THE BOARD IS ON TRACK TO EXPEND THE FULL SIXTY MILLION DOLLARS FOR
300		-	THE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION AND THE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN
301		-	SECTION
302		-	37-60-123.3 (3).
303		-	(9) A
304		-	S USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE
305		-	REQUIRES
306		-	:
307		-	PAGE 6-SENATE BILL 22-028 (a) "AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021" MEANS THE FEDERAL
308		-	"AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021", PUB.L. 117-2, AS THE ACT MAY BE
309		-	SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED
310		-	.
311		-	(b) "COVID-19"
312		-	MEANS THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE CAUSED BY THE
313		-	SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS
314		-	2, ALSO KNOWN AS
315		-	SARS-COV-2.
316		-	(c) "F
317		-	UND" MEANS THE GROUNDWATER COMPACT COMPLIANCE AND
318		-	SUSTAINABILITY FUND CREATED IN SUBSECTION
319		-	(3)(a) OF THIS SECTION.
320		-	(d) "W
321		-	ATER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ACCOUNT " MEANS THE WATER
322		-	PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ACCOUNT CREATED IN SECTION
323		-	37-60-123.3 (3)(b).
324		-	SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 37-60-123.3, add (3)
325		-	as follows:
326		-	37-60-123.3. Water plan implementation cash fund - created -
327		-	water plan implementation account - created - legislative declaration
328		-	- reporting - repeal. (3) (a) T
329		-	HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES
330		-	THAT
331		-	:
332		-	(I) T
333		-	HIS SUBSECTION (3) IS INTENDED TO RESPOND TO THE NEGATIVE
334		-	ECONOMIC IMPACTS CAUSED BY THE
335		-	COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AS DEFINED IN
336		-	SECTION
337		-	37-60-134 (9)(b), AND THE RESULTING PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY
338		-	BY PROVIDING GRANT MONEY TO PROM OTE PROJECTS AND ACTIONS THAT
339		-	ADVANCE PROGRESS TOWARD ACCOMPLISHING THE CRITICAL ACTIONS
340		-	IDENTIFIED IN THE STATE WATER PLAN
341		-	;
342		-	(II) M
343		-	ONEY ALLOCATED TO THE STATE PURSUANT TO THE
344		-	"AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021", AS DEFINED IN SECTION 37-60-134
345		-	(9)(a),
346		-	AND TRANSFERRED TO THE WATER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ACCOUNT
347		-	MAY BE USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION
348		-	(3); AND
349		-	(III) THE WATER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION PURPOSES DESCRIBED IN
350		-	THIS SUBSECTION
351		-	(3) ARE IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT SERVICES .
352		-	(b) T
353		-	HERE IS HEREBY CREATED IN THE WATER PLAN
354		-	IMPLEMENTATION CASH FUND THE WATER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ACCOUNT
355		-	,
356		-	REFERRED TO IN THIS SUBSECTION (3) AS THE "ACCOUNT". THE MONEY IN
357		-	PAGE 7-SENATE BILL 22-028 THE ACCOUNT IS CONTINUOUSLY APPROPRIATED TO THE BOARD TO USE FOR
358		-	THE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN THIS SUBSECTION
359		-	(3).
360		-	(c) T
361		-	HE ACCOUNT CONSISTS OF ALL MONEY TRANSFERRED TO THE
362		-	ACCOUNT ON
363		-	AUGUST 15, 2024, FROM THE GROUNDWATER COMPACT
364		-	COMPLIANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY FUND CREATED IN SECTION
365		-	37-60-134
366		-	(3)(a).
367		-	(d) T
368		-	HE BOARD AND ANY PERSON THAT RECEIVES MONEY FROM THE
369		-	BOARD PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION
370		-	(3) SHALL COMPLY WITH THE
371		-	COMPLIANCE
372		-	, REPORTING, RECORD-KEEPING, AND PROGRAM EVALUATION
373		-	REQUIREMENT ESTABLISHED BY THE OFFICE OF STATE PLANNING AND
374		-	BUDGETING AND THE STATE CONTROLLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
375		-	24-75-226 (5).
376		-	(e) T
377		-	HIS SUBSECTION (3) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1,
378		-	2027.
