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WY Stat § 36-6-201 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 36 - State Lands|Chapter 6 - Mineral Leases|Article 2 - Counties, Cities, Towns and School Districts|Section 36-6-201 - Authority to Lease or Otherwise Contract.

36-6-201. Authority to lease or otherwise contract.| The governing body of any county, city, town or school district authorized to acquire and hold real property, may, upon determining that such action will be in the best interests of such county, city, town or school district, lease any lands owned in fee by such county, city, town or school district, for the exploration for and development and production of oil, gas or other hydrocarbons, and otherwise contract for such exploration, development and production, upon such terms as such governing body may determine and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this act; providing the exploration for, development and production of oil, gas or other hydrocarbons shall in no way interfere with the public use of said lands or the purpose for which said lands were acquired.
WY Stat § 36-6-202 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 36 - State Lands|Chapter 6 - Mineral Leases|Article 2 - Counties, Cities, Towns and School Districts|Section 36-6-202 - Power to Modify or Change Leases or Contracts.

36-6-202. Power to modify or change leases or contracts.| Any such governing body may, by such lease or contract or by other agreement, include, or provide for the inclusion of, the lands of such county, city, town or school district, or any part or portion of such lands, with other lands in any plan or agreement for cooperative or unit development or operation for oil, gas or other hydrocarbons, and modify and change any and all terms of any lease or contract heretofore entered into or hereafter entered into under the provisions of this act, including the extension of the term of any such lease or contract for the full period of time such cooperative or unit plan or agreement may remain in effect, as required to conform the terms of any such lease or contract to such cooperative or unit plan or agreement.
WY Stat § 36-6-203 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 36 - State Lands|Chapter 6 - Mineral Leases|Article 2 - Counties, Cities, Towns and School Districts|Section 36-6-203 - Rules and Regulations; Requisites of Leases or Contracts.

36-6-203. Rules and regulations; requisites of leases or contracts.| (a) Any such governing body may, in its discretion, make and establish such rules and regulations governing the issuance of such leases and contracts as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this act. Any such lease or contract:  (i) Shall be entered into pursuant to resolution duly adopted by the governing body;  (ii) May cover parcels of land of such size and shape as the governing body may determine;  (iii) May be for a term not exceeding ten (10) years and as long thereafter as oil, gas or other hydrocarbons shall be, or can be, produced in commercial quantities from the lands included in such lease, except as such term may be extended pursuant to the provisions of W.S. 36-6-202; and  (iv) Shall reserve to the governing body a royalty of not less than one-eighth of all oil, gas or other hydrocarbons produced from said lands.
WY Stat § 36-6-204 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 36 - State Lands|Chapter 6 - Mineral Leases|Article 2 - Counties, Cities, Towns and School Districts|Section 36-6-204 - Existing Leases, Contracts and Agreements Validated.

36-6-204. Existing leases, contracts and agreements validated.| Nothing in this act contained shall operate or be construed as in anywise limiting or affecting the power or authority of the governing body of any county, city, town, or school district, to have entered into any lease or contract for the exploration for the development and production of oil, gas or other hydrocarbons, or any agreement for cooperative or unit development or operation for oil, gas or other hydrocarbons, entered into by such governing body prior to the passage of this act, and all such leases, contracts and agreements previously entered into in substantial compliance with the above provision are hereby validated and confirmed.
WY Stat § 36-6-301 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 36 - State Lands|Chapter 6 - Mineral Leases|Article 3 - Calculation of Royalties on Oil, Natural Gas and Associated Natural Resource Production|Section 36-6-301 - Definitions.

36-6-301. Definitions.| (a) As used in this article:  (i) "Associated natural resource" means any substance, element or compound, either gaseous, liquid or solid, associated with the production, refining or processing of oil or gas. The term includes, but is not limited to, propane, butanes, ethane, methane, carbon dioxide, sulphur, helium, nitrogen and natural gas liquids;  (ii) "Natural gas" means hydrocarbons or nonhydrocarbons which at atmospheric conditions of temperature and pressure are in a gaseous phase;  (iii) "Oil" means crude petroleum and other hydrocarbons regardless of gravity which are produced at the wellhead in liquid form, and the liquid hydrocarbons known as distillate or condensate recovered or extracted from gas, other than gas produced in association with oil and commonly known as casinghead gas;  (iv) "Processing plant" means a plant to remove liquefiable hydrocarbons from a gas stream or to separate natural gas into physically or chemically distinct marketable associated natural resources;  (v) "Return on investment" means a percentage rate applied over a period of years to the equity investment for construction of transportation facilities or processing plants for oil, natural gas or associated natural resources. This percentage rate represents the rate a lessee or successor in interest supposedly could have received from investment of equity in some other commercial or financial undertaking. "Return on investment" also means a percentage of earnings or profitability ratio which a lessee, producer or successor in interest anticipates or desires to receive on the equity investment in transportation facilities or processing plant;  (vi) "Transportation facilities" means those facilities constructed for moving any oil, natural gas or associated natural resource from the place of production to the closest point of sale or to a processing plant.
WY Stat § 36-6-302 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 36 - State Lands|Chapter 6 - Mineral Leases|Article 3 - Calculation of Royalties on Oil, Natural Gas and Associated Natural Resource Production|Section 36-6-302 - "Return on Investment" Deduction Not Allowed for Calculation of Royalty.

