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WY Stat § 11-16-107 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts|Section 11-16-107 - Report to Director; Reports by District Supervisors to Board.

11-16-107. Report to director; reports by district supervisors to board.| (a) On or before November 1 each even-numbered year, the commission shall report to the director of the department of agriculture the number and acreages of districts in existence or in process of organization, together with an estimate of the number and probable acreages of the districts which may be organized during the ensuing period; the balance of funds, if any, available to the commission and to the districts; and the estimates of the commission as to the sums needed for its administrative and other expenses and for allocation among the several districts during the ensuing period.  (b) The supervisors of the respective districts shall submit to the commission such statements, estimates, budgets and other information as the commission may require. The director shall include the information furnished by the commission in his report to the governor.
WY Stat § 11-16-108 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts|Section 11-16-108 - Petition to Form District; Contents; Consolidation and Exclusion.

11-16-108. Petition to form district; contents; consolidation and exclusion.| (a) Any ten (10) owners of land lying within the limits of the proposed district may file a petition with the commission asking that a conservation district be organized to function in the territory described in the petition. The petition shall meet all of the requirements of W.S. 22-29-105(f). The commission shall act upon the petition for formation in the same manner as set forth in W.S. 22-29-109 for county commissioners in determining if a petition for district formation shall be voted upon. When more than one (1) petition is filed covering parts of the same territory, the commission may consolidate all or any such petitions, or may exclude from any petition areas in conflict with another petition or petitions.  (i) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.  (ii) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.  (iii) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.  (iv) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.  (v) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.
WY Stat § 11-16-109 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts|Section 11-16-109 - Notice and Hearing on Petition; Approval or Denial; Criteria.

11-16-109. Notice and hearing on petition; approval or denial; criteria.| After the hearing, if the commission determines, upon the facts presented at the hearing and other relevant facts that are available, that there is need in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare for a conservation district to function in the territory considered at the hearing, it shall record such determination and define by metes and bounds or by legal subdivisions the boundaries of the district. In making the determination and defining the boundaries, the commission shall give weight and consideration to the topography of the area considered and of the state, the composition of soils therein, the distribution of erosion, the carrying capacity and condition of grazing lands, the numbers of livestock grazed, the prevailing land use and management practices, the desirability and necessity of including within the district the particular lands under consideration and the benefits such land may receive from being included within the district, the relation of the proposed district to existing watersheds and agricultural regions and to other conservation districts already organized or proposed for organization, and such other physical, geographical and economic factors as are relevant, having due regard to the legislative policy set forth in W.S. 11-16-103. The territory included within the district need not be contiguous. If the commission determines there is no need for a conservation district to function in the territory considered at the hearing, it shall record such determination and deny the petition. Any owner of lands within a proposed district which is less than a countywide district may have his owned and leased lands excluded from the proposed district upon presentation of a petition and description of the lands to the commission not less than seven (7) days prior to the holding of the referendum for the organization of the district.
WY Stat § 11-16-110 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts|Section 11-16-110 - Canvass of Ballots.

11-16-110. Canvass of ballots.| (a) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.  (b) Repealed by Laws 1987, ch. 21, § 3.  (c) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.  (d) Repealed by Laws 1987, ch. 21, § 3.  (e) Immediately after the polls close, the referendum officers shall canvass the ballots. The results disclosed by the canvass shall be certified by the commission.  (f) If a majority of the qualified electors voting in the referendum favor the formation of the district, the proposal to organize the proposed district shall carry and the commission shall proceed to make the determination required in W.S. 11-16-112. If the majority of the qualified electors voting in the referendum are against the organization of the district, the proposal to form the district shall fail and the commission shall deny the petition. The commission shall promptly make public the result of the referendum.
WY Stat § 11-16-111 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts|Section 11-16-111 - Board of Agriculture to Provide for Issuance of Notices, Conduct of Hearings and Referenda.

11-16-111. Board of agriculture to provide for issuance of notices, conduct of hearings and referenda.| The commission shall provide for the issuance of notices and the conduct of hearings and referenda by appropriate regulations. It shall provide for registration prior to the date of the referendum of all eligible voters, or prescribe some other appropriate procedure for the determination of those eligible as voters in the referendum.
WY Stat § 11-16-112 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts|Section 11-16-112 - Result of Referendum; Announcement; Practicability of District; Determination; Criteria.

