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26LSO-0289
2026
STATE OF WYOMING
26LSO-0289
Introduced
2.0
SENATE FILE NO. SF0116
Surface water drainage utilities.
Sponsored by: Senator(s) Crum, Anderson, Boner, Gierau, Love and Nethercott and Representative(s) Andrew, Geringer and Lien
A BILL
for
AN ACT relating to cities and towns; clarifying that cities and towns are required to comply with provisions applicable to surface water drainage utilities as specified; specifying applicability; requiring elections; and providing for an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1.
W.S. 15
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7
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101(a)(iii)(B) is amended to read:
15
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7
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101.
Purposes.
(a)
In addition to all other powers provided by law, any city or town may make public improvements as follows for which bonds may be issued to the contractor or be sold as provided in this chapter to:
(iii)
Take any action necessary to establish, purchase, extend, maintain and regulate a water system for supplying water to and diverting surface water runoff from its inhabitants and their property and for any other public purposes, including:
(B)
Prescribing and regulating of rates for
:
(I)
T
he use of water
;
and
(II)
The
diversion or management of surface water runoff
in compliance with the Surface Water Drainage Utility Act and after an election as required by W.S. 16
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10
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105
; and
Section 2.
(a)
Any municipality that adopted any ordinance or resolution for the collection of fees, costs or taxes for the diversion or management of surface water prior to July 1, 2026 and that did not hold an election pursuant to W.S. 16
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10
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105 for the approval of the means of financing the surface water diversion or management system shall:
(i)
Hold an election as required by W.S. 16
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10
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105 not later than July 1, 2027;
(ii)
If the electors do not adopt the proposition submitted under paragraph (i) of this subsection, the municipality shall cease the collection of any fees, costs or taxes for financing the surface water diversion or management system not later than sixty (60) days following the results of the election.
Section 3
.
This act is effective July 1, 2026
.
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