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	1	+	First Regular Session
	2	+	Seventy-fourth General Assembly
	3	+	STATE OF COLORADO
	4	+	REREVISED
	5	+	This Version Includes All Amendments
	6	+	Adopted in the Second House
	7	+	LLS NO. 23-0333.01 Jennifer Berman x3286
1	8		HOUSE BILL 23-1220
2		-	BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Holtorf and McCormick, Bockenfeld,
3		-	Amabile, Bird, Boesenecker, Bradfield, Bradley, Brown, DeGraaf, Duran,
4		-	Frizell, Jodeh, Lieder, Lindsay, Lukens, Lynch, Marshall, Martinez, Mauro,
5		-	McLachlan, Ortiz, Sharbini, Snyder, Soper, Titone, Velasco, Woodrow,
6		-	Young, McCluskie, Story;
7		-	also SENATOR(S) Pelton B. and Pelton R., Bridges, Cutter, Exum, Hansen,
8		-	Kirkmeyer, Lundeen, Marchman, Priola, Roberts, Simpson, Will, Winter F.
	9	+	House Committees Senate Committees
	10	+	Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Appropriations
	11	+	Appropriations
	12	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT
9	13		C
10		-	ONCERNING A STUDY REGARDING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE
11		-	ELIMINATION OF LARGE
12		-	-CAPACITY GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWAL
13		-	WITHIN THE
14		-	REPUBLICAN RIVER BASIN , AND, IN CONNECTION
15		-	THEREWITH
16		-	, REQUIRING THE COLORADO WATER CENTER TO CONDUCT
17		-	THE STUDY AND REPORT ITS FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS TO CERTAIN
18		-	LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION
19		-	.
20		-
21		-	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
22		-	SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 23-31-804 as
23		-	follows:
24		-	23-31-804. Republican river groundwater economic study -
	14	+	ONCERNING A STUDY REGARDING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE101
	15	+	ELIMINATION OF LARGE -CAPACITY GROUNDWATER102
	16	+	WITHDRAWAL WITHIN THE REPUBLICAN RIVER BASIN, AND, IN103
	17	+	CONNECTION THEREWITH , REQUIRING THE COLORADO WATER104
	18	+	CENTER TO CONDUCT THE STUDY AND REPORT ITS FINDINGS AND105
	19	+	CONCLUSIONS TO CE RTAIN LEGISLATIVE
	20	+	COMMITTEES AND106
	21	+	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .107
	22	+	Bill Summary
	23	+	(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
	24	+	not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
	25	+	passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
	26	+	applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
	27	+	http://leg.colorado.gov
	28	+	.)
	29	+	SENATE
	30	+	3rd Reading Unamended
	31	+	May 8, 2023
	32	+	SENATE
	33	+	2nd Reading Unamended
	34	+	May 6, 2023
	35	+	HOUSE
	36	+	3rd Reading Unamended
	37	+	May 5, 2023
	38	+	HOUSE
	39	+	Amended 2nd Reading
	40	+	May 3, 2023
	41	+	HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
	42	+	Holtorf and McCormick, Bockenfeld, Amabile, Bird, Boesenecker, Bradfield, Bradley,
	43	+	Brown, DeGraaf, Duran, Frizell, Jodeh, Lieder, Lindsay, Lukens, Lynch, Marshall, Martinez,
	44	+	Mauro, McCluskie, McLachlan, Ortiz, Sharbini, Snyder, Soper, Story, Titone, Velasco,
	45	+	Woodrow, Young
	46	+	SENATE SPONSORSHIP
	47	+	Pelton B. and Pelton R., Bridges, Cutter, Exum, Hansen, Kirkmeyer, Lundeen,
	48	+	Marchman, Priola, Roberts, Simpson, Will, Winter F.
	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 law.
	51	+	Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. In 1942, Colorado entered into an interstate compact (compact)
	52	+	with Nebraska and Kansas regarding the allocation of water from the
	53	+	Republican river basin (basin). Colorado ratified the compact in 1943. In
	54	+	2016, Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas signed a resolution (resolution)
	55	+	regarding a dispute about Colorado's compliance with the compact,
	56	+	through which resolution and its amendment Colorado agreed to retire
	57	+	25,000 acres of irrigated acreage in the basin by 2029.
	58	+	The bill requires the Colorado water center (center) in the
	59	+	Colorado state university to study the anticipated economic effects of the
	60	+	forced elimination of groundwater withdrawals within and surrounding
	61	+	the Colorado portion of the Republican river basin that could occur if
	62	+	Colorado fails to comply with the resolution. The center is required to
	63	+	prepare a progress report and, on or before January 1, 2026, a final report
	64	+	of the center's findings and conclusions from the study and to post both
	65	+	reports on the center's website. The center must present the progress and
	66	+	final reports to certain legislative committees.
