Section 41-8-109 – Referendum Prerequisite to Establishment; Voting; Ballots; Right of Landowners to Vote; Proxies.
41-8-109. Referendum prerequisite to establishment; voting; ballots; right of landowners to vote; proxies. (a) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5. (b) All qualified electors of the district and owners of land lying within the boundaries of the proposed district, as determined by written authorizations as specified in W.S. 41-8-101(f) and subsections (c) and […]
Section 41-8-110 – Referendum Prerequisite to Establishment; Counting and Recording Votes; Action Upon Results; Certification of Fact When Created.
41-8-110. Referendum prerequisite to establishment; counting and recording votes; action upon results; certification of fact when created. The votes cast in the referendum shall be counted by the polling officers at the close of the polls and a report of the results, along with the ballots, shall be delivered to the polling superintendent, who shall […]
Section 41-8-111 – Inclusion of Additional Land; Detaching Land; Change of Boundaries; Change of Name.
41-8-111. Inclusion of additional land; detaching land; change of boundaries; change of name. (a) Petitions for including additional territory within an existing watershed improvement district may be filed with the board of supervisors, and in such cases the proceedings herein provided for with respect to petitions to organize watershed improvement districts shall be observed to […]
Section 41-8-112 – Board of Directors; Eligibility; Election; Terms; Officers.
41-8-112. Board of directors; eligibility; election; terms; officers. (a) Within thirty (30) days after a watershed improvement district is created, the board of supervisors shall conduct an election to be held for the election of a board of directors of the watershed improvement district. Notice of the election shall be given by the board of […]
Section 41-8-113 – Board of Directors; Powers Generally.
41-8-113. Board of directors; powers generally. (a) Under the supervision of the board of supervisors, the board of directors of a watershed improvement district shall have power to: (i) Levy and collect assessments for special benefits accruing to land, as hereinafter provided; (ii) Acquire by purchase, exchange, lease, gift, grant, bequest, devise, or otherwise, any […]
Section 41-8-114 – Board of Directors; Issuance of Bonds.
41-8-114. Board of directors; issuance of bonds. (a) Bonds authorized by W.S. 41-8-113 shall not be issued until proposed by order or resolution of the board of directors specifying the purpose for which the funds are to be used, the rate of interest the bonds are to bear, the amount of the proposed bond issue, […]
Section 41-8-107 – Petition for Establishment; Hearing; Notice.
41-8-107. Petition for establishment; hearing; notice. (a) The board of supervisors shall act upon the petition for formation in the same manner as set forth in W.S. 22-29-109 for county commissioners in determining if a petition for district formation shall be voted upon. (b) If it appears upon the hearing that any land included in […]
Section 41-8-108 – Referendum Prerequisite to Establishment; Generally.
41-8-108. Referendum prerequisite to establishment; generally. After the board of supervisors has made and recorded a determination that there is a need, in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare, for the creation of the proposed watershed improvement district, it shall consider the question whether the operation of a district within the proposed […]
Section 41-8-103 – Formation.
41-8-103. Formation. Watershed improvement districts may be formed as subdistricts of conservation districts as herein provided for the development and execution of plans and projects relating to any of the purposes set forth in W.S. 41-8-102. The conservation district in which such subdistricts are formed shall cooperate, advise and consult with the state conservation commission […]
Section 41-8-104 – Area.
41-8-104. Area. The land area embraced in a watershed improvement district must lie within the same or adjoining watershed or subwatershed areas. A watershed improvement district may embrace land lying in one (1) or more soil and water conservation districts. Land lying within the boundaries of one (1) watershed improvement district shall not be included […]