ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE NO. 0047
ENROLLED ACT NO. 7, SENATE
FIFTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2001 GENERAL SESSION
AN ACT relating to water
development projects; authorizing
construction of
designated water projects; describing
projects;
specifying terms and conditions of funding for
projects;
providing restrictions relating to sales of water
and operation of
projects; providing appropriations;
modifying project
descriptions, terms of appropriations for
various specified
prior projects; and providing for an
effective date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1. W.S.
99-3-501 through 99-3-504 are created
to read:
ARTICLE 5
2001 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
[AUTHORIZATION FOR 2001 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS]
99-3-501. Definitions.
The definitions in W.S. 99-3-101 apply to this article.
99-3-502. General authorization.
The provisions of W.S. 99-3-102 apply to this article.
[2001 NEW DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS]
99-3-503. Level III construction
projects – new
development.
(a) Authorization
is granted for the Level III new
development
construction projects identified in this
section, subject to
the general conditions specified in
W.S. 99-3-103.
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(b) Project - Oakley Water Supply Project:
(i) Project
sponsor: Oakley Improvement and
Service District;
(ii) Project
purpose: Rural and domestic water
supply;
(iii) Project
description: A water supply
pipeline valves, and
appurtenances necessary to make the
project function in
the manner intended;
(iv) Total
project budget: Three hundred fifty-
two thousand dollars
($352,000.00);
(v) Project
grant: The state of Wyoming shall
grant to the sponsor
from water development account I
through the commission
for the design, permit procurement,
project land
procurement, construction engineering, and
construction of the
project an amount not to exceed one
hundred seventy-six
thousand dollars ($176,000.00) or fifty
percent (50%) of the
actual development costs, whichever is
less;
(vi) Appropriation:
There is appropriated from
water development
account I to the commission one hundred
seventy-six thousand
dollars ($176,000.00) or as much
thereof as is
necessary to carry out the purpose of this
subsection. Unexpended
funds appropriated under this
subsection shall
revert to water development account I on
July 1, 2005; and
(vii) Special conditions:
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(A) The sponsor
is responsible for
acquiring fifty
percent (50%) of the total project budget
from other sources;
(B) The project
is expressly contingent on
formation of the
Oakley Improvement and Service District
and approval of a
project financing plan by an election
held pursuant to the
Improvement and Service District Act,
W.S. 18-12-101 through
18-12-140, and the Special Districts
Elections Act of 1994,
W.S. 22-29-101 through 22-29-408.
(c) Project
– Wheatland Water Supply Rehabilitation
Project:
(i) Project sponsor: Town of Wheatland;
(ii) Project
purpose: Municipal and domestic
water supply;
(iii) Project
description: Construction of a new
well, installation of
new storage facilities and piping to
connect the
improvements to the town's water system and
appurtenances
necessary to make the project function in the
manner intended;
(iv) Total
project budget: Eight hundred fifty-
four thousand dollars
($854,000.00);
(v) Project
grant: The state of Wyoming shall
grant to the sponsor
from water development account I
through the commission
for the design, permit procurement,
project land
procurement, construction engineering, and
construction of the
project an amount not to exceed two
hundred twenty-two
thousand dollars ($222,000.00) or
twenty-six percent
(26%) of the actual development costs,
whichever is less;
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(vi) Appropriation:
There is appropriated from
water development
account I to the commission two hundred
twenty-two thousand
dollars ($222,000.00) or as much
thereof as is
necessary to carry out the purpose of this
subsection. Unexpended
funds appropriated under this
subsection shall
revert to water development account I on
July 1, 2005; and
(vii) Special
condition: The sponsor is
responsible for
acquiring seventy-four percent (74%) of the
total project budget
from other sources.
[REHABILITATION CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS]
99-3-504. Level III construction
projects-
rehabilitation.
(a) Authorization
is granted for the Level III
rehabilitation
construction projects identified in this
section, subject to
the general conditions specified in
W.S. 99-3-104.
(b) Project
– Baggs Water Supply Rehabilitation
Project:
(i) Project sponsor: Town of Baggs;
(ii) Project
purpose: Municipal and domestic
water supply;
(iii) Project
description: Diversion and intake
facilities and other
miscellaneous appurtenances necessary
to make the project
function in the manner intended;
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(iv) Total
project budget: One hundred eighty-
four thousand dollars
($184,000.00);
(v) Project
grant: The state of Wyoming shall
grant to the sponsor
from water development account II
through the commission
for the design, permit procurement,
project land
procurement, construction engineering, and
construction of the
project an amount not to exceed ninety-
two thousand dollars
($92,000.00) or fifty percent (50%) of
the actual development
costs, whichever is less;
(vi) Appropriation:
There is appropriated from
water development
account II to the commission ninety-two
thousand dollars
($92,000.00) or as much thereof as is
necessary to carry out
the purpose of this subsection.
