Section 34-27-102 – Definitions.
34-27-102. Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) “Wind energy agreement” means a lease, license, easement or other agreement, whether by grant or reservation, to develop or participate in the income from or the development of wind powered energy generation; (ii) “Wind energy developer” means the owner of the surface estate or the lessee, […]
Section 34-27-103 – Declaration of Wind Energy Rights.
34-27-103. Declaration of wind energy rights. (a) Wind energy rights shall be regarded as an interest in real property and appurtenant to the surface estate. (b) Wind energy rights shall not be severed from the surface estate, except that wind energy may be developed pursuant to a wind energy agreement. (c) A wind energy agreement […]
Section 34-27-104 – Dominance of Mineral Estate.
34-27-104. Dominance of mineral estate. Nothing in this act shall be construed to change the common law as of April 1, 2011 as it relates to the rights belonging to, or the dominance of, the mineral estate.
Section 34-27-105 – Compensation for Taking of Wind Energy Rights.
34-27-105. Compensation for taking of wind energy rights. Nothing in this act diminishes the right of the owner of the surface estate to receive compensation under W.S. 1-26-701 through 1-26-714 for the taking of wind energy rights incidental to the exercise of eminent domain.
Section 34-27-106 – No Restriction on Transfer of Wind Energy Agreement.
34-27-106. No restriction on transfer of wind energy agreement. Nothing in this act shall be construed to restrict the transfer of a wind energy agreement, including the transfer of the surface owner’s right to receive payments under the wind energy agreement.
Section 34-25-105 – Recording Coordinates; Use of Satellite Survey Techniques.
34-25-105. Recording coordinates; use of satellite survey techniques. No coordinates based on the Wyoming Coordinate System NAD 1983, purporting to define the position of a point on a land boundary, shall be presented to be recorded in any public land records or deed records in the office of a county clerk unless a record and […]
Section 34-25-106 – Reference to System on Maps.
34-25-106. Reference to system on maps. The use of the term “Wyoming Coordinate System NAD 1983” on any map, report of survey or other document, shall be limited to plane coordinates based on the Wyoming Coordinate System NAD 1983 as defined in this chapter.
Section 34-25-107 – Description in Other Surveys; Conflicts.
34-25-107. Description in other surveys; conflicts. Wherever coordinates based on the Wyoming Coordinate System NAD 1983 are used to describe any tract of land which in the same document is also described by reference to any subdivision, line or corner of the United States public land surveys, the description by plane coordinates shall be construed […]
Section 34-25-108 – Application.
34-25-108. Application. Nothing contained in this chapter shall require any purchaser or mortgagee to rely on a description, any part of which depends exclusively upon Wyoming Coordinate System NAD 1983.
Section 34-27-101 – Short Title.
34-27-101. Short title. This act may be cited as the “Wind Energy Rights Act.”