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Senate removes in‑stream flow language from SF43 after attorney general opinion
Summary
Senators adopted an amendment to Senate File 43 striking language that would have allowed temporary water‑use agreements to be used for in‑stream flow water rights, citing an attorney general opinion that the temporary statute is inconsistent with Wyoming's Instream Flow Act.
Senators approved a second‑reading amendment to Senate File 43 that strikes language suggesting temporary water‑use agreements could be used to secure in‑stream flow water rights.
Sponsor Senator Hicks pointed members to an attorney general's written opinion distributed with the amendment. The memo states that Wyoming law reserves in‑stream flow water…
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