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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-109 - Members of Original Board of Directors to Qualify by Filing Oath of Office and Bond With County Clerk.

41-10-109. Members of original board of directors to qualify by filing oath of office and bond with county clerk.
Whenever a district has been declared organized, the members of the board shall qualify by filing with the county clerk their oaths of office, and corporate surety bonds at the expense of the district in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) each, the form thereof to be fixed and approved by the board of county commissioners, conditioned for the faithful performance of their duties as directors.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-111 - Regular and Special Meetings of Board; Quorum; Majority Present Required to Exercise Power; Filling of Vacancies.

41-10-111. Regular and special meetings of board; quorum; majority present required to exercise power; filling of vacancies.
The board shall meet regularly at least once a month at a time and in a place to be designated by the board. Special meetings called by the chairman or any two (2) other directors may be held as often as the needs of the district require, on personal notice to each member of the board or by mail with postage prepaid, at least three (3) days prior to the meeting and addressed at the last known residence of the member as indicated by the records of the district. Three (3) members of the board constitute a quorum at any meeting. A majority of those present is required to perform any duty authorized by this act except if the bylaws require a larger number. Any vacancy on the board shall be filled until the next subsequent director election as provided in the Special District Elections Act of 1994.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-112 - Subsequent Elections of Members of Board of Directors of District.

41-10-112. Subsequent elections of members of board of directors of district.
(a) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, 5.
(b) District board members shall serve for a term of four (4) years, except that at the first regular subsequent director election following the formation of the district there shall be elected by the voters of the district two (2) members of the board to serve for a term of two (2) years and three (3) members to serve for terms of four (4) years. Thereafter elections shall be held every two (2) years. Each director shall be a voter of the district.
(c) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, 5.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-114 - Authority of Board to Levy and Collect Taxes Generally; Maximum Levy.

41-10-114. Authority of board to levy and collect taxes generally; maximum levy.
In addition to the other means providing revenue for such districts, the board shall have power and authority to levy and collect general (ad valorem) taxes on and against all taxable property within the district. No district shall levy a tax to exceed eight (8) mills on the dollar in any one (1) year, except for the payment of its public debt and the interest thereon.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-115 - Annual Determination by Board of Amount of Money Necessary to Be Raised by Taxation; Fixing Annual Tax Levy; Certification of Rate Fixed and Determined to County Commissioners and Clerks.

41-10-115. Annual determination by board of amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation; fixing annual tax levy; certification of rate fixed and determined to county commissioners and clerks.
To levy and collect taxes, the board shall determine, in each year, the amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation, taking into consideration other sources of revenue of the district, and shall fix a rate of levy, which, when levied upon every dollar of assessed valuation of taxable property within the district, and together with other revenues, will raise the amount required by the district annually to supply funds for paying expenses of organization and the costs of acquiring, operating and maintaining the works and equipment of the district, and promptly to pay in full, when due, all interest on and principal of general obligation bonds and other such obligations of the district, and in the event of accruing defaults or deficiencies, an additional levy may be made as provided in section 16. The secretary of the district pursuant to resolution of the board shall on or before the fourth Monday in May of each year, certify to the board of county commissioners of each county within the district, or having a portion of its territory within the district, and file with the county clerk thereof, the rate so fixed with directions that at the time and in the manner required by law for levying taxes for county purposes, such board of county commissioners shall levy such tax upon the assessed valuation of all taxable property within the district, in addition to such other taxes as may be levied by such board of county commissioners at the rate so fixed and determined.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-116 - Matters to Be Considered in Certifying Annual Levies; Additional Levies.

41-10-116. Matters to be considered in certifying annual levies; additional levies.
The board, in certifying annual levies, shall take into account the maturing indebtedness for the ensuing year as provided in its contracts, maturing general obligation bonds and interest on such bonds, and deficiencies and defaults of prior years, and shall make ample provision for the payment thereof. In case the moneys produced from such levies, together with other revenues of the district, are not sufficient punctually to pay the annual installments on its contracts or bonds, and interest thereon, and to pay defaults and deficiencies, the board shall make such additional levies of taxes as may be necessary for such purposes, and notwithstanding any limitations, such taxes shall be made and continue to be levied until the indebtedness of the district shall be fully paid.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-117 - Duty of County Officials to Levy and Collect Tax; Monthly Payment of Collections to Treasurer of District; Taxes to Constitute Perpetual Lien; Lien to Be on Parity With General Tax Lien.

