For the purpose of aiding in the protection and development of the waters of the state and for the benefit of the present and future inhabitants of the state, there is created a Colorado water conservation board with the powers and duties set out in this article 60. The board is an agency of the state, and the functions it is to perform, as set out in this article 60, are governmental functions for the welfare and benefit of the state and its inhabitants. The Colorado water conservation board is a division of the department of natural resources and is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105.Amended by 2022 Ch. 469, § 167, eff. 8/10/2022.L. 37: p. 1300, § 1. CSA: C. 173B, § 1. CRS 53: § 148-1-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 149-1-1. 2022 Ch. 469, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3). (1) For the Colorado water conservation board as a division of the department of natural resources, see §§ 24-1-124 (3) and 24-33-104. (2) For the short title (the 'Debbie Haskins 'Administrative Organization Act of 1968' Modernization Act') in SB 22-162, see section 1 of chapter 469, Session Laws of Colorado 2022.