36-6-302. "Return on investment" deduction not allowed for calculation of royalty.| (a) For state lease royalty and overriding royalty, other than royalty owing to the United States of America, calculations for oil, natural gas and associated natural resources, neither lessee nor any successor in interest will be allowed any deduction for any "return on investment cost."  (b) This article applies to all state leases of oil, natural gas or associated natural resources.
WY Stat § 36-7-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 36 - State Lands|Chapter 7 - Carey Act Lands|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 36-7-101 - Acceptance of Federal Grants.

36-7-101. Acceptance of federal grants.| The state of Wyoming hereby accepts the conditions of § 4 of an act of congress entitled "An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the government for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1895, and for other purposes"; approved August 18th, A.D. 1894, together with all the grants of land to the state under the provisions of the aforesaid act, and conditions of Section 1 of an act of congress entitled, "An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the government for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1897, and for other purposes"; approved June 11th, 1896, and the conditions of an act of congress entitled, "An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the government for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1909, and for other purposes"; approved May 27th, 1908, providing for the granting of an additional million (1,000,000) acres of land to the state of Wyoming to be reclaimed as provided in the acts above mentioned, and all acts of congress and parts of acts of congress now or hereafter enacted by congress for the reclamation of desert lands within the state of Wyoming, together with all the grants of land to the state of Wyoming, and any and all interests therein, with all rights and privileges thereunder, under the provisions of the aforesaid acts or parts of acts.
WY Stat § 36-7-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 36 - State Lands|Chapter 7 - Carey Act Lands|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 36-7-102 - Selection, Management and Disposal of Lands.

36-7-102. Selection, management and disposal of lands.| The selection, management and disposal of said land shall be vested in the state board of land commissioners, as constituted by section 3 of article 18 of the constitution of the state of Wyoming. Said state board of land commissioners shall be hereinafter designated as "the board".
WY Stat § 36-7-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 36 - State Lands|Chapter 7 - Carey Act Lands|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 36-7-103 - Institution of Legal Proceedings.

36-7-103. Institution of legal proceedings.| All suits or actions brought by the board, under the provisions of this act, shall be instituted by the board, in the name of the people of the state of Wyoming.
WY Stat § 36-7-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 36 - State Lands|Chapter 7 - Carey Act Lands|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 36-7-104 - Disposition of Forfeitures.

36-7-104. Disposition of forfeitures.| All moneys received by the state of Wyoming as proceeds from forfeited bonds, pledges or other forfeitures of whatsoever kind in connection with the operations under the act commonly known as the "Carey Act" shall become a part of the general fund.
WY Stat § 36-7-201 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 36 - State Lands|Chapter 7 - Carey Act Lands|Article 2 - Board of Land Commissioners|Section 36-7-201 - Meetings; President; Duty; Quorum.

36-7-201. Meetings; president; duty; quorum.| The board shall meet at least once in each month, at such time as the board may prescribe, for the transaction of business. The governor shall be president of the board, and it shall be his duty to sign all contracts, papers or documents that shall be approved, made or directed by the board. Provided, however, that all leases approved or directed to be entered into by the board of land commissioners may be signed for and on behalf of the state by the director. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any and all business; and in the absence of the governor, one (1) of the other members may act as president pro tempore and may preside at such meeting.
WY Stat § 36-7-202 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 36 - State Lands|Chapter 7 - Carey Act Lands|Article 2 - Board of Land Commissioners|Section 36-7-202 - Special Meetings; Duties of Secretary.

36-7-202. Special meetings; duties of secretary.| The president shall have the power to call a special meeting, if in his judgment, public good requires the same to be done for any purpose contemplated in this chapter, or any other chapter prescribing the duty of said board; and such call may be either a personal or written notice. The object of such meeting shall be made a matter of record by the secretary of the board. The director shall be the secretary of such board, and it shall be his duty to keep a careful record of the transactions of such board in a substantially bound book to be kept for that purpose, and which shall be known as the record and proceedings of the board of land commissioners as to Carey Act matters. The secretary shall countersign all papers, instruments or documents approved, made or directed by the board bearing the signature of the president.
WY Stat § 36-7-203 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 36 - State Lands|Chapter 7 - Carey Act Lands|Article 2 - Board of Land Commissioners|Section 36-7-203 - Office; Duties of Director.