	67	+	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
	68	+	SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 23-31-804 as2
	69	+	follows:3
	70	+	23-31-804. Republican river groundwater economic study -4
25	71		reporting - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal. (1) T
26		-	HE
27		-	NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
28		-	officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
29		-	or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
30		-	history, or the Session Laws.
31		-	________
32		-	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
33		-	through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
34		-	the act. GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES THAT :
	72	+	HE5
	73	+	GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES THAT :6
35	74		(a) I
36		-	N 1942, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY RATIFIED THE REPUBLICAN
37		-	RIVER COMPACT
38		-	, AN INTERSTATE COMPACT BETWEEN COLORADO,
	75	+	N 1942, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY RATIFIED THE REPUBLICAN7
	76	+	RIVER COMPACT, AN INTERSTATE COMPACT BETWEEN COLORADO,8
39	77		N
40		-	EBRASKA, AND KANSAS REGARDING THE ALLOCATION OF WATER AMONG
41		-	THE THREE STATES FROM THE
42		-	REPUBLICAN RIVER;
	78	+	EBRASKA, AND KANSAS REGARDING THE ALLOCATION OF WATER AMONG9
	79	+	THE THREE STATES FROM THE REPUBLICAN RIVER;10
43	80		(b) V
44		-	ARIOUS DISAGREEMENTS AND LITIGATION HAVE ARISEN AMONG
45		-	THE THREE STATES REGARDING THE USE OF WATER AS ALLOCATED BY THE
46		-	COMPACT
47		-	;
	81	+	ARIOUS DISAGREEMENTS AND LITIGATION HAVE ARISEN11
	82	+	AMONG THE THREE STATES REGARDING THE USE OF WATER AS ALLOCATED12
	83	+	BY THE COMPACT;13
48	84		(c) I
49		-	N 2016, COLORADO, NEBRASKA, AND KANSAS, ACTING
50		-	THROUGH THE
51		-	REPUBLICAN RIVER COMPACT ADMINISTRATION , ADOPTED A
52		-	SERIES OF RESOLUTIONS RESOLVING VARIOUS DISPUTES AMONG THE THREE
53		-	STATES
54		-	;
	85	+	N 2016, COLORADO, NEBRASKA, AND KANSAS, ACTING14
	86	+	THROUGH THE REPUBLICAN RIVER COMPACT ADMINISTRATION , ADOPTED15
	87	+	A SERIES OF RESOLUTIONS RESOLVING VARIOUS DISPUTES AMONG THE16
	88	+	1220-2- THREE STATES;1
55	89		(d) U
56		-	NDER THE TERMS OF ONE OF THE RESOLUTIONS , COLORADO
57		-	AGREED TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF ACRES IRRIGATED WITHIN AN AREA OF
58		-	THE
59		-	REPUBLICAN RIVER BASIN KNOWN AS THE SOUTH FORK FOCUS ZONE BY
60		-	TWENTY
61		-	-FIVE THOUSAND ACRES BY DECEMBER 31, 2029, WHICH ACTION IS
62		-	A SOLEMN OBLIGATION OF THE STATE
63		-	;
	90	+	NDER THE TERMS OF ONE OF THE RESOLUTIONS , COLORADO2
	91	+	AGREED TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF ACRES IRRIGATED WITHIN AN AREA3
	92	+	OF THE REPUBLICAN RIVER BASIN KNOWN AS THE SOUTH FORK FOCUS4
	93	+	ZONE BY TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND ACRES BY DECEMBER 31, 2029, WHICH5
	94	+	ACTION IS A SOLEMN OBLIGATION OF THE STATE ;6
64	95		(e) I
65		-	F COLORADO FAILS TO MEET ITS OBLIGATION UNDER THE TERMS
66		-	OF THE
67		-	SOUTH FORK FOCUS ZONE RESOLUTION, THE STATE ENGINEER COULD
68		-	BE REQUIRED TO CURTAIL ALL GROUNDWATER USE SUBJECT TO THE
69		-	REPUBLICAN RIVER COMPACT; AND
70		-	(f) IT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE COLORADO WATER CENTER TO STUDY
71		-	THE ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT WILL RESULT IF
72		-	COLORADO FAILS TO MEET ITS
73		-	OBLIGATION UNDER THE TERMS OF THE
74		-	SOUTH FORK FOCUS ZONE
75		-	RESOLUTION AND THE STATE ENGINEER IS THEN REQUIRED TO CURTAIL ALL
76		-	LARGE
77		-	-CAPACITY GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWALS WITHIN THE REPUBLICAN
78		-	RIVER BASIN
79		-	.