41-10-117. Duty of county officials to levy and collect tax; monthly payment of collections to treasurer of district; taxes to constitute perpetual lien; lien to be on parity with general tax lien.
It shall be the duty of the body having authority to levy taxes within each county to levy the taxes provided in this act. It shall be the duty of all officials charged with the duty of assessing property and collecting taxes to assess property and to collect such taxes at the time and in the form and manner with like interest and penalties as property is assessed and other taxes are collected and when collected to pay the same to the district ordering its levy and collection. The payment of such collections shall be made monthly to the treasurer of the district and paid into the depository thereof to the credit of the district. For any district the area of which is in more than one (1) county, the officials of each county shall perform said duties for the area and property therein. All taxes levied under this act, together with interest thereon and penalties for default in payment thereof, and all costs of collecting the same, shall constitute, until paid, a perpetual lien on and against the property taxed, and such lien shall be on a parity with the tax lien of other general taxes.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-118 - Sale of Real and Personal Property for Nonpayment of Taxes.

41-10-118. Sale of real and personal property for nonpayment of taxes.
If the taxes levied are not paid, then delinquent real property shall be sold at the regular tax sale for the payment of said taxes, interest and penalties, in the manner provided by the statutes of the state of Wyoming for selling real property for the nonpayment of general taxes. If there are not bids at said tax sale for the property so offered, said property shall be struck off to the county, and the county shall account to the district in the same manner as provided by law for accounting for school, town and city taxes. Delinquent personal property shall be distrained and sold as provided by law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-119 - Authority of Board to Levy Taxes and Collect Revenue for Purpose of Creating a Reserve Fund.

41-10-119. Authority of board to levy taxes and collect revenue for purpose of creating a reserve fund.
Whenever any indebtedness has been incurred by a district, it shall be lawful for the board to levy taxes and collect revenue for the purpose of creating a reserve fund in such amount as the board may determine, which may be used to meet the obligations of the district, for maintenance and operating charges and depreciation, and provide extension of and betterments to the improvements of the district.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-120 - Change in Boundaries of Districts; Generally.

41-10-120. Change in boundaries of districts; generally.
(a) The boundary of any district organized under the provisions of this act may be changed in the manner prescribed in the Special District Elections Act of 1994, but the change of boundaries of the district shall not impair nor affect its organization, nor shall it affect, impair or discharge any contract, obligation, lien or charge on which it might be liable or chargeable had such change of boundaries not been made.
(b) Property included within or annexed to a district shall be subject to the payment of taxes and charges, as provided in the Special District Elections Act of 1994. Real property excluded from a district shall thereafter be subject to the levy of taxes for the payment of its proportionate share of any indebtedness of the district outstanding at the time of such exclusion. Personal property may be excluded from a district on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the board of the district involved.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-124 - Authority of District to Borrow Money; Types of Securities Permitted to Evidence Borrowing; Exemption of Securities From Taxation.

41-10-124. Authority of district to borrow money; types of securities permitted to evidence borrowing; exemption of securities from taxation.
(a) A district may borrow money and issue the following securities to evidence such borrowing:
(i) Short-term notes;
(ii) General obligation bonds and other like securities;
(iii) Revenue bonds and other like securities; and
(iv) Special assessment bonds and other like securities.
(b) Any such securities of a district shall be exempt from taxation when owned by actual residents of the state, provided, that the owner or owners thereof shall list the same annually on their assessment schedule, as from time to time amended and supplemented.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-125 - Borrowing Money Without Election in Anticipation of Collection of Taxes; Issuance of Short-Term Notes.

41-10-125. Borrowing money without election in anticipation of collection of taxes; issuance of short-term notes.
A district, upon the affirmative vote of four (4) directors, is hereby authorized to borrow money without an election in anticipation of the collection of taxes or other revenues and to issue short-term notes to evidence the amount so borrowed. Such short-term notes shall be payable from the fund for which the money was borrowed; shall mature before the close of the fiscal year in which the money is so borrowed; and shall not be extended or funded except in compliance with section 26, "general obligation bonds" of this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-126 - Resolution and Election Prerequisite to Issuance of General Obligation Bonds.

41-10-126. Resolution and election prerequisite to issuance of general obligation bonds.
No bonds or other evidences of indebtedness payable in whole or in part from the proceeds of general (ad valorem) property taxes or to which the full faith and credit of a district are pledged, shall be issued, except in pursuance of a resolution, nor until the question of their issuance shall be submitted to a vote of the electors and approved by a majority of the qualified taxpaying electors voting on the question and by a majority of other qualified electors voting thereon, or, if no ballots are cast in one (1) of the ballot boxes and a majority of the ballots in the other ballot box favor the issuance of the bonds or other evidences of indebtedness, approved either by a majority of the qualified taxpaying electors voting thereon or by a majority of the other qualified electors voting thereon at an election held as provided for bond elections by the Political Subdivision Bond Election Law, W.S. 22-21-101 through 22-21-112.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-127 - Maximum Aggregate Amount of Bonds or Other Evidences of Indebtedness.

