Section 99-1-103 - Authorization(a) The commission may expend remaining funds appropriated for the Level III study for this project in Chapter 52, 1984 Wyoming Session Laws, Section 5(a)(iii) to perform the following: (i) Prepare environmental impact statements or assessments, as required;(ii) Perform final designs;(iii) Prepare plans and specifications;(iv) Obtain options, land exchange or purchase agreements for the necessary project lands and easements;(v) Procure the 404 Permit from the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the 401 Permit from the Wyoming department of environmental quality, and the permit to construct from the Wyoming state engineer's office;(vi) Perform other incidental work required to prepare the project for construction.(b) The commission may negotiate project sponsorship and water sales contracts with communities which demonstrate a need for water and desire to participate in the project. These contracts shall be subject to the approval of the governor.(c) The commission may either purchase necessary project lands and easements and construct and operate the project in a manner consistent with this act or develop a project agreement with a sponsor in a manner consistent with the terms and conditions outlined in the agreements established under subsection (b) of this section and Section 4 of this act [§ 99-1-104] .(d) Upon review by the select water committee and approval of the governor, the commission may use not to exceed one million four hundred thousand dollars ($1,400,000.00) of the project appropriation to pursue alternatives to the project which provide equivalent municipal water supply benefits, assist the Casper Alcova Irrigation District in the resolution of selenium issues, assist the federal contractors of North Platte storage in the resolution of safety of dam issues, and seek long term solutions to endangered species issues in the Platte River basin including the state's participation in the "Cooperative Agreement for the Platte River Research and Other Efforts Relating to Endangered Species Habitats Along the Central Platte River, Nebraska".Laws 1985, ch. 89, §§ 3a, 3b, 3c;1996, ch. 59, § 5,1998, ch. 38, § 3.