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Wyoming committee deadlocks on bill to require elections for stormwater utilities
Summary
After lengthy public comment and legal debate over whether Title 15 utilities or Title 16 elections control stormwater funding, the Select Water Committee failed to advance 26LSO0289 on a 6–6 vote; the sponsor’s amendment clarifying an election requirement had carried but did not resolve members’ concerns about litigation and retroactivity.
Lawmakers and municipal officials sparred over a bill that would require voter approval for some municipal stormwater programs, but the Select Water Committee ultimately did not advance the measure.
Public testimony at the committee’s session focused on whether municipal stormwater fees are a utility rate that cities can adopt under Title 15, or whether they must be approved by voters under Title 16. Pat Crank, who testified in support of the bill, offered amendment language to replace references to the Surface Water Drainage Utility Act with an explicit election requirement under W.S. 16-10-105. "The proposed amendment would ... read ... the diversion…
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