Colorado Amendment 16, also known as the
Payments for Water by the Rio Grande Water Conservation District Act, was on the
November 3, 1998 election ballot in
Colorado as an
initiated constitutional amendment, where it was
defeated, with 24.1% of voters in favor.
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Election results
| Amendment 16 |
|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| d No | 931,566 | 75.8% |
| Yes | 297,872 | 24.2% |
Text of measure
The language that appeared on the ballot:
An amendment to the Colorado Constitution requiring the Rio Grande Water Conservation District, which is located in whole or in part in Conejos, Alamosa, Rio Grande, Mineral, and Saguache counties, to pay fees for all water that has been, is being, or will in the future be pumped from aquifers underlying state trust lands for purposes of the "Closed Basin Project," and, in connection therewith, setting such fees at thirty dollars per acre-foot, payable to the state's public school fund, and ten dollars per acre-foot, payable to the school districts in Water Division 3.
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