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Appropriations panel advances omnibus water bill after debate on LISRA transfers and dam funding
Summary
The House Appropriations Committee voted to pass the omnibus water construction and planning bill (House Bill 117) after staff and lawmakers described project lists, account balances and recent amendments that shift LISRA transfers and reallocate $50 million tied to Alkali Creek Reservoir toward the LaPerelle/LaPrelle irrigation project.
The Wyoming House Appropriations Committee voted to pass House Bill 117, the omnibus water bill, after presentations by the Water Development Office and questions about funding sources and account transfers.
The bill packages recommended projects from the Water Development Commission and Select Water Committee and uses severance tax distributions to fund three water development accounts. Jason Mead, director of the Water Development Office, told the committee the bill includes $5,583,343 from Account 1 (new development), about $17,094,331 from Account 2 (rehabilitation) and a set of amendments to existing projects and Title 99 items. Mead also described a recent House Agriculture amendment that added $20,000,000 from LISRA to investigate, design and possibly construct wells for the LaPerelle Irrigation District.
Why it matters: The committee discussion focused on how severance tax revenues and LISRA transfers are being prioritized among new development, rehabilitation and a small dams-and-reservoir account. Lawmakers pressed whether account balances and long-running projects such as Alkali Creek and…
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