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WY Stat § 37-10-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 10 - Railroad and Public Highway Crossings|Section 37-10-101 - Highway Crossing Protection Account Established; Purposes of Account; Use in Connection With Federal Funds.

37-10-101. Highway crossing protection account established; purposes of account; use in connection with federal funds.| (a) In order to promote the public safety and to provide for the payment of part of the costs of installing, reconstructing and improving automatic and other safety appliance signals or devices at crossings at grade of public highways, as defined in this act, roads or streets over the track or tracks of any railroad corporation or street railway corporation in the state, there is created an account known as the highway crossing protection account within the highway fund. Before any funds of the highway crossing protection account shall be used to pay any part of the cost of the installation, reconstruction, or improvement of any signals or devices at any crossing, the commission shall first determine that all federal sources of funding have been exhausted. When federal funds are being utilized, federal guidelines as indicated in 23 C.F.R. [part] 646 shall be followed. For purposes of this section, "commission" means the Wyoming transportation commission.  (b) As used in this act:  (i) "Public highways" means as specified in W.S. 24-1-101, but shall not include private roads;  (ii) "This act" means W.S. 37-10-101 through 37-10-105.
WY Stat § 37-10-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 10 - Railroad and Public Highway Crossings|Section 37-10-102 - Power to Close or Establish Crossings; Establishing Priority for Hazardous Crossing Locations.

37-10-102. Power to close or establish crossings; establishing priority for hazardous crossing locations.| (a) The transportation commission shall have the power and authority to close or establish crossings at grade of public highways as specified, or separations over or under the track or tracks of any railroad corporation or street railway corporation in the state of Wyoming.  (b) Upon application to the commission from the duly authorized agents of the cities, counties or other governmental entities or the affected railroad for participation under the terms of this act or upon its own motion when the public interest clearly indicates action should be taken, the commission shall consider the need from the evidence presented, availed or adduced and shall establish a priority rating from the applications or evidence before the commission, assigning priority first to the most hazardous railroad crossing locations, giving proper weight to increased rail traffic and to the traffic volume over such crossing with due consideration being given for school buses and dangerous commodities. If the commission determines there is a need for grade crossing protection, then they shall determine the type of crossing protection required, including whether the crossing is to be made at grade or a grade separation structure. If the crossing be at grade, the commission shall determine the kind and type of grade crossing protection signals and devices required. If the crossing is to be a grade separation structure, the commission shall determine the kind and type of grade separation structure.
WY Stat § 37-10-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 10 - Railroad and Public Highway Crossings|Section 37-10-103 - Apportionment of Cost of Grade Crossing Devices and Grade Separation Structures; Between Railroad and State, County and City Government.

37-10-103. Apportionment of cost of grade crossing devices and grade separation structures; between railroad and state, county and city government.| (a) With respect to the installation of safety devices or safety equipment at railroad-highway crossings, under the direction of the affected railroad, it shall be the duty of the transportation commission to apportion the costs and expenses of installing or reconstructing the crossings and safety devices between the railroads and the department of transportation or the county, city or other governmental entity involved in proportion to the respective benefits to be derived, and to make the apportionment of the costs in accordance with state and federal rules and regulations.  (b) With respect to the initial installation of grade separation structures at railroad public highway crossings, a grade separation structure shall be installed by the railroad at all new railroad crossings of public roads or state highways, after notifying the department of transportation of its intent to cross the public road or highway, and if deemed appropriate after evaluation by the transportation commission. All installations shall be in accordance with state and federal rules and regulations.  (c) With respect to separation structures for roads over or under railroads, the commission shall first determine that all federal sources of funding have been exhausted, and then apportion the remaining costs and expenses of the initial installation of the grade separation structures between the railroad and the department of transportation or the county, city or other governmental entity involved, the apportionment to be based upon the causes resulting in the need for grade separation structures in accordance with state and federal rules and regulations. None of the money in the highway crossing protection account shall be used for payment of grade separation structures.
WY Stat § 37-10-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 10 - Railroad and Public Highway Crossings|Section 37-10-104 - Apportionment of Cost of Grade Crossing Devices and Grade Separation Structures; Administration of Highway Crossing Protection Account.

