41-3-1006. Fees and costs of the commission associated with

41-3-1006. Fees and costs of the commission associated with permit applications and adjudication of water rights shall be borne by the game and fish commission.

41-3-1004. Water development commission to determine storage feasibility; report to the game and fish commission and the legislature.

(a) Immediately after permits have been applied for under W.S. 41-3-1003(c), the water development commission shall determine the feasibility of providing instream flows for the recommended segments of streams from unappropriated direct flows or from existing storage facilities or from new facilities. The feasibility study shall include a determination of water necessary to maintain or improve existing fisheries for water rights under W.S. 41-3-1001(b) or of water necessary to provide fisheries for water rights under W.S. 41-3-1001(a). The feasibility study shall also include the availability of storage sites, the estimated cost of providing any required storage and such other findings and conclusions as the water development commission deems appropriate. The cost of any consultant and any associated costs that the water development commission determines are necessary to complete a feasibility study under this section shall be borne by the game and fish commission. The water development commission shall consult with the game and fish commission prior to entering into any contract related to a feasibility study under this section.

(b) The water development commission shall make a report to the game and fish commission and the legislature outlining their findings.

(c) Repealed by Laws 1987, ch. 50, § 2.

41-3-1005. Approval of storage project.

If the water development commission determines that storage of water to provide instream flows is feasible and in the interest of the state of Wyoming, it shall request authority from the legislature to proceed with the design and construction of storage facilities and the storage of sufficient water for such purposes. The costs of the project may be shared with other water users benefiting therefrom, or paid solely from funds appropriated from the water development account, or otherwise as the legislature directs.

41-3-1006. Appropriation of unappropriated waters for direct instream flows.

(a) Any application for a permit to appropriate direct flow waters for the purpose of providing instream flows shall be by stream segment, as defined in W.S. 41-3-1002.

(b) If the water development commission, under W.S.