Bill No.:         SF0006                                               Drafter:     JDA

 

LSO No.:       14LSO-0022                                     Effective Date:        7/1/2014

 

Enrolled Act No.:    SEA0028

 

Chapter No.:                        CH0090

 

Prime Sponsor:       Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee

 

Catch Title:              Groundwater contested cases.

 

Subject:                     Water rights hearings

 

Summary/Major Elements:

 

·        Under existing law, there are procedures for hearings related to groundwater applications before either the state engineer or the board of control.

 

·        This bill specifies the process for hearings as contested case hearings before the state engineer and appeals from decisions of the state engineer to the board of control consistent with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.

 

·        The bill also specifies that an appeal from the board of control to the district court may be taken pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.

 

·        The bill authorizes the state engineer to impose costs of the hearing proportionally upon the applicant or petitioner and any objector.