	96	+	F COLORADO FAILS TO MEET ITS OBLIGATION UNDER THE7
	97	+	TERMS OF THE SOUTH FORK FOCUS ZONE RESOLUTION , THE STATE8
	98	+	ENGINEER COULD BE REQUIRED TO CURTAIL ALL GROUNDWATER USE9
	99	+	SUBJECT TO THE REPUBLICAN RIVER COMPACT; AND10
	100	+	(f) I
	101	+	T IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE COLORADO WATER CENTER TO11
	102	+	STUDY THE ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT WILL RESULT IF COLORADO FAILS TO12
	103	+	MEET ITS OBLIGATION UNDER THE TERMS OF THE SOUTH FORK FOCUS ZONE13
	104	+	RESOLUTION AND THE STATE ENGINEER IS THEN REQUIRED TO CURTAIL ALL14
	105	+	LARGE-CAPACITY GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWALS WITHIN THE REPUBLICAN15
	106	+	RIVER BASIN.16
80	107		(2) A
81		-	S USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE
82		-	REQUIRES
83		-	:
	108	+	S USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE17
	109	+	REQUIRES:18
84	110		(a) "A
85		-	GRICULTURAL COMMITTEES " MEANS THE HOUSE OF
86		-	REPRESENTATIVES AGRICULTURE
87		-	, WATER, AND NATURAL RESOURCES
88		-	COMMITTEE AND THE SENATE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
89		-	PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 23-1220 COMMITTEE, OR THEIR SUCCESSOR COMMITTEES .
	111	+	GRICULTURAL COMMITTEES " MEANS THE HOUSE OF19
	112	+	REPRESENTATIVES AGRICULTURE , WATER, AND NATURAL RESOURCES20
	113	+	COMMITTEE AND THE SENATE AGRICULTU RE AND NATURAL RESOURCES21
	114	+	COMMITTEE, OR THEIR SUCCESSOR COMMITTEES .22
90	115		(b) N
91		-	OTWITHSTANDING SECTION 23-31-801 (1), "COLORADO WATER
92		-	CENTER
93		-	" OR "CENTER" MEANS THE INSTITUTE.
	116	+	OTWITHSTANDING SECTION 23-31-801 (1), "COLORADO23
	117	+	WATER CENTER" OR "CENTER" MEANS THE INSTITUTE.24
94	118		(c) "L
95		-	ARGE-CAPACITY GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWAL " MEANS THE
96		-	LAWFUL ABILITY TO WITHDRAW WATER IN AN AMOUNT OF MORE THAN FIFTY
97		-	GALLONS PER MINUTE FROM A WELL
98		-	.
99		-	(d) "R
100		-	EPUBLICAN RIVER BASIN" HAS THE MEANING SET FORTH IN
101		-	SECTION
102		-	37-50-102 (5).
	119	+	ARGE-CAPACITY GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWAL " MEANS THE25
	120	+	LAWFUL ABILITY TO WITHDRAW WATER IN AN AMOUNT OF MORE THAN26
	121	+	FIFTY GALLONS PER MINUTE FROM A WELL .27
	122	+	1220
	123	+	-3- (d) "REPUBLICAN RIVER BASIN" HAS THE MEANING SET FORTH IN1
	124	+	SECTION 37-50-102 (5).2
103	125		(e) "S
104		-	OUTH FORK FOCUS ZONE RESOLUTION " OR "RESOLUTION"
105		-	MEANS THE 2016 REPUBLICAN RIVER COMPACT ADMINISTRATION
106		-	RESOLUTION SIGNED BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE
107		-	REPUBLICAN RIVER
108		-	COMPACT ADMINISTRATION ON
109		-	AUGUST 24, 2016, IN WHICH THE STATE
110		-	AGREED TO RETIRE TWENTY
111		-	-FIVE THOUSAND ACRES OF ITS IRRIGATED LANDS
112		-	WITHIN THE
113		-	SOUTH FORK FOCUS ZONE OF THE REPUBLICAN RIVER BASIN,
114		-	AND SUBSEQUENT RESOLUTIONS AMENDING THE TERMS OF THE RESOLUTION .
