(a)Except as otherwise specifically provided, each Level
III rehabilitation construction project identified in this
section shall be subject to the following general conditions:
(i)Each sponsor shall offer security for the project
loan as deemed adequate and acceptable to the attorney general;
(ii)The commission shall establish repayment
schedules for project loans in accordance with the conditions
prescribed in this section;
(iii)Each sponsor shall establish a sinking fund for
repair and maintenance of the project as deemed appropriate by
the commission;
(iv)Each sponsor shall supervise design and
construction of the project and submit all requests for payment
to the commission for approval;
(v)Sponsors shall not make construction funding
commitments until after the commission has r
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(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided, each Level
III rehabilitation construction project identified in this
section shall be subject to the following general conditions:
(i) Each sponsor shall offer security for the project
loan as deemed adequate and acceptable to the attorney general;
(ii) The commission shall establish repayment
schedules for project loans in accordance with the conditions
prescribed in this section;
(iii) Each sponsor shall establish a sinking fund for
repair and maintenance of the project as deemed appropriate by
the commission;
(iv) Each sponsor shall supervise design and
construction of the project and submit all requests for payment
to the commission for approval;
(v) Sponsors shall not make construction funding
commitments until after the commission has reviewed and approved
construction budgets and construction plans;
(vi) The commission shall make payments directly to
the sponsors;
(vii) The sponsor shall be responsible for operation
and maintenance of the project;
(viii) The sponsor is responsible for all project
expenditures in excess of the total project appropriation;
(ix) If the commission determines that any sponsor
has, without good cause, abandoned completion of the project,
that sponsor, in addition to being required to repay the loan,
shall be obligated to immediately repay the full amount of all
grant funds actually expended plus interest as established by
the state auditor in an amount equal to the interest that would
have accrued on the expended grant funds in the water
development account from the date of expenditure;
(x) Principal and interest payments made in repayment
of loans shall be deposited in water development account II.
Source notes for subsection (a): (Laws 1996, ch. 59, § 4a.)
(b) Project - Cokeville Tri-Diversion Project:
(i) Project sponsor: Cokeville Watershed Improvement
District;
(ii) Project purpose: Irrigation water supply;
(iii) Project description: Replacement or repair of
tri-diversion irrigation structure and appurtenances necessary
to make the project function in the manner intended;
(iv) Total project budget: One hundred sixty
thousand dollars ($160,000.00);
(v) Project loan: The state of Wyoming shall loan to
the sponsor from water development account II through the
commission for the design, permit procurement, project land
procurement, construction engineering and construction of the
project an amount not to exceed eighty thousand dollars
($80,000.00) or fifty percent (50%) of the actual development
costs, whichever is less, for a term of twenty (20) years from
the date the commission determines project benefits accrue to
the sponsor, at an annual rate of four percent (4%);
(vi) Project grant: The state of Wyoming shall grant
to the sponsor from water development account II through the
commission for the design, permit procurement, project land
procurement, construction engineering and construction of the
project an amount not to exceed eighty thousand dollars
($80,000.00) or fifty percent (50%) of the actual development
costs, whichever is less;
(vii) Appropriation: There is appropriated from
water development account II to the commission one hundred sixty
thousand dollars ($160,000.00) or as much thereof as is
necessary to carry out the purpose of this subsection.
Unexpended funds appropriated under this subsection shall revert
to water development account II on July 1, 1999.
Source notes for subsection (b): (Laws 1996, ch. 59, § 4b.)
(c) Elkhorn Creek Water Supply Project:
(i) Project sponsor: Town of Evansville;
(ii) Project purpose: Municipal and domestic water
supply;
(iii) Project description: Installation of collection
facilities and replacement of pipeline, and appurtenances
necessary to make the project function in the manner intended;
(iv) Total project budget: Nine hundred thousand
dollars ($900,000.00). Phase I budget: Fifty thousand dollars
($50,000.00);
(v) Project loan: The state of Wyoming shall loan to
the sponsor from water development account II through the
commission for the design, permit procurement, construction
engineering and construction of the project an amount not to
exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) for a term of twenty
(20) years from the date the commission determines project
benefits accrue to the sponsor, at an annual rate of seven and
one-quarter percent (7 1/4%);
(vi) Appropriation: There is appropriated from water
development account II to the commission fifty thousand dollars
($50,000.00) or as much thereof as is necessary to carry out the
purpose of this subsection. Unexpended funds appropriated under
this subsection shall revert to water development account II on
July 1, 1999.
Source notes for subsection (c): (Laws 1996, ch. 59, § 4c.)
(d) Project - Greybull Rehabilitation Project:
(i) Project sponsor: Town of Greybull;
(ii) Project purpose: Municipal and domestic water
supply;
(iii) Project description: Transmission pipeline
improvements and appurtenances necessary to make the project
function in the manner intended;
(iv) Total project budget: Three hundred fifty-five
thousand dollars ($355,000.00);
(v) Project loan: The state of Wyoming shall loan to
the sponsor from water development account II through the
commission for the design, permit procurement, project land
procurement, construction engineering and construction of the
project an amount not to exceed one hundred seventy-seven
thousand five hundred dollars ($177,500.00) or fifty percent
(50%) of the actual development costs, whichever is less, for a
term of twenty (20) years from the date the commission
determines project benefits accrue to the sponsor, at an annual
rate of four percent (4%);
(vi) Project grant: The state of Wyoming shall grant
to the sponsor from water development account II through the
commission for the design, permit procurement, project land
procurement, construction engineering and construction of the
project an amount not to exceed one hundred seventy-seven
thousand five hundred dollars ($177,500.00) or fifty percent
(50%) of the actual development costs, whichever is less;
(vii) Appropriation: There is appropriated from
water development account II to the commission three hundred
fifty-five thousand dollars ($355,000.00) or as much thereof as
is necessary to carry out the purpose of this subsection.