36-7-203. Office; duties of director.| The board shall have an office in Cheyenne. The director shall be in charge of the office. He shall have the custody of the records of the board; shall receive and file all proposals for the construction of irrigation works to reclaim lands selected under the provisions of this act; prepare and keep for public inspection maps or plats, on a scale of two (2) inches to the mile, of all lands selected; receive entries of settlers on these lands, and hear or receive the final proof of their reclamation, and do any and all work required by the board in carrying out the provisions of this act. He shall have authority to administer oaths whenever necessary in the performance of his duties.
WY Stat § 36-7-204 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 36 - State Lands|Chapter 7 - Carey Act Lands|Article 2 - Board of Land Commissioners|Section 36-7-204 - Rules; Copies of Maps, Plats and Contracts; Annual Report of Contractors; Waiver of Rules.

36-7-204. Rules; copies of maps, plats and contracts; annual report of contractors; waiver of rules.| The board shall provide suitable rules for the filing of proposals for constructing irrigation works, and for the entry of and payment for the land by settlers, and for the forfeiting of entry by settlers upon failure to comply with the provisions of this act. There shall be kept in the office of the board, for public inspection, copies of all maps, plats, contracts for the construction of irrigation works, and of the entries of land by settlers. It shall require from each person, company of persons, association or incorporated company engaged in the construction of irrigation works, under the provisions of this act, an annual report, to be submitted to the board on or before November first of each year. This report shall show the number of water rights sold, the number of users of water under said irrigation works, the legal subdivisions of land for which water is to be furnished, the names of the officers of the company, the acreage of land which the said irrigation works is prepared to supply with water, and such other data as the board sees fit to require. The rules required by this section may be waived in the case of irrigation works being constructed by a person, colony or association of persons to furnish water for land settled upon and being reclaimed by themselves.
WY Stat § 36-7-205 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 36 - State Lands|Chapter 7 - Carey Act Lands|Article 2 - Board of Land Commissioners|Section 36-7-205 - Duties of Employees; Fees.

36-7-205. Duties of employees; fees.| The board shall prescribe the duties of all its employees and shall collect the following fees: for filing each application, one dollar ($1.00); for filing each final proof, one dollar ($1.00); for issuing each patent, one dollar ($1.00); for making certified copies of papers or records, the same fees as provided for to be charged by the secretary of state for like services. The money collected for fees shall be paid to the treasurer of the state and by him credited to the general fund.
WY Stat § 36-7-206 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 36 - State Lands|Chapter 7 - Carey Act Lands|Article 2 - Board of Land Commissioners|Section 36-7-206 - Annual Report.

36-7-206. Annual report.| The board shall issue, on or before November thirtieth of each year, a report setting forth in detail the names, location and character of the irrigation works in process of construction, the acreage and legal subdivisions of land intended to be reclaimed, the estimated cost of said irrigation works, the price of water rights from such irrigation works, and the terms of payment for both water rights and land. Not less than five thousand (5,000) copies of such report shall be printed for gratuitous distribution.
WY Stat § 36-7-207 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 36 - State Lands|Chapter 7 - Carey Act Lands|Article 2 - Board of Land Commissioners|Section 36-7-207 - Grants of Rights-of-Way to Counties.

36-7-207. Grants of rights-of-way to counties.| The board of land commissioners is hereby empowered, under such terms and regulations as may be provided by it, to grant to the counties of this state, either temporary or permanent rights-of-way for roads and highways, over and across lands ceded to the state under the provisions of an act approved August 18, 1894, known as the Carey Act, and the title to which lands is still vested in the state at the time such grant is made.
WY Stat § 36-7-301 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 36 - State Lands|Chapter 7 - Carey Act Lands|Article 3 - Reclamation of Land|Section 36-7-301 - Requisites; Contents.

