Irrigation district-assessments.

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0063

ENROLLED ACT NO. 8, SENATE

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2010 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to
water; providing for the date
when
special assessment
s
by a water conservancy district
are due
as specified;
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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773(b) is amended to read:

41
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773.

Methods of levying and collecting; class C.

(b)

The secretary of the board shall cause notice of the filing of such petition to be given and published, which notice shall state the filing of such petition and giving notice to all persons interested to appear at the office of the board at a time named in said notice and show cause in writing, if any they have, why the petition should not be granted. The board at the time and place mentioned in said notice, or at such times at which the hearing of said petition may be adjourned, shall proceed to hear the petition and objections thereto, presented, in writing, by any person showing cause as aforesaid why said petition should not be granted. The failure of any person interested to show cause, in writing, as aforesaid, shall be deemed and taken as an assent on his part to the granting of said petition. The board may, at its discretion, accept or reject the said petition, but if it deems it for the best interest of the district that said petition shall be granted, shall enter an order to that effect granting the said petition and from and after such order, the irrigation district and/or persons therein shall be deemed to have purchased, leased, or otherwise acquired the beneficial use of water as set forth in said order. If said petition is granted, the board shall, in each year, determine the amount of money necessary to be raised by special assessment on lands within such irrigation district and shall certify to the board of county commissioners of the county in which the lands of such irrigation district are located the amount of the assessment, plus a fair proportionate amount of the estimated operating and maintenance charges for the next succeeding year on each tract of land on or before the third Monday in
July

of each year. Thereupon the county commissioners shall certify to and deliver said assessment roll to the county assessor of such county and such county assessor shall extend the amount of such special assessment, plus said operating and maintenance charges, on the tax roll as a special assessment against the lands upon which said special assessment is made. If a subdistrict or subdistricts are organized as herein provided, assessments of special benefits shall be made, spread on the tax rolls and collected in the same manner provided in the case of irrigation districts.

A district may elect to establish the special assessment, operating and maintenance amount and due date after the third Monday of July and on or before the third Monday of October, provided the district shall be responsible for the billing and collection of special assessments, operating and maintenance charges.

Section 2.
This act is effective July 1, 2010.

(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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