45-2241

45-2241. Cooperation with governmental
entities

A. The authority shall cooperate, coordinate and confer with the director of water
resources, state agencies, municipal corporations, special districts, authorities, other
political subdivisions of this state, private entities, Indian tribes and the United
States on matters within their jurisdiction relating to the augmentation and conservation
of the water supplies of the authority and its members.

B. Consistent with the purposes and policies of this chapter, the authority shall
cooperate with established and existing organizations in acquiring, constructing and
operating projects for use of or interconnection with suitable diversion, withdrawal,
transportation, delivery, treatment, storage or recharge facilities.

C. Any authority member may request the authority to exercise its powers and
privileges in making any project or proposed project, survey or investigation or for
assistance in initiating or completing any works or projects authorized by this chapter.

D. The authority may act as any of the following:

1. A bargaining and negotiating agency in transactions and dealings between various
departments of the state or federal government at the request of an authority member.

2. A connecting, intermediate or contracting medium for members when for united or
joint participation such a medium is convenient or essential to the receipt, acceptance
or enjoyment of any financial proposals, grants or other benefits to authority members
that are made available under any statute or by any entity.

3. A coordinating, clearing, administering or supervising instrumentality through
which members may cooperate or unite through contracts or agreements in applying or
pooling their resources, functional rights or privileges for common purposes contemplated
under this chapter.

4. A supervising instrumentality through which authority members may request the
development of conservation plans for the use of Colorado river water.

E. Nothing in this section or in this chapter shall be construed to alter any debt
limitation of any authority member.