11-16-112. Result of referendum; announcement; practicability of district; determination; criteria.| After making public the result of the referendum, the commission shall consider and determine whether the operation of the district within the defined boundaries is administratively practicable. If the commission determines the operation of the district is not administratively practicable, it shall record the determination and deny the petition. If the commission determines that the operation of the district is administratively practicable, it shall record the determination and proceed with the organization of the district. In making the determination the commission shall give regard to the attitudes of the voters lying within the defined boundaries, the number of voters eligible to vote in the referendum who voted, the proportion of votes cast in favor of the creation of the district to the total number of votes cast, the approximate wealth and income of the owners of land of the proposed district, the probable expense of carrying on erosion-control operations within the district, and other economic and social factors as are relevant.
WY Stat § 11-16-115 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts|Section 11-16-115 - Districts; Transfer of Land; Division or Consolidation; Change in Name.

11-16-115. Districts; transfer of land; division or consolidation; change in name.| (a) Upon written request of the board of supervisors of the conservation district or districts involved, with a showing that the request is approved by a majority vote of the members of each board involved the commission may, by administrative order:  (i) Transfer lands from one district to another;  (ii) Divide a single district into two (2) or more districts, each of which shall thereafter operate as a separate district; or  (iii) Consolidate two (2) or more districts to operate thereafter as a single district.  (b) The secretary of state shall make and issue a corrected certificate of organization upon receipt of such certification from the commission.  (c) Petitions for a change in the name of a conservation district may be submitted to the commission by the board of supervisors of a conservation district. If the commission approves the change of name, it shall certify the change to the secretary of state and shall notify the board of supervisors of the conservation district of the change, setting out in the notice the new name of the district. The secretary of state shall make and issue a corrected certificate of organization upon receipt of such certification from the commission.
WY Stat § 11-16-116 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts|Section 11-16-116 - Districts; Proof of Organization.

11-16-116. Districts; proof of organization.| In any suit, action or proceeding relating to any action of the district, the district is deemed to have been established in accordance with this act upon proof of the issuance of the certificate by the secretary of state. A copy of the certificate certified by the secretary of state is admissible in evidence in any suit, action or proceeding and is proof of the filing and contents thereof.
WY Stat § 11-16-118 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts|Section 11-16-118 - District Supervisors; Term; Vacancies; Expenses; Removal; Quorum; Bond Required of Employees; Areas Included in District; Cooperative Agreement With City.

11-16-118. District supervisors; term; vacancies; expenses; removal; quorum; bond required of employees; areas included in district; cooperative agreement with city.| (a) The term of the two (2) supervisors appointed extends from their appointment until the second annual election held in the district. A supervisor shall hold office from his election or appointment and taking of the oath of office until his successor has been elected or appointed, and qualified. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term. Vacancies in the office of any supervisor shall be filled by appointment by the commission upon the recommendations of the district supervisors, the appointee to serve until the next election at which time the vacancy shall be filled by the electors for the unexpired term. A supervisor shall receive no compensation for his services, but is entitled to expenses, including traveling expenses, necessarily incurred in the discharge of his duties. Any supervisor may be removed by the commission upon notice and hearing, for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.  (b) A majority of the supervisors constitutes a quorum and the concurrence of three (3) supervisors is required for determination of any matter.  (c) The supervisors shall require a bond to be issued for all employees and officers entrusted with funds or property. The supervisors shall provide for keeping a full and accurate record of all proceedings, resolutions, regulations and orders issued or adopted. The accounts, receipts and disbursements of the district shall be subject to the audit and reporting requirements set forth in W.S. 9-1-507(a)(iii).  (d) All cities, towns, villages or other urban and suburban areas lying wholly or partly within the exterior boundaries of a conservation district shall, from the effective date of this act, be included in the district. In doubtful cases, the commission shall determine the district which includes any urban or suburban area.  (e) By cooperative agreement with the city concerned, a district may perform within the boundaries of the city any work required or authorized under this act, through such administrative and financial arrangements as the city and the district agree upon.
WY Stat § 11-16-119 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts|Section 11-16-119 - District Supervisors; Nomination; Qualifications; Election; Term.