Unexpended funds
appropriated under this subsection shall
revert to water
development account II on July 1, 2005; and
(vii) Special
condition: The sponsor is
responsible for
acquiring fifty percent (50%) of the total
project budget from
other sources.
(c) Project
– Bridger Valley Intake Structure
Rehabilitation
Project:
(i) Project
sponsor: Bridger Valley Joint Powers
Board;
(ii) Project
purpose: Municipal and domestic
water supply;
(iii) Project
description: Rehabilitation of the
intake and raw water
diversion facility and appurtenances
necessary to make the
project function in the manner
intended;
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(iv) Total
project budget: Two hundred seventy-
six thousand dollars
($276,000.00);
(v) Project
grant: The state of Wyoming shall
grant to the sponsor
from water development account II
through the commission
for the design, permit procurement,
project land
procurement, construction engineering, and
construction of the
project an amount not to exceed one
hundred thirty-eight
thousand dollars ($138,000.00) or
fifty percent (50%) of
the actual development costs,
whichever is less;
(vi) Appropriation:
There is appropriated from
water development
account II to the commission one hundred
thirty-eight thousand
dollars ($138,000.00) or as much
thereof as is
necessary to carry out the purpose of this
subsection. Unexpended
funds appropriated under this
subsection shall revert
to water development account II on
July 1, 2005; and
(vii) Special
condition: The sponsor is
responsible for
acquiring fifty percent (50%) of the total
project budget from
other sources.
(d) Project
– Cheyenne South Crow Dam Water Supply
Rehabilitation
Project:
(i) Project sponsor: City of Cheyenne;
(ii) Project
purpose: Municipal and domestic
water supply;
(iii) Project
description: Final design
services, plans and
specifications, for rehabilitating the
South Crow Dam, for
adding a supervisory control and data
acquisition control
system, for pipelines needed to connect
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to the
city's treatment and conveyance system and for
appurtenances
necessary to make the project function in the
manner intended;
(iv) Total
project budget: Seventy thousand
dollars ($70,000.00);
(v) Project
loan: The state of Wyoming shall
loan to the sponsor
from water development account II
through the commission
for final design, plans and
specifications of the
project an amount not to exceed
thirty-five thousand
dollars ($35,000.00) or fifty percent
(50%) of the actually
development costs, whichever is less,
for a term of twenty
(20) years from the date the
commission determines
project benefits accrue to the
sponsor, at an annual
rate of seven and one-quarter percent
(7.25%);
(vi) Project
grant: The state of Wyoming shall
grant to the sponsor
from water development account II
through the commission
for the final design, plans and
specifications for the
project an amount not to exceed
thirty-five thousand
($35,000.00) or fifty percent (50%) of
the actual development
costs, whichever is less; and
(vi) Appropriation:
There is appropriated from
water development
account II to the commission seventy
thousand dollars
($70,000.00) or as much thereof as is
necessary to carry out
the purpose of this subsection.
Unexpended funds
appropriated under this subsection shall
revert to water
development account II on July 1, 2005.
(e) Project
– Dayton Water Supply Rehabilitation
Project:
(i) Project sponsor: Town of Dayton;
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(ii) Project
purpose: Municipal and rural
domestic water supply;
(iii) Project
description: Replacement of an
existing transite
pipeline, installation of a new booster
station, installation
of pipeline to an existing booster
station and
appurtenances necessary to make the project
function in the manner
intended;
(iv) Total
project budget: Eight hundred eighty
thousand dollars
($880,000.00);
(v) Project
grant: The state of Wyoming shall
grant to the sponsor
from water development account II
through the commission
for the design, permit procurement,
project land
procurement, construction engineering, and
construction of the
project an amount not to exceed four
hundred forty thousand
dollars ($440,000.00) or fifty
percent (50%) of the
actual development costs, whichever is
less;
(vi) Appropriation:
There is appropriated from
water development
account II to the commission four hundred
forty thousand dollars
($440,000.00) or as much thereof as
is necessary to carry
out the purpose of this subsection.
