Water Development Projects Bill
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Bill Summary - 24LSO-0428 Bill No.: SF0075 Effective: Immediately LSO No.: 24LSO-0428 Enrolled Act No.: SEA No. 0071 Chapter No.: 99 Prime Sponsor: Select Water Committee Catch Title: Omnibus water bill-construction. Has Report: No Subject: Provides authorization and funding for water development program projects. Summary/Major Elements: 2024 Construction Projects Big Horn Regional JPB Lucerne Tank and Pump Station 2024 Cloud Seeding: Medicine Bow and Sierra Madre mountain ranges 2025 (aerial) Cloud Seeding: Wind River and Sierra Madre mountain ranges 2025 (ground‑based) Skyline ISD Well Connection 2024 Redundancy of water delivery systems 2024 Rehabilitation Projects Bridger Valley JPB Tank Replacement 2024 Dayton Water System Rehabilitation 2024 Deaver ID Laterals 2024 Dry Creek ID Phase V 2024 Goshen Irrigation District Tunnels 1 and 2 Rehabilitation Hanover ID Bighorn River Flume Replacement 2024 Kirby Ditch ID Pipeline Phase II 2024 LaPrele Dam Rehabilitation Laramie Dowlin Diversion Rehabilitation 2024 Lovell Bench Lateral 2024 Ranchester Transmission Line 2024 Wheatland Tank Replacement 2024 Amendments to Prior Projects Laramie North Side Tank Arapahoe Water Supply 2016 Middle Piney Reservoir Leavitt Reservoir Expansion Buffalo Wells and Transmission 2019 Clearmont Well Connection 2019 Lander Storage Tanks and Pump Station 2019 Austin‑Wall Reservoir Rehabilitation 2019 Eden Valley Irrigation District System Improvements 2019 Interstate Diversion Structure Rehabilitation 2019 Wind River Inter‑Tribal Council Rehabilitation 2019 Sponsor's Contingency Funds – Account III Owl Creek Irrigation District System Improvements Happy Valley Water Transmission and Storage 2023 Sheridan Northeast Transmission Main Extension 2023 Authorizes the transfer of funds from water development account I to water development account II. Transfers funds from the general fund to water development accounts I and II with the total transfer amount to be reduced based on available American Rescue Plan Act direct funds. Amends requirements for the Wyoming water development office to acquire water storage capacity in Fontenelle reservoir. Comments: See also the companion bill, House Bill 105, Omnibus water bill-administration. The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.
Public statements
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R · H40
Why they voted this way
The speaker explains that the bill represents a compromise where ARPA funds were added for water systems, general fund diversions were swapped with conditional backfill language if ARPA is unavailable, and cloud seating was restored.
Why they voted this way
The speaker explains that the bill represents a compromise involving ARPA funds for water systems, conditional transfers from the general fund as a backfill if ARPA money is unavailable, and agreements on repealer language and cloud seating.
R · S03
Why they voted this way
The speaker argues that the bill's path through the House Appropriations Committee instead of the agriculture committee has created confusion regarding its purpose and funding sources, necessitating further discussion.
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Changes
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The amendment changes the funding amount for a specific water project from $2,685,500 to $4,549,933.
The amendment adds a new section to authorize and fund an aerial cloud seeding project for the winter season of 2024-2025 in Wyoming's Medicine Bow and Sierra Madre mountain ranges.
This amendment removes certain lines from the bill and adds a new section that transfers money from the general fund to water development account II.
This amendment removes previously adopted amendments related to water projects from the bill.
The amendment changes specific funding amounts for water projects and adds conditions that must be met before funds can be used.
The amendment adds a new water project to enhance the redundancy of domestic water delivery systems statewide in Wyoming.
The amendment adds a new water project to increase redundancy in Wyoming's domestic water delivery systems and adjusts funding allocations.
The amendment modifies specific sections of the bill to adjust funding amounts and project descriptions for water development projects.