State Bill Colorado

Colo. Rep. Kathleen Curry, whose district includes Aspen, believes her bill to clarify and expand the rights of commercial raft companies is in danger of failing in the state senate.

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The Colorado House of Representatives on Tuesday approved HB 10-1188, clarifying the rights of commercial rafters, by a vote of 40 to 25.

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A bill expected to be debated on the floor of the Colorado House of Representative today may add clarity to the rights of commercial boaters, but it will do nothing to change the rights, such as they are, for private boaters in Colorado.

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Third and final reading of the bill is expected to take place on Monday.

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As if Colorado water law weren’t complicated enough, the right to take a rafting trip down the Animas River might hinge on how far upstream boats could sail in England in the reign of King James I.

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A rafting bill working its way through the state legislature that would allow for rafters to float through private land — and even portage on private land in the event of low water — faces a key test in the House Judiciary Committee today.

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Lawyers, rafts and money: Those are the debates in store for Colorado’s water community this year at the Legislature.

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