This article shall be construed liberally to effectuate the legislative intent and the purposes of this article as the complete and independent authority for the performance of each and every act and thing authorized in this article, and all the powers granted in this article shall be broadly interpreted to effectuate such intent and purposes and shall not be interpreted as a limitation of such powers; except that it is hereby recognized that the primary purpose of this article relates to the development of water resources of the state of Colorado as set forth in section 37-95-102 (1), and that the only generation of electric energy authorized hereunder is generation from hydroelectric facilities. This article shall not be construed to authorize the board to generate electric energy by fossil fuel or other nonhydroelectric methods.
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