11-16-119. District supervisors; nomination; qualifications; election; term.| Within thirty (30) days after issuance by the secretary of state of a certificate of organization of a conservation district, applications for election under the Special District Elections Act of 1994 may be filed with the commission by candidates for supervisors, who shall be owners of land within the district. The commission may extend for not to exceed thirty (30) days the time within which applications may be filed. The commission shall give notice of an election to be held for the election of three (3) supervisors for the district. All qualified electors within the district are eligible to vote. The three (3) supervisors first elected shall draw lots, one (1) for a term of two (2) years, and two (2) for a term of three (3) years. Thereafter supervisors shall be elected each year to serve for a full term of three (3) years. The number of supervisors elected each year shall be determined by the number of supervisors whose terms expire at that time. The commission shall provide for all elections, supervise the conduct thereof, and prescribe regulations governing the conduct of all elections, and shall make public the result thereof.
WY Stat § 11-16-120 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts|Section 11-16-120 - District Supervisors; Elections Under Election Code and for New Districts.

11-16-120. District supervisors; elections under Election Code and for new districts.| (a) District supervisors shall be elected in subsequent elections under the Special District Elections Act of 1994 and as hereinafter provided for new districts:  (i) At the first subsequent director election following establishment of a new district, five (5) supervisors, who reside within the district shall be elected at large by a nonpartisan ballot. Three (3) supervisors shall be rural residents, one (1) shall be a resident of an urban area and one (1) shall be elected at large. At the first subsequent director election, the at large candidate receiving the largest number of votes shall be elected for a four (4) year term, the urban candidate receiving the largest number of votes shall be elected for a four (4) year term, the rural candidate receiving the largest number of votes shall serve a four (4) year term and the two (2) candidates receiving the next highest number of votes shall be elected for two (2) year terms. In succeeding elections all supervisors shall be elected for four (4) year terms.  (ii) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5.
WY Stat § 11-16-121 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts|Section 11-16-121 - District Supervisor; Cooperation and Agreements Between Districts; Agreements With Districts in Adjoining States.

11-16-121. District supervisor; cooperation and agreements between districts; agreements with districts in adjoining states.| (a) The supervisors of two (2) or more districts organized under this act may cooperate in the exercise of any or all powers conferred in this act.  (b) Any two (2) or more districts may engage in joint activities by agreement for planning, financing, constructing, operating, maintaining and administering any program or project concerned with the conservation of renewable natural resources. The districts concerned may make available for purposes of the agreement any funds, property, personnel, equipment or services available to them under this act.  (c) Any district may enter into such agreements with districts in an adjoining state if the law in the other state permits such agreements.  (d) The commission may propose, guide and facilitate the establishment and carrying out of such agreements.
WY Stat § 11-16-123 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts|Section 11-16-123 - Applicability of Provisions Concerning Other Agencies; Validity of Contracts of Supervisors.

11-16-123. Applicability of provisions concerning other agencies; validity of contracts of supervisors.| (a) No provisions with respect to the acquisition, operation or disposition of property by other public bodies are applicable to a district organized hereunder unless the legislature shall specifically so state.  (b) No contract of the district supervisors for the payment of money is valid unless the supervisors have at the time the contract is made funds in cash, securities or deposits sufficient for the payment thereof.
WY Stat § 11-16-124 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts|Section 11-16-124 - Administration of Oaths by Secretary or Treasurer of District.

11-16-124. Administration of oaths by secretary or treasurer of district.| The secretary or treasurer of the district are severally authorized to administer oaths within their district in any matter pertaining to the business of their district where an oath is required by law.
WY Stat § 11-16-132 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts|Section 11-16-132 - Publicly Owned Lands to Be Administered in Cooperation With Districts.

