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HB17-1190

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

Type Bill
Session 2017 Regular Session
Subjects
Water

Concerning the limited applicability of the Colorado supreme court's decision in St. Jude's Co. v. Roaring Fork Club, LLC, 351 P.3d 442 (Colo. 2015).

Bill Summary:

In the case of St. Jude's Co. v. Roaring Fork Club, LLC, 351 P.3d 442 (Colo. 2015) ( St. Jude's Co. ), the Colorado supreme court held that direct diversions of water from a river to a private ditch for aesthetic, recreational, and piscatorial purposes on private property, without impoundment, are not beneficial uses of water under Colorado water law.

The bill provides 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. The interpretation of section 37-92-103 (4) in St. Jude's Co. applies only to direct-flow appropriations, without storage, filed after July 15, 2015, for water diverted from a surface stream or tributary groundwater by a private entity for private aesthetic, recreational, and piscatorial purposes.
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
05/25/2017 Signed Act PDF
05/18/2017 Final Act PDF
04/26/2017 Rerevised PDF
04/25/2017 Revised PDF
04/05/2017 Reengrossed PDF
04/04/2017 Engrossed PDF
02/17/2017 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
04/21/2017 PA2 PDF
03/15/2017 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
07/13/2017 FN2 PDF
03/10/2017 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.009. The motion passed on a vote of 6-5. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 17-1190, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 7-4. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001. The motion passed on a vote of 8-5. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.002. The motion passed on a vote of 12-1. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 17-1190, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 8-5. Vote summary
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/27/2017 Senate Amendments REPASS
49
AYE
12
NO
4
OTHER
Vote record
04/27/2017 Senate Amendments CONCUR
61
AYE
0
NO
4
OTHER
Vote record
04/05/2017 Third Reading BILL
41
AYE
22
NO
2
OTHER
Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/26/2017 Third Reading BILL
23
AYE
12
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
Date Location Action
05/25/2017 Governor Governor Signed
05/18/2017 Governor Sent to the Governor
05/18/2017 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
05/17/2017 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/27/2017 Senate House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
04/26/2017 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/25/2017 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
04/20/2017 Senate Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/07/2017 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy
04/05/2017 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/04/2017 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
03/28/2017 House House Second Reading Laid Over to 04/03/2017 - No Amendments
03/22/2017 House House Second Reading Laid Over to 03/28/2017 - No Amendments
03/17/2017 House House Second Reading Laid Over to 03/22/2017 - No Amendments
03/16/2017 House House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
03/13/2017 House House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
02/17/2017 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
08/09/2017 266 Limited Applicability Of St. Jude's Co. Water Case PDF