Unexpended funds
appropriated under this subsection shall
revert to water
development account II on July 1, 2005; and
(vii) Special
condition: The sponsor is
responsible for
securing fifty percent (50%) of the project
budget from other
sources.
(f) Project
– Encampment Raw Water Line
Rehabilitation
Project:
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(i) Project sponsor: Town of Encampment;
(ii) Project
purpose: Municipal and domestic
water supply;
(iii) Project
description: Final design
services, plans and
specifications, for the replacement of
the remaining nonpiped
portion of the raw water conveyance
system extending from
the North Fork of the Encampment
River to the town's
water system and for appurtenances
necessary to make the
project function in the manner
intended;
(iv) Total
project budget: Sixty thousand
dollars ($60,000.00);
(v) Project
loan: The state of Wyoming shall
loan to the sponsor
from water development account II
through the commission
for final design, plans and
specifications of the
project an amount not to exceed
thirty thousand
dollars ($30,000.00) or fifty percent (50%)
of the actual
development costs, whichever is less, for a
term of twenty (20)
years from the date the commission
determines project
benefits accrue to the sponsor, at an
annual rate of seven
and one-quarter percent (7.25%);
(vi) Project
grant: The state of Wyoming shall
grant to the sponsor
from water development account II
through the commission
for the final design, plans and
specifications for the
project an amount not to exceed
thirty thousand
dollars ($30,000.00) or fifty percent (50%)
of the actual
development costs, whichever is less; and
(vii) Appropriation:
There is appropriated from
water development
account II to the commission sixty
thousand dollars
($60,000.00) or as much thereof as is
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necessary
to carry out the purpose of this subsection.
Unexpended funds
appropriated under this subsection shall
revert to water
development account II on July 1, 2005.
(g) Project
– Gillette Central Pressure Zone
Isolation
Rehabilitation Project:
(i) Project sponsor: City of Gillette;
(ii) Project
purpose: Municipal and domestic
water supply;
(iii) Project
description: Final design
services, plans and
specifications, for improving fire
flows, meeting Safe
Drinking Water Act minimum pressure and
disinfection
requirements and for appurtenances necessary
to make the project
function in the manner intended;
(iv) Total
project budget: One hundred fifty
thousand dollars
($150,000.00);
(v) Project
grant: The state of Wyoming shall
grant to the sponsor
from water development account II
through the commission
for the final design, plans and
specifications for the
project an amount not to exceed
seventy-five thousand
($75,000.00) or fifty percent (50%)
of the actual
development costs, whichever is less;
(vi) Appropriation:
There is appropriated from
water development
account II to the commission seventy-five
thousand dollars
($75,000.00) or as much thereof as is
necessary to carry out
the purpose of this subsection.
Unexpended funds
appropriated under this subsection shall
revert to water
development account II on July 1, 2005; and
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(vii) Special
condition: The sponsor is
responsible for
acquiring fifty percent (50%) of the total
project budget from
other sources.
(h) Project
– Hugus-Mullison Ditch Rehabilitation
Project:
(i) Project
sponsor: Hugus Watershed Improvement
District;
(ii) Project
purpose: Irrigation, seepage and
flood control;
(iii) Project
description: Canal lining,
replacement of
culverts at street crossings to increase the
capacity of the ditch
and appurtenances necessary to make
the project function
in the manner intended;
(iv) Total
project budget: Six hundred fifty
thousand dollars
($650,000.00);
(v) Project
grant: The state of Wyoming shall
grant to the sponsor
from water development account II
through the commission
for the design, permit procurement,
project land
procurement, construction engineering, and
construction of the
project an amount not to exceed three
hundred twenty-five
thousand dollars ($325,000.00) or fifty
percent (50%) of the
actual development costs, whichever is
less;
(vi) Appropriation:
There is appropriated from
water development
account II to the commission three
hundred twenty-five
thousand dollars ($325,000.00) or as
much thereof as is
necessary to carry out the purpose of
this subsection.
Unexpended funds appropriated under this
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subsection
shall revert to water development account II on
July 1, 2005; and
(vii) Special
condition: The sponsor is
responsible for
acquiring fifty percent (50%) of the total
project budget from
other sources.
