Section 99-3-1503 - Level III construction projects - new development(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. Source notes for subsection (a): (Laws 2010, Ch. 68, § 1.)
(b) Project - Arapahoe Water Supply:(i) Project sponsor: Northern Arapaho Tribe;(ii) Project purpose: Rural domestic water supply;(iii) Project description: Design and construction of a connection of a well to the existing water supply system and appurtenances necessary to make the project function in the manner intended;(iv) Total project budget: Five hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($575,000.00);(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 eighty-five thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($385,250.00) 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 eighty-five thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($385,250.00) 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, 2015;(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 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. The sponsor shall make the payment described herein prior to the commencement of the project. The payment shall be deposited by the commission into water development account I. Source notes for subsection (b): (Laws 2010, Ch. 68, § 1.)
(c) Project - Buffalo Pipeline: (i) Project sponsor: Town of Buffalo;(ii) Project purpose: Municipal, 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: One million one hundred eighty-two thousand dollars ($1,182,000.00);(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 seven hundred ninety-one thousand nine hundred forty dollars ($791,940.00) or sixty-seven percent (67%) of the actual development costs, whichever is less;(vi) Project loan: The state of Wyoming shall loan 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 ninety thousand sixty dollars ($390,060.00) or thirty-three percent (33%) of the actual development costs, whichever is less, for a term of thirty (30) years from the date the commission determines project benefits accrue to the sponsor, at an annual rate of four percent (4%);(vii) Appropriation: There is appropriated from water development account I to the commission one million one hundred eighty-two thousand dollars ($1,182,000.00) 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, 2015. Source notes for subsection (c): (Laws 2010, Ch. 68, § 1.)
(d) Project - Burns Storage Tank:(i) Project sponsor: Town of Burns;(ii) Project purpose: Municipal, 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: Nine hundred thirty thousand dollars ($930,000.00);(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 six hundred twenty-three thousand one hundred dollars ($623,100.00) or sixty-seven percent (67%) of the actual development costs, whichever is less;(vi) Project loan: The state of Wyoming shall loan 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 six thousand nine hundred dollars ($306,900.00) or thirty-three percent (33%) of the actual development costs, whichever is less, for a term of thirty (30) years from the date the commission determines project benefits accrue to the sponsor, at an annual rate of four percent (4%);(vii) Appropriation: There is appropriated from water development account I to the commission nine hundred thirty thousand dollars ($930,000.00) 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, 2015. Source notes for subsection (d): (Laws 2010, Ch. 68, § 1.)
(e) Project - Casper Zone IV Improvements:(i) Project sponsor: City of Casper;(ii) Project purpose: Municipal, rural domestic water supply;(iii) Project description: Design and construction of a transmission pipeline, storage tank improvements and appurtenances necessary to make the project function in the manner intended;(iv) Total project budget: Nine hundred ninety thousand dollars ($990,000.00);(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 six hundred sixty-three thousand three hundred dollars ($663,300.00) 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 six hundred sixty-three thousand three hundred dollars ($663,300.00) 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, 2015;(vii) Special condition: The sponsor is responsible for acquiring thirty-three percent (33%) of the total project budget from other sources. Source notes for subsection (e): (Laws 2010, Ch. 68, § 1.)
(f) Project - Cook Road Well:(i) Project sponsor: Cook Road Water District;(ii) Project purpose: Rural domestic and municipal water supply;(iii) Project description: Design and construction of a groundwater well, connection of the well to the existing water supply system, transmission pipeline and appurtenances necessary to make the project function in the manner intended;(iv) Total project budget: One million two hundred ninety thousand dollars ($1,290,000.00);(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 eight hundred sixty-four thousand three hundred dollars ($864,300.00) or sixty-seven percent (67%) of the actual development costs, whichever is less;(vi) Project loan: The state of Wyoming shall loan 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 hundred twenty-five thousand seven hundred dollars ($425,700.00) or thirty-three percent (33%) of the actual development costs, whichever is less, for a term of twenty (20) years from the date the commission determines project benefits accrue to the sponsor, at an annual rate of four percent (4%);(vii) Appropriation: There is appropriated from water development account I to the commission one million two hundred ninety thousand dollars ($1,290,000.00) 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, 2015. Source notes for subsection (f): (Laws 2010, Ch. 68, § 1.)
(g) Project - Ethete Water Supply:(i) Project sponsor: Northern Arapaho Tribe;(ii) Project purpose: Rural domestic and municipal water supply;(iii) Project description: Design and construction of a well field, pump stations, storage tank improvements and appurtenances necessary to make the project function in the manner intended;(iv) Total project budget: Four million dollars ($4,000,000.00);(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 dollars ($2,000,000.00) or fifty percent (50%) of the actual development costs, whichever is less;(vi) Appropriation: There is appropriated from water development account I to the commission two million dollars ($2,000,000.00) 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, 2025;(vii) Special condition: The sponsor is responsible for acquiring fifty percent (50%) of the total project budget from other sources. Source notes for subsection (g): (Laws 2010, Ch. 68, § 1; 2015, Ch. 23, § 2; 2018, Ch. 121, § 2; 2021, Ch. 12, § 2; 2023, Ch. 180, § 2.)
