Section 41-12-201 – Purpose.
41-12-201. Purpose. (a) The major purposes of this compact are to provide for the most efficient use of the waters of the Belle Fourche River basin hereinafter referred to as the basin for multiple purposes; to provide for an equitable division of such waters; to remove all causes, present and future, which might lead to […]
Section 41-12-202 – Definitions.
41-12-202. Definitions. (a) As used in this compact: (i) The term “Belle Fourche River” shall mean and include the Belle Fourche River and all its tributaries originating in Wyoming; (ii) The term “basin” shall mean that area in South Dakota and Wyoming which is naturally drained by the Belle Fourche River, and all its tributaries; […]
Section 41-11-203 – Authority of Commissioners; Investigations.
41-11-203. Authority of commissioners; investigations. Any commissioner appointed to serve under the provisions of any interstate water compact or in the negotiation of an interstate water compact or any other person designated by the governor to do so, shall have full authority to make any and all investigations of such interstate streams and the drainage […]
Section 41-11-204 – Assistant Commissioners.
41-11-204. Assistant commissioners. The governor may appoint assistant commissioners to aid and assist him, or any interstate streams commissioner appointed by him, in the negotiations for determination of the equitable division of the waters of all Wyoming interstate streams, to serve only on call of the governor.
Section 41-11-205 – Mileage, per Diem and Compensation for Commissioners and Assistant Commissioners.
41-11-205. Mileage, per diem and compensation for commissioners and assistant commissioners. Each and every commissioner and assistant commissioner appointed to represent the state of Wyoming on an interstate compact or in the negotiation thereof shall be paid per diem and compensation in the same amount as provided for members of the Wyoming legislature and mileage […]
Section 41-11-206 – Depository of Records Relating to Interstate Streams and Water Compacts.
41-11-206. Depository of records relating to interstate streams and water compacts. The office of the state engineer is hereby designated as the depository of all records, reports and materials relating to interstate streams and water compacts and the activities of all commissioners, administrators and other persons appointed by the governor to conduct investigations of any […]
Section 41-12-101 – Generally.
41-12-101. Generally. Ratification and approval is hereby given to the Bear River Compact as signed at Salt Lake City, in the state of Utah, on the 22nd day of December, A.D., 1978, by George L. Christopulos, the state engineer of the state of Wyoming, and others, which compact was also signed by the duly authorized […]
Section 41-12-102 – When Binding; Notice of Ratification.
41-12-102. When binding; notice of ratification. Said compact shall not be binding or obligatory upon any of the high contracting parties thereto unless and until the same shall have been ratified by the legislature of each of the said states and approved by the congress of the United States. The governor of Wyoming shall give […]
Section 41-11-101 – Duties of Attorney General.
41-11-101. Duties of attorney general. The attorney general shall be the legal advisor to the commission and it shall be his duty to defend any suit or suits that may be instituted against the state of Wyoming, or against the water users and appropriators from this state, by the United States government, or by any […]
Section 41-11-201 – Appointment of Commissioners to Serve on Joint Commission; Ratification of Compacts; Governor May Serve as Commissioner.
41-11-201. Appointment of commissioners to serve on joint commission; ratification of compacts; governor may serve as commissioner. (a) The governor of the state of Wyoming shall appoint any commissioners necessary to represent Wyoming on any joint commission to be composed of commissioners from Wyoming and one (1) or more adjoining states and an authorized representative […]