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SF0087
Prescriptive Easement for Electricity Delivery
Last scannedOct 13, 2026, 2:19 AM
In one sentence
The bill proposes to establish prescriptive easements for electric utilities in Wyoming if they have used and maintained their delivery systems continuously for at least five years without written permission from property owners.
What it does
- Creates a new section in Wyoming's laws allowing electric utilities to claim a prescriptive easement for their delivery systems after using them continuously for five or more years.
- Specifies that the use must be above ground or clearly marked and in the public interest, without written permission from property owners.
- Requires electric utilities to notify landowners of their intent to file a prescriptive easement at least 30 days before recording it with the county clerk.
Who it affects
- Electric utilities that deliver electricity in Wyoming
- Landowners whose property may be affected by these prescriptive easements
Limits and unknowns
- The bill does not affect existing easements or property rights established by written agreements or other laws.
- It is marked as inactive and has died in committee, so it will not become law in the current session.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Prescriptive Easement
- A legal right to use another person's land for a specific purpose, established through continuous and uninterrupted use over a period of time.
- Electric Utility
- An organization that generates, transmits, or sells electricity in Wyoming.
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Official activity
Bill history
- S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4Senate
- S No report prior to CoW CutoffSenate
- S Introduced and Referred to S07 - CorporationsSenate
- S Received for IntroductionSenate
- Bill Number AssignedLSO