Section 41-2-125 – Office of Water Programs Created; Duties; Annual Report.
41-2-125. Office of water programs created; duties; annual report. (a) There is created the office of water programs within the office of research at the University of Wyoming. The office of water programs shall: (i) Work directly with the director of the Wyoming water development office to identify research needs of state and federal agencies […]
Section 41-2-1301 – Transfer of Water Authorized; Conditions.
41-2-1301. Transfer of water authorized; conditions. (a) Pursuant to W.S. 41-3-115, the United States Bureau of Reclamation and the Wyoming water development office are hereby authorized to transfer a maximum of thirty-three thousand four hundred ninety-three (33,493) acre feet of storage water per year from the environmental account in the Pathfinder Modification Project within Pathfinder […]
Section 41-2-121 – Criteria for Water Development Projects; Disclosure of Personal Interests by Commission.
41-2-121. Criteria for water development projects; disclosure of personal interests by commission. (a) The water development commission shall establish criteria for evaluation and administration of water development projects. Criteria shall include but not be limited to the following: (i) All water development proposals submitted to the legislature shall be reviewed by and accompanied by the […]
Section 41-2-122 – Protection and Rights of Landowner.
41-2-122. Protection and rights of landowner. (a) The Wyoming water development commission shall include in the planning process at Level I notification to a landowner whose lands may be flooded or otherwise physically affected, as determined by the administrator. The commission shall include in the planning process at Level II consultation with any landowner whose […]
Section 41-2-123 – Project Studies Generally; Hearings; Reimbursement of Costs; Source of Funding; Use of Unobligated Funds; Recommendations to Legislature.
41-2-123. Project studies generally; hearings; reimbursement of costs; source of funding; use of unobligated funds; recommendations to legislature. (a) The commission, after public notice, is authorized to conduct public workshops and public hearings in the affected regions on projects which have been approved for study by the legislature pursuant to W.S. 41-2-114. (b) For each […]
Section 41-2-120 – Approval of Loans, Construction or Water Contracts and Agreements.
41-2-120. Approval of loans, construction or water contracts and agreements. All loans, construction or water contracts and agreements to which the state is a party, entered into pursuant to this act or W.S. 41-2-114, shall be submitted to the select [water] committee for thirty (30) days for its review and recommendation and approved and executed […]
Section 41-2-115 – Report; Authorization; Assignment.
41-2-115. Report; authorization; assignment. (a) In preparation of the final concept design under W.S. 41-2-114(a)(ii), the commission shall after giving public notice hold a public hearing within the affected water division. Any interested person, association or state or federal agency may appear and participate as a party. Following the hearing, the commission shall make public […]
Section 41-2-116 – Water Rights.
41-2-116. Water rights. (a) The director of the Wyoming water development office shall, at the direction of the governor, file applications in the name of the state of Wyoming for permits to appropriate water, to construct dams and other works, and to take the steps necessary to acquire, maintain or preserve the priority of any […]
Section 41-2-117 – Wyoming Water Development Commission; Membership; Removal; Terms.
41-2-117. Wyoming water development commission; membership; removal; terms. (a) The Wyoming water development commission is created to consist of ten (10) members. The membership shall include: (i) Nine (9) persons, two (2) shall be residents appointed from each water division of the state as defined in W.S. 41-3-501, at least one (1) will be a […]
Section 41-2-118 – Powers, Duties, Salaries and Expenses of Commission.
41-2-118. Powers, duties, salaries and expenses of commission. (a) The commission shall: (i) Repealed by Laws 1992, ch. 42, § 4. (ii) Have authority to contract for legal counsel upon approval of the governor to assist in matters related to water resource development as directed by the commission. By request of the commission and upon […]