Water Desalination Study And Report
Concerning requiring the Colorado water conservation board to study the feasibility of water desalination as a potential contributing solution to the crisis of water scarcity in the Colorado river basin, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
Official status: Lost
Prime sponsors
- Kevin Priola (Senate) — Prime Sponsor
- Kyle Mullica (Senate) — Prime Sponsor
- Naquetta Ricks (House) — Prime Sponsor
- Matt Soper (House) — Prime Sponsor
Progress (from the official record)
Official summary
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The bill requires the Colorado water conservation board (CWCB) to perform a comprehensive literature review of existing research on the challenges and opportunities of desalination facilities in California or Mexico. The literature review must include a summary of the current status of research on desalination, including quantification of certain costs of and benefits that could be realized from the construction and perpetual operation of one or more water desalination facilities in California or Mexico, or both. On or before July 1, 2025, the CWCB must complete the study and submit a report of the CWCB's findings and recommendations to: The Colorado legislative committees of reference that consider water matters; The governor; and The bureau of reclamation in the federal department of the interior. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, the bill appropriates $50,000 from the Colorado water conservation board construction fund to the department of natural resources for use by the CWCB to pay operating expenses. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Status timeline
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 04/03/2023 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources |
| 04/12/2023 | Senate | Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Appropriations |
| 04/21/2023 | Senate | Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 04/21/2023 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 04/24/2023 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/24/2023 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Energy & Environment |
| 04/27/2023 | House | House Committee on Energy & Environment Refer Unamended to Appropriations |
| 05/11/2023 | House | House Committee on Appropriations Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed |
Recorded votes
- 04/27/2023 — House Energy & Environment: “Refer Senate Bill 23-262 to the Committee on Appropriations.” — the motion passed on a vote of 9–0.
- 04/21/2023 — Senate Appropriations: “Refer Senate Bill 23-262, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.” — the motion passed on a vote of 4–3.
- 04/12/2023 — Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources: “Refer Senate Bill 23-262 to the Committee on Appropriations.” — the motion passed on a vote of 4–3.
Full text
- Reengrossed version (official PDF), 04/24/2023
- Engrossed version (official PDF), 04/21/2023
- Introduced version (official PDF), 04/03/2023
Official record
View SB23-262 on leg.colorado.gov
Source: Colorado General Assembly (leg.colorado.gov) · Data as of
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