379		-	SECTION 3. Appropriation. (1) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year,
380		-	$60,000,000 is appropriated to the groundwater compact compliance and
381		-	sustainability fund created in section 37-60-134 (3)(a), C.R.S. This
382		-	appropriation is from the economic recovery and relief cash fund created in
383		-	section 24-75-228 (3)(a), C.R.S., and is of money the state received from
384		-	the federal coronavirus state fiscal recovery fund. The Department of
385		-	Natural Resources is responsible for the accounting related to this
386		-	appropriation.
387		-	(2) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, $60,000,000 is appropriated to
388		-	the department of natural resources for use by the Colorado water
389		-	conservation board. This appropriation is from reappropriated funds from
390		-	the groundwater compact compliance and sustainability fund under
391		-	subsection (1) of this section. To implement this act, the board may use this
392		-	appropriation for compact compliance and groundwater resource
393		-	sustainability and conservation pursuant to section 37-60-134, C.R.S. Any
394		-	money appropriated in this section not expended prior to July 1, 2023, is
395		-	further appropriated to the board from July 1, 2023, through December 30,
396		-	2024, for the same purpose.
397		-	SECTION 4. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
398		-	PAGE 8-SENATE BILL 22-028 determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
399		-	preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.
400		-	____________________________ ____________________________
401		-	Steve Fenberg Alec Garnett
402		-	PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
403		-	THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
404		-	____________________________ ____________________________
405		-	Cindi L. Markwell Robin Jones
406		-	SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
407		-	THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
408		-	APPROVED________________________________________
409		-	(Date and Time)
410		-	_________________________________________
411		-	Jared S. Polis
412		-	GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
413		-	PAGE 9-SENATE BILL 22-028
	205	+	IO GRANDE WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT OR THE REPUBLICAN RIVER22
	206	+	WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT , WHICH RECOMMENDATIONS MUST FIRST23
	207	+	BE APPROVED BY THE STATE ENGINEER .24(6) IF ALL GROUNDWATER REDUCTION REQUIREMENTS25
	208	+	ESTABLISHED BY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT ORDER OR STIPULATION HAVE26
	209	+	BEEN MET AND ALL STATUTORILY MANDATED GROUNDWATER REDUCTION27
	210	+	028
	211	+	-6- STANDARDS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED , THIS SECTION WILL BE REPEALED;1
	212	+	EXCEPT THAT THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE REPEALED BEFORE JANUARY 1,2
	213	+	2025. THE BOARD SHALL NOTIFY THE REVISOR OF STATUTES IN WRITING OF3
	214	+	THE DATE WHEN THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THIS SUBSECTION (6) HAVE4
	215	+	OCCURRED BY EMAILING THE NOTICE TO5
	216	+	REVISOROFSTATUTES.GA@STATE.CO.US. THE BOARD SHALL ALSO SEND A6
	217	+	COPY OF THE NOTICE TO THE STATE TREASURER WHO , WITHIN THREE DAYS7
	218	+	AFTER RECEIVING THE NOTICE, SHALL TRANSFER ANY MONEY REMAINING8
	219	+	IN THE FUND TO THE GENERAL FUND . THIS SECTION IS REPEALED,9
	220	+	EFFECTIVE UPON THE DATE IDENTIFIED IN THE NOTICE OR , IF THE NOTICE10
	221	+	DOES NOT SPECIFY THAT DATE, UPON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE TO THE11
	222	+	REVISOR OF STATUTES.12
	223	+	(7) (a) FOR THE 2022-23 STATE FISCAL YEAR, THE GENERAL13
	224	+	ASSEMBLY SHALL APPROPRIATE TO THE FUND SIXTY MILLION DOLLARS14
	225	+	FROM THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND RELIEF CASH FUND CREATED IN15
