Omnibus water bill-planning.

ORIGINAL
Senate
File No
.
SF0055

ENROLLED ACT NO. 69,

SENATE

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2015 General Session

AN ACT relating to water development projects; authorizing specified Level I and Level II studies and providing appropriations; requiring reports; providing for reversion of remaining funds; authorizing unobligated funds to be used to complete other designated project studies under certain conditions; and providing for an effective date.

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

[20
15
-20
16
WATER PROGRAM]
[AUTHORIZED LEVEL I AND LEVEL II STUDIES]

Section 1.

LEVEL I RECONNAISSANCE STUDIES – NEW DEVELOPMENT
. The following sums of money are appropriated from water development account I, as created by W.S. 41
‑
2
‑
124(
a)(
i
), to the commission to be expended to conduct the following reconnaissance studies as defined in W.S. 41
‑
2
‑
114. Funds appropriated under this section for a particular project which are in excess of the actual amount necessary to complete the study may, subject to the review of the select water committee, be expended by the commission to complete the reconnaissance study for any other project listed in this section.
Appropriated funds not obligated by contract
prior to July 1,
2018
shall revert to water development account I. The commission shall submit a report to the legislature on each of the following studies prior to the
201
7 legislative session:

[LEVEL I RECONNAISSANCE STUDIES - NEW DEVELOPMENT]

Project
Location
Appropriation

Bear River Watershed Study
Lincoln/Uinta Counties
$375,000
Broken Wheel Ranch Master Plan
Lincoln County
100,000
Bryon Master Plan
Big Horn County
130,000
Centennial Well and Master Plan
Albany County
175,000
Cowley Master Plan
Big Horn County
135,000
Middle North Platte-
Glendo

Converse, Albany, Goshen,

Watershed Study
Platte,
Natrona
,

Niobrara
Count
ies
375,000
Opal Master Plan
Lincoln County
100,000
Powder/Tongue Northeast
Campbell, Converse, Crook,

Groundwater Analysis

Johnson, Natrona, Niobrara,
Sheridan, Weston Counties
275,000
Powder/Tongue Northeast River

Campbell, Converse, Crook,

Basin Plan Update
Johnson, Natrona, Niobrara,
Sheridan, Weston Counties
375,000
Upper Laramie River Watershed

Study
Albany County
375,000
Upper Snake River Watershed

Study
Teton County
375,000
Statewide Water Research
Statewide
__
_
397,338
Total appropriation for Section 1
$
3,187,338

Section 2.

LEVEL II FEASIBILITY STUDIES – NEW DEVELOPMENT
. The following sums of money are appropriated from water development account I, as created by W.S. 41
‑
2
‑
124(
a)(
i
), to the commission to be expended to conduct the following feasibility studies as defined in W.S. 41
‑
2
‑
114. Funds appropriated under this section for a particular project which are in excess of the actual amount necessary to complete the study may, subject to the review of the select water committee, be expended by the commission to complete the feasibility study for any other project listed in this section.
Appropriated funds not obligated by contract
prior to July 1,
2018
shall revert to water development account I. The commission shall submit a report to the legislature on each of the following studies prior to the
2017 legislative session:

[LEVEL II FEASIBILITY STUDIES - NEW DEVELOPMENT]

PROJECT
LOCATION
APPROPRIATION

Clearmont
Test Well Study
Sheridan
County
$750,000

Green River/Rock Springs/

Sweetwater County JPB

Pipeline Feasibility Study
Sweetwater County
125,000
High Meadow Ranch Level II
Sublette County
500,000
New
c
astle Madison Well
Weston County
$1,450,000
Total appropriation for Section 2
$
2,825,000

Section 3.

L
EVEL I
RECONNAISSANCE
STUDIES –
REHABILITATION
. The following sums of money are appropriated
from water development account
II, a
s created by W.S. 41
‑
2
‑
124(
a)(i
i), to the commission to be expended to conduct the following reconnaissance studies as defined in W.S. 41
‑
2
‑
114.

