Boundary survey amendments.

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide specific details about marking signs or filing requirements beyond stating they should be reported and filed if a survey is conducted.

Boundary survey amendments

This law changes how cities and towns handle boundary surveys when their boundaries are uncertain or incapable of ascertainment.

What This Bill Does

• Allows a city or town to conduct a boundary survey in its discretion if the boundaries are uncertain or incapable of ascertainment, rather than requiring it upon annexation.

Who It Names or Affects

• Cities and towns in Wyoming

Terms To Know

Boundary survey

A detailed map that shows the exact edges of a city or town.

Annexation

When a city or town expands its borders to include more land.

Limits and Unknowns

• The law only changes how boundary surveys are handled and does not provide funding for them.
• It is unclear if this change will affect all cities and towns equally.

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 25LSO-0756

Bill No.:

SF0171

Effective:

7/1/2025

LSO No.:

25LSO-0756

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0089

Chapter No.:

162

Prime Sponsor:

Nethercott

Catch Title:

Boundary survey amendments.

Has Report:

No

Subject:

City or town boundaries.

Summary/Major Elements:

Existing statute requires that when a city's or town's boundaries are uncertain or incapable of ascertainment and the boundaries change pursuant to an annexation, the city or town shall conduct a survey of the boundaries. This act removes this requirement in favor of allowing a city or town to conduct a survey in its discretion when the boundaries are uncertain or incapable of ascertainment.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent.

While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

25LSO-0756

ORIGINAL Senate

ENGROSSED
File No
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SF0171

ENROLLED ACT NO. 89,

SENATE

SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2025 General Session

AN ACT relating to cities and towns; amending requirements for conducting a boundary survey of cities and towns as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
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W.S. 15
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1
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413(a) is amended to read:

15
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413.

Survey of boundaries; when and how to be made; presumption once recorded.

(a)

If the boundaries of any city or town are uncertain or incapable of ascertainment
,

and upon the change in boundaries of any city or town pursuant to any annexation under this chapter,
the governing body, by ordinance,
shall
may
provide for a survey thereof.

When
If
the survey is made, the boundaries shall be marked by substantial monuments, and the person making the survey shall report to the governing body describing the boundaries by metes and bounds.

The description as nearly as possible shall refer, if upon surveyed lands, to the corners or lines of the United States surveys.

The person making the survey shall also file with the city or town clerk the field notes of his survey.

The city or town clerk shall then file a copy of the report and a copy of the field notes certified by the mayor and clerk with the county clerk for the county in which the city or town is located.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2025
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(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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