(1)(a) (I) For the purposes of contributing to and monitoring the conservation, use,
development, and financing of the water resources of Colorado for the general
welfare of its inhabitants; identifying, monitoring, and addressing Colorado
agriculture issues; and reviewing and proposing water resources and agriculture
legislation, there is hereby created the water resources and agriculture review
committee. The committee shall meet at the call of the chair at least four times
during each calendar year to review and to propose water resources and agriculture
legislation and related matters. In connection with such review, and at the
discretion of the chair, the committee may take field trips during the calendar year
in connection with its mandate and shall consult with experts in
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(1) (a) (I) For the purposes of contributing to and monitoring the conservation, use,
development, and financing of the water resources of Colorado for the general
welfare of its inhabitants; identifying, monitoring, and addressing Colorado
agriculture issues; and reviewing and proposing water resources and agriculture
legislation, there is hereby created the water resources and agriculture review
committee. The committee shall meet at the call of the chair at least four times
during each calendar year to review and to propose water resources and agriculture
legislation and related matters. In connection with such review, and at the
discretion of the chair, the committee may take field trips during the calendar year
in connection with its mandate and shall consult with experts in the field of water
conservation, quality, use, finance, and development and the field of agriculture.
The department of natural resources, the state engineer, the department of
agriculture, and the attorney general, together with the members and staff of the
Colorado water conservation board, the Colorado water resources and power
development authority, the water quality control commission, the department of
public health and environment, and the great outdoors Colorado program, shall
cooperate with the committee and with any persons assisting the committee in
pursuing its responsibilities pursuant to this section. Further, the committee may
utilize the legislative council staff to assist its members in researching any matters.
(II) Repealed.
(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2003, p. 718, � 2, effective March 20, 2003.)
(2) (a) The committee shall consist of ten members of the general assembly
to be selected as follows:
(I) Five members of the committee shall be from the senate, three appointed
by the president of the senate and two appointed by the minority party leader; and
(II) Five members of the committee shall be from the house of
representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives after
consultation with the minority leader of the house of representatives.
(b) At least four members of the committee shall either:
(I) Reside in that portion of the state that is west of the continental divide; or
(II) Represent a legislative district the majority of the population of which
lies west of the continental divide.
(c) To the extent possible, the members shall be selected so as to achieve
representation from each water division as defined in section 37-92-201.
(d) (I) Except as provided in subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (d), members'
terms shall extend from January 1 of an odd-numbered year to December 31 of the
following even-numbered year.
(II) The terms of the members appointed by the speaker of the house of
representatives, the president of the senate, and the minority leader of the senate
and who are serving on March 22, 2007, shall be extended to and expire on or shall
terminate on the convening date of the first regular session of the sixty-seventh
general assembly. As soon as practicable after such convening date, the speaker,
the president, and the minority leader of the senate shall appoint or reappoint
members in the same manner as provided in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2).
Thereafter, the terms of members appointed or reappointed by the speaker, the
president, and the minority leader of the senate shall expire on the convening date
of the first regular session of each general assembly, and all subsequent
appointments and reappointments by the speaker, the president, and the minority
leader of the senate shall be made as soon as practicable after such convening
date. The person making the original appointment or reappointment shall fill any
vacancy by appointment for the remainder of an unexpired term. Members shall
serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and shall continue in office until
the member's successor is appointed.
(3) The president of the senate and the speaker of the house of
representatives shall coordinate their appointments to the extent practicable.
(4) Members of the committee shall serve without compensation; except
that each member shall receive the sums specified in section 2-2-307 (3)(a) and
(3)(b), C.R.S., for attendance at meetings of the committee when the general
assembly is in recess for more than three days or is not in session.
(5) During odd-numbered years, the president of the senate shall appoint the
chair and the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint the vice-chair,
and during even-numbered years, the speaker of the house of representatives shall
appoint the chair and the president of the senate shall appoint the vice-chair.
(6) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2002, p. 1099, � 1, effective June 3, 2002.)