§ 99-3-2203 — Level III construction projects – new development

Wyoming § 99-3-2203

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 99: Water Projects
• Ch. 3: AUTHORIZATION FOR WATER DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTION
• Art. 22: 2017 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

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(a) Authorization is granted for the Level III new
development construction projects identified in this section
subject to the general conditions specified in W.S. 99-3-103,
provided that the general condition related to repair and
maintenance sinking funds as described in W.S. 99-3-103(a)(iii)
shall not apply to these projects.
Source notes for subsection (a): (Laws 2017, Ch. 75, § 1; 2019,
Ch. 55, § 2.)
(b) Project – Broken Wheel Ranch Water Supply 2017:
(i) Project sponsor: Broken Wheel Ranch Improvement
and Service District;
(ii) Project purpose: Rural domestic water supply;
(iii) Project description: Design and construction of
groundwater well, well improvements, storage tank, transmission
pipeline and appurtenances necessary to make the project
function in the manner intended;
(iv) Total project budget: One million eight hundred
forty-nine thousand four hundred eighty-seven dollars
($1,849,487.00);
(v) Project grant: The state of Wyoming shall grant
to the sponsor from water development account I through the
commission for the design, permit procurement, project land
procurement, construction engineering and construction of the
project an amount not to exceed nine hundred thirteen thousand
fifty dollars ($913,050.00) or forty-nine and four-tenths
percent (49.4%) of the actual development costs, whichever is
less;
(vi) Appropriation: There is appropriated from water
development account I to the commission nine hundred thirteen
thousand fifty dollars ($913,050.00) 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 I on July 1, 2026;
(vii) Special conditions:
(A) Funds from this appropriation shall not be
expended until the formation of the Broken Wheel Ranch
Improvement and Service District has been approved by Lincoln
County;
(B) The sponsor is responsible for acquiring
fifty and six-tenths percent (50.6%) of the total project budget
from other sources. Source Notes for subsection (b): (Laws
2017, Ch. 75, § 1; 2022, Ch. 93, § 2, 2023, Ch. 180, § 2; 2025,
Ch. 111, § 2.)
(c) Project – Cody Tank 2017:
(i) Project sponsor: City of Cody;
(ii) Project purpose: Municipal and rural domestic
water supply;
(iii) Project description: Design and construction of
a storage tank and appurtenances necessary to make the project
function in the manner intended;
(iv) Total project budget: Three million six hundred
thousand dollars ($3,600,000.00);
(v) Project grant: The state of Wyoming shall grant
to the sponsor from water development account I through the
commission for the design, permit procurement, project land
procurement, construction engineering and construction of the
project an amount not to exceed two million four hundred twelve
thousand dollars ($2,412,000.00) or sixty-seven percent (67%) of
the actual development costs, whichever is less;
(vi) Appropriation: There is appropriated from water
development account I to the commission two million four hundred
twelve thousand dollars ($2,412,000.00) 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 I on July 1, 2022;
(vii) Special conditions: The sponsor is responsible
for acquiring thirty-three percent (33%) of the total project
budget from other sources.
Source Notes for subsection (c): (Laws 2017, Ch. 75, § 1.)
(d) Project – Cowley Tank 2017:
(i) Project sponsor: Town of Cowley;
(ii) Project purpose: Municipal and rural domestic
water supply;
(iii) Project description: Design and construction of
a storage tank and appurtenances necessary to make the project
function in the manner intended;
(iv) Total project budget: Four million seven hundred
ten thousand dollars ($4,710,000.00);
(v) Project grant: The state of Wyoming shall grant
to the sponsor from water development account I through the
commission for the design, permit procurement, project land
procurement, construction engineering and construction of the
project an amount not to exceed three million one hundred
fifty-five thousand seven hundred dollars ($3,155,700.00) or
sixty-seven percent (67%) of the actual development costs,
whichever is less;
(vi) Appropriation: There is appropriated from water
development account I to the commission three million one
hundred fifty-five thousand seven hundred dollars
($3,155,700.00) 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
I on July 1, 2022;
(vii) Special conditions: The sponsor is responsible
for acquiring thirty-three percent (33%) of the total project
budget from other sources.