(h) Project - Farview Water Supply: (i) Project sponsor: Farview Water District;(ii) Project purpose: Rural domestic water supply;(iii) Project description: Design and construction of a connection of a well to the existing water supply system and appurtenances necessary to make the project function in the manner intended;(iv) Total project budget: One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00);(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 sixty-seven thousand dollars ($67,000.00) or sixty-seven percent (67%) of the actual development costs, whichever is less;(vi) Project loan: The state of Wyoming shall loan 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 thirty-three thousand dollars ($33,000.00) or thirty-three percent (33%) of the actual development costs, whichever is less, for a term of twenty (20) years from the date the commission determines project benefits accrue to the sponsor, at an annual rate of four percent (4%);(vii) Appropriation: There is appropriated from water development account I to the commission one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) 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, 2015;(viii) Special conditions: 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 may purchase the well with a lump sum payment or with amortized payments for a term of twenty (20) years from the date the commission determines project benefits accrue to the sponsor at an interest rate of four percent (4%). Source notes for subsection (h): (Laws 2010, Ch. 68, § 1.)
(j) Project - Jackson Storage Tanks:(i) Project sponsor: Town of Jackson;(ii) Project purpose: Municipal and rural domestic water supply;(iii) Project description: Design and construction of two (2) storage tanks, connections for the tanks to the existing water supply system and appurtenances necessary to make the project function in the manner intended;(iv) Total project budget: Four million dollars ($4,000,000.00);(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 six hundred eighty thousand dollars ($2,680,000.00) or sixty-seven percent (67%) of the actual development costs, whichever is less;(vi) Project loan: The state of Wyoming shall loan 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 three hundred twenty thousand dollars ($1,320,000.00) or thirty-three percent (33%) of the actual development costs, whichever is less, for a term of thirty (30) years from the date the commission determines project benefits accrue to the sponsor, at an annual rate of four percent (4%);(vii) Appropriation: There is appropriated from water development account I to the commission four million dollars ($4,000,000.00) 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, 2015. Source notes for subsection (j): (Laws 2010, Ch. 68, § 1.)
(k) Project - Owl Creek Water Supply:(i) Project sponsor: Owl Creek Rural Water District;(ii) Project purpose: Rural domestic and municipal water supply;(iii) Project description: Design and construction of transmission pipelines, pump stations, connection to the Town of Thermopolis's water supply system and appurtenances necessary to make the project function in the manner intended;(iv) Total project budget: Four million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($4,750,000.00);(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 eighty-two thousand five hundred dollars ($3,182,500.00) 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 million one hundred eighty-two thousand five hundred dollars ($3,182,500.00) 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, 2015;(vii) Special condition: The sponsor is responsible for acquiring thirty-three percent (33%) of the total project budget from other sources. Source notes for subsection (k): (Laws 2010, Ch. 68, § 1.)
(m) Project - South Laramie Water Supply:(i) Project sponsor: City of Laramie;(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: Four million fifty thousand dollars ($4,050,000.00);(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 six hundred thirty-eight thousand one hundred seventy dollars ($2,638,170.00) or sixty-five and fourteen hundredths percent (65.14%) of the actual development costs, whichever is less;(vi) Repealed By Laws 2012, Ch. 14, § 3.(vii) Appropriation: There is appropriated from water development account I to the commission two million six hundred thirty-eight thousand one hundred seventy dollars ($2,638,170.00) 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, 2017;(viii) Special condition: The sponsor is responsible for acquiring thirty-four and eighty-six hundredths percent (34.86%) of the total project budget from other sources. Source notes for subsection (m): (Laws 2010, Ch. 68, § 1; 2012, Ch. 14, § 2.)
(n) Project - South Thermopolis Water Supply: (i) Project sponsor: South Thermopolis Water and Sewer Water District;(ii) Project purpose: Rural domestic and municipal water supply;(iii) Project description: Design and construction of transmission pipelines, pump stations and appurtenances necessary to make the project function in the manner intended;(iv) Total project budget: Four million three hundred seventy-three thousand two hundred sixty-seven dollars ($4,373,267.00);(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 three hundred eighteen thousand two hundred dollars ($2,318,200.00) 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 two million three hundred eighteen thousand two hundred dollars ($2,318,200.00) 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, 2017;(vii) Special condition: The sponsor is responsible for acquiring thirty-three percent (33%) of the total project budget from other sources. Source notes for subsection (n): (Laws 2010, Ch. 68, § 1; 2015, Ch. 23, § 2.)
(o) Project - Wamsutter Well 2010: (i) Project sponsor: Town of Wamsutter;(ii) Project purpose: Municipal and rural domestic water supply;(iii) Project description: Design and construction of a connection of a well to the existing water supply system and appurtenances necessary to make the project function in the manner intended;(iv) Total project budget: One million one hundred thirty thousand dollars ($1,130,000.00);(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 seven hundred fifty-seven thousand one hundred dollars ($757,100.00) 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 seven hundred fifty-seven thousand one hundred dollars ($757,100.00) 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, 2015;(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 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. The sponsor shall make the payment described herein prior to the commencement of the project. The payment shall be deposited by the commission into water development account I.Amended by Laws 2023, ch. 180,§ 2, eff. 3/10/2023.Amended by Laws 2021 , ch. 12, § 2, eff. 2/8/2021.Amended by Laws 2018 , ch. 121, § 2, eff. 3/14/2018.Amended by Laws 2015 , ch. 23, § 2, eff. 2/25/2015.Amended by Laws 2012 , ch. 14, eff. 3/6/2012.