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Platte River Basin
Mission Statement & Enabling Legislation
To advise the State of Wyoming in the Planning process
to inventory the available supply and historical uses; to develop and
enhance the use of water in the Platte River Basin for the present and
the future.
To recognize the existing water development and protect those rights
and opportunities to develop more water to benefit the future needs
of the basin.
To ensure that all Wyoming water is put to beneficial use in Wyoming;
to protect the health of the watersheds and preserve the opportunity of
utilize those waters by municipalities, wildlife, agriculture,
industry, and recreation.
- 41-1-106. Water and related land resources planning;
commission's responsibility.
The commission is responsible for the coordination of Wyoming's
water and related land resources
planning and with the approval of the governor is authorized to enter
into contracts and
agreements with the United States of America or its duly authorized
representative agency
for planning pertaining to the utilization of Wyoming's water and
related land resources.
41-1-107. Water and related land resources planning; authority
of commission.
- (a) With the approval of the governor the commission is
authorized to accept federal
funds though grants or matching funds or from other sources for water
and related land
resources planning.
- (b) The commission is authorized:
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- (i) To adopt rules and regulations as are necessary to
implement any programs which may be required of the state by federal
water and related land resources planning legislation; and
- (ii) To implement any programs which are required by this
legislation to make the state eligible to receive funds from the
federal government to carry out water and related land resources
planning.
The 2003 Platte River Basin Plan was authorized by the 2003 Session
Laws (HB0100) of the State of Wyoming,
Chapter 125, Section 3.
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