11-16-132. Publicly owned lands to be administered in cooperation with districts.| Agencies of the state, county or any political subdivision of the state which have jurisdiction over or are charged with the administration of any state, county or other publicly owned lands lying within the boundaries of any district organized hereunder, shall cooperate to the fullest extent with the supervisors of the district to effect the programs and operations undertaken by the supervisors under this act and may lease such lands to a district. The supervisors of the districts shall be given free access to enter and perform work upon the publicly owned lands. The provisions of conservation ordinances have the force and effect of law over all publicly owned lands, and shall be in all respects observed by the agencies administering the lands.
WY Stat § 11-16-133 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts|Section 11-16-133 - Tax Levied on Property in District; Maximum Amount; Soil and Water Conservation Fund; Other Appropriation Authorized.

11-16-133. Tax levied on property in district; maximum amount; soil and water conservation fund; other appropriation authorized.| (a) Subject to W.S. 11-16-134, the county commissioners may annually levy a tax to carry out this act. The tax shall be levied upon all property in the district and shall not exceed one (1) mill on each one dollar ($1.00) of assessed valuation. The tax is not part of the general county or city mill levies. The tax shall be levied and collected as other county taxes and the county treasurer shall remit the taxes collected to the district to a separate fund to be known as the conservation district fund, which shall be used only to carry out the purposes of this act.  (b) Whether or not a tax levy is authorized under W.S. 11-16-134, each board of county commissioners may make appropriations from the county general fund to districts established under this act for the purpose of providing soil and water conservation programs.
WY Stat § 11-16-134 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts|Section 11-16-134 - Imposition of Tax; Vote of Electors Required.

11-16-134. Imposition of tax; vote of electors required.| (a) No tax shall be imposed under W.S. 11-16-133 until the proposition to impose the tax is submitted to a vote of the voters of the district and a majority of those casting their ballots vote in favor of imposing the tax. Any tax imposed under this act shall be levied in the year following the election at which the imposition of the tax is approved.  (b) The proposition to impose a tax under this act shall be at the expense of the county and may be submitted to the voters of the county upon the receipt by the board of county commissioners of a petition requesting the election signed by a majority of the supervisors of the district. The election shall be at the direction and under the supervision of the board of county commissioners.  (c) Subject to the limitation of subsection (b) of this section, the proposition to impose a tax under this act shall be submitted on an election date authorized under W.S. 22-21-103, or by mail ballot pursuant to W.S. 22-29-115 and 22-29-116. A notice of election shall be given by the county clerk in at least one (1) newspaper of general circulation published in the county wherein the election is to be held and shall specify the object of the election. The notice shall be published at least once each week for a thirty (30) day period preceding the election. At the election the ballots shall contain the words "for the conservation district tax" and "against the conservation district tax". Upon the initial submission of the conservation district tax, or any renewal thereof, after July 1, 1995, the conservation district board of supervisors shall choose one (1) of the following options and the words of the chosen option shall be clearly printed in the appropriate area on the election ballot:  (i) If this proposition is approved, the same proposition shall be submitted at the second following general election or by mail ballot pursuant to W.S. 22-29-115 and 22-29-116, and thereafter at succeeding general elections or by mail ballot pursuant to W.S. 22-29-115 and 22-29-116, every four (4) years until the proposition is defeated; or  (ii) If this proposition is approved, the tax shall remain in effect until a petition to discontinue the tax, signed by not less than ten percent (10%) of the voters of the district, is received by the board of county commissioners, and the proposal to discontinue the tax is approved by the voters. The proposal to discontinue the tax shall be submitted to the voters of the district at the expense of the county at the next general election or by mail ballot pursuant to W.S. 22-29-115 and 22-29-116 for approval or disapproval.
WY Stat § 11-16-135 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts|Section 11-16-135 - Special Expertise of Supervisors of Conservation Districts.

11-16-135. Special expertise of supervisors of conservation districts.| When representing a conservation district as a cooperating agency in matters related to the National Environmental Policy Act and in federal land planning, implementation and management actions, supervisors of a conservation district shall be deemed to have special expertise on all subject matters for which they have statutory responsibility as provided in W.S. 11-16-122, including but not limited to all subject matters directly or indirectly related to stabilization of the agriculture industry, protection of natural resources including but not limited to data and information, conservation of soil and water resources, control and prevention of soil erosion, flood prevention or the conservation, development, utilization and disposal of water within the district.