Unexpended funds appropriated under this subsection shall revert
to water development account II on July 1, 1999.
Source notes for subsection (d): (Laws 1996, ch. 59, § 4d.)
(e) Project - Lyman Springs Rehabilitation Project:
(i) Project sponsor: Town of Lyman;
(ii) Project purpose: Municipal and domestic water
supply;
(iii) Project description: Spring improvements and
appurtenances necessary to make the project function in the
manner intended;
(iv) Total project budget: Two hundred fifty-five
thousand dollars ($255,000.00);
(v) Project loan: The state of Wyoming shall loan to
the sponsor from water development account II through the
commission for the design, permit procurement, project land
procurement, construction engineering and construction of the
project an amount not to exceed one hundred twenty-seven
thousand five hundred dollars ($127,500.00) or fifty percent
(50%) of the actual development costs, whichever is less, for a
term of twenty (20) years from the date the commission
determines project benefits accrue to the sponsor, at an annual
rate of four percent (4%);
(vi) Project grant: The state of Wyoming shall grant
to the sponsor from water development account II through the
commission for the design, permit procurement, project land
procurement, construction engineering and construction of the
project an amount not to exceed one hundred twenty-seven
thousand five hundred dollars ($127,500.00) or fifty percent
(50%) of the actual development costs, whichever is less;
(vii) Appropriation: There is appropriated from
water development account II to the commission two hundred
fifty-five thousand dollars ($255,000.00) or as much thereof as
is necessary to carry out the purpose of this subsection.
Unexpended funds appropriated under this subsection shall revert
to water development account II on July 1, 1999.
Source notes for subsection (e): (Laws 1996, ch. 59, § 4e.)
(f) Project - Pine Bluffs Well Rehabilitation Project:
(i) Project sponsor: Town of Pine Bluffs;
(ii) Project purpose: Municipal and domestic water
supply;
(iii) Project description: Well improvements and
appurtenances necessary to make the project function in the
manner intended;
(iv) Total project budget: One hundred fifty-five
thousand dollars ($155,000.00);
(v) Project loan: The state of Wyoming shall loan to
the sponsor from water development account II through the
commission for the design, permit procurement, project land
procurement, construction engineering and construction of the
project an amount not to exceed seventy-seven thousand five
hundred dollars ($77,500.00) or fifty percent (50%) of the
actual development costs, whichever is less, for a term of
twenty (20) years from the date the commission determines
project benefits accrue to the sponsor, at an annual rate of
four percent (4%);
(vi) Project grant: The state of Wyoming shall grant
to the sponsor from water development account II through the
commission for the design, permit procurement, project land
procurement, construction engineering and construction of the
project an amount not to exceed seventy-seven thousand five
hundred dollars ($77,500.00) or fifty percent (50%) of the
actual development costs, whichever is less;
(vii) Appropriation: There is appropriated from
water development account II to the commission one hundred
fifty-five thousand dollars ($155,000.00) or as much thereof as
is necessary to carry out the purpose of this subsection.
Unexpended funds appropriated under this subsection shall revert
to water development account II on July 1, 1999.
Source notes for subsection (f): (Laws 1996, ch. 59, § 4f.)
(g) Project - Porto Canal Irrigation Project:
(i) Project sponsor: Porto Canal Irrigation
District;
(ii) Project purpose: Irrigation water supply;
(iii) Project description: Irrigation pipelines and
replacement or repair of irrigation structure and appurtenances
necessary to make the project function in the manner intended;
(iv) Total project budget: Eight hundred eight
thousand dollars ($808,000.00);
(v) Project loan: The state of Wyoming shall loan to
the sponsor from water development account II through the
commission for the design, permit procurement, project land
procurement, construction engineering and construction of the
project an amount not to exceed three hundred twenty-three
thousand two hundred dollars ($323,200.00) or forty percent
(40%) of the actual development costs, whichever is less, for a
term of thirty (30) years from the date the commission
determines project benefits accrue to the sponsor, at an annual
rate of four percent (4%);
(vi) Project grant: The state of Wyoming shall grant
to the sponsor from water development account II through the
commission for the design, permit procurement, project land
procurement, construction engineering and construction of the
project an amount not to exceed four hundred eighty-four
thousand eight hundred dollars ($484,800.00) or sixty percent
(60%) of the actual development costs, whichever is less;
(vii) Appropriation: There is appropriated from
water development account II to the commission eight hundred
eight thousand dollars ($808,000.00) or as much thereof as is
necessary to carry out the purpose of this subsection.
Unexpended funds appropriated under this subsection shall revert
to water development account II on July 1, 1999.
Source notes for subsection (g): (Laws 1996, ch. 59, § 4g.)