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Committee advances Water Development spending bill after overview of projects and account balances
Summary
Senator Steinmetz and Jason Mead of the Water Development Office briefed the Agriculture, State & Public Lands & Water Resources Committee on Senate File 82, outlining smaller‑than‑usual project funding and account balances; the committee voted to move the bill 9‑0.
The Agriculture, State & Public Lands & Water Resources Committee voted to move Senate File 82 after a presentation from Senator Steinmetz and Jason Mead, director of the Water Development Office.
The bill provides project funding across multiple Water Development accounts. Senator Steinmetz told the committee the measure includes $534,998 from one account for the Hewlett Water Master Plan and the University of Wyoming Water Research Program, about $980,000 for level‑one rehabilitation projects, and $551,000 from a second account for dams and reservoirs. "So $534,998 out of account 1 for the Hewlett Water Master Plan and the UW Water Research…
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