Colorado § 37-60-102 - Colorado water conservation board - creation.
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§ 37-60-102. Colorado water conservation board - creation.
For the purpose of aiding in the protection and development of the waters of the state and for the benefit of the present and future inhabitants of the state, there is created a Colorado water conservation board with the powers and duties set out in this article 60. The board is an agency of the state, and the functions it is to perform, as set out in this article 60, are governmental functions for the welfare and benefit of the state and its inhabitants. The Colorado water conservation board is a division of the department of natural resources and is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105.
Source: L. 37: p. 1300, § 1. CSA: C. 173B, § 1. CRS 53: § 148-1-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 149-1-1. L. 2022: Entire section amended, (SB 22-162), ch. 469, p. 3410, § 167, effective August 10.
Cross references: (1) For the Colorado water conservation board as a division of the department of natural resources, see §§ 24-1-124 (3) and 24-33-104.
(2) For the short title (the "Debbie Haskins 'Administrative Organization Act of 1968' Modernization Act") in SB 22-162, see section 1 of chapter 469, Session Laws of Colorado 2022.
ANNOTATION
This section provides for the creation of the Colorado water conservation board for the purpose of aiding in the protection and development of water for the benefit of the present and future inhabitants of the state. Williamson v. Union Oil Co., 125 F. Supp. 570 (D. Colo. 1954).
The board is an agency of the state. The Colorado water conservation board is declared to be an agency of the state whose functions authorized by statute are declared to be governmental functions. Williamson v. Union Oil Co., 125 F. Supp. 570 (D. Colo. 1954).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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