(j) Project
– Laramie North Side Water Supply
Rehabilitation
Project:
(i) Project sponsor: City of Laramie;
(ii) Project purpose: Municipal;
(iii) Project
description: Permit procurement,
right-of-way
acquisition, final design services, plans and
specifications
required to rehabilitate an existing twenty
(20) inch diameter
pipeline, to add additional storage
facilities in east
Laramie, to connect the east side
storage to the Laramie
water system, and for appurtenances
necessary to make the
project function in the manner
intended;
(iv) Total
project budget: Nine hundred seventy
thousand dollars
($970,000.00);
(v) Project
loan: The state of Wyoming shall
loan to the sponsor
from water development account II
through the commission
for permit procurement, right-of-way
acquisition, final
design, plans and specifications of the
project an amount not
to exceed four hundred eighty-five
thousand dollars ($485,000.00)
or fifty percent (50%) of
the actual development
costs, whichever is less, for a term
of twenty (20) years
from the date the commission
determines project
benefits accrue to the sponsor, at an
annual rate of seven
and one-quarter percent (7.25%);
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(vi) Project
grant: The state of Wyoming shall
grant to the sponsor
from water development account II
through the commission
for permit procurement, right-of-way
acquisition, final
design, plans and specifications of the
project an amount not
to exceed four hundred eighty-five
thousand dollars
($485,000.00) or fifty percent (50%) of
the actual development
costs, whichever is less; and
(vii) Appropriation:
There is appropriated from
water development
account II to the commission nine hundred
seventy thousand
dollars ($970,000.00) or as much thereof
as is necessary to
carry out the purpose of this
subsection. Unexpended
funds appropriated under this
subsection shall
revert to water development account II on
July 1, 2005.
(k) Project
– Pine Haven Pipeline Rehabilitation
Project:
(i) Project sponsor: Town of Pine Haven;
(ii) Project purpose: Municipal;
(iii) Project
description: The project includes
installation of
pipelines to connect the town's existing
well directly to the
storage system, to tie the storage
system to the
distribution system and appurtenances
necessary to make the
project function in the manner
intended;
(iv) Total
project budget: Two hundred thirty-
five thousand dollars
($235,000.00);
(v) Project
loan: The state of Wyoming shall
loan to the sponsor
from water development account II
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through the
commission for the design, permit procurement,
project land
procurement, construction engineering, and
construction of the
project an amount not to exceed one
hundred seventeen
thousand five hundred dollars
($117,500.00) or fifty
percent (50%) of the actual
development costs,
whichever is less, for a term of thirty
(30) years from the
date the commission determines project
benefits accrue to the
sponsor, at an annual rate of seven
and one-quarter
percent (7.25%);
(vi) Project
grant: The state of Wyoming shall
grant to the sponsor
from water development account II
through the commission
for the design, permit procurement,
project land
procurement, construction engineering, and
construction of the
project an amount not to exceed one
hundred seventeen
thousand five hundred dollars
($117,500.00) or fifty
percent (50%) of the actual
development costs,
whichever is less; and
(vii) Appropriation:
There is appropriated from
water development
account II to the commission two hundred
thirty-five thousand
dollars ($235,000.00) or as much
thereof as is
necessary to carry out the purpose of this
subsection. Unexpended
funds appropriated under this
subsection shall
revert to water development account II on
July 1, 2005.
(m) Project
– Powell Water Supply Rehabilitation
Project:
(i) Project sponsor: City of Powell;
(ii) Project
purpose: Municipal and domestic
water supply;
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(iii) Project
description: Right-of-way
acquisition, final
design services, including permitting
services and providing
plans and specifications, for
replacing an old water
storage tank, for providing
miscellaneous piping and
pressure reducing valves to create
additional pressure
zones to comply with the Safe Drinking
Water Act's minimum
pressure requirements and for
appurtenances
necessary to make the project function in the
manner intended;
(iv) Total
project budget: Two hundred fifty-
four thousand dollars
($254,000.00);
(v) Project
grant: The state of Wyoming shall
grant to the sponsor
from water development account II
through the commission
for the right-of-way acquisition,
final design, plans
and specifications for the project an
amount not to exceed
one hundred twenty-seven thousand
dollars ($127,000.00)
or fifty percent (50%) of the actual
development costs,
whichever is less;
(vi) Appropriation:
There is appropriated from
water development
account II to the commission one hundred
twenty-seven thousand
dollars ($127,000.00) or as much
thereof as is
necessary to carry out the purpose of this
subsection. Unexpended
funds appropriated under this
subsection shall
revert to water development account II on
July 1, 2005; and
(vii) Special
condition: The sponsor is
responsible for
acquiring fifty percent (50%) of the total
project budget from
other sources.
