HB0038 • 2013

Use of water outside the state.

AN ACT relating to water; providing that the state engineer may aggregate applications for the use of water outside the state for review as specified; providing rulemaking authority; and providing for an effective date.

Agriculture Budget

Enacted

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Sponsor: Agriculture
Last action: 2013-02-13
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 2/12/2013

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HB0038H2001

2nd reading • BROWN

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by BROWN

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HB0038HS001

Standing Committee • H05

Adopted

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HB0038S2001

2nd reading • SCOTT

Adopted

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Bill History

2013-02-13 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2013-02-12 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0005
2013-02-08 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0005
2013-02-08 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0005
2013-02-07 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0005
2013-02-07 House
H Did Concur
2013-02-07 House
H Received for Concurrence
2013-02-07 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2013-02-06 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2013-02-06 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2013-02-06 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2013-02-05 Senate
S Passed CoW
2013-02-01 Senate
S Placed on General File
2013-02-01 Senate
S05 Recommended Do Pass
2013-01-24 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S05
2013-01-23 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2013-01-22 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2013-01-21 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2013-01-21 House
Amendment Adopted
2013-01-18 House
H Passed CoW
2013-01-18 House
H Amendments Adopted
2013-01-18 House
Amendment Adopted
2013-01-17 House
H Placed on General File
2013-01-17 House
H05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2013-01-08 House
H Introduced and Referred to H05
2013-01-08 House
H Received for Introduction
2012-12-10 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
HB0038
Drafter:

JDA

LSO No.:
13LSO-0204
Effective Date:

Immediate

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0005

Chapter No.:
CH0014

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

Catch Title:
Use of water outside the state.

Subject:
Aggregation of applications for out-of-state water
use.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Existing law requires applications for use of water
outside the state that will result in the transfer of 1,000 acre-feet or more
of water to outside the state shall comply with additional application
requirements and obtain legislative approval.

This bill provides that although an individual use may
be less than 1,000 acre-feet, if a collection of related applications or
appropriations from the same source of supply for the same or similar use where
the total use or transfer outside the state exceeds 1,000 acre-feet per year in
aggregate, those applications can be aggregated to require compliance with the
additional application requirements and legislative approval.

This bill authorizes the state engineer to promulgate
rules and regulations related to aggregating applications for use of water
outside the state to determine if the total use exceeds 1,000 acre-feet of
water per year.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0038

ENROLLED ACT NO. 5, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2013 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
water; providing that
applications for the use of water outside the state
may be aggregated
for review
as specified
; providing rulemaking authority;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 41
‑
3
‑
115(b) is amended to read:

41
‑
3
‑
115.

Applications for use of water outside the state.

(b)

None of the water of the state either surface or underground may be appropriated, stored or diverted for use outside of the state or for use as a medium of transportation of mineral, chemical or other products to
another state without the specific prior approval of the legislature. Provided, however, neither approval by the legislature nor compliance with the application procedures under subsections (m) through (r) of this section shall be required for appropriations that will transfer or use outside the state less than one thousand (1,000) acre
-
feet of water per year

unless
the
application
s

are
part of a collection of related applications or appropriations from the same source of supply for the same or similar use where the total use or transfer outside the state exceeds one thousand (1,000) acre-feet per year in aggregate
.

The state engineer is authorized to adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this subsection.

Section 2.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk