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HB26-1340 · Bill · 2026 Regular Session · Colorado

Revegetate or Dry Farm Formerly Irrigated Agricultural Land

Concerning requirements for formerly irrigated agricultural land for which an agricultural irrigation water right in water division 2 is changed to another beneficial use.

Official status: Became Law

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The act requires a water right owner that changes the use of their water right in water division 2 from agricultural irrigation purposes to another beneficial use on or after January 1, 2027, to engage in revegetation or a conversion to dryland farming with effective erosion control and weed management on the formerly irrigated agricultural land. The act implements a procedure that includes: The identification of site-specific criteria and an associated scientific and objective evaluation methodology to measure and determine the success of the revegetation or conversion to dryland farming; A requirement that the water court appoint a third-party revegetation or dryland farming expert to conduct annual field reviews and issue reports concerning the success of the revegetation or conversion to dryland farming until the revegetation or conversion is successfully established; and A requirement that the water court: Order the water right owner to provide financial assurance to the local land use authority to cover the anticipated cost to achieve successful revegetation; Place limitations on the timing of use or percentage of the water that may be used for the new beneficial use during the revegetation or conversion to dryland farming process; or If the water right owner has obtained a permit or entered into an intergovernmental agreement that requires financial assurance or establishes requirements governing the timing of use or percentage of the water that may be used for the new beneficial use, incorporate those requirements into the change-of-use decree. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status timeline

Every recorded action on HB26-1340, oldest first
DateLocationAction
03/25/2026HouseIntroduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources
04/20/2026HouseHouse Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
04/23/2026HouseHouse Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
04/28/2026HouseHouse Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
04/29/2026HouseHouse Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
04/30/2026HouseHouse Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/01/2026SenateIntroduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources
05/07/2026SenateSenate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
05/08/2026SenateSenate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
05/11/2026SenateSenate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/12/2026HouseHouse Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
05/28/2026HouseSigned by the Speaker of the House
05/28/2026SenateSigned by the President of the Senate
05/28/2026GovernorSent to the Governor
05/29/2026GovernorGovernor Signed

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View HB26-1340 on leg.colorado.gov

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