(n) Project
– Riverton Raw Water Supply
Rehabilitation
Project:
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(i) Project sponsor: City of Riverton;
(ii) Project
purpose: Municipal and domestic
water supply;
(iii) Project
description: Final design
services, plans and
specifications, for rehabilitating a
raw water conveyance
system which serves the Riverton
Valley Irrigation
District, the LeClair Irrigation
District, and the City
of Riverton and for appurtenances
necessary to make the
project function in the manner
intended;
(iv) Total
project budget: One hundred seventy
thousand dollars
($170,000.00);
(v) Project
grant: The state of Wyoming shall
grant to the sponsor
from water development account II
through the commission
for the final design, plans and
specifications for the
project an amount not to exceed
eighty-five thousand
dollars ($85,000.00) or fifty percent
(50%) of the actual
development costs, whichever is less;
(vi) Appropriation:
There is appropriated from
water development
account II to the commission eighty-five
thousand dollars ($85,000.00)
or as much thereof as is
necessary to carry out
the purpose of this subsection.
Unexpended funds
appropriated under this subsection shall
revert to water
development account II on July 1, 2005; and
(vii) Special
condition: The sponsor is
responsible for
acquiring fifty percent (50%) of the total
project budget from
other sources.
(o) Project
– Sheridan Raw Water Supply
Rehabilitation
Project:
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(i) Project sponsor: City of Sheridan;
(ii) Project
purpose: Municipal and domestic
water supply;
(iii) Project
description: Final design
services, plans and
specifications, for rehabilitating a
raw water conveyance
system which serves the city golf
course and for
appurtenances necessary to make the project
function in the manner
intended;
(iv) Total
project budget: One hundred thousand
dollars ($100,000.00);
(v) Project
grant: The state of Wyoming shall
grant to the sponsor
from water development account II
through the commission
for the final design, plans and
specifications for the
project an amount not to exceed
fifty thousand dollars
($50,000.00) or fifty percent (50%)
of the actual
development costs, whichever is less;
(vi) Appropriation:
There is appropriated from
water development
account II to the commission fifty
thousand dollars
($50,000.00) or as much thereof as is
necessary to carry out
the purpose of this subsection.
Unexpended funds
appropriated under this subsection shall
revert to water
development account II on July 1, 2005; and
(vii) Special
condition: The sponsor is
responsible for
acquiring fifty percent (50%) of the total
project budget from
other sources.
(p) Project
– Wamsutter Water Supply Rehabilitation
Project:
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(i) Project sponsor: Town of Wamsutter;
(ii) Project
purpose: Municipal and domestic
water supply;
(iii) Project
description: The project includes
refinancing of an
existing state land and investment board
emergency loan that
funded the replacement of an old three
(3) inch diameter
transmission line, funding of the
replacement of another
existing transmission pipeline from
the water supply well
to town and appurtenances necessary
to make the project
function in the manner intended;
(iv) Total
project budget: Two hundred eighty
thousand dollars
($280,000.00);
(v) Project
grant: The state of Wyoming shall
grant to the sponsor
from water development account II
through the commission
for refinancing the state land and
investment board
emergency loan for replacing an existing
three (3) inch
diameter pipeline, and for the design,
permit procurement,
project land procurement, construction
engineering, and
construction of a new rehabilitation
project an amount not
to exceed one hundred forty thousand
dollars ($140,000.00)
or fifty percent (50%) of the actual
development costs,
whichever is less;
(vi) Appropriation:
There is appropriated from
water development
account II to the commission one hundred
forty thousand dollars ($140,000.00) or as much
thereof as
is necessary to carry
out the purpose of this subsection.
Unexpended funds
appropriated under this subsection shall
revert to water
development account II on July 1, 2005; and
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(vii) Special
condition: The sponsor is
responsible for
acquiring fifty percent (50%) of the total
project budget from
other sources.
[AMENDMENTS TO PRIOR PROJECTS]
Section 2. [Amendments to the Buffalo Valley Water
Supply Project] W.S. 99-3-203(b) is amended to read:
99-3-203. Level
III construction projects - new
development.