Funds appropriated under this section for a particular project which are in excess of the actual amount necessary to complete the study may, subject to the review of the select water committee, be expended by the commission to complete the
reconnaissance
study for any other project listed in this section.
Appropriated funds not obligated by contract
prior to July 1,
2018
shall rever
t to water development account
II. The commission shall submit a report to the legislature on each of the following studies prior to the
2017 legislative session:

[LEVEL I
RECONNAISSANCE STUDIES - REHABILITATION
]

PROJECT
LOCATION

APPROPRIATION

Deaver
Irrigation District

Master Plan Update
Park, Big Horn Counties
$
162,000
LeClair
Irrigation District

Master Plan
Fremont County

175,000
Total appropriation for Section 3
$
337
,000

Section
4
.

L
EVEL I
I

FEASIBILITY
STUDIES –
REHABILITATION
.
The following sums of money are
appropriated from water development account II, as created by W.S. 41
‑
2
‑
124(
a)(ii), to the commission to be expended to conduct the following
feasibility
studies as defined in W.S. 41
‑
2
‑
114. Funds appropriated under this section for a particular project which are in excess of the actual amount necessary to complete the study may, subject to the review of the select water committee, be expended by the commission to complete the
feasibility
study for any other project listed in this section.
Appropriated funds not obligated by contract
prior to July 1,
2018
shall revert to water development account II. The commission shall submit a report to the legislature on each of the following studies prior to the
2017 legislative session:

[LEVEL I
I

FEASIBILITY
STUDIES -
REHABILITATION
]

PROJECT
LOCATION

APPROPRIATION

Dry Creek Irrigation District

Master Plan
Lincoln County
$150,000

Heart Mountain Canal

Rehabilitation
Park County

110,000
Total appropriation for Section
4
$
260
,000

Section
5
.

L
EVEL I
I

FEASIBILITY
STUDIES – STORAGE
.
The following sums of money are appropriated from water development account III, as created by W.S. 41
‑
2
‑
124(
a)(iii), to the commission to be expended to conduct the following
feasibility
studies as defined in W.S. 41
‑
2
‑
114. Funds appropriated under this section for a particular project which are in excess of the actual amount necessary to complete the study may, subject to the review of the select water committee, be expended by the commission to complete the
feasibility
study for any other project listed in this section.
Appropriated funds not obligated by contract
prior to July 1,
2018
shall revert to
water development account III. The commission shall submit a report to the legislature on each of the following studies prior to the
2017 legislative session:

[LEVEL I
I

FEASIBILITY
STUDIES - STORAGE]

PROJECT
LOCATION

APPROPRIATION

Big Sandy Enlargement
Sublette, Sweetwater

Count
ies
$2,000,000
Clear Creek Storage
Johnson County
700,000
Greybull Valley Irrigation

District Storage Enlargement
Big Horn, Park Counties
300,000
Meeks Cabin Dam Enlargement
Uinta County
600,000
Middle Piney Reservoir
Sublette County
150,000
New Fork Lake Dam Enlargement
Sublette County
300,000
Nowood
River Storage-Alkali Cr.
Big Horn, Washakie Counties
4,000,000
Nowood
River Storage-

Meadowlark Lake
Big Horn, Washakie Counties
300,000
Shell Valley Storage-Leavitt

Reservoir
Big Horn County

4,500,000
Total appropriation for Section
5
$
12,850,000

Section 6
.

REVERSIONS
– NEW DEVELOPMENT
.
The followin
g

reconnaissance study, having been suspended by the commission, shall be cance
l
led and all remaining funds appropriated to the commission for the study, shall revert on the effective date of this act to
water development account I, as created by W
.S. 41
‑
2
‑
124(
a)(
i
)
.

[
REVERSION -
LEVEL I RECONNAISSANCE STUDIES - NEW DEVELOPMENT]

REM
AINING
Project
Location
Appropriation

North Fork Shoshone Water Supply

(2014 Appropriation)
Park County
$
11
3,036.38
Total reversions for Section 6

$11
3,036.
3
8

S
ection
7.

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
Senate
.

Chief Clerk

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