36-7-301. Requisites; contents.| Any person, company of persons, association or incorporated company constructing, having constructed or desiring to construct ditches, canals or other irrigation works to reclaim land under the provisions of this act shall file with the board a request for the selection on behalf of the state by the board, of the land to be reclaimed, designating said land by legal subdivisions. This request shall be accompanied by a proposal to construct the ditch, canal or other irrigation works necessary for the complete reclamation of the land asked to be selected. The proposal shall be prepared in accordance with the rules of the board and with the regulations of the department of the interior. It shall state the source of water supply, the location and dimensions of the proposed works, the estimated cost thereof, the price and terms per acre, at which perpetual water rights will be sold to settlers on the land to be reclaimed, said perpetual rights to embrace a proportionate interest in the canal or other irrigation works, together with all rights and franchises attached thereto. In the case of incorporated companies, it shall state the name of the company, the purpose of its incorporation, the names and places of residence of its directors and officers, the amount of its authorized and its paid-up capital. If the applicant is not an incorporated company, the proposal shall set forth the name or names of the party or parties, and such other facts as will enable the board to determine his or their financial ability to carry out the proposed undertaking.
WY Stat § 36-7-302 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 36 - State Lands|Chapter 7 - Carey Act Lands|Article 3 - Reclamation of Land|Section 36-7-302 - Guaranty; Forfeiture.

36-7-302. Guaranty; forfeiture.| The board shall have authority to prescribe that each request and proposal shall be accompanied by a certified check in an amount to be designated by the board, the same to be held as a guarantee of the execution of the contract with the state in accordance with its terms by the parties submitting such proposals, in case of the approval of the same and selection of the land by the board and to be forfeited to the state in case of failure of said parties to enter into a contract with the state in accordance with the provisions of this act.
WY Stat § 36-7-303 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 36 - State Lands|Chapter 7 - Carey Act Lands|Article 3 - Reclamation of Land|Section 36-7-303 - Application for Permit to Appropriate Water.

36-7-303. Application for permit to appropriate water.| The person, company of persons, association or incorporated company, making application to the board for the selection of lands by the state, shall have filed with the state engineer an application for a permit to appropriate water for the reclamation of the lands described in the request to the board. This application shall be prepared in conformity with the provisions of W.S. 41-3-613, 41-3-615, 41-4-501 through 41-4-512 and 41-4-517, except that the time for beginning construction, as specified by W.S. 41-4-506 thereof, shall begin within one (1) year from the date the lands, described in the said request to the board, are segregated to the state. The maps showing the proposed irrigation works and the lands to be irrigated shall be prepared in accordance with the regulations of the state engineer's office and the rules of the department of the interior.
WY Stat § 36-7-304 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 36 - State Lands|Chapter 7 - Carey Act Lands|Article 3 - Reclamation of Land|Section 36-7-304 - Examination.

36-7-304. Examination.| Immediately upon receipt of any request and proposal, as designated in W.S. 36-7-301, it shall be the duty of the director of the office of state lands and investments to examine the same, and ascertain if it complies with the rules of the board and the regulations of the department of the interior. If it does not, it is to be returned for correction, but if it does so comply, the director shall cause to be examined by an engineer in his office, the maps, plans, specifications and surveys, to determine whether or not the proposed works are feasible, whether the proposed irrigation system is practicable and the best that can be provided for the reclamation of said lands, whether there is sufficient unappropriated water in the source of supply to furnish an ample supply of water for the irrigation and reclamation of the lands described in such proposal, whether the capacity of the proposed works is adequate to reclaim the lands described, whether or not the proposed cost of construction is reasonable, considering the area of land to be reclaimed, and whether or not the lands proposed to be irrigated are desert in character, and such as may be properly set apart under the provisions of the aforesaid act of congress and the rules and regulations of the department of the interior thereunder. Whenever the director shall deem it necessary to obtain the desired information, he shall cause a field examination of such project to be made by an engineer from his office. The state engineer shall afford to the director or the engineers in his office, every facility to examine the records and files of the state engineer's office to obtain the desired information, and upon request of the director, and without charge, shall furnish all information as to water permits issued, and concerning the water supply for such proposed irrigation system, and furnish such reports as may be called for by the director, or the interior department.
WY Stat § 36-7-305 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 36 - State Lands|Chapter 7 - Carey Act Lands|Article 3 - Reclamation of Land|Section 36-7-305 - Submission for Consideration; Approval.

36-7-305. Submission for consideration; approval.| Whenever the director shall have made the investigation of such request and proposal as he deems necessary, he shall submit such request and proposal, with the report of such investigation, to the board for its consideration. In case of approval, the board shall instruct the director to file in the local land office, a request for the withdrawal of the land described in said proposal.
WY Stat § 36-7-306 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 36 - State Lands|Chapter 7 - Carey Act Lands|Article 3 - Reclamation of Land|Section 36-7-306 - Notification of Nonapproval; Resubmission.

36-7-306. Notification of nonapproval; resubmission.| When requests and proposals are not approved by the board, the board shall notify the parties making such proposal of such action, and the reason therefor. The parties so notified shall have sixty (60) days in which to submit a satisfactory proposal, but the board may, at its discretion, extend the time to six (6) months.