§ 41-3-702 — Short title; definitions

Wyoming § 41-3-702

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 41: Water
• Ch. 3: WATER RIGHTS; ADMINISTRATION AND CONTROL
• Art. 7: WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICTS

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(a) This act may be known and cited as "Water Conservancy
Act"; the districts created hereunder may be termed "water
conservancy districts"; and the bonds which may be issued
hereunder may be called "water conservancy bonds", and such
designation may be engraved or printed on their face. Wherever
the term "publication" is used in this act and no manner
specified therefor, it shall be taken to mean once a week for
three (3) consecutive weeks in at least one (1) newspaper of
general circulation in each county wherein such publication is
to be made. It shall not be necessary that publication be made
on the same day of the week in each of the three (3) weeks, but
not less than fourteen (14) days (excluding the day of the first
publication), shall intervene between the first publication and
the last publication, and the publication shall be complete on
the date of the last publication.
(b) Whenever the term "person" is used in this act, and
not otherwise specified, it shall be taken to mean a person,
firm, co-partnership, association or corporation, other than a
county, town, city, city and county, or other political
subdivision. Similarly, the words "public corporation" shall be
taken to mean counties, city and counties, towns, cities, school
districts, irrigation districts, water districts, part
districts, subdistricts, and all governmental agencies, clothed
with the power of levying or providing for the levy of general
or special taxes or special assessments.
(c) Whenever the word "board" is used in this act and not
otherwise specified, it shall be taken to mean the board of
directors of the district.
(d) Whenever the term "works" is used in this act, it
shall unless otherwise specified, be held to mean dams, storage
reservoirs, compensatory and replacement reservoirs, canals,
conduits, pipelines, drains, tunnels, power plants and any and
all works, facilities, improvements and property necessary or
convenient for the supplying of water for domestic,
transportation, industrial, manufacturing, irrigation, power,
recreation and other beneficial uses.
(e) Whenever the term "court" is used in this act, and not
otherwise specified, it shall be taken to mean the district
court of that judicial district of the state of Wyoming wherein
the petition for the organization of a water conservancy
district shall be filed.
(f) Whenever the term "property" is used in this act, it
shall unless otherwise specified, be held to mean real estate
and personal property.
(g) Whenever the term "land" or "real estate" is used in
this act, it shall unless otherwise specified, be held to mean
real estate as the words "real estate" are defined by the laws
of the state of Wyoming, and shall embrace all railroads,
tramroads, highways, electrical roads, street and interurban
railroads, roads, streets, and street improvements, telephone,
telegraph, and transmission lines, gas, sewer and water systems,
water rights, pipelines and rights-of-way of public service
corporations, and all other real property whether held for
public or private use.
(h) Whenever the term "land" or "property" is used in this
act with reference to benefit, appraisals, assessments, or
taxes, public corporations shall as political entities,
according to benefits received, be considered as included in
such reference in the same manner as "land" or "property".