ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE NO. 0152

ENROLLED ACT NO. 35, SENATE

FIFTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING

2001 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to cities and towns; modifying and
clarifying requirements for municipal annexations; removing
exception to required annexation report; specifying
additional report requirement; and providing for an
effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1. W.S. 15-1-402(a)(iv), (c)(intro), (iv),
(v) and by creating a new paragraph (vi), 15-1-405(b) and
15-1-407 are amended to read:

15-1-402. Annexing territories; findings required;
when contiguity not deemed affected; annexation report.

(a) Before any territory is eligible for annexation,
the governing body of any city or town at a hearing as
provided in W.S. 15-1-405 shall find that:

(iv) The area sought to be annexed is contiguous
with or adjacent to the annexing city or town, or the area
meets the requirements of W.S. 15-1-407;

(c) An annexing municipality shall prepare a proposed
annexation report as specified in this subsection. unless
all of the landowners of the area proposed for annexation
agree in writing that the report or a specified portion is
not necessary. Unless otherwise agreed, The report shall,
at a minimum, contain:

(iv) A projected annual fee or service cost for
services described in paragraph (iii) of this subsection;
and

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(v) The current and projected property taxes;.
and

(vi) The cost of infrastructure improvements
required within the existing boundaries of the municipality
to accommodate the proposed annexation.

15-1-405. Annexing territories; public hearing
required; notice thereof.

(b) The clerk shall give notice of the public hearing
by publishing a notice at least twice in a newspaper of
general circulation in the territory sought to be annexed.
The first notice shall be given at least twenty (20)
business days prior to the date of the public hearing. The
notice shall contain a location map which includes
identifiable landmarks and boundaries of the area sought to
be annexed and the area which will, as a result of the
annexation then be brought within one-half (1/2) mile of
the new corporate limits of the city, if it has exercised
the authority granted under W.S. 15-3-202(b)(ii). Unless
the proposed annexation report has been waived in
accordance with W.S. 15-1-402(c), The notice shall include
a summary of the proposed annexation report prepared
pursuant to W.S. 15-1-402(c). Upon written request to the
clerk of the annexing municipality, the clerk shall provide
a legal description of the area and the names of the
persons owning property within the area.

15-1-407. Annexing territories; when notice and
public hearing not necessary; statement required.

If the city is the sole owner of any territory whether or
not contiguous that it desires to annex, or if all of the
owners of such land sign a petition to annex, the governing
body, by ordinance, may annex the territory to the city or

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town without notice or public hearing as provided in W.S.
15-1-405 and without preparing the annexation report or
providing the estimates required by W.S. 15-1-402(c) and
(e) and 15-1-404(a)(ii)(C) and (D). All ordinances
annexing territory without notice and public hearing shall
contain a statement that the territory is solely owned by
the petitioning city or town. or that all of the owners of
the territory have signed a petition requesting annexation.

Section 2. This act is effective July 1, 2001.

(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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