FirstHB1190_S_AGR.001 RegularSENATE SessionCOMMITTEE Seventy-firstOF GeneralREFERENCE AssemblyREPORT STATE_______________________________ OFApril COLORADO20, REENGROSSED2017 ThisChairman Versionof IncludesCommittee AllDate AmendmentsCommittee Adoptedon inAgriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy After consideration on the Housemerits, ofthe IntroductionCommittee LLSrecommends NO.the following:

17-0818.01HB17-1190 Jenniferbe Bermanamended x3286as HOUSEfollows, BILLand 17-1190as HOUSEso SPONSORSHIPamended, Beckerbe K.,referred SENATEto SPONSORSHIPthe Sonnenberg,Committee Houseof Committeesthe SenateWhole Committeeswith Agriculture,favorable Livestock,recommendation: & Natural Resources A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING THE LIMITED APPLICABILITY OF THE C OLORADO SUPREMECOURT 'SDECISIONIN ST.JUDE S C O.V.R OARING F ORK C LUB , LLC, 351 P.3d 442 (C OLO .

2015).Amend reengrossed bill, page 2, line 6, strike "(a)".

BillPage Summary2, (Note:strike lines 10 and 11 and substitute "HTS FOR WHICH A DECREE WAS ENTERED AS OF JULY 15, 2015.

ThisIGHTS summaryWHICH appliesWOULD to". this bill as introduced and does e e notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill a 1 passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that S U 2 O g l applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at H d p http://leg.colorado.gov.) e A r In the case of St.

Jude'sPage Co.2, line 14, strike "(20)(a)" and substitute "(20)".

v.Page 2, strike lines 15 through 19 and substitute ".

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2015)Strike (St.page 3 and substitute:

Jude's"SECTION Co.),2. the Colorado supreme court held that direct diversions of water from a river to a private ditch for aesthetic, g recreational, and piscatorial purposes on private property, without d 7 impoundment,arenotbeneficialusesofwaterunderColoradowaterlaw.

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Hon dthe pday Capitalfollowing lettersthe indicateexpiration newof materialthe toninety-dayperiodafterfinaladjournmentofthegeneralassembly(August be9, added2017, toif existingadjournment statute.sine die is on May 10, 2017);

dexcept Athat, Dashesif througha referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the wordsstate indicateconstitution deletionsagainst fromthis existingact statute.or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2018 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.".

e** m*** A** The*** bill** provides*HB1190_S_AGR.001* that the decision in the St.

Jude's Co.

case interpreting section 37-92-103 (4) does not apply to previously decreed absolute and conditional water rights or claims pending as of July 15, 2015.Theinterpretationofsection37-92-103(4)inSt.Jude'sCo.applies only to direct flow appropriations, without storage, made after July 15, 2015, for water diverted from a surface stream to a private ditch on private property for aesthetic, recreational, and piscatorial purposes.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

SECTION1.

InColoradoRevisedStatutes,37-92-305,add(20) as follows:

37-92-305.

Standardswithrespecttorulingsoftherefereeand decisions of the water judge - definitions.

(20) Limited applicability of St.

Jude's Co.

case - legislative declaration.

(a) TIONS IN THE COLORADOSUPREMECOURT 'SDECISIONINST.JUDES CO.V.ROARING FORK C LUB, LLC, 351 P.3d 442 OLO.

2015),INTERPRETING SECTION 37-92-103(4),DO NOT APPLY TO ABSOLUTE AND CONDITIONAL WATER RIGHTS FOR WHICH A DECREE WAS ENTERED ,OR FOR WHICH A WATER COURT CLAIMWASPENDING ,ASOF JULY15,2015.R IGHTSWHICHWOULD BE SUBJECT TO THEC OLORADO SUPREME COURT 'S INTERPRETATION OF SECTION 37-92-103 (4)IN THE ST.

JUDE'S CO.

CASE BUT FOR THIS SUBSECTION (20)(a)ARE VALID AND SHALL BE GIVEN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT, AND ANY SUCH PENDING CLAIMS MAY BE ADJUDICATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH OTHERWISE APPLICABLE COLORADO LAW .

SUCH RIGHTS AND CLAIMS MAY BE MAINTAINED THROUGH FINDINGS OF REASONABLE DILIGENCE AND MADE ABSOLUTE ,AND AUGMENTATION PLANS RELATED TO SUCH RIGHTS AND CLAIMS MAY BE APPROVED ,IN ACCORDANCEWITH COLORADOLAW .CHANGES OFSUCHRIGHTSMUSTBE LIMITED TO CHANGES IN POINTS OF DIVERSION MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTI.N -2- 1190 (b) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HEREBY FINDS ,DETERMINES, AND DECLARES THAT THE INTERPRETATION OF SECTION37-92-103 (4IN THE ST.

UDE S CO.

DECISION APPLIES ONLY TO CLAIMS FOR DIRECFLOW APPROPRIATIONS,WITHOUT STORAGE , FILED AFTERULY 15, 2015,FOR WATER DIVERTED FROM A SURFACE STREAM OR TRIBUTARY GROUNDWATER BY A PRIVATE ENTITY FOR PRIVATE AESTHETIC , RECREATIONAL ,AND PISCATORIAL PURPOSE.

(c) NOTHINGINTHISSUBSECTION (20)ISINTENDED,NORSHALLBE INTERPRETED, AS CREATING ANY NEW TYPE OF WATER RIGHTS OR BENEFICIAL USES FOR PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ENTITIES UNDECOLORADO LAW .

(d) NOTHINGINTHISSUBSECTION (20)ISINTENDEDTOAFFECTTHE EXISTING STATUTORY AUTHORITY REGARDING THE APPROPRIATION OF INSTREAM FLOW WATER RIGHTS AND RECREATIONAL IN CHANNEL DIVERSION WATER RIGHTS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 37-92-102 AND 37-92-103,OR THE APPROPRIATION OF WATER RIGHTS FOR PARKS AND WILDLIFE PURPOSES PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 33-1-101, 33-1-105, 33-10-101,AND 33-10-107.

SECTION 2.

Safety clause.

The general assemblyherebyfinds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.

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