	226	+	SECTION 24-75-228 (2)(a). THE BOARD MAY USE THE MONEY16
	227	+	APPROPRIATED FOR THE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION. EXCEPT AS17
	228	+	PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (7)(b) OF THIS SECTION, ANY MONEY18
	229	+	APPROPRIATED TO THE FUND IN THE 2022-23 STATE FISCAL YEAR THAT IS19
	230	+	UNOBLIGATED OR UNEXPENDED AT THE END OF THE STATE FISCAL YEAR20
	231	+	REMAINS AVAILABLE FOR EXPENDITURE BY THE BOARD IN SUBSEQUENT21
	232	+	STATE FISCAL YEARS WITHOUT FURTHER APPROPRIATION, SUBJECT TO THE22
	233	+	REQUIREMENTS FOR OBLIGATING AND EXPENDING MONEY RECEIVED23
	234	+	UNDER THE "AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021", AS SPECIFIED IN24
	235	+	SECTION 24-75-226 (4)(d).25
	236	+	(b) ON AUGUST 15, 2024, IF THERE IS UNOBLIGATED MONEY IN THE26
	237	+	FUND, THE STATE TREASURER SHALL:27
	238	+	028
	239	+	-7- (I) IF THE AMOUNT OF UNOBLIGATED MONEY IS TWENTY MILLION1
	240	+	DOLLARS OR LESS, TRANSFER ALL OF THE UNOBLIGATED MONEY TO THE2
	241	+	WATER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ACCOUNT ; OR3
	242	+	(II) IF THE AMOUNT OF UNOBLIGATED MONEY IS GREATER THAN4
	243	+	TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS , TRANSFER TO THE WATER PLAN5
	244	+	IMPLEMENTATION ACCOUNT TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS .6
	245	+	(8) (a) THE BOARD AND ANY PERSON THAT RECEIVES MONEY FROM7
	246	+	THE BOARD PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION OR SECTION 37-60-123.3 (3)8
	247	+	SHALL COMPLY WITH THE COMPLIANCE, REPORTING, RECORD-KEEPING,9
	248	+	AND PROGRAM EVALUATION REQUIREMENT ESTABLISHED BY THE OFFICE10
	249	+	OF STATE PLANNING AND BUDGETING AND THE STATE CONTROLLER IN11
	250	+	ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 24-75-226 (5).12
	251	+	(b) COMMENCING IN 2023, AND FOR EACH YEAR THEREAFTER13
	252	+	THROUGH 2027, AS PART OF ITS ANNUAL PRESENTATIONS TO THE GENERAL14
	253	+	ASSEMBLY UNDER THE "STATE MEASUREMENT FOR ACCOUNTABLE,15
	254	+	RESPONSIVE, AND TRANSPARENT (SMART) GOVERNMENT ACT", PART 216
	255	+	OF ARTICLE 7 OF TITLE 2, THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES17
	256	+	SHALL REPORT ON HOW MUCH MONEY THE BOARD HAS EXPENDED UNDER18
	257	+	THIS SECTION AND IF THE BOARD EXPECTS TO EXPEND THE FULL SIXTY19
	258	+	MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION OR , IF20
	259	+	MONEY IS TRANSFERRED TO THE WATER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ACCOUNT21
	260	+	IN 2024, IF THE BOARD IS ON TRACK TO EXPEND THE FULL SIXTY MILLION22
	261	+	DOLLARS FOR THE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION AND THE23
	262	+	PURPOSES SET FORTH IN SECTION 37-60-123.3 (3).24
	263	+	(9) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE25
	264	+	REQUIRES:26
	265	+	(a) "AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021" MEANS THE FEDERAL27
	266	+	028
	267	+	-8- "AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021", PUB. L. 117-2, AS THE ACT MAY1
	268	+	BE SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED .2
	269	+	(b) "COVID-19" MEANS THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE CAUSED BY3
	270	+	THE SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS 2, ALSO4
	271	+	KNOWN AS SARS-COV-2.5
	272	+	(c) "FUND" MEANS THE GROUNDWATER COMPACT COMPLIANCE6
	273	+	AND SUSTAINABILITY FUND CREATED IN SUBSECTION (3)(a) OF THIS7
	274	+	SECTION.8
	275	+	(d) "WATER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ACCOUNT" MEANS THE WATER9
	276	+	PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ACCOUNT CREATED IN SECTION 37-60-123.310
	277	+	(3)(b).11
	278	+	SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 37-60-123.3, add (3)12
	279	+	as follows:13
	280	+	37-60-123.3. Water plan implementation cash fund - created14
	281	+	- water plan implementation account - created - legislative15
