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2011 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 41 - WATER
CHAPTER 7 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS
ARTICLE 1 - IN GENERAL- 41-7-101. Waiver of defect of service.
- 41-7-102. Construction; generally.
- 41-7-103. Construction; formerly organized districts; pending liens, actions.
- 41-7-104. Construction; existing water rights.
- 41-7-201. Filing of landowners' petition; contents; amendments; multiple petitions.
- 41-7-202. Petitioner's affidavit.
- 41-7-203. Land that may be included in proposed district.
- 41-7-204. Hearings; service of notice generally; contents.
- 41-7-205. Hearings; notification of nonresidents; personal service in lieu of posting for all persons.
- 41-7-206. Hearings; adjournment to serve persons not served.
- 41-7-207. Hearings; contests; grounds; notice of objections to be in writing; filing of objections.
- 41-7-208. Hearings; dismissal of petition improperly signed; inclusion or exclusion of land from district.
- 41-7-209. Fraudulent deeds for establishment or defeat of petition.
- 41-7-210. Court's order.
- 41-7-301. To be public officers; presumption in favor of validity of official acts.
- 41-7-302. Oath and bond; quorum; term; removal; vacancies.
- 41-7-303. Organization as board; officers; powers and duties generally; contracts and cooperation with United States generally.
- 41-7-304. Financial records and reports; compensation and expenses; suit on bonds.
- 41-7-305. Maps and plans of proposed work; reports to court generally.
- 41-7-306. Power to alter location of irrigation works; power of court to alter plans proposed by commissioners.
- 41-7-307. Exclusion or inclusion of lands in district; review of report by court generally.
- 41-7-308. Hearings on commissioners' report; filing of objections; notice generally.
- 41-7-309. Hearings on commissioners' report; notice when land situated in more than 1 county.
- 41-7-310. Hearings on commissioners' report; procedure when report requires modification.
- 41-7-311. Hearings on commissioners' report; confirmation of report.
- 41-7-312. Hearings on commissioners' report; revision of confirmation.
- 41-7-313. Hearings on commissioners' report; payment of costs when objections dismissed.
- 41-7-314. Power to enter land to repair irrigation works; construction of ditches across railway rights-of-way.
- 41-7-315. Sale of water rights.
- 41-7-316. Election; when held; term of office; exception.
- 41-7-317. Election; where held; notice to voters; qualifications of voters; recording vote; proxies.
- 41-7-318. Election; validity; qualifications of candidates; vacancies in office; duties of elected commissioners.
- 41-7-401. Payment in installments; construction contracts with United States generally; default in payments as lien; exception; power of commissioners to enforce payment.
- 41-7-402. Due dates; annual budget of district; hearings on budget; petition for additional funds; hearings on petition.
- 41-7-403. Preparation of assessment roll; contents; how apportioned; certification by county commissioners; delivery to county assessors.
- 41-7-404. Collection; disposition; enforcement.
- 41-7-405. Additional assessments generally.
- 41-7-406. Omissions; effect on other lands; duty of commissioner.
- 41-7-407. Omissions; procedures generally.
- 41-7-408. Borrowing money; bonds as security; indebtedness as lien on assessments.
- 41-7-409. Bonds; refunding procedures.
- 41-7-410. Bonds; effect of change in assessments.
- 41-7-411. Damages to landowners to be paid before entry for construction; exceptions; when entry prior to assessment authorized.
- 41-7-412. Advertisement for bids on work exceeding $7,500.00.
- 41-7-413. Application of provisions; districts organized under federal reclamation projects.
- 41-7-414. When assessments to be judgments against land; manner of collection.
- 41-7-415. Order approving contract deemed conclusive; appeals.
- 41-7-501. Warrants for expense of survey authorized.
- 41-7-502. Petition for authority to issue warrants; notice of hearing; objections.
- 41-7-503. Petition for authority to issue warrants; hearing generally; decree generally; appeal.
- 41-7-504. Effect of decree; reference to be made on warrants.
- 41-7-505. Assessment roll when assessments not yet approved or confirmed; equalization of assessments; levy.
- 41-7-601. Inclusion of provisions for maintenance and reclamation of injured lands; costs.
- 41-7-602. Petition for contract and assessments; hearings generally.
- 41-7-603. Order approving contract deemed conclusive; appeal.
- 41-7-701. Irrigation districts may undertake power projects.
- 41-7-702. Resolution of commissioners.
- 41-7-703. Report made to district court.
- 41-7-704. Hearing on objections to report.
- 41-7-705. Notices; how given and served.
- 41-7-706. Notices; contents.
- 41-7-707. Order of court authorizing project; procedure commissioners to follow.
- 41-7-708. Approved project may proceed as incident to existing system; disposition of excess energy.
- 41-7-709. Determination and apportionment of cost of power portion of project.
- 41-7-710. Costs of irrigation works and power project separately apportioned.
- 41-7-711. Assessments for power project to be determined; reported to court.
- 41-7-712. Determination of rate of assessment.
- 41-7-713. Provisions governing levying, approving and collecting assessments.
- 41-7-714. Plan may be divided; procedure.
- 41-7-715. Additions to projects; amended or supplemental petitions.
