§ 41-3-908 — Division advisory committee; appointment; removal; duties; expense allowances

Wyoming § 41-3-908

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 41: Water
• Ch. 3: WATER RIGHTS; ADMINISTRATION AND CONTROL
• Art. 9: UNDERGROUND WATER

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(a) In each of the water divisions of the state, as
defined in W.S. 41-3-501, there shall be established a division
advisory committee on underground water. Each committee shall
consist of three (3) persons, appointed by the governor, who
shall in making such appointments, select persons who, in his
opinion, will adequately represent the landowners and water
users of the division, the geographical areas of the division
and the public interest. The first committee in each division
shall consist of one (1) member appointed for a term of two (2)
years, one (1) member appointed for a term of four (4) years,
and one (1) member appointed for a term of six (6) years. Their
successors shall each be appointed for a term of six (6) years.
The governor may remove any member of any advisory committee as
provided in W.S. 9-1-202.
(b) The duties of the division advisory committee on
underground water are:
(i) To call and supervise the election of the members
of control area advisory boards;
(ii) To assist and advise the state engineer and the
board regarding policies that affect the underground water of
this state, such assistance and advice to consider both the
interests of underground water users and the interests of the
general public;
(iii) To provide advice and assistance to the state
engineer and superintendents in arriving at solutions to
underground water problems as they arise within the water
division;
(iv) To provide advice and assistance to control area
advisory boards, particularly in the development of control
measures which are recommended to the state engineer for
adoption;
(v) To provide underground water users within the
division with information relative to the policies and
procedures of the state engineer and board which affect the use
of underground water.
(c) The members of each of the division advisory
committees shall receive the same per diem, mileage and expense
allowances while attending and traveling to and from control
area board meetings and other official business of the committee
in the same manner and amount as employees of the state.