Source Notes for subsection (d): (Laws 2017, Ch. 75, § 1.)
(e) Project – Gillette Regional Extensions 2017:
(i) Project sponsor: City of Gillette;
(ii) Project purpose: Municipal and rural domestic
water supply;
(iii) Project description: Design and construction of
pipelines and appurtenances necessary to make the project
function in the manner intended;
(iv) Total project budget: Four million one hundred
ten thousand dollars ($4,110,000.00);
(v) Project grant: The state of Wyoming shall grant
to the sponsor from water development account I through the
commission for the design, permit procurement, project land
procurement, construction engineering and construction of the
project an amount not to exceed two million seven hundred
fifty-three thousand seven hundred dollars ($2,753,700.00) or
sixty-seven percent (67%) of the actual development costs,
whichever is less;
(vi) Appropriation: There is appropriated from water
development account I to the commission two million seven
hundred fifty-three thousand seven hundred dollars
($2,753,700.00) 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
I on July 1, 2026;
(vii) Special conditions:
(A) The sponsor is responsible for acquiring
thirty-three percent (33%) of the total project budget from
other sources;
(B) The sponsor shall authorize water use in
Crook County, subject to the following conditions:
(I) A total of five (5) municipal use,
including stock use, taps will be provided from the existing
eight (8) inch and twelve (12) inch diameter treated water
pipelines located generally in the vicinity of the City of
Gillette's Madison Well Field in Crook County on a first come,
first served basis;
(II) Any additional or existing taps in
Crook County located on the eight (8) and twelve (12) inch
diameter treated water pipelines shall be used solely for rural
domestic use;
(III) Existing water service agreements in
Crook County shall remain in full force and effect;
(IV) Any new water service agreement
entered into under this subparagraph shall be similar in form to
existing individual and wholesale water service agreements
previously executed prior to 2018 in Crook and Campbell
counties;
(V) The water rates, connection charges and
fees associated with taps provided under this subparagraph shall
be identical to similar rates, charges and fees assessed to city
of Gillette water customers, in accordance with city ordinances;
(VI) Any additional or future water
districts formed in the immediate vicinity of the City of
Gillette's Madison Well Field shall be able to connect to the
eight (8) and twelve (12) inch diameter treated water pipelines.
The water districts shall be served as a regional, wholesale
water customer. Any new district shall own, operate and maintain
their system downstream of a master meter. The city shall own
the water pipelines and infrastructure from the eight (8) and
twelve (12) inch diameter treated water pipelines up to and
including the master meter within the control building. The city
has no obligation to plan, finance, develop or construct an
additional or future regional extension project in Crook County;
and
(VII) New water customers from the existing
eight (8) and twelve (12) inch diameter treated water pipelines
shall be limited to forty thousand (40,000) gallons per month
for rural domestic use and eighty thousand (80,000) gallons per
month for municipal use, including stock use, during the city's
high demand months of June, July, August and September. Source
Notes for subsection (e): (Laws 2017, Ch. 75, § 1; 2018, Ch.
121, § 2; 2019, Ch. 55, § 2; 2022, Ch. 93, § 2, 2023, Ch. 180, §
2; 2025, Ch. 111, § 2.)
(f) Project – Glenrock Transmission Pipeline 2017:
(i) Project sponsor: Town of Glenrock;
(ii) Project purpose: Municipal and rural domestic
water supply;
(iii) Project description: Design and construction of
a transmission pipeline and appurtenances necessary to make the
project function in the manner intended;
(iv) Total project budget: Three hundred eighty
thousand dollars ($380,000.00);
(v) Project grant: The state of Wyoming shall grant
to the sponsor from water development account I through the
commission for the design, permit procurement, project land
procurement, construction engineering and construction of the
project an amount not to exceed two hundred fifty-four thousand
six hundred dollars ($254,600.00) or sixty-seven percent (67%)
of the actual development costs, whichever is less;
(vi) Appropriation: There is appropriated from water
development account I to the commission two hundred fifty-four
thousand six hundred dollars ($254,600.00) 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 I on July 1, 2022;
(vii) Special conditions: The sponsor is responsible
for acquiring thirty-three percent (33%) of the total project
budget from other sources.
