SF0043

Wyoming SF0043 amends temporary water use agreements to extend the maximum duration of temporary transfers from ten to fifteen years.

Wyoming SF0043 modifies the state's water law by extending the maximum duration of temporary water use agreements from ten to fifteen years. The bill also stipulates that after the expiration of any temporary transfer, the water right must be used for its adjudicated or permitted purpose for at least fifty percent of the period for which the temporary transfer was exercised before becoming eligible for further temporary use transfers. This change applies to temporary transfers for purposes such as highway construction, railroad roadbed construction, drilling, and other temporary uses.