41-10-127. Maximum aggregate amount of bonds or other evidences of indebtedness.
The aggregate amount of bonds or other evidences of indebtedness shall not exceed six percent (6%) of the assessed value of the taxable property within the district as shown by the last preceding general assessment; provided, however, that in determining the amount of indebtedness, there shall not be included within the computation, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness outstanding or authorized to be issued for supplying water to the district, short-term notes, special assessment securities, or securities payable solely from the net revenues of an income-producing system or other project.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-128 - Borrowing Money and Issuing Bonds for Purpose of Acquiring or Improving Water or Sewer System or Other Income-Producing Project.

41-10-128. Borrowing money and issuing bonds for purpose of acquiring or improving water or sewer system or other income-producing project.
A district in pursuance of a resolution may borrow money, issue bonds, or otherwise extend its credit for the purpose of acquiring or improving a water or sewer system, or other income-producing project; provided that the bonds or other obligations shall be made payable solely out of the net revenues derived from the operation of the system or other such project; and the systems and projects may be combined, operated and maintained as joint systems or projects, in which case the bonds or other obligations shall be made payable solely out of the net revenues derived from the operation of the joint systems or projects. No revenue bonds or other like securities shall be issued unless the issuance thereof has been submitted to a vote of the electors and approved by a majority of the qualified taxpaying electors voting on the question and by a majority of other qualified electors voting thereon, or, if no ballots are cast in one (1) of the ballot boxes and a majority of the ballots in the other ballot box favor the issuance of such bonds or other like securities, approved either by a majority of the qualified taxpaying electors voting thereon or by a majority of the other qualified electors voting thereon, as the case may be, at an election held as provided for bond elections by the Political Subdivision Bond Election Law, W.S. 22-21-101 through 22-21-112.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-129 - Power to Create Local Improvement Districts Vested in Board.

41-10-129. Power to create local improvement districts vested in board.
The power to create local improvement districts in a district organized pursuant to this act, to assess the cost of the construction of public improvements of a local and municipal character or a part thereof against benefited property therein, and to issue special assessment bonds is vested in the board, and the districts shall be created, local improvements acquired, special assessments levied and collected and special assessment bonds issued, as provided in W.S. 15-6-101 through 15-6-448, except as herein otherwise provided.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-130 - Submission of Question of Creating Indebtedness to Voters Upon Determination by Resolution That Interest of District and Public Interest or Necessity Demand the Acquisition or Improvement of Projects, Making of Contracts.

41-10-130. Submission of question of creating indebtedness to voters upon determination by resolution that interest of district and public interest or necessity demand the acquisition or improvement of projects, making of contracts.
Whenever any board shall determine, by resolution, that the interest of said district and the public interest or necessity demand the acquisition or improvement of any project, or the making of any contract with the United States or other persons, to carry out the objects or purposes of said district, requiring the creation of an indebtedness or the issuance of securities herein required to be authorized by the electors of the district, said board shall order the submission of the proposition of creating such indebtedness or securities to the qualified electors of the district at an election. Any such election shall be held as provided for bond elections by the Political Subdivision Bond Election Law, W.S. 22-21-101 through 22-21-112 and may be held separately or may be consolidated or held concurrently with any other election authorized by this act. The declaration of public interest or necessity required and the provision for the holding of the election may be included within one (1) and the same resolution, which resolution, in addition to the declaration of public interest or necessity, shall recite the objects and purposes for which the indebtedness is proposed to be incurred or the bonds are proposed to be issued, the estimated cost of the project, the amount of principal of the indebtedness to be incurred or of the bonds to be issued therefor, and the maximum rate of interest to be paid on the indebtedness or bonds. The resolution shall also recite the date upon which the election shall be held and the manner of holding the same and the method of voting for or against the incurring of the proposed indebtedness or bonds. The board shall direct the publication of the notice of election, the first publication of said notice to be not less than twenty (20) days prior to the election.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-132 - Bonds Not to Be Debt of District; Exception as to General Obligation Bonds; Bonds to Recite That Principal and Interest Payable Solely From Revenues.

41-10-132. Bonds not to be debt of district; exception as to general obligation bonds; bonds to recite that principal and interest payable solely from revenues.
Except for general obligation bonds, bonds issued pursuant to this act shall not be a debt of the district, and the district shall not be liable thereon, nor shall it thereby pledge its full faith and credit for their payments, nor shall the bonds be payable out of any funds other than the revenues, special assessments, or other moneys pledged to the payment thereof. Each such bond issued under this act shall recite in substance that said bond and the interest thereon are payable solely from the revenues, special assessments or other moneys pledged to the payment thereof. The payment of bonds shall not be secured by an encumbrance, mortgage or other pledge of property of the district, except for revenues, income, tax proceeds and other moneys pledged for the payment of bonds. No property of the district, subject to said exceptions, shall be liable to be