Source Notes for subsection (f): (Laws 2017, Ch. 75, § 1.)
(g) Project – High Meadow Ranch Well, Tank and Pipeline
2017:
(i) Project sponsor: High Meadow Ranch Water
District;
(ii) Project purpose: Rural domestic water supply;
(iii) Project description: Design and construction of
well improvements, storage tank and transmission pipeline and
appurtenances necessary to make the project function in the
manner intended;
(iv) Total project budget: Two million nine hundred
seventy-three thousand dollars ($2,973,000.00);
(v) Project grant: The state of Wyoming shall grant
to the sponsor from water development account I through the
commission for the design, permit procurement, project land
procurement, construction engineering and construction of the
project an amount not to exceed one million nine hundred
ninety-one thousand nine hundred ten dollars ($1,991,910.00) or
sixty-seven percent (67%) of the actual development costs,
whichever is less;
(vi) Appropriation: There is appropriated from water
development account I to the commission one million nine hundred
ninety-one thousand nine hundred ten dollars ($1,991,910.00) 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 I on July 1, 2022;
(vii) Special conditions:
(A) The sponsor is responsible for acquiring
thirty-three percent (33%) of the total project budget from
other sources;
(B) In addition to the amount under subparagraph
(A) of this paragraph, the sponsor is responsible for acquiring
one hundred percent (100%) of the total well purchase price from
other sources;
(C) The sponsor shall purchase the well drilled
during the level II study for a price not to exceed thirty-three
percent (33%) of the well's actual construction costs. The
sponsor shall purchase the well with a lump sum payment.
Source Notes for subsection (g): (Laws 2017, Ch. 75, § 1.)
(h) Project – Opal Well Improvements 2017:
(i) Project sponsor: Town of Opal;
(ii) Project purpose: Municipal and rural domestic
water supply;
(iii) Project description: Design and construction of
well improvements and appurtenances necessary to make the
project function in the manner intended;
(iv) Total project budget: Seven thousand dollars
($7,000.00);
(v) Project grant: The state of Wyoming shall grant
to the sponsor from water development account I through the
commission for the design, permit procurement, project land
procurement, construction engineering and construction of the
project an amount not to exceed four thousand six hundred ninety
dollars ($4,690.00) or sixty-seven percent (67%) of the actual
development costs, whichever is less;
(vi) Appropriation: There is appropriated from water
development account I to the commission four thousand six
hundred ninety dollars ($4,690.00) 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 I on July 1, 2022;
(vii) Special conditions: The sponsor is responsible
for acquiring thirty-three percent (33%) of the total project
budget from other sources.
Source Notes for subsection (h): (Laws 2017, Ch. 75, § 1.)
(j) Project – Pineview Tank and Booster Pump 2017:
(i) Project sponsor: Pineview Improvement and Service
District;
(ii) Project purpose: Rural domestic water supply;
(iii) Project description: Design and construction of
a storage tank, pumping facilities and appurtenances necessary
to make the project function in the manner intended;
(iv) Total project budget: Five hundred fifty
thousand dollars ($550,000.00);
(v) Project grant: The state of Wyoming shall grant
to the sponsor from water development account I 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 sixty-eight
thousand five hundred dollars ($368,500.00) or sixty-seven
percent (67%) of the actual development costs, whichever is
less;
(vi) Appropriation: There is appropriated from water
development account I to the commission three hundred
sixty-eight thousand five hundred dollars ($368,500.00) 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 I on July 1, 2022;
(vii) Special conditions: The sponsor is responsible
for acquiring thirty-three percent (33%) of the total project
budget from other sources.
Source Notes for subsection (j): (Laws 2017, Ch. 75, § 1.)