(b) Project - Buffalo Valley Water Supply Project:
(i) Project
sponsor: Buffalo Valley Water
District;
(ii) Project
purpose: Rural and domestic water
supply;
(iii) Project
description: A well, pipeline,
storage facilities,
valves and appurtenances necessary to
make the project
function in the manner intended;
(iv) Total
project budget: Four hundred seventy-
five thousand dollars
($475,000.00);
(v) Project
loan: The state of Wyoming shall
loan to the sponsor
from water development account I
through the commission
for the design, permit procurement,
project land
procurement, construction engineering and
construction of the
project an amount not to exceed one
hundred ninety
thousand dollars ($190,000.00) or forty
percent (40%) of the
actual development costs, whichever is
less, for a term of
thirty (30) years from the date the
commission determines
project benefits accrue to the
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sponsor, at an annual rate of seven and one-quarter percent
(7.25%);
(vi) Project
grant: The state of Wyoming shall
grant to the sponsor
from water development account I
through the commission
for the design, permit procurement,
project land
procurement, construction engineering and
construction of the
project an amount not to exceed two
hundred eighty-five
thousand dollars ($285,000.00) or sixty
percent (60%) of the
actual development costs, whichever is
less;
(vii) Appropriation:
There is appropriated from
water development
account I to the commission four hundred
seventy-five thousand
dollars ($475,000.00) or as much
thereof as is
necessary to carry out the purpose of this
subsection. Unexpended
funds appropriated under this
subsection shall
revert to water development account I on
July 1, 2001 2005;
(viii) Special
condition: The sponsor shall
purchase the well
completed during the Level II study for a
price of six thousand two hundred sixty-four dollars
($6,264.00) or forty
percent (40%) of the actual
construction costs,
whichever is less. The sponsor may
purchase the well with
a lump sum payment or with amortized
payments based on
forty percent (40%) of the actual
construction costs for
a term of thirty (30) years from the
date the commission
determines project benefits accrue to
the sponsor, at an
annual interest rate of seven and one-
quarter percent
(7.25%). In either event, a purchase
agreement must be
completed prior to commencement of the
project. (Laws 1998,
ch. 38, § 2.)
Section 3. [Amendments to the Downer Neighborhood
Water Supply Project] W.S. 99-3-304(b) is amended to read:
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99-3-304. Level
III construction projects -
rehabilitation.
(b) Project
- Downer Neighborhood Water Supply
Rehabilitation
Project:
(i) Project
sponsor: Downer Neighborhood
Improvement and
Service District;
(ii) Project
purpose: Municipal and domestic
water supply;
(iii) Project
description: Pipelines, valves,
wells and other
miscellaneous appurtenances necessary to
make the project
function in the manner intended;
(iv) Total
project budget: Two million nine
hundred ninety-five
thousand nine hundred dollars
($2,995,900.00)
thousand five hundred
dollars ($2,999,500.00);
(v) Project
grant: The state of Wyoming shall
grant to the sponsor
from water development account II
through the commission
for the design, permit procurement,
project land
procurement, construction engineering and
construction of the
project an amount not to exceed one
million eighty-five
thousand one hundred dollars
($1,085,100.00)
thousand one hundred
dollars ($1,198,100.00) or fifty
percent (50%) of the
eligible actual development costs,
whichever is less;
(vi) Appropriation:
There is appropriated from
water development
account II to the commission one million
eighty-five thousand
one hundred dollars ($1,085,100.00)
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one million one hundred
ninety-eight thousand one hundred
dollars
($1,198,100.00)
or as much thereof as is necessary
to carry out the
purpose of this subsection. Unexpended
funds appropriated
under this subsection shall revert to
water development
account II on July 1, 2003;
(vii) Special
condition: The sponsor is
responsible for
securing the balance of project funding
from other sources.
(Laws 1999, ch. 16, § 1.)
Section 4. [Amendments to the Little Snake River
Valley Dam and Reservoir Project] W.S. 99-2-303(f) is
amended to read:
99-2-303. Level
III construction projects-new
development.
