Wyoming Statutes
§ 41-2-116 — Water rights
Wyoming § 41-2-116
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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 41-2-116 (2026).
Text
(a)The director of the Wyoming water development office
shall, at the direction of the governor, file applications in
the name of the state of Wyoming for permits to appropriate
water, to construct dams and other works, and to take the steps
necessary to acquire, maintain or preserve the priority of any
right essential to any project which is or may become a project
of the Wyoming water development program, except that nothing in
this subsection shall be construed to authorize or empower the
director of the Wyoming water development office to acquire
water rights through the power of eminent domain.
(b)All laws of the state relating to the appropriation
and use of water shall apply to any projects of the Wyoming
water development program.
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§ 41-2-101
Repealed By Laws 1999, ch. 149, § 1§ 41-2-102
Repealed By Laws 1999, ch. 149, § 1§ 41-2-103
Repealed By Laws 1999, ch. 149, § 1§ 41-2-104
Repealed By Laws 1999, ch. 149, § 1§ 41-2-105
Repealed By Laws 1999, ch. 149, § 1§ 41-2-106
Repealed By Laws 1999, ch. 149, § 1§ 41-2-109
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Wyoming water development program§ 41-2-113
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