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Powder / Tongue River Basin
Mission Statement & Enabling Legislation

Assist in the planning process for the Little Bighorn, Tongue and Powder River Basins by addressing the present and future use and conservation of our water resources.

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:


(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.

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