(f) Project
Little Snake River Valley Dam and
Reservoir Project:
(i) Project sponsor: State of Wyoming;
(ii) Project
purpose: Agricultural, municipal
and domestic water
supply, recreation, environmental
enhancement and
mitigation for the Stage I, II and III
transbasin diversion
water supply projects;
(iii) Project
description: Dam, outlet works,
spillways and
appurtenances necessary to make the project
complete and function
in the manner intended;
(iv) Total
project budget: Thirty million
dollars
($30,000,000.00)
thousand dollars
($33,800,000.00);
(v) Appropriation:
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(A) There
is appropriated from water
development account I
to the commission twenty million four
hundred thousand
dollars ($20,400,000.00)
million two hundred
thousand dollars ($24,200,000.00) or as
much thereof as is
necessary to carry out the purpose of
this subsection;
(B) Of
the ten million dollars
($10,000,000.00)
previously appropriated for funding of the
Sandstone project by
1988 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 79,
Section 7 [as amended
by the 1989 Wyoming Session Laws,
Chapter 268, Section
2], nine million six hundred thousand
dollars
($9,600,000.00) or as much thereof as is necessary
is appropriated to and
may be used by the commission to
carry out the purpose
of this subsection;
(C) Unexpended
funds appropriated under
this subsection shall
revert to water development account I
on July 1, 2001 2005.
(vi) Special
conditions: The construction of the
Little Snake River Valley
Dam and reservoir project shall
be deemed mitigation
to the Little Snake River Basin for
any and all impacts
resulting from the operation of the
Stage I and Stage II
transbasin diversion water supply
projects. The project
sponsor shall ensure that after the
project construction
is complete, the reservoir is open for
recreational use.
(Laws 1993, ch. 89, § 3f; 1997, ch. 45, §
9; 1998, ch. 38, § 5.)
Section 5. [Amendment to the Little Snake Small Dams
and Reservoir Project] W.S. 99-3-303(h) is amended to read:
99-3-303. Level
III construction projects - new
development.
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(h) Project
- Little Snake River Small Dams and
Reservoirs Project:
(i) Project
sponsor: Little Snake River
Conservation District;
(ii) Project
purpose: Multi-purpose -
agriculture,
recreation;
(iii) Project
description: Construction of small
dams to impound water
for livestock, wildlife and
recreation use;
(iv) Total
project budget: Two hundred fifteen
thousand dollars
($215,000.00)
thousand dollars
($265,000.00);
(v) Project
loan: The state of Wyoming shall
loan to the sponsor
from water development account I
through the commission
for the design, permit procurement,
project land
procurement, construction engineering and
construction of the
project an amount not to exceed eighty-
six thousand dollars
($86,000.00)
dollars ($106,000.00) or forty percent (40%) of
the actual
development costs,
whichever is less, for a term of twenty-
five (25) years from
the date the commission determines
project benefits
accrue to the sponsor, at an annual
interest rate of seven
and one-quarter percent (7.25%);
(vi) Project
grant: The state of Wyoming shall
grant to the sponsor
from water development account I
through the commission
for the design, permit procurement,
project land
procurement, construction engineering and
construction of the
project an amount not to exceed one
hundred twenty-nine
thousand dollars ($129,000.00)
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hundred fifty-nine thousand
dollars ($159,000.00) or sixty
percent (60%) of the
actual development costs, whichever is
less;
(vii) Appropriation:
There is appropriated from
water development
account I to the commission two hundred
fifteen thousand
dollars ($215,000.00)
five thousand dollars
($265,000.00) or as much thereof as
is necessary to carry
out the purpose of this subsection.
Unexpended funds
appropriated under this subsection shall
revert to water
development account I on July 1, 2003;
(viii) Special conditions:
(A) The
sponsor shall deposit cash or other
securities valued at
the full amount of the loan in an
escrow account, as
deemed appropriate by the attorney
general, which names
the commission as the beneficiary or
recipient in the event
of default on the loan. Interest
earnings on cash or
securities deposited in the escrow
account shall remain
with the sponsor;
(B) Construction
of dams and reservoirs
shall be limited to
all or a portion of the twelve (12)
projects identified
and recommended for construction in the
Little Snake River
Basin Small Reservoir Development
Project. The sponsor
shall obtain the approval of the
commission prior to
the construction of any individual
facility. (Laws 1999,
ch. 16, § 1.)
Section 6. [Amendments to the Washakie Rural Water
Supply Project] W.S. 99-3-303(k) is amended to read:
99-3-303. Level III construction
projects - new
development.
