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Read. Follow. Verify.Wyoming legislature authorizes omnibus water construction projects and $16 million fund transfer
Last action · March 6, 2026: Assigned Chapter Number 73Sponsor: Water
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What This Bill Does
Wyoming authorizes new water development and rehabilitation construction projects, appropriates state funds and provides loans, transfers $16 million between water development accounts, and extends prior project deadlines, taking effect immediately upon enactment.
Local municipalities, irrigation districts, and conservation districts across Wyoming receive state grants, loans, and authorizations totaling millions of dollars for municipal and agricultural water supply projects, while deadlines for unexpended funds on prior projects are extended.
- The Wyoming Water Development Commission oversees state water development accounts and funds municipal and agricultural water projects across Wyoming. context
- Omnibus water bills are introduced annually or biennially in the Wyoming Legislature to authorize and fund construction, rehabilitation, and studies for local water districts and municipalities. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Town of Alpine
Receives state grant funding and authorization for the Alpine Well #4 Transmission Pipeline 2026 project.
City of Gillette
Receives state grant funding and authorization for the Gillette Red Hills Tank 2026 project.
Big Horn Canal Irrigation District
Receives state grant and loan funding for the Five Mile Pipeline 2026 rehabilitation project.
University of Wyoming water research program
Receives a $155,000 appropriation from the general fund to conduct an evapotranspiration study.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
27 actions- Mar 6, 2026Governor Signed SEA No. 0042
- Mar 6, 2026Assigned Chapter Number 73
- Mar 4, 2026SenateS Concur:Passed 21-10-0-0-0
- Mar 4, 2026Assigned Number SEA No. 0042
- Mar 4, 2026SenateS President Signed SEA No. 0042
- Mar 4, 2026HouseH Speaker Signed SEA No. 0042
Show 21 earlier actions
- Mar 3, 2026HouseH 3rd Reading:Passed 59-1-2-0-0
- Mar 3, 2026SenateS Received for Concurrence
- Mar 2, 2026HouseH 2nd Reading:Passed
- Feb 27, 2026HouseH COW:Passed
- Feb 25, 2026HouseH02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
- Feb 25, 2026HouseH Placed on General File
- Feb 24, 2026HouseH05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
- Feb 24, 2026HouseH Placed on General File
- Feb 24, 2026HouseH COW:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
- Feb 19, 2026HouseH Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture
- Feb 18, 2026SenateS 3rd Reading:Passed 26-4-1-0-0
- Feb 18, 2026HouseH Received for Introduction
- Feb 17, 2026SenateS 2nd Reading:Passed
- Feb 16, 2026SenateS COW:Passed
- Feb 12, 2026SenateS02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
- Feb 12, 2026SenateS Placed on General File
- Feb 10, 2026SenateS05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
- Feb 10, 2026Senate:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
- Feb 9, 2026SenateS Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture 31-0-0-0-0
- Feb 5, 2026SenateS Received for Introduction
- Feb 3, 2026Bill Number Assigned
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Inter-account fund transfer
The legislation mandates a $16 million shift of funds from water development account I (new development) to account II (rehabilitation), illustrating resource balancing between different water infrastructure categories.
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- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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