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CO HJR1017

CO HJR1017
Ute Water Rights


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Introduced
02/20/2026
In Committee
03/20/2026
Crossed Over
03/20/2026
Passed
04/01/2026
Dead

Introduced Session

2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

26-1017 BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Stewart K. and McCluskie, Bacon, Barron, Boesenecker, Brown, Caldwell, Carter, Clifford, Duran, Espenoza, Froelich, Garcia, Garcia Sander, Gilchrist, Goldstein, Gonzalez R., Hamrick, Hartsook, Jackson, Johnson, Joseph, Keltie, Lieder, Lindsay, Lukens, Mabrey, Martinez, Mauro, McCormick, Nguyen, Paschal, Phillips, Richardson, Ricks, Rutinel, Rydin, Sirota, Slaugh, Smith, Soper, Stewart R., Story, Taggart, Titone, Valdez, Velasco, Willford, Winter T., Woodrow, Zokaie; also SENATOR(S) Simpson and Roberts, Amabile, Baisley, Ball, Benavidez, Bridges, Bright, Carson, Catlin, Cutter, Danielson, Daugherty, Exum, Frizell, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Lindstedt, Liston, Marchman, Mullica, Pelton B., Pelton R., Rich, Rodriguez, Snyder, Sullivan, Wallace, Weissman, Zamora Wilson, Coleman. ~ CONCERNING CALLING ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO FULFILL THEIR OBLIGATIONS TO THE SOUTHERN UTE INDIAN TRIBE AND THE UTE MOUNTAIN UTE TRIBE REGARDING WATER RIGHTS.

AI Summary

This joint resolution, passed by the Colorado General Assembly, urges the federal government to uphold its trust responsibilities to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe concerning their water rights. Specifically, it calls for the Bureau of Indian Affairs to protect the Southern Ute Tribe's water rights by fully rehabilitating, operating, and maintaining the PRIIP (which likely refers to a water infrastructure project, though the full acronym is not defined in the text), and for timely payments for water resource maintenance. The resolution also requests funding for the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe's infrastructure projects, including their Farm and Ranch Enterprise and a water transmission line to Towaoc, as well as assistance in delivering water from the Animas River and Lake Nighthorse to their reservation. Finally, it encourages the federal government to facilitate the Tribes' participation in a voluntary program to contribute their tribal water to a Lake Powell savings pool.

Sponsors (86)

Julie McCluskie (D)* Dylan Roberts (D)* Cleave Simpson (R)* Katie Stewart (D)* Judy Amabile (D),  Jennifer Bacon (D),  Mark Baisley (R),  Matt Ball (D),  Carlos Barron (R),  Adrienne Benavidez (D),  Andrew Boesenecker (D),  Jeff Bridges (D),  Scott Bright (R),  Kyle Brown (D),  Jarvis Caldwell (R),  John Carson (R),  Michael Carter (D),  Marc Catlin (R),  Chad Clifford (D),  James Coleman (D),  Lisa Cutter (D),  Jessie Danielson (D),  Lindsey Daugherty (D),  Monica Duran (D),  Cecelia Espenoza (D),  Tony Exum (D),  Lisa Frizell (R),  Meg Froelich (D),  Lorena García (D),  Lori Garcia Sander (R),  Lindsay Gilchrist (D),  Lori Goldstein (D),  Julie Gonzales (D),  Ryan Gonzalez (R),  Eliza Hamrick (D),  Tony Hartsook (R),  Nick Hinrichsen (D),  Jamie Jackson (D),  Iman Jodeh (D),  Dusty Johnson (R),  Junie Joseph (D),  Rebecca Keltie (R),  Cathy Kipp (D),  Barbara Kirkmeyer (R),  Chris Kolker (D),  Sheila Lieder (D),  Mandy Lindsay (D),  William Lindstedt (D),  Larry Liston (R),  Meghan Lukens (D),  Javier Mabrey (D),  Janice Marchman (D),  Matt Martinez (D),  Tisha Mauro (D),  Karen McCormick (D),  Kyle Mullica (D),  Kenny Nguyen (D),  Amy Paschal (D),  Byron Pelton (R),  Rod Pelton (R),  Jacqueline Phillips (D),  Janice Rich (R),  Chris Richardson (R),  Naquetta Ricks (D),  Robert Rodriguez (D),  Manny Rutinel (D),  Gretchen Rydin (D),  Emily Sirota (D),  Scott Slaugh (R),  Lesley Smith (D),  Marc Snyder (D),  Matt Soper (R),  Rebekah Stewart (D),  Tammy Story (D),  Tom Sullivan (D),  Rick Taggart (R),  Brianna Titone (D),  Alex Valdez (D),  Elizabeth Velasco (D),  Katie Wallace (D),  Michael Weissman (D),  Jenny Willford (D),  Ty Winter (R),  Steven Woodrow (D),  Lynda Zamora Wilson (R),  Yara Zokaie (D), 

Last Action

Signed by the President of the Senate (on 04/01/2026)

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