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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR24-015 Supporting Passage of the Bolts Ditch Act DocuSign Envelope ID:7696BE6C-1976-4A5E-8A25-C4E6FF6F02FF Commissioner chandler-Henry moved adoption of the following Resolution: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO RESOLUTION NO. 2024- 015 A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING PASSAGE OF THE BOLTS DITCH ACT WHEREAS, Eagle River Water and Sanitation District("District")provides water service from East Vail to Intermountain and wastewater service from East Vail to Edwards, including Minturn; and WHEREAS, Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority("Authority")provides water service to the Town of Avon and the metropolitan districts of Arrowhead, Beaver Creek, Berry Creek, Eagle-Vail, Edwards, Bachelor Gulch and Cordillera; and WHEREAS, the District and Authority are adjudicating water rights and have purchased land in order to construct and operate a 1,200 acre-foot water storage reservoir called Bolts Lake; and WHEREAS, once constructed, Bolts Lake will provide sustainable in-basin water supplies for the region, as well as additional recreational opportunities to support the western slope's recreation-based economy; and WHEREAS, Bolts Ditch is an essential filling source for Bolts Lake; and WHEREAS, Section 1101 of Public Law 116-9, the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, allows Bolts Ditch to be operated within the Holy Cross Wilderness area for diversion of water and use, maintenance, and repair of the Bolts Ditch and headgate, but restricts use, maintenance, and repair authority exclusively to the Town of Minturn; and WHEREAS, the District,Authority, and the Town of Minturn are collectively seeking to expand Public Law 116-9 to include the District and Authority as additional governmental entities that may also use, maintain, and repair Bolts Ditch and its headgate; and WHEREAS, the Bolts Ditch Act, introduced on June 22, 2023, in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Joe Neguse (H.R.4297) and the U.S. Senate by Sen. Michael Bennet (S.2156), seeks to authorize the District and Authority to be eligible to complete the maintenance work on Bolts Ditch and its headgate within the Holy Cross Wilderness, Colorado. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado (the"Board"): DocuSign Envelope ID:7696BE6C-1976-4A5E-8A25-C4E6FF6F02FF THAT,the Board hereby supports the immediate passage of the Bolts Ditch Act as introduced to facilitate the construction and operation of Bolts Lake by the District and Authority. THAT, the Board hereby finds, determines and declares that this Resolution is necessary for the public health, safety and welfare of the residents of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado. MOVED, READ AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado at its regular meeting held on the March day of 19th , 2024. DocuSigned by: oh4coGL COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO By and through its Board of County Commissioners COLOR p—DocuSigned by: guff Scktise By: Matt` ScE hBerr�D7i8E 73..., , Chair -DocuSigned by: / •DocuSigned by: P(.w.ns - '749isustuy Attest: L& 0-1,�/1-� By: CA4AC120f0AA47A.. �, D' � Jeanne McQueeney, Commissioner FOD62F246806110.. DocuSigned by: Clerk to the Board j4(LL1 /By: / , thAitni OOA I I O US... Kathy T han1ler-Henry, Commissioner Commissioner McQueeney seconded adoption of the foregoing resolution. The question having been called the vote was as follows: Commissioner Scherr Aye Commissioner McQueeney Aye Commissioner Chandler-Henry Aye This resolution passed by 3/0 vote of the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado. 2