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20LSO-0416
ORIGINAL Senate
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SF0061
ENROLLED ACT NO. 67,
SENATE
SIXTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2020 Budget Session
AN ACT relating to water development projects; authorizing specified level I and level II studies; providing appropriations; requiring reports; providing for the reversion of unexpended funds; authorizing unobligated funds to be used to complete other designated projects as specified; providing an appropriation for the office of water programs; and providing for an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
[2020
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2021 WATER PROGRAM]
[AUTHORIZED LEVEL I AND LEVEL II STUDIES]
Section 1
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LEVEL I RECONNAISSANCE STUDIES – NEW DEVELOPMENT
. The following sums of money are appropriated from water development account I, as created by W.S. 41
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2
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124(a)(i), to the water development commission to be expended to conduct the following reconnaissance studies as defined in W.S. 41
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2
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114.
In developing recommendations for 2021 water development projects, the water development commission shall give priority consideration to the Sheridan Municipal Watershed Wildfire Hazard Mitigation Assessment, Phase II project
and the commission may reissue without further legislative action and without additional bidding requirements the existing contract for the project
.
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, 2023 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 2022 legislative session:
[LEVEL I RECONNAISSANCE STUDIES
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NEW DEVELOPMENT]
Project
Location
Appropriation
Bridger Valley Regional Water
Master Plan
Uinta County
$100,000
Cody Water Master Plan
Park County
$205,000
LaGrange Water Master Plan
Goshen County
$114,000
Lower Shoshone Watershed Study
Big Horn and Park Counties
$231,000
Pavillion Water Master Plan
Fremont County
$135,000
Pinedale Water Master Plan
Sublette County
$172,000
Shoshoni Water Master Plan
Fremont County
$157,000
UW Water Research Program
Statewide
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$243,888
Total appropriation for Section 1
$1,357,888
Section 2
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LEVEL II FEASIBILITY STUDIES – NEW DEVELOPMENT
. The following sums of money are appropriated from water development account I, as created by W.S. 41
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2
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124(a)(i), to the water development commission to be expended to conduct the following feasibility studies as defined in W.S. 41
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2
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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, 2023 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 2022 legislative session:
[LEVEL II FEASIBILITY STUDIES
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NEW DEVELOPMENT]
PROJECT
LOCATION
APPROPRIATION
Happy Valley Water Supply
Lincoln County
$59,000
Skyline ISD Water Supply
Teton County
$93,000
South End Water Users ISD
Transmission
Big Horn County
$142,000
Total appropriation for Section 2
$294,000
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
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2
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124(a)(ii), to the water development commission to be expended to conduct the following reconnaissance studies as defined in W.S. 41
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2
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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, 2023 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 2022 legislative session.
[LEVEL I RECONNAISSANCE STUDIES
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REHABILITATION]
Project
Location
Appropriation
Owl Creek ID Lucerne Master Plan
Hot Springs County
$170,000
Total appropriation for Section 3
$170,000
Section 4.
LEVEL II FEASIBILITY STUDIES – REHABILITATION
. The following sums of money are appropriated from water development account II, as created by W.S. 41
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2
‑
124(a)(ii), to the water development commission to be expended to conduct the following feasibility studies as defined in W.S. 41
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2
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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, 2023 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 2022 legislative session.
[LEVEL II FEASIBILITY STUDIES
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REHABILITATION]
PROJECT
LOCATION
APPROPRIATION
Highland Hanover ID Pump Station
Washakie County
$75,000
LaPrele Irrigation District
Rehabilitation, Phase II
Converse County
$650,000
Total appropriation for Section 4
$725,000
Section 5.
There is appropriated one hundred seventy
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five thousand dollars ($175,000.00) to the Wyoming water development commission from water development account I
,
as created by W.S. 41
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2
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124(a)(i),
to fund the office of water programs established under W.S. 41
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2
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125 for the period beginning July 1, 2020 and ending June 30, 2022. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on June 30, 2022.
Section 6.
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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