37-10-104. Apportionment of cost of grade crossing devices and grade separation structures; administration of highway crossing protection account.| (a) The transportation commission is charged with the administration of the highway crossing protection program. In order to compensate for the use of crossings by the public generally, the commission shall also order that one-half (1/2) of the cost of installing, reconstructing or improving signals or devices will be paid by the railroad corporation, and the balance of the costs will be divided between the state highway crossing protection account and the department of transportation or the city, town, county or other political entity in which the crossing is located in accordance with state and federal rules and regulations. The commission shall fix in each case the amount to be paid from the crossing protection account and the amount to be paid by the department or by the city, town, county or other political entity.  (b) The railroads shall bear all costs of maintaining in good operating condition all crossing surfaces and warning devices.  (c) The governmental agency or city, town, county or other political entity having jurisdiction over the highway and the separation structures which crosses over or under the railroad track or tracks, shall bear all cost of maintenance of its own separation structures. The railroad corporation shall bear all costs of maintenance of its own structures over or under a public highway. Maintenance of joint use structures shall be by agreement between the parties involved.
WY Stat § 37-10-105 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 10 - Railroad and Public Highway Crossings|Section 37-10-105 - Transfer and Credit of Monies to Account.

37-10-105. Transfer and credit of monies to account.| For the purpose of building up sufficient money to be used to defray the expenses of installation and reconstruction of automatic and other safety appliance signals and devices at railroad grade crossings, for the construction or the improvement of existing highway-railroad grade crossings to render them safe and consistent with modern highway construction practice, the custodian of the state highway fund shall reserve to the highway crossing protection account to be used to administer the program up to a maximum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) per month. Monthly contributions shall continue until the unused balance in the account reaches the sum of two hundred forty thousand dollars ($240,000.00), and no further credits or transfers shall be made except during such time that the balance in the account is less than two hundred forty thousand dollars ($240,000.00).
WY Stat § 37-11-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 11 - Common Carriers by Air|Section 37-11-101 - Definitions.

37-11-101. Definitions.| (a) As used in W.S. 37-11-101 through 37-11-103, unless the context otherwise requires, the term "person" means any individual, firm, co-partnership, corporation, company, association, joint-stock association or body politic, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee or other similar representative thereof.  (b) "Common carriers by air" as used in this act means any person or persons engaged in regularly scheduled air transportation of persons or property for compensation or hire within the state of Wyoming concerning those activities where the United States has not excluded the states from regulating.
WY Stat § 37-11-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 11 - Common Carriers by Air|Section 37-11-102 - Conditions Precedent to Issuance of Certificate.

37-11-102. Conditions precedent to issuance of certificate.| No certificate of public convenience and necessity shall be issued by the department of transportation to any person authorizing operation, as a common carrier by aircraft in Wyoming intrastate commerce, unless and until the applicant shall have submitted to the department a certificate, signed by the director of the Wyoming aeronautics commission, to the effect that the applicant has complied with the laws of the United States, the laws of the state of Wyoming, and the lawful rules, regulations and orders, respecting safety of operations; and the provisions of the "Uniform State Law for Aeronautics", with respect to the right to use airports, airlanes and aircraft as necessary in order to properly conduct the proposed operations and observe proper standards of safety in the operation or navigation of aircraft. The Wyoming aeronautics commission shall require all applicants for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to furnish to it such evidence as it may require showing that they have complied in all respects with the laws, rules, regulations and orders.
WY Stat § 37-11-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 11 - Common Carriers by Air|Section 37-11-103 - Hearings; Right of Aeronautics Commission or Director to Intervene.

37-11-103. Hearings; right of aeronautics commission or director to intervene.| Whenever a hearing is scheduled before the department of transportation in any proceeding for authority to conduct common aircraft operations in Wyoming intrastate commerce, it shall be the duty of the director of the department to notify the administrator of the Wyoming aeronautics commission; and the Wyoming aeronautics commission or its administrator may intervene in the proceedings for the purpose of setting up the interests of the Wyoming aeronautics commission.
WY Stat § 37-13-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 13 - Local Improvement Districts|Section 37-13-101 - Short Title.

37-13-101. Short title.| This act shall be known and cited as the "Wyoming Underground Conversion of Utilities Law".
WY Stat § 37-13-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 13 - Local Improvement Districts|Section 37-13-102 - Legislative Purpose.