	126	+	OUTH FORK FOCUS ZONE RESOLUTION " OR "RESOLUTION"3
	127	+	MEANS THE 2016 REPUBLICAN RIVER COMPACT ADMINISTRATION4
	128	+	RESOLUTION SIGNED BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE REPUBLICAN RIVER5
	129	+	COMPACT ADMINISTRATION ON AUGUST 24, 2016, IN WHICH THE STATE6
	130	+	AGREED TO RETIRE TWENTY -FIVE THOUSAND ACRES OF ITS IRRIGATED7
	131	+	LANDS WITHIN THE SOUTH FORK FOCUS ZONE OF THE REPUBLICAN RIVER8
	132	+	BASIN, AND SUBSEQUENT RESOLUTIONS AMENDING THE TERMS OF THE9
	133	+	RESOLUTION.10
115	134		(f) "S
116		-	TATE ENGINEER" MEANS THE STATE ENGINEER APPOINTED BY
117		-	THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO SECTION
118		-	37-80-101.
	135	+	TATE ENGINEER" MEANS THE STATE ENGINEER APPOINTED BY11
	136	+	THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO SECTION 37-80-101.12
119	137		(g) "W
120		-	ATER RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE REVIEW COMMITTEE "
121		-	MEANS THE WATER RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE REVIEW COMMITTEE
122		-	CREATED IN SECTION
123		-	37-98-102 (1)(a)(I).
	138	+	ATER RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE REVIEW COMMITTEE "13
	139	+	MEANS THE WATER RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE REVIEW COMMITTEE14
	140	+	CREATED IN SECTION 37-98-102 (1)(a)(I).15
124	141		(3) O
125		-	N OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2026, THE COLORADO WATER CENTER
126		-	SHALL COMPLETE A STUDY OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT WILL RESULT IF
127		-	COLORADO FAILS TO MEET ITS OBLIGATION UNDER THE TERMS OF THE SOUTH
128		-	FORK FOCUS ZONE RESOLUTION AND THE STATE ENGINEER IS THEN REQUIRED
129		-	TO CURTAIL ALL LARGE
130		-	-CAPACITY GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWALS WITHIN
131		-	THE
132		-	REPUBLICAN RIVER BASIN. IN CONDUCTING THE STUDY, THE COLORADO
133		-	WATER CENTER SHALL EXAMINE THE ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THE AREAS OF
134		-	COLORADO, NEBRASKA, AND KANSAS AFFECTED BY THE REPUBLICAN RIVER
135		-	BASIN
136		-	.
	142	+	N OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2026, THE COLORADO WATER16
	143	+	CENTER SHALL COMPLETE A STUDY OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT WILL17
	144	+	RESULT IF COLORADO FAILS TO MEET ITS OBLIGATION UNDER THE TERMS18
	145	+	OF THE SOUTH FORK FOCUS ZONE RESOLUTION AND THE STATE ENGINEER19
	146	+	IS THEN REQUIRED TO CURTAIL ALL LARGE -CAPACITY GROUNDWATER20
	147	+	WITHDRAWALS WITHIN THE REPUBLICAN RIVER BASIN. IN CONDUCTING21
	148	+	THE STUDY, THE COLORADO WATER CENTER SHALL EXAMINE THE22
	149	+	ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THE AREAS OF COLORADO, NEBRASKA, AND23
	150	+	K
	151	+	ANSAS AFFECTED BY THE REPUBLICAN RIVER BASIN.24
137	152		(4) T
138		-	HE CENTER SHALL:
	153	+	HE CENTER SHALL:25
139	154		(a) P
140		-	REPARE A PROGRESS REPORT OF THE STUDY ~~CONDUCTED~~
141		-	~~PAGE 3-HOUSE BILL 23-1220~~ PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND PRESENT THE PROGRESS REPORT TO ~~A JOINT~~
142		-	~~COMMITTEE OF THE AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEES DURING THE JOINT~~
143		-	COMMITTEE
144		-	'S 2025 HEARING HELD PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-7-203 OF ~~THE~~
145		-	"SMART ~~ACT", PART 2 OF ARTICLE 7 OF TITLE 2. THE CENTER SHALL SUBMIT~~
146		-	~~A COPY~~ OF ~~THE PROGRESS REPORT TO~~ THE ~~WATER RESOURCES AND~~
147		-	~~AGRICULTURE REVIEW COMMITTEE AND~~
148		-	, UPON REQUEST OF ~~THE COMMITTEE,~~
149		-	PRESENT THE PROGRESS REPORT TO THE COMMITTEE .
