HB14-1333 Summary

• Appropriates $330,000 from the Colorado water conservation board construction fund for satellite monitoring system maintenance, including gauging station renovation, stream gauge flood hardening, and flood forecasting data collection.

• Appropriates $175,000 for the weather modification program to assist water districts with cloud seeding programs for snowpack enhancement.

• Appropriates $500,000 for the Colorado floodplain map modernization program to prepare revised floodplain studies and maps for communities statewide.

• Appropriates $500,000 for watershed restoration program planning and engineering studies addressing flood mitigation and technical needs throughout the state.

• Authorizes loans totaling $87,769,000 for the Chatfield reallocation project and $43,430,000 for the water infrastructure supply efficiency (WISE) project to enable water districts to purchase storage space and construct water infrastructure improvements.