2014 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 41 - WATER
CHAPTER 10 - WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT LAW
41-10-101. Definitions.

41-10-101. Definitions.

(a) As used in this act the following words or phrases shall be defined as follows:

(i) "District" shall mean any district organized or proposed to be organized in the case of organizational provisions pursuant to this act;

(ii) "Water district" shall mean any district organized to acquire any water project for the purpose of supplying water for domestic purposes by any available means, the treatment of such water, and its distribution, for which purposes the district shall have power to acquire water rights, treatment facilities and lines for a water system, and appurtenant facilities, within and without its corporate limits;

(iii) "Sewer district" shall mean any district organized to acquire any sewer project for the purpose of providing sanitary sewers, treatment facilities, disposal plant or other treatment and disposal works, and appurtenant facilities, or storm sewers, flood and surface drainage works, and appurtenant facilities, or providing both such sanitary and storm sewers, works and facilities, and providing all necessary, proper or desirable equipment and appurtenances incident thereto;

(iv) "Water and sewer district" shall mean any district organized to acquire any such water and sewer project. A district may or may not be created for a combination of water and sewer purposes;

(v) "Board" shall mean the board of directors of a district and shall be the governing legislative body thereof. The board shall act whenever any other relevant act empowers or requires action by the city council, town council or other governing body of a municipality;

(vi) "Directors" shall mean the members of a board;

(vii) "Acquisition" or "acquire" shall mean the acquisition by purchase, construction, installation, reconstruction, condemnation, lease, rent, gift, grant, bequest, devise, contract or other acquisition as may be deemed necessary or desirable by the board, or any combination thereof;

(viii) "Improvement" or "improve" shall mean the extension, betterment, alteration, reconstruction, repair or other improvement as may be deemed necessary or desirable by the board, or any combination thereof;

(ix) "Equipment" or "equip" shall mean furnishing all necessary or desirable, related or appurtenant, facilities, or any combination thereof;

(x) "Project" shall mean any structure, facility, undertaking or system which a district is authorized to acquire, improve, equip, maintain or operate. A project may consist of all kinds of personal and real property, including but not limited to land, improvements and fixtures thereon, property of any nature appurtenant thereto or used in connection therewith, and every estate, interest and right therein, legal or equitable, including terms for years, or any combination thereof;

(xi) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, 5.

(xii) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, 5.

(xiii) An "election" authorized under this act shall be held, conducted and governed as nearly as practicable according to the Special District Elections Act of 1994 as supplemented by this act;

(A) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, 5.

(B) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, 5.

(C) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, 5.

(D) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, 5.

(E) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, 5.

(F) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, 5.

(G) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, 5.

(H) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, 5.

(J) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, 5.

(xiv) "Publication" or "publish" for provisions other than election provisions, shall mean publication for at least once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks by three (3) weekly insertions in at least one (1) newspaper of general circulation in the district, the first publication in the district being at least fifteen (15) days prior to the designated time or event. It shall not be necessary that publication be made on the same day of the week in each of the three (3) calendar weeks, but not less than fourteen (14) days shall intervene between the first publication and the last publication, and publication shall be complete on the day of the last publication. Publication requirements for any election under this act shall be as specifically provided in this act, or if not specifically provided in this act, as required in the Special District Elections Act of 1994;

(xv) A "resolution" adopted by at least a majority of the directors present constituting a quorum in meeting duly assembled, unless the bylaws of the district require a greater number, shall constitute the formal written instrument by which a board shall act in the exercise of any legislative power or upon a permanent matter, or both. Otherwise a board may act by resolution or verbal motion so adopted. Whenever any other relevant act empowers or requires action by ordinance of the city council, town council or other governing body of a municipality, the board shall act by resolution;

(xvi) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, 5.

(xvii) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, 5.

(b) For purposes of this act and application of the Special District Elections Act of 1994 to this act, the term "electors" or "voters" include qualified electors as defined in W.S. 22-29-104(a)(v) and landowners as defined in W.S. 22-29-104(a)(ii).