- 41-7-716. Revenue from sale of power to be determined.
- 41-7-717. Power revenue to be deducted from assessments.
- 41-7-718. Liberal construction; restrictions; regulation by public service commission.
- 41-7-801. Declaration of policy.
- 41-7-802. Definitions.
- 41-7-803. Creation; as corporate entity; district within district.
- 41-7-804. Creation; procedures generally.
- 41-7-805. Board of directors; election; term; vacancies; bond; removal; conduct of election.
- 41-7-806. Board of directors; qualifications; officers; treasurer's bond; adoption of rules and regulations; audit department report; compensation.
- 41-7-807. Powers; generally.
- 41-7-808. Powers; eminent domain; application of provisions.
- 41-7-809. Powers; incurring indebtedness; security for loans; limitations; agreements.
- 41-7-810. Powers; obtaining federal grants or loans; acceptance of gifts.
- 41-7-811. Powers; purchase or conveyance of water rights.
- 41-7-812. Powers; taxation generally; liability of district for indebtedness.
- 41-7-813. Construction of irrigation works; cost estimates; advertisement for bids; contracts.
- 41-7-814. Expenditures.
- 41-7-815. Sale or mortgage of irrigation works.
- 41-7-816. Keeping funds; fixing prices, rates and charges.
- 41-7-817. Dissolution.
- 41-7-818. Construction; generally.
- 41-7-819. Construction; cities and towns.
- 41-7-830. Authority.
- 41-7-831. Resolution of board of directors.
- 41-7-832. Election; notice.
- 41-7-833. Election; procedure.
- 41-7-834. Filing of certificate of change.
- 41-7-835. Construction.
- 41-7-850. Irrigation district may assume status of public power district.
- 41-7-851. Resolution of commissioners.
- 41-7-852. Report made to district court; contents.
- 41-7-853. Hearing on proposal.
- 41-7-854. Notice of hearing; publication.
- 41-7-855. Notice of hearing; contents.
- 41-7-856. Order of court authorizing change.
- 41-7-857. Submission of proposal to vote of landowners and entrymen.
- 41-7-858. Effect of vote on court.
- 41-7-859. Court order vests powers.
- 41-7-860. Construction and application of Public Irrigation and Power District Law.
- 41-7-861. Irrigation and power funds to be kept in separate accounts.
- 41-7-862. Different laws to apply to additions to irrigation works and power works.
- 41-7-863. Report of proposed construction to court; apportionment of irrigation and power costs.
- 41-7-864. Rights and powers preserved.
- 41-7-865. Liberal construction; restrictions; regulation by public service commission.
- 41-7-901. "Revenue" defined.
- 41-7-902. Revenue bonds of irrigation and irrigation and power districts authorized.
- 41-7-903. Designation of revenue from which principal or interest payable.
- 41-7-904. Statement on bonds of limitations on payment of principal.
- 41-7-905. Statement on bonds and coupons of limitations affecting interest payments.
- 41-7-906. Statement on bonds and coupons of limitations affecting interest payments; portion of interest affected; separate coupons.
- 41-7-907. Designation of revenue releases district and officers from payment otherwise.
- 41-7-908. Allocation of designated revenue; resolution.
- 41-7-909. Allocation of designated revenue; for bonds payable from revenue or assessments.
- 41-7-910. Allocation of designated revenue; application.
- 41-7-911. Allocation of designated revenue; bonds benefited by allocation.
- 41-7-912. Allocation of designated revenue; irrevocability.
- 41-7-913. Allocation of revenue to reserve fund.
- 41-7-914. Bonds may be made redeemable before maturity.
- 41-7-915. Manner of redeeming.
- 41-7-916. Publication of notice of redemption.
- 41-7-917. Publication of notice of redemption; time for publication.
- 41-7-918. Interest ceases on redemption date.
- 41-7-919. When bonds may be sold.
- 41-7-920. Resolution as to sale.
- 41-7-921. Publication of notice of sale.
- 41-7-922. Contents of notice of sale.
- 41-7-923. Sale made to highest responsible bidder.
- 41-7-924. Certified check to accompany bid; forfeiture.
- 41-7-925. Board may reject bids.
- 41-7-926. Readvertisement or private sale.
- 41-7-927. Approval of private sale required.
- 41-7-928. Exchange of construction bonds for property or stock.
- 41-7-929. Refunding bonds sold or exchanged for bonds or warrants.
- 41-7-930. Immediate cancellation of refunded or exchanged bonds.
- 41-7-931. Cancellation of unissued bonds; resolution of board.
- 41-7-932. Fixing time for consideration of resolution of cancellation.
- 41-7-933. Publication of cancellation resolution and notice of time for consideration.
- 41-7-934. No bonds issued after cancellation resolution adopted.
- 41-7-935. Destruction of canceled bonds and coupons.
- 41-7-1001. Petition of landowners.
- 41-7-1002. Election; notice.
- 41-7-1003. Election; conduct; certification of result; report of district indebtedness.
- 41-7-1004. Order for hearing on results of election; generally.
- 41-7-1005. Order for hearing on results of election; publication.
- 41-7-1006. Hearings; final settlement.
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