	155	+	REPARE A PROGRESS REPORT OF THE STUDY CONDUCTED26
	156	+	PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND PRESENT THE PROGRESS REPORT TO A27
	157	+	1220
	158	+	-4- JOINT COMMITTEE OF THE AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEES DURING THE JOINT1
	159	+	COMMITTEE'S 2025 HEARING HELD PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-7-203 OF THE2
	160	+	"SMART
	161	+	ACT", PART 2 OF ARTICLE 7 OF TITLE 2. THE CENTER SHALL3
	162	+	SUBMIT A COPY OF THE PROGRESS REPORT TO THE WATER RESOURCES AND4
	163	+	AGRICULTURE REVIEW COMMITTEE AND , UPON REQUEST OF THE5
	164	+	COMMITTEE, PRESENT THE PROGRESS REPORT TO THE COMMITTEE .6
150	165		(b) O
151		-	N OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2026, PREPARE A FINAL REPORT OF
152		-	THE FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS FROM THE STUDY AND POST THE FINAL
153		-	REPORT ON THE CENTER
154		-	'S WEBSITE; AND
155		-	(c) DURING THE 2026 CALENDAR YEAR, PRESENT THE FINAL REPORT:
	166	+	N OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2026, PREPARE A FINAL REPORT OF7
	167	+	THE FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS FROM THE STUDY AND POST THE FINAL8
	168	+	REPORT ON THE CENTER'S WEBSITE; AND9
	169	+	(c) D
	170	+	URING THE 2026 CALENDAR YEAR, PRESENT THE FINAL10
	171	+	REPORT:11
156	172		(I) T
157		-	O THE WATER RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE REVIEW
158		-	COMMITTEE
159		-	; AND
160		-	(II) TO THE JOINT COMMITTEE OF THE AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEES .
	173	+	O THE WATER RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE REVIEW12
	174	+	COMMITTEE; AND13
	175	+	(II) T
	176	+	O THE JOINT COMMITTEE OF THE AGRICULTURAL14
	177	+	COMMITTEES.15
161	178		(5) T
162		-	HIS SECTION IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2027.
163		-	SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-3.3-103, add (19)
164		-	as follows:
165		-	23-3.3-103. Annual appropriations - repeal. (19) (a) T
166		-	HE
167		-	PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION
168		-	(1) OF THIS SECTION CONCERNING
169		-	APPROPRIATIONS FOR STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS ARTICLE
170		-	3.3 DO NOT APPLY TO APPROPRIATIONS MADE FOR THE PURPOSE OF
171		-	CONDUCTING A
172		-	REPUBLICAN RIVER GROUNDWATER ECONOMIC IMPACT
173		-	STUDY PURSUANT TO SECTION
174		-	23-31-804.
175		-	(b) T
176		-	HIS SUBSECTION (19) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2027.
177		-	SECTION 3. Appropriation. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year,
178		-	$146,286 is appropriated to the department of higher education. This
179		-	appropriation is from the general fund. To implement this act, the
180		-	department may use this appropriation for the board of governors of the
181		-	Colorado state university system for allocation to the Colorado water center.
182		-	SECTION 4. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
183		-	PAGE 4-HOUSE BILL 23-1220 determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
184		-	preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.
185		-	____________________________ ____________________________
186		-	Julie McCluskie Steve Fenberg
187		-	SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF
188		-	OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
189		-	____________________________ ____________________________
190		-	Robin Jones Cindi L. Markwell
191		-	CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF
192		-	OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
193		-	APPROVED________________________________________
194		-	(Date and Time)
195		-	_________________________________________
196		-	Jared S. Polis
197		-	GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
198		-	PAGE 5-HOUSE BILL 23-1220
	179	+	HIS SECTION IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2027.16
	180	+	SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-3.3-103, add (12)17
	181	+	as follows:18
	182	+	23-3.3-103. Annual appropriations - repeal. (12) (a) THE19
	183	+	PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS SECTION CONCERNING20
	184	+	APPROPRIATIONS FOR STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS21
	185	+	ARTICLE 3.3 DO NOT APPLY TO APPROPRIATIONS MADE FOR THE PURPOSE22
	186	+	OF CONDUCTING A REPUBLICAN RIVER GROUNDWATER ECONOMIC IMPACT23
	187	+	STUDY PURSUANT TO SECTION 23-31-804.24
	188	+	(b) THIS SUBSECTION (12) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2027.25
	189	+	SECTION 3. Appropriation. (1) For the 2023-24 state fiscal26
	190	+	year, $146,286 is appropriated to the department of higher education. This27
	191	+	1220
	192	+	-5- appropriation is from the general fund. To implement this act, the1
	193	+	department may use this appropriation for the board of governors of the2
	194	+	Colorado state university system for allocation to the Colorado water3
	195	+	center.4
	196	+	SECTION 4. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,5
	197	+	determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate6
	198	+	preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.7
	199	+	1220
	200	+	-6-