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HB0010 • 2014

Water well permits.

AN ACT relating to water; authorizing the state engineer to approve multiple wells with a single permit as specified; 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
2014-03-06
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
3/4/2014

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Amendments

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HB0010H2001

2nd reading • SEMLEK

Withdrawn

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HB0010H3001

3rd reading • SEMLEK

Adopted

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HB0010SS001

Standing Committee • GEIS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by GEIS

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Bill History

  1. 2014-03-06 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2014-03-04 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0010

  3. 2014-02-28 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0010

  4. 2014-02-28 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0010

  5. 2014-02-27 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0010

  6. 2014-02-27 House

    H Did Concur

  7. 2014-02-26 House

    H Received for Concurrence

  8. 2014-02-26 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  9. 2014-02-25 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  10. 2014-02-24 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  11. 2014-02-24 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  12. 2014-02-24 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  13. 2014-02-21 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  14. 2014-02-21 Senate

    S05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  15. 2014-02-19 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S05

  16. 2014-02-18 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  17. 2014-02-13 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  18. 2014-02-13 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  19. 2014-02-13 House

    Amendment Adopted

  20. 2014-02-12 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  21. 2014-02-11 House

    H Passed CoW

  22. 2014-02-11 House

    H Placed on General File

  23. 2014-02-11 House

    H05 Recommended Do Pass

  24. 2014-02-10 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H05

  25. 2014-02-10 House

    H Received for Introduction

  26. 2013-12-13 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
HB0010
Drafter:

JDA

LSO No.:
14LSO-0021
Effective Date:

Immediate

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0010

Chapter No.:
CH0024

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

Catch Title:
Water well permits.

Subject:
Applications for wells.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Under existing law, an application and permit is
required for each individual water well.

This bill authorizes the state engineer to approve
multiple wells with a single permit if it is for industrial purposes for in
situ mining, dewatering or for pollution control.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0010

ENROLLED ACT NO. 10, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2014 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to
water; authorizing the state engineer to approve
multiple
wells with a single permit as specified;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 41
‑
3
‑
930
(a)
is amended to read:

41
‑
3
‑
930.

Application; who required to file; filing; contents; use of water from existing well; statement of claim.

(a)

Any person who intends to acquire the right to beneficial use of any underground water in the state of Wyoming, shall, before commencing construction of any well or other means of obtaining underground water or performing any work in connection with construction or proposed appropriation of underground water or any manner utilizing the water for beneficial purposes, file with the state engineer an application for a permit to make the appropriation and shall not proceed with any construction or work until a permit is granted by the state engineer, provided, that whenever a bore hole constructed for mineral exploration, oil and gas exploration, stratigraphic information or any other purpose not related to groundwater development shall be found to be suitable for the withdrawal of underground water, application shall be filed with and approved by the state engineer before water from the bore hole is beneficially utilized.
The state engineer

may authorize the construction and use of multiple wells
for industrial purposes for in situ mining
,
dewatering
or use for pollution control or remediation

with a single permit if the groundwater to be developed by the proposed appropriation is to be used for a
specific
purpose within the department of environmental quality permit
ted
boundary
and
served from a
single
source of supply.

The application shall contain the name and post
‑
office address of applicant or applicants, a detailed description of the proposed use, the location by legal subdivision of the proposed well or other means of obtaining underground water, the estimated depth of the proposed well, the quantity of water proposed to be withdrawn and beneficially utilized in gallons per minute and acre
-
feet per calendar year, the location by legal subdivision of the area or point of use shall be provided, and such other information as the state engineer may require.

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

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