Section 41-4-205 – State Board of Control; Additional Fees.
41-4-205. State board of control; additional fees. (a) The secretary of the board of control shall collect fees, not to exceed the following which shall be paid in advance, and turned over to the state treasurer: (i) For making copies of the records of the board of control or of papers or documents filed with […]
Section 41-4-206 – Duty at First Meeting.
41-4-206. Duty at first meeting. It shall be the duty of said board at its first meeting to make proper arrangements for beginning the determination of priorities of right to the use of the public waters of the state, which determination shall begin on the streams most used for irrigation, and be continued as rapidly […]
Section 41-4-201 – Created; Members; Location of Office; Meetings Generally; State Engineer Ex Officio President; Quorum.
41-4-201. Created; members; location of office; meetings generally; state engineer ex officio president; quorum. There is hereby constituted a state board of control composed of the state engineer and the superintendents of the four (4) water divisions. The board shall have an office with the state engineer at Cheyenne. The board shall hold regular quarterly […]
Section 41-4-202 – Ex Officio Secretary of the Board; Duties Generally.
41-4-202. Ex officio secretary of the board; duties generally. The ex officio secretary of the state board of control shall be appointed by the board and be an employee of the state engineer. The duties of the secretary shall, under direction of the president of the board, consist of keeping a full, true and complete […]
Section 41-4-203 – Collection of Fees Generally.
41-4-203. Collection of fees generally. (a) The secretary of the state board of control shall collect in advance reasonable fees not to exceed the following: (i) One hundred dollars ($100.00) with each proof of appropriation of water or proof of construction of a reservoir; (ii) For recording with county clerks any water right instrument or […]
Section 41-4-103 – Cooperation and Agreements With Utah; Appropriations to Montana.
41-4-103. Cooperation and agreements with Utah; appropriations to Montana. The state engineer is hereby authorized and empowered to receive and grant applications to appropriate water from streams in Wyoming where such water is to be conveyed and used for beneficial purposes within the state of Utah, and the board of control is hereby authorized and […]
Section 41-4-104 – Adjudication of Rights to Water for Use in Adjoining State.
41-4-104. Adjudication of rights to water for use in adjoining state. After issuance of the permit under legislative authority and completion of the work according to the terms of the permit, the board of control may adjudicate said water rights upon proof of beneficial use as provided by W.S. 41-4-511.
Section 41-4-105 – Adjudication of Rights to Water for Use in Adjoining State; Permits Issued Before February 25, 1939.
41-4-105. Adjudication of rights to water for use in adjoining state; permits issued before February 25, 1939. Where ditches or reservoirs have been built under permits issued by the state of Wyoming prior to February 25, 1939, and where water has been diverted by, or stored in such works and applied to beneficial use thereunder […]
Section 41-4-102 – Copies of Records as Evidence.
41-4-102. Copies of records as evidence. Copies of papers, books, records and maps, on file and deposited by virtue of any law, in the office of the state engineer or state board of control, and certified by the state engineer or secretary of the state board of control, shall be competent evidence in the courts […]
Section 41-3-1011 – Abandonment.
41-3-1011. Abandonment. No right to water for the purposes of providing instream flow may be acquired through the process of abandonment nor shall any beneficiary of instream flow rights granted under this act be qualified under W.S. 41-3-401 and 41-3-402 to file for abandonment.