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Senate committee advances omnibus water bill after debate over Alkali Creek and LaPrelle funding
Summary
Senators in the Committee of the Whole approved House Bill 117, an omnibus water construction bill with standing committee amendments that reallocated funds for multiple projects and added $20 million for Goshen tunnels and $60 million for LaPrelle Dam rehabilitation through a mix of LSRA appropriations and transfers.
The Wyoming Senate’s Committee of the Whole reported House Bill 117 favorably after debate and two standing-committee amendments that altered project funding and deadlines.
Senator Steinmetz, explaining the omnibus water construction bill, said a handout listing all projects and accounts (Water 1, Water 2, Water 3) was available to senators and noted that the House removed cloud-seeding projects from the bill before it reached the Senate. “They decided to remove all of the cloud seeding projects,” he said.
The bill as advanced includes notable appropriations and transfers discussed on the floor. Senator Steinmetz and other sponsors described three items highlighted during debate:
- $20,000,000 appropriated from the LSRA for Goshen Irrigation District tunnels 1 and 2…
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