AN ACT relating to water; requiring a study of waste water and storm water infrastructure in the state as specified; requiring reports; specifying ownership of data collected pursuant to the study; providing requirements for production, disclosure and dissemination of data collected; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.
Budget
Enacted
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
Sponsor
Water
Last action
2026-03-07
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2026
Plain English Breakdown
The bill summary does not provide specific details on how data will be used beyond the study period.
Waste and Storm Water Infrastructure Study
This law requires a study of public wastewater and stormwater infrastructure in Wyoming, funded by $8 million from either the strategic investments account or general fund if that account is repealed.
What This Bill Does
Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to conduct a study on public waste water and storm water infrastructure with help from other agencies.
Specifies that cities, towns, special districts, and counties must provide data about their water systems for the study.
Makes all collected data state property and sets rules for how it should be shared publicly while protecting confidential information.
Requires annual reports to a committee on the progress of the study from 2026 to 2030.
Appropriates $8 million for the study, which can be used until June 30, 2030.
Who It Names or Affects
The Department of Environmental Quality
Cities, towns, special districts, and counties in Wyoming
The Select Water Committee
Terms To Know
GIS data layers
Geographic information system (GIS) data that shows details about the location of infrastructure.
Strategic investments and projects account
A fund used for specific state projects, which may be used to pay for this study if it is not repealed by July 1, 2026.
Limits and Unknowns
The bill does not specify what happens after the $8 million runs out.
It's unclear how the data will be used beyond the initial study period.
Amendments
These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.
Plain English: 1
SF0069HW001 (TO ENGROSSED COPY)
1 Page 1-line 3 After "reports;" insert "specifying ownership
2 of data collected pursuant to the study;
3 providing requirements for production,
4 disclosure and dissemination of data
5 collected;".
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SF0069HW001 (TO ENGROSSED COPY)
1 Page 1-line 3 After "reports;" insert "specifying ownership
2 of data collected pursuant to the study;
3 providing requirements for production,
4 disclosure and dissemination of data
5 collected;".
6
7 Page 2-after line 13 Insert and renumber as necessary:
8
9 "(c) All data collected, compiled, created, digitized or
10 otherwise produced pursuant to this section, including any
11 geographic information system (GIS) data layers and associated
12 metadata, shall be the property of the state of Wyoming and subject
13 to the following requirements:
14
15 (i) Any contract, memorandum of understanding or
16 agreement with a third party for purposes of performing the study
17 in this section shall include a requirement that delivery of the
18 complete underlying datasets be made using nonproprietary or
19 widely used formats that are suitable for use by governmental
20 entities, including bulk export capability;
21
22 (ii) The department of environmental quality shall make
23 data sets available for public access and download through an
24 official state data portal or repository designated by the
25 department;
26
27 (iii) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
28 require disclosure of any information that is confidential or
29 privileged under state or federal law.".
30
31 Page 2-line 15 Delete "(c)" and insert "(d)".
32
33 Page 2-line 21 Delete "(d)" and insert "(e)".
Plain English: 1
SF0069SS001
1 Page 3-line 2 After "section" insert ", subject to
2 subsection (e) of this section".
1
SF0069SS001
1 Page 3-line 2 After "section" insert ", subject to
2 subsection (e) of this section".
3
4 Page 3-after line 13 Insert and renumber as necessary:
5
6 "(e) If the strategic investments and projects account is
7 repealed effective on or before July 1, 2026, then the
8 appropriation specified in subsection (d) of this section shall be
9 made from the general fund in the amount specified in subsection
10 (d) of this section.
The appropriation from the general fund
11 specified in this subsection shall not be made if funds are
12 appropriated under subsection (d) of this section from the
13 strategic investments and projects account.".
