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Senate
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ENROLLED ACT NO. 27,

SENATE

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2016 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to water development projects; authorizing specified level I and level II studies; providing appropriations; requiring reports; providing for reversion of unexpended funds; authorizing unobligated funds to be used to complete other designated projects as specified; authorizing the contract of funds for the office of water programs as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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

[2016-2017 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 water development 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 prior to July 1, 2019 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 2018 legislative session:

[LEVEL I RECONNAISSANCE STUDIES - NEW DEVELOPMENT]

Project
Location
Appropriation

Basin Planning: Environmental
Big Horn, Carbon, Fremont,

and
Recreational Use Study

Hot Springs, Lincoln,

Natrona, Park, Sublette,

Sweetwater, Teton, Uinta

and
Washakie Counties
$100,000
Bear River Data Model Pilot
Lincoln and Uinta Counties

Study
$120,000
Goose Creek Watershed Study
Johnson and Sheridan

Counties
$375,000
Manderson
Water Master Plan
Big Horn County
$100,000
Melody Ranch Water Supply Study
Teton County
$180,000
New Fork River Watershed Study
Sublette County
$375,000
Northwest Rural Water Master
Big Horn and Park Counties

Plan
$230,000
Owl Creek Watershed Study
Hot Springs County
$375,000
Rock River Water Master Plan
Albany County
$150,000
Shell Water Master Plan
Big Horn County
$85,000
South Platte River Watershed
Laramie County

Study
$395,000
South Worland Water Master Plan
Washakie County
$90,000
Statewide Water Research
Statewide
_____
$
311,328
Total appropriati
on for Section 1

$2,886
,
328

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 water development 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 prior to July 1, 2019 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 2018 legislative session:

[LEVEL II FEASIBILITY STUDIES - NEW DEVELOPMENT]

PROJECT
LOCATION
APPROPRIATION

Buckskin Extension Master Plan/
Campbell County

Gillette Regional
$65,000
Fontenelle
Dam and Outworks
Lincoln and Sweetwater

Infrastructure Completion

Counties
$200,000
Fox Ridge Extension Master Plan/
Campbell County

Gillette Regional
$130,000
Glendo
Reservoir Full
Platte County

Utilization Project
$300,000
Grace Land Extension Master
Campbell County

Plan/Gillette Regional
$105,000
Lusk Water Supply Study
Niobrara County
$175,000
Platte Alliance Water Supply
Goshen and Platte Counties

Study
$200,000
University of Wyoming
Albany County

Irrigation W
ell
__$
270
,000
Total appro
priation for Section 2
$1,
445
,000

Section 3.

LEVEL I RECONNAISSANCE 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 water development 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 prior to July 1, 2019 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 2018 legislative
session
:

[LEVEL I RECONNAISSANCE STUDIES - REHABILITATION]

PROJECT
LOCATION
APPROPRIATION

Cottonwood Irrigation District
Lincoln County

Master Plan
$165,000
Eden Valley Irrigation District
Sublette and Sweetwater

Master Plan

Counties
$195,000
Hanover Irrigation District
Washakie County

Master Plan
$175,000
Lovell Irrigation District
Big Horn County

Master Plan
$165,000
Total appropriation for Section 3
$700,000

Section 4.

The Wyoming water development commission is authorized to
expend funds from water development account I
,
as created by W.S. 41
‑
2
‑
124(
a)(
i
)
, to
contract with the University of Wyoming in an amount not to exceed one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000.00) to fund the office of water programs established under W.S. 41
‑
2
‑
125 from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2018.

Section 5.

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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