37-13-102. Legislative purpose.| The legislature finds that in many areas of the state, landowners, cities, towns, counties and public utilities desire to convert existing overhead electric and communication facilities to underground locations by means of improvement district proceedings. The legislature hereby declares that a public purpose will be served by providing a procedure to accomplish such conversion and that it is in the public interest to provide for such conversion by proceedings taken pursuant to this chapter whether such areas be within the limits of a city or town or within a county.
WY Stat § 37-13-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 13 - Local Improvement Districts|Section 37-13-104 - Powers Conferred.

37-13-104. Powers conferred.| The governing body is authorized and empowered to create local improvement districts within its territorial limits to provide for the conversion of existing overhead electric and communication facilities to underground locations and the construction, reconstruction or relocation of any other electric or communication facilities which may be incidental thereto, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
WY Stat § 37-13-105 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 13 - Local Improvement Districts|Section 37-13-105 - Basis of Assessments.

37-13-105. Basis of assessments.| (a) Whenever any improvement authorized to be made by any governing body by the terms of this chapter is ordered, the governing body shall apportion the cost and expenses thereof as in their judgment is fair and equitable in consideration of the benefits accruing to the lots and land included within the improvement district. Each lot or parcel of land shall be separately assessed for the cost and expenses in proportion to the number of square feet of such lot or parcel compared to the total number of square feet included in the improvement district, or assessed upon a frontage, zone or other equitable basis in accordance with the benefits accruing to the property by the improvements, as the same may be determined by the governing body. The entire cost of the improvement shall be assessed against the benefited property. If money for paying part of the costs is available from any other source, in which [that] event the money so available may be applied to reduce the assessment.  (b) The cost and expenses to be assessed shall include:  (i) The conversion costs as determined by W.S. 37-13-129 or as estimated by the public utility, whichever is less;  (ii) Engineering services;  (iii) Clerical services;  (iv) Advertising expenses;  (v) Costs of inspection;  (vi) Costs of collecting assessments;  (vii) Interest upon bonds if issued;  (viii) Costs for legal services for preparing proceedings and advising in regard thereto; and  (ix) For any other necessary or reasonable expense related to the intent of this act and determined by the governing body to be appropriate for the favorable execution of the improvement district.  (c) Fee lands of public entities, such as the federal government, state of Wyoming, or any county, city or town, shall not be subject to assessment for the payment of any of the cost or expense of the improvement unless the public entity owning lands within the boundaries of the improvement district files its consent in writing with the governing body before the governing body adopts a resolution declaring its intent to create a local improvement district.
WY Stat § 37-13-106 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 13 - Local Improvement Districts|Section 37-13-106 - Resolution for Cost and Feasibility Study.

37-13-106. Resolution for cost and feasibility study.| (a) Any governing body may upon a petition signed by at least sixty percent (60%) of the resident owners of property subject to assessment owning at least sixty percent (60%) of the assessable land of any proposed district, adopt a resolution at any regular or special meeting declaring that it finds that the improvement district is in the public interest. It must be determined that the formation of the local improvement district will promote the public convenience, necessity, and welfare. The resolution must state that the costs and expenses will be levied and assessed upon the property benefited and request that each public utility serving the proposed district by overhead electric or communication facilities shall, within one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of the resolution, make a study of the cost of conversion of its facilities in the area to underground service. The results of the study shall be provided to the governing body and made available in its office to all owners of land within the proposed district. The resolution of the governing body shall require that the public utilities be provided with the name and address of the owner of each parcel or lot within the proposed district, if known, and if not known the description of the property and other matters as may be required by the public utility in order to perform the work involved in the cost study. Each public utility serving the proposed district by overhead electric or communication facilities shall, within one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of the resolution, make a study of the costs of conversion of its facilities in the district to underground service, and shall together provide the governing body and make available at its office a joint report as to the results of the study.  (b) At any time prior to the hearing provided for in W.S. 37-13-111 of the statutes, if requested by the governing body or public utility, a bond shall be filed, with security approved by the governing body or cash deposit made sufficient to pay all expenses of the governing body connected with the proceedings and of the public utilities for actual time and expenses incurred in regard to the cost and feasibility study in case the organization of the district is not effected. If at any time during the organization proceedings the governing body shall be satisfied that the bond first executed or the amount of cash deposited is insufficient in amount, it on its own initiative or at the request of a public utility may require the execution of an additional bond or the deposit of additional cash within a time to be fixed, not less than ten (10) days distant, and upon failure of the petitioners to file or deposit the same, the petition shall be dismissed.
WY Stat § 37-13-107 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 13 - Local Improvement Districts|Section 37-13-107 - Costs and Feasibility Report.

