(1) There is hereby created a water conservation district to be known and designated as the 'Republican river water conservation district'. The district is hereby declared to be a body corporate under the laws of Colorado. The district consists of the following area and territory of the state of Colorado: (a) Phillips and Yuma counties; and(b) Those portions of Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Sedgwick, and Washington counties within the model domain of the Republican river compact administration groundwater model within the state of Colorado as that domain is defined in appendix B to the final report of the special master with certificate of adoption of RRCA groundwater model, Kansas v. Nebraska and Colorado, United States supreme court, No. 126, original, dated September 17, 2003.(2) The creation of the Republican river water conservation district shall not affect the existence or powers of public irrigation districts created pursuant to articles 41 to 43 of this title or ground water management districts created pursuant to article 90 of this title before August 4, 2004.Amended by 2019 Ch. 112, § 1, eff. 8/2/2019.L. 2004: Entire article added, p.

43 of this title or ground water management districts created pursuant to article 90 of this title before August 4, 2004.Amended by 2019 Ch. 112, § 1, eff. 8/2/2019.L. 2004: Entire article added, p. 1906, § 1, effective August 4.Section 5 of chapter 112 (HB 19-1029), Session Laws of Colorado 2019, provides that the act changing this section applies to conduct occurring on or after August 2, 2019.