	282	+	declaration - reporting - repeal. (3) (a) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS16
	283	+	AND DECLARES THAT:17
	284	+	(I) THIS SUBSECTION (3) IS INTENDED TO RESPOND TO THE18
	285	+	NEGATIVE ECONOMIC IMPACTS CAUSED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AS19
	286	+	DEFINED IN SECTION 37-60-134 (9)(b), AND THE RESULTING PUBLIC20
	287	+	HEALTH EMERGENCY BY PROVIDING GRANT MONEY TO PROMOTE PROJECTS21
	288	+	AND ACTIONS THAT ADVANCE PROGRESS TOWARD ACCOMPLISHING THE22
	289	+	CRITICAL ACTIONS IDENTIFIED IN THE STATE WATER PLAN ;23
	290	+	(II) MONEY ALLOCATED TO THE STATE PURSUANT TO THE24
	291	+	"AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021", AS DEFINED IN SECTION25
	292	+	37-60-134 (9)(a), AND TRANSFERRED TO THE WATER PLAN26
	293	+	IMPLEMENTATION ACCOUNT MAY BE USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS27
	294	+	028
	295	+	-9- SUBSECTION (3); AND1
	296	+	(III) THE WATER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION PURPOSES DESCRIBED IN2
	297	+	THIS SUBSECTION (3) ARE IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT SERVICES .3
	298	+	(b) THERE IS HEREBY CREATED IN THE WATER PLAN4
	299	+	IMPLEMENTATION CASH FUND THE WATER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION5
	300	+	ACCOUNT, REFERRED TO IN THIS SUBSECTION (3) AS THE "ACCOUNT". THE6
	301	+	MONEY IN THE ACCOUNT IS CONTINUOUSLY APPROPRIATED TO THE BOARD7
	302	+	TO USE FOR THE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN THIS SUBSECTION (3).8
	303	+	(c) THE ACCOUNT CONSISTS OF ALL MONEY TRANSFERRED TO THE9
	304	+	ACCOUNT ON AUGUST 15, 2024, FROM THE GROUNDWATER COMPACT10
	305	+	COMPLIANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY FUND CREATED IN SECTION 37-60-13411
	306	+	(3)(a).12
	307	+	(d) THE BOARD AND ANY PERSON THAT RECEIVES MONEY FROM13
	308	+	THE BOARD PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (3) SHALL COMPLY WITH THE14
	309	+	COMPLIANCE, REPORTING, RECORD-KEEPING, AND PROGRAM EVALUATION15
	310	+	REQUIREMENT ESTABLISHED BY THE OFFICE OF STATE PLANNING AND16
	311	+	BUDGETING AND THE STATE CONTROLLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION17
	312	+	24-75-226 (5).18
	313	+	(e) THIS SUBSECTION (3) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1,19
	314	+	2027.20
	315	+	SECTION 3. Appropriation. (1) For the 2022-23 state fiscal21
	316	+	year, $60,000,000 is appropriated to the groundwater compact compliance22
	317	+	and sustainability fund created in section 37-60-134 (2)(a), C.R.S. This23
	318	+	appropriation is from the economic recovery and relief cash fund created24
	319	+	in section 24-75-228 (2)(a), C.R.S., and is of money the state received25
	320	+	from the federal coronavirus state fiscal recovery fund. The Department26
	321	+	of Natural Resources is responsible for the accounting related to this27
	322	+	028
	323	+	-10- appropriation.1
	324	+	(2) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, $60,000,000 is appropriated2
	325	+	to the department of natural resources for use by the Colorado water3
	326	+	conservation board. This appropriation is from reappropriated funds from 4
	327	+	the groundwater compact compliance and sustainability fund under5
	328	+	subsection (1) of this section. To implement this act, the board may use6
	329	+	this appropriation for compact compliance and groundwater resource7
	330	+	sustainability and conservation pursuant to section 37-60-134, C.R.S. Any8
	331	+	money appropriated in this section not expended prior to July 1, 2023, is9
	332	+	further appropriated to the board from July 1, 2023, through December10
	333	+	30, 2024, for the same purpose.11
	334	+	SECTION 4. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,12
	335	+	determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate13
	336	+	preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.14
	337	+	028
	338	+	-11-