37-13-107. Costs and feasibility report.| The public utility or utilities report shall set forth an estimate of the total underground conversion costs for the district and shall also indicate the cost of underground conversion of facilities of the public utility located within the boundaries of the various parcels or lots within the district. The report shall also contain the public utility's recommendations concerning the engineering feasibility of the project for the district proposed insofar as the physical characteristics of the district are concerned. The report shall make recommendations by the public utility concerning inclusion or exclusion of areas within the district or immediately adjacent to the district. The governing body shall consider the public utility's recommendations concerning feasibility and may amend the boundaries of the proposed improvement district provided the costs and feasibility report of the public utilities contains a cost figure on the district as amended, or it may request a new costs and feasibility report from the public utilities concerned on the basis of the amended district. The cost estimate contained in the report shall not be considered binding on the public utility if construction is not commenced within six (6) months of the submission of the estimate for reasons not within the control of the public utility. Should such a delay result in a significant increase in the conversion cost, new hearings shall be held on the creation of the district. In the event that a ten percent (10%) or less increase results, only the hearing on the assessments need be held again.
WY Stat § 37-13-108 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 13 - Local Improvement Districts|Section 37-13-108 - Resolution Declaring Intention to Create District.

37-13-108. Resolution declaring intention to create district.| (a) On the filing with the clerk of any governing body of the cost and feasibility report by the public utility, and after considering the same, the governing body may, at any regular or special meeting, pass a resolution declaring its intention to create a local improvement district. The resolution shall state:  (i) That the costs and expenses of the proposed district will be levied and assessed upon the abutting, adjoining, and adjacent lots and land along or upon which improvements are to be made, and upon lots and land benefited by the improvements and included in the improvement district created;  (ii) The contribution of the governing body, if any;  (iii) That it is the intention of the governing body to make the improvement which will promote public convenience, necessity and welfare;  (iv) The area and boundaries of the proposed improvement district;  (v) The character of the proposed improvement;  (vi) The estimated total cost of the improvement; and  (vii) That the governing body will hold a hearing on the proposed improvements at which time it will consider protests filed with the governing body against the proposed improvements.
WY Stat § 37-13-109 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 13 - Local Improvement Districts|Section 37-13-109 - Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Improvement; Contents.

37-13-109. Notice of public hearing on proposed improvement; contents.| (a) The governing body shall cause notice of a public hearing on the proposed improvement to be given in the manner provided in W.S. 37-13-110. Such notice shall:  (i) Declare that the governing body has passed a resolution of intention to create an improvement district;  (ii) Describe the boundaries or area of the district with sufficient particularity to permit each owner of real property therein to ascertain that his property lies in the district;  (iii) Describe in a general way the proposed improvement, specifying the streets or property along which it will be made and the nature of the benefits to the property within the district;  (iv) State the estimated cost to the property owners, governing body and public utility;  (v) State that it is proposed to assess the real property in the district to pay as provided in W.S. 37-13-129 the cost of the improvement according to the proportionate square footage, front footage, or other equitable basis, as specified, based upon the benefits to be derived by each tract, lot or parcel of land within the district;  (vi) State the time and place at which the governing body will hear and pass upon all protests that may be made against the making of the improvement, the creation of the district, or the benefits to be derived by the real property in the district;  (vii) State that all interested persons will be heard and that any property owner will be heard on the question of whether his property will be benefited by the proposed improvement.
WY Stat § 37-13-110 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 13 - Local Improvement Districts|Section 37-13-110 - Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Improvement; Manner of Giving.

37-13-110. Notice of public hearing on proposed improvement; manner of giving.| The notice shall be published in full one (1) time in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, city, or town in which the proposed district is located and by posting in not less than three (3) public places in the district. A copy of the notice shall be mailed to each owner of land within the proposed district whose property will be assessed for the cost of the improvement, at the address last appearing on the real property assessment rolls of the county wherein the property is located. In addition, a copy of the notice shall be addressed to "owner" and mailed to the street number of each piece of property to be affected by the assessment. Mailed notices and the published notice shall state where a copy of the resolution creating the district is available for inspection.