(1) Nothing in this article shall be construed as:
(a) Enhancing or diminishing the rights of owners of property as provided by the state constitution or the constitution of the United States;
(b) Modifying or amending existing laws or court decrees with respect to the determination and administration of water rights.
Source: L. 74: Entire article added, p. 340, § 1, effective May 17.
ANNOTATION
Law reviews. For article, "The Emerging Relationship Between Environmental Regulations and Colorado Water Law", see 53 U. Colo. L. Rev. 597 (1982). For article, "Law and the American West: The Search for an Ethic of Place", see 59 U. Colo. L. Rev. 401 (1988).
Applied in City & County of Denver v. Bergland, 517 F. Supp. 155 (D. Colo. 1981); City & County of Denver v. Bd. of County Comm'rs, 760 P.2d 656 (Colo. App. 1988), aff'd, 782 P.2d 753 (Colo. 1989); Colo. Springs v. Eagle County Bd. of County Comm'rs, 895 P.2d 1105 (Colo. App. 1994).