Augmention Of Instream Flows
Summary
The bill clarifies that the Colorado water conservation board may augment stream flows to preserve or improve the natural environment to a reasonable degree by use of an acquired water right that has been previously quantified and changed to include augmentation use, without a further change of the water right being required. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) Read More
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 25, 2019
Last action Apr 17, 2019
Floor votes · House Apr 11, 2019
How they voted
24–15
Passed
Total votes 39
Apr 11, 2019
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican14
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Apr 17, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Postpone Indefinitely
upper
Apr 12, 2019
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources
upper
Apr 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Committee
House Committee on Rural Affairs & Agriculture Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Rural Affairs & Agriculture
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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