SB 17-282

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Dedicate Reservoir Release Environmental Purposes

Plain-English Summary

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Senate Bill 17-282, which has been signed into law, allows owners of water storage rights in Colorado to release stored water for environmental purposes. This means that the released water can be used by the Colorado Water Conservation Board to improve and preserve natural habitats downstream. The bill impacts water rights holders and environmental conservation efforts in the state. Since it's now signed, the provisions are active and being implemented according to the law’s guidelines.

Official Summary

The bill creates a process whereby an owner of a storage water right may obtain a decree that authorizes releases from storage to a downstream point of diversion or delivery for decreed beneficial uses to be dedicated to, and used by, the Colorado water conservation board in the intervening stream reach to preserve or improve the natural environment to a reasonable degree if specified conditions are satisfied. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Details

Chamber: Senate
First action: 2017-04-20
Latest action: 2017-04-03
Last action desc.: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy
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Related Legislation

This bill affects (1)

relates

SB 17-026(2017A)· signed

State Engineer Statutes Cleanup

Affected by (12)

amends

HB 18-1151(2018A)· signed

Colorado Water Conservation Board Approve Deficit Irrigation Pilot Projects

amends

HB 17-1233(2017A)· signed

Protect Water Historical Consumptive Use Analysis

relates

HB 17-1190(2017A)· signed

Limited Applicability Of St. Jude's Co. Water Case

relates

SB 22-114(2022A)· signed

Fire Suppression Ponds Water Rights

relates

HB 25-1014(2025A)· signed

Increasing Efficiency Division of Water Resources

relates

HB 25-1014(2025B)· failed

Health Insurance Affordability Fund Allocation

relates

SB 18-170(2018A)· signed

Reservoir Releases For Fish And Wildlife Mitigation

relates

SB 23-092(2023A)· signed

Agricultural Producers Use Of Agrivoltaics

relates

SB 24-197(2024A)· signed

Water Conservation Measures

relates

HB 26-1340(2026A)· signed

Revegetate or Dry Farm Formerly Irrigated Agricultural Land

relates

HB 25-1165(2025A)· signed

Geologic Storage Enterprise & Geothermal Resources

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HB 17-1289(2017A)· signed

State Engineer Rules Historical Consumptive Use

Votes

Adopt amendment L.001. The motion passed without objection.

2017-04-20 · House · pass — Yes: 0 · No: 0 · Other: —

Postpone Senate Bill 17-282. The motion passed on a vote of 6-5.

2017-04-20 · House · pass — Yes: 6 · No: 5 · Other: —

Refer Senate Bill 17-282, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion failed on a vote of 5-6.

2017-04-20 · House · fail — Yes: 5 · No: 6 · Other: —

Adopt amendment L.002. The motion passed without objection.

2017-04-20 · House · pass — Yes: 0 · No: 0 · Other: —