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Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2023 Water Legislation

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Natural Resources & Environment

Water

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

07/21/2023

The General Assembly considered multiple bills related to water, including legislation focused on project funding, xeriscaping, studying various water challenges across the state, and stream restoration.

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Fiscal Note Reports (2023)

Fiscal Note Data Reports show the fiscal impact of all legislation currently pending before the General Assembly, based on the most recent published fiscal note. Updated reports will be posted on this page approximately weekly during the legislative session. After session, final data will be...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

05/04/2023

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

General Assembly

State Revenue & Budget

Staff Publications

2023 Colorado Water Handbook

The Legislative Council Staff’s Water Policy Handbook is intended to serve as a reference guide to Colorado's water policies and programs. The book is divided into three parts. Each part covers a different aspect of Colorado water law and policy.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

03/01/2023

Subjects:

Agriculture

Natural Resources & Environment

Water

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Wildfire Mitigation Deduction

Report No. 2023-TE4

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

02/28/2023

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Natural Resources & Environment

Issue Briefs

Colorado's Instream Flow Program (23-05)

The instream flow (ISF) program was created by legislation in 1973, which authorized the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) to appropriate or acquire water rights of natural streams and lakes to preserve the natural environment without diverting the water. The ISF program recognized the...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/27/2023

Subjects:

Natural Resources & Environment

Water

Staff Publications

Legislative Council Handbook

Colorado statute establishes the Legislative Council as a body of 18 Senators and Representatives with specific functions and responsibilities (Section 2-3-301, et seq., C.R.S.). Six senators are appointed, with the President of the Senate appointing the majority party members and the...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/24/2023

Subjects:

General Assembly

State Government

Session Related Publications

House Committee Routing for Bills with a Fiscal Impact

2023 Session, House Committee Routing for Bills with a Fiscal Impact

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/03/2023

Subject:

General Assembly

Session Related Publications

Public Participation in the Legislative Process

Legislative committees are a very important part of Colorado's legislative process. At a legislative committee hearing, citizens have an opportunity to express their views and have them incorporated into the official legislative record. In Colorado, every bill receives a public hearing by one of...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/02/2023

Subjects:

General Assembly

State Government

Session Related Publications

House Term Limits

Term Limit Information for Members of the Colorado House of Representatives

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/01/2023

Subjects:

General Assembly

State Government

Session Related Publications

Senate Term Limits

Term Limit Information for Members of the Colorado State Senate

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/01/2023

Subjects:

General Assembly

State Government

Staff Publications

Interstate Compacts, Decrees, Memoranda, and Treaties Governing Colorado’s Rivers

This memorandum provides information about the interstate compacts, Supreme Court decrees, and international treaties that govern Colorado’s use of interstate streams. Specifically, it gives a brief summary of the history of each of the compacts and outlines the specific components and...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/26/2023

Subjects:

Agriculture

Water

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