(k) Project – Pioneer Transmission Pipeline 2017:
(i) Project sponsor: Pioneer Water and Sewer
District;
(ii) Project purpose: Municipal and rural domestic
water supply;
(iii) Project description: Design and construction of
transmission pipelines and appurtenances necessary to make the
project function in the manner intended;
(iv) Total project budget: One million eight hundred
sixty thousand dollars ($1,860,000.00);
(v) Project grant: The state of Wyoming shall grant
to the sponsor from water development account I through the
commission for the design, permit procurement, project land
procurement, construction engineering and construction of the
project an amount not to exceed one million two hundred
forty-six thousand two hundred dollars ($1,246,200.00) or
sixty-seven percent (67%) of the actual development costs,
whichever is less;
(vi) Appropriation: There is appropriated from water
development account I to the commission one million two hundred
forty-six thousand two hundred dollars ($1,246,200.00) 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 I on July 1, 2022;
(vii) Special conditions: The sponsor is responsible
for acquiring thirty-three percent (33%) of the total project
budget from other sources.
Source Notes for subsection (k): (Laws 2017, Ch. 75, § 1.)
(m) Project – Thayne Tank 2017:
(i) Project sponsor: Town of Thayne;
(ii) Project purpose: Municipal and rural domestic
water supply;
(iii) Project description: Design and construction of
a storage tank and appurtenances necessary to make the project
function in the manner intended;
(iv) Total project budget: Eight hundred eighty
thousand dollars ($880,000.00);
(v) Project grant: The state of Wyoming shall grant
to the sponsor from water development account I through the
commission for the design, permit procurement, project land
procurement, construction engineering and construction of the
project an amount not to exceed five hundred eighty-nine
thousand six hundred dollars ($589,600.00) or sixty-seven
percent (67%) of the actual development costs, whichever is
less;
(vi) Appropriation: There is appropriated from water
development account I to the commission five hundred eighty-nine
thousand six hundred dollars ($589,600.00) 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 I on July 1, 2022;
(vii) Special conditions: The sponsor is responsible
for acquiring thirty-three percent (33%) of the total project
budget from other sources.
Source Notes for subsection (m): (Laws 2017, Ch. 75, § 1.)
(n) Project – Weather Modification Wind River Mountains
2018:
(i) Project sponsor: The state of Wyoming;
(ii) Project purpose: To enhance the winter snowpack
in the Wind River Mountain Range;
(iii) Project description: Conduct an operational
winter snowpack augmentation program during the 2017-2018 fall,
winter and spring seasons;
(iv) Total project budget: Five hundred ninety
thousand dollars ($590,000.00);
(v) Appropriation: There is appropriated from water
development account I to the Wyoming water development office
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 I on July 1, 2019;
(vi) Special conditions:
(A) The Wyoming water development office shall
manage and provide oversight of the program. Ten thousand
dollars ($10,000.00) of the total appropriation is allocated for
this purpose;
(B) The project operations budget shall not
exceed five hundred eighty thousand dollars ($580,000.00) of
which the state of Wyoming shall participate at a rate of
twenty-five percent (25%) of actual project operations costs;
(C) Prior to commencing project operations, the
Wyoming water development office shall acquire funding
commitments from other Colorado River basin water users or other
interested parties for seventy-five percent (75%) of actual
project operations costs;
(D) If the state of Wyoming is unable to secure
adequate funding commitments and the project is cancelled, the
Wyoming water development office is authorized to use the
appropriated funds to remove weather modification equipment and
reclaim project sites.
Source Notes for subsection (n): (Laws 2017, Ch. 75, § 1.)
(o) Project – Wheatland Wells 2017:
(i) Project sponsor: Town of Wheatland;
(ii) Project purpose: Municipal and rural domestic
water supply;
(iii) Project description: Design and construction of
wells, pipelines and appurtenances necessary to make the project
function in the manner intended;
(iv) Total project budget: One million four hundred
eighty-five thousand dollars ($1,485,000.00);
(v) Project grant: The state of Wyoming shall grant
to the sponsor from water development account I through the
commission for the design, permit procurement, project land
procurement, construction engineering and construction of the
project an amount not to exceed nine hundred ninety-four
thousand nine hundred fifty dollars ($994,950.00) or sixty-seven
percent (67%) of the actual development costs, whichever is
less;
(vi) Appropriation: There is appropriated from water
development account I to the commission nine hundred ninety-four
thousand nine hundred fifty dollars ($994,950.00) 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 I on July 1, 2022;
(vii) Special conditions: The sponsor is responsible
for acquiring thirty-three percent (33%) of the total project
budget from other sources.
Source Notes for subsection (o): (Laws 2017, Ch. 75, § 1.)