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Study Republican River Groundwater Economic Impact

It became law on Jun 3, 2023.

CO HB 23-1220 · House Bill · 2023A

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Became law
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Latest action
Jun 3, 2023

What it does

In 1942, Colorado entered into an interstate compact (compact) with Nebraska and Kansas regarding the allocation of water from the Republican river basin (basin). Colorado ratified the compact in 1943. In 2016, Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas signed a resolution (resolution) regarding a dispute about Colorado's compliance with the compact, through which resolution and its amendment Colorado agreed to retire 25,000 acres of irrigated acreage in the basin by 2029. The act requires the Colorado water center (center) in the Colorado state university to study the anticipated economic effects of the forced elimination of groundwater withdrawals within and surrounding the Colorado portion of the…

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This bill passed and is now law.

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    Jun 3, 2023

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