Senate widens scope of state engineer groundwater/surface study, passes SF50
Senators adopted an amendment expanding the scope of a state‑engineer water study to assess how existing controls are working, then passed Senate File 50 29–1 with one excused. Supporters said the update is needed after prior controls limited water rights in communities; one senator warned about taxpayer‑funded studies affecting property rights.
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A Senate amendment broadened Senate File 50, instructing the state engineer’s study to examine both current controls and future needs for surface and groundwater in Wyoming. Senator Crago sponsored the amendment, arguing the committee and state engineer found the original study scope too narrow; Senator Love, the bill sponsor, supported the clarification.
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