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SF0009 • 2009

State engineer permit application.

AN ACT relating to the state engineer; allowing electronic permitting; granting rulemaking authority; ratifying existing rules; and providing for an effective date.

Agriculture
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Agriculture
Last action
2009-03-02
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2009

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Amendments

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SF0009S2001

2nd reading • NICHOLAS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by NICHOLAS

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SF0009SW001

Committee of the Whole • SCOTT

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by SCOTT

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SF0009SW002

Committee of the Whole • MEIER

Failed

Plain English: Failed Committee of the Whole by MEIER

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Bill History

  1. 2009-03-02 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 89

  2. 2009-03-02 Governor

    Governor Signed SEANo. 0041

  3. 2009-02-26 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0041

  4. 2009-02-26 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0041

  5. 2009-02-25 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA No. 0041

  6. 2009-02-25 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2009-02-24 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2009-02-23 House

    H Passed CoW

  9. 2009-02-10 House

    H Placed on General File

  10. 2009-02-10 House

    H05 Recommended Do Pass

  11. 2009-01-30 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H05

  12. 2009-01-26 House

    H Received for Introduction

  13. 2009-01-20 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  14. 2009-01-19 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  15. 2009-01-19 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  16. 2009-01-16 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  17. 2009-01-16 Senate

    Amendment Failed

  18. 2009-01-16 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  19. 2009-01-16 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  20. 2009-01-15 Senate

    S Laid Back Without Prejudice

  21. 2009-01-15 Senate

    S Considered In CoW

  22. 2009-01-14 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  23. 2009-01-14 Senate

    S05 Recommended Do Pass

  24. 2009-01-13 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S05

  25. 2009-01-13 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  26. 2008-11-24 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
SF0009
Drafter:

MRW

LSO No.:
09LSO-0025
Effective Date:

7/1/2009

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0041

Chapter No.:
89

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

Catch Title:
State
engineer permit application.

Subject:
State engineer
permit application.

Summary/Major Elements:

Provides for applications
to the State Engineer to be submitted electronically.

Grants rulemaking
authority to the State Engineer for ditches, canals or other distribution works.

Ratifies existing rules
that had been adopted as of July 1, 2008.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0009

ENROLLED ACT NO. 41, SENATE

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2009 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to the state engineer; allowing electronic permitting; granting rulemaking authority; ratifying existing rules; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 41
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4
‑
501 is amended to read:

41
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4
‑
501.

Permit required prior to construction of ditches, canals or other distributing works; contents of application; unlawful diversion or use of water prohibited; rulemaking authority.

(a)

Any person, association or corporation hereafter intending to acquire the right to the beneficial use of the public water of the state of Wyoming shall, before commencing the construction, enlargement or extension of any ditch, canal or other distributing works, or performing any work in connection with said construction, or proposed appropriation, make an application to the state engineer for a permit to make such appropriation. Such application must set forth the name and post-office address of the applicant, the source of the water supply, the nature of the proposed use, the location and description of the proposed ditch, canal or other work, the time within which it is proposed to begin construction, the time required for completion of construction and the time required for the complete application of the water to the proposed use. Any person who shall
willfully
divert or use water to the detriment of others without compliance with law shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable pursuant to W.S. 41
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3
‑
616
.

(b)

The
state engineer
may allow the
application
to be
submit
ted electronically as provided by the Uniform Electronic Transaction
s
Act, W.S. 40
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21
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101 through 40
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21
‑
119.

(c)

The
state engineer may adopt reasonable rules and regulations in accordance with the
Wyoming
Administrative Procedure Act as necessary to implement this section.

(
d)

Any rules and regulations implementing this section or any predecessor to this section which were duly adopted according to the procedure for adoption at the time of adoption, which were effective as of July 1, 2008 and which have not been repealed or replaced as of July 1, 2008, are deemed to have been lawfully adopted in accordance with law and within the scope of the state engineer's rulemaking authority.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2009.

(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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