[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 70 (Wednesday, May 16, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S3239]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 465--RECOGNIZING THAT THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF 
         COLORADO HAS PROCLAIMED 2012 AS THE ``YEAR OF WATER''

  Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Bennet) submitted the 
following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 465

       Whereas water is a precious and limited natural resource;
       Whereas a clean and sustainable water supply is essential 
     to the high quality of life enjoyed by Coloradans;
       Whereas a clean and sustainable water supply is essential 
     to the success of all aspects of the economy of the State of 
     Colorado, including the agricultural, municipal, industrial, 
     and recreational economies;
       Whereas as a headwaters State, the health of the water in 
     the State of Colorado has a direct impact on neighboring 
     States;
       Whereas the population of the State of Colorado is 
     predicted to double by 2050;
       Whereas educating the public about limited water resources 
     will be critical in meeting the increasing demands placed on 
     water in the future;
       Whereas 2012 marks the--
       (1) 100th anniversary of the construction of the Rio Grande 
     Reservoir;
       (2) 90th anniversary of the Colorado River Compact of 1922;
       (3) 75th anniversary of the creation of the Colorado Water 
     Conservation Board;
       (4) 75th anniversary of the creation of the Colorado River 
     Water Conservation District;
       (5) 75th anniversary of the creation of the Northern 
     Colorado Water Conservancy District and the Colorado-Big 
     Thompson Project;
       (6) 50th anniversary of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, 
     administered by the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy 
     District;
       (7) 10th anniversary of the Colorado Foundation for Water 
     Education; and
       (8) 10th anniversary of the Lower Arkansas Valley Water 
     Conservancy District; and
       Whereas the Governor of the State of Colorado has 
     proclaimed 2012 as the ``Year of Water'' in the State of 
     Colorado: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate recognizes that the Governor of 
     the State of Colorado has proclaimed 2012 as the ``Year of 
     Water'' in the State of Colorado.

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