SF0096 • 2007

Annexation-notification of boundary change.

AN ACT relating to municipalities; providing for conducting and filing of survey or perambulations of boundaries upon annexation; providing for filing of notice of survey with all special districts affected by annexation; modifying time of notice; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Senator Burns
Last action: 2007-02-15
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2007

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Amendments

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SF0096H3001

3rd reading • BERGER

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 3rd reading by BERGER

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Bill History

2007-02-15 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 28
2007-02-15 Governor
Governor Signed SEA0024
2007-02-13 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 24
2007-02-13 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0024
2007-02-12 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0024
2007-02-12 Senate
S Did Concur
2007-02-12 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2007-02-12 House
Amendment Adopted
2007-02-12 House
H Amendments Adopted
2007-02-09 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2007-02-08 House
H Passed CoW
2007-02-05 House
H Placed on General File
2007-02-05 House
H07 Recommended Do Pass
2007-02-01 House
H Introduced and Referred to H07
2007-01-19 House
H Received for Introduction
2007-01-19 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2007-01-18 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2007-01-17 Senate
S Passed CoW
2007-01-16 Senate
S Placed on General File
2007-01-16 Senate
S07 Recommended Do Pass
2007-01-11 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S07
2007-01-11 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2007-01-09 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2007 General Session Summary for SF0096

Bill No.:
SF0096
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
07LSO-0522
Effective Date:

7/1/2007

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0024

Chapter No.:
28

Prime Sponsor:
Senator
Burns

Catch Title:
Annexation-notification
of boundary change.

Subject:
City and town boundary change notification
requirements.

Summary/Major Elements:

The act requires cities and
towns that change boundaries through annexation to provide for a survey of the
new boundaries.

The act requires the city or
town to notify special districts affected by any boundary change.

If the boundary change is
through annexation or de-annexation the notification must occur with thirty
days.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0096

ENROLLED ACT NO. 24, SENATE

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2007 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to municipalities; providing for conducting and filing of survey of boundaries upon annexation; providing for filing of notice of survey with all special districts affected by annexation; modifying time of notice;
deleting archaic language;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 15
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1
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413(a)
,
(c)
(intro) and (ii)
and 15
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1
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414(a)(intro) and (i) are
amended to read:

15
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1
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413.

Survey of boundaries; when and how to be made; presumption once recorded.

(a)

If the boundaries of any city or town are uncertain or incapable of ascertainment
and upon the change in boundaries of any city or town pursuant to any annexation under this chapter
, the governing body, by ordinance,
may
shall
provide for a survey
or perambulation
thereof.
If
When
the survey
or perambulation
is made, the boundaries shall be marked by substantial monuments, and the person making the survey shall report to the governing body describing the boundaries by metes and bounds. The description as nearly as possible shall refer, if upon surveyed lands, to the corners or lines of the
United States
surveys. The person making the survey shall also file with the city or town clerk the field notes of his survey. The city or town clerk shall then file a copy of the report and a copy of the field notes certified by the mayor and clerk with the county clerk for the county in which the city or town is located.

(c)

The city or town clerk shall file a copy of an official map or legal description designating the geographical boundaries of the city or town or the changes to its geographical boundaries with the department of revenue, the county assessor and the county clerk in the county or counties within which the city or town is located in accordance with the department's rules adopted pursuant to W.S. 39
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11
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102(c)(xxiv) regarding tax districts
, with any special district affected by the boundary change
and as follows:

(ii)

Annually, by a date determined by the department,
Within thirty (30) days
if a city or town has changes to its geographical boundaries by annexation or de-annexation
.

in the preceding year.

15
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1
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414.

Survey of boundaries; oath required; filing thereof.

(a)

Any person making the survey
or perambulation
who is not an officer of the city or town, before entering upon the work, shall subscribe an oath to:

(i)

Faithfully, diligently and to the best of his ability make the survey
;

or perambulation;

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2007.

(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