SALAZAR, CHAIRMAN
Bill History
2026-03-07LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 105
2026-03-07Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0067
2026-03-06House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0067
2026-03-06Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0067
2026-03-06LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0067
2026-03-06Senate
S Concur:Passed 28-1-2-0-0
2026-03-05Senate
S Received for Concurrence
2026-03-04House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-3-2-0-0
2026-03-03House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2026-03-02House
H COW:Passed
2026-02-27House
H Placed on General File
2026-02-27House
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 6-1-0-0-0
2026-02-26House
:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
2026-02-26House
H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2026-02-24House
H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture
2026-02-24House
H Received for Introduction
2026-02-23Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
2026-02-20Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2026-02-19Senate
S COW:Passed
2026-02-12Senate
S Placed on General File
2026-02-12Senate
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2026-02-10Senate
:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
2026-02-10Senate
S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2026-02-09Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture 31-0-0-0-0
2026-02-05Senate
S Received for Introduction
2026-02-03LSO
Bill Number Assigned
Official Summary Text
Bill Summary - 26LSO-0219
Bill No.:
SF0069
Effective:
7/1/2026
LSO No.:
26LSO-0219
Enrolled Act No.:
SEA No. 0067
Chapter No.:
105
Prime Sponsor:
Select Water Committee
Catch Title:
Waste and storm water infrastructure study.
Has Report:
Yes
Subject:
Waste and storm water infrastructure study.
Summary/Major Elements:
Mandates a study on public wastewater and stormwater infrastructure in Wyoming, to be conducted by the Department of Environmental Quality in collaboration with the Office of State Lands and Investments and the Wyoming Water Development Office.
Requires cities, towns, special districts and counties to provide relevant data for the study.
Specifies that all data collected is state property and outlines requirements for data format, public access and confidentiality.
Appropriates funds for completion of the study
Comments:
Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to report annually on the study's progress to the Select Water Committee from 2026 to 2030.
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
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26LSO-0219
ORIGINAL Senate
ENGROSSED
File No
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SF0069
ENROLLED ACT NO. 67,
SENATE
SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2026 Budget Session
AN ACT relating to water; requiring a study of waste water and storm water infrastructure in the state as specified; requiring reports; specifying ownership of data collected pursuant to the study; providing requirements for production, disclosure and dissemination of data collected; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1
.
(a)
The department of environmental quality shall enter into a memorandum of understanding or amend an existing memorandum of understanding with the office of state lands and investments to conduct a study to collect information on public waste water and storm water infrastructure in the state. This study shall be conducted in conjunction with the ongoing efforts by the department of environmental quality to collect information on all drinking water infrastructure in the state.
(b)
The office of state lands and investments and the Wyoming water development office shall coordinate with and provide any necessary assistance to the department of environmental quality in conducting the study required under subsection (a) of this section. Each city, town, special district and county shall provide any data or information on its water, waste water and storm water infrastructure as requested by the department of environmental quality or its designee for the study required under subsection (a) of this section.
(c)
All data collected, compiled, created, digitized or otherwise produced pursuant to this section, including any geographic information system (GIS) data layers and associated metadata, shall be the property of the state of Wyoming and subject to the following requirements:
(i)
Any contract, memorandum of understanding or agreement with a third party for purposes of performing the study in this section shall include a requirement that delivery of the complete underlying datasets be made using nonproprietary or widely used formats that are suitable for use by governmental entities, including bulk export capability;
(ii)
The department of environmental quality shall make data sets available for public access and download through an official state data portal or repository designated by the department;
(iii)
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require disclosure of any information that is confidential or privileged under state or federal law.
(d)
The department of environmental quality shall report the status of the study required under subsection (a) of this section to the select water committee not later than November 1 of each year beginning in 2026 and ending in 2030.
(e)
There is appropriated eight million dollars ($8,000,000.00) from the strategic investments and projects account to the office of state lands and investments for any expenditures necessary to conduct the study required by subsection (a) of this section, subject to subsection (f) of this section. Funds appropriated under this subsection may be used to retain a consultant to assist with the completion of the study. This appropriation shall be for the period beginning with the effective date of this act and ending June 30, 2030. 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, 2030. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation not be included in the office of state lands and investments' standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium.
(f)
If the strategic investments and projects account is repealed effective on or before July 1, 2026, then the appropriation specified in subsection (e) of this section shall be made from the general fund in the amount specified in subsection (e) of this section. The appropriation from the general fund specified in this subsection shall not be made if funds are appropriated under subsection (e) of this section from the strategic investments and projects account.
Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2026
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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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