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(k) Project - Washakie Rural Water Supply Project:
(i) Project
sponsor: Washakie Rural Improvement
and Service District;
(ii) Project
purpose: Rural domestic water
supply;
(iii) Project
description: The project consists
of a rural potable
water system extending from the Hot
Springs County line on
the south to the Big Horn County
line on the north and
encompasses most of the private lands
along both banks of
the Big Horn River. The project also
includes construction
of the water transmission and
distribution system
and appurtenances necessary to provide
potable water service
to the McNutt Improvement and Service
District. Project
components include transmission
pipelines, storage
facilities, booster pumps, valves,
telemetry and
appurtenances necessary to make the project
function in the manner
intended;
(iv) Total
project budget: Eight million seven
hundred thousand
dollars ($8,700,000.00)
hundred thousand
dollars ($9,100,000.00);
(v) Project
grant: The state of Wyoming shall
grant to the sponsor
from water development account I
through the commission
for the design, permit procurement,
project land
procurement, construction engineering and
construction of the
project an amount not to exceed five
million two hundred
twenty thousand dollars ($5,220,000.00)
($5,460,000.00) or sixty percent (60%) of
the actual
development costs,
whichever is less;
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(vi) Appropriation:
There is appropriated from
water development
account I to the commission five million
two hundred twenty
thousand dollars ($5,220,000.00)
million four hundred
sixty thousand dollars ($5,460,000.00)
or as much thereof as
is necessary to carry out the purpose
of this subsection.
Unexpended funds appropriated under
this subsection shall
revert to water development account I
on July 1, 2004;
(vii) Special conditions:
(A) The sponsor
is responsible for
acquiring forty
percent (40%) of the total project budget
from other sources;
(B) Water users
in the McNutt Improvement
and Service District
and water users in the sponsor's
service area shall be
assessed the same rate for similar
types of water use.
The sponsor is responsible for all
water system related
operational and maintenance activities
of the Washakie Rural
Improvement and Service District and
the McNutt Improvement
and Service District. (Laws 1999,
ch. 16, § 1.)
Section 7. [Amendments to Lander Intake
Rehabilitation Project] W.S. 99-3-404(f) is amended to
read:
99-3-404. Level III construction
projects -
rehabilitation.
(f) Project -
Lander Water Supply Rehabilitation
Project:
(i) Project sponsor: City of Lander;
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(ii) Project
purpose: Municipal and domestic
water supply;
(iii) Project
description: Replacement of an
incorporation of a
Level II groundwater test well into the
potable water system,
a pressure reducing station, air
relief stations, and
appurtenances necessary to make the
project function in
the manner intended;
(iv) Total
project budget: One million six
hundred ninety-six
thousand dollars ($1,696,000.00)
million ninety-six
thousand dollars ($2,096,000.00);
(v) Project
loan: The state of Wyoming shall
loan to the sponsor
from water development account II
through the commission
for the design, permit procurement,
project land
procurement, construction engineering and
construction of the
project an amount not to exceed eight
hundred forty-eight
thousand dollars ($848,000.00)
million forty-eight
thousand dollars ($1,048,000.00) or
fifty percent (50%) of
the actual development costs,
whichever is less, for
a term of twenty (20) years from the
date the commission
determines project benefits accrue to
the sponsor, at an
annual rate of seven and one-quarter
percent (7.25%);
(vi) Project
grant: The state of Wyoming shall
grant to the sponsor
from water development account II
through the commission
for the design, permit procurement,
project land
procurement, construction engineering and
construction of the
project an amount not to exceed eight
hundred forty-eight
thousand dollars ($848,000.00)
million forty-eight
thousand dollars ($1,048,000.00) or
fifty percent (50%) of
the actual development costs,
whichever is less;
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(vii) Appropriation:
There is appropriated from
water development
account II to the commission one million
six hundred ninety-six
thousand dollars ($1,696,000.00)
million ninety-six
thousand dollars ($2,096,000.00) or as
much thereof as is
necessary to carry out the purpose of
this subsection.
Unexpended funds appropriated under this
subsection shall
revert to water development account II on
July 1, 2004;
(viii) Special
condition: The sponsor shall
purchase the well completed
during the Level II study for a
price of ten thousand two hundred dollars
($10,200.00) or
forty percent (40%) of
the actual construction costs,
whichever is less. The
sponsor may purchase the well with a
lump sum payment or
with amortized payments based on forty
percent (40%) of the
actual construction costs for a term
of twenty (20) years
from the date the commission
determines project
benefits accrue to the sponsor, at an
annual interest rate
of seven and one-quarter percent
(7.25%). In either
event, a purchase agreement shall be
completed prior to
commencement of the project.
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Section 8. This act is effective immediately upon
completion of all acts
necessary for a bill to become law
as provided by Article
4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
Constitution.
(END)
Speaker of the House President of the Senate
Governor
TIME APPROVED: _________
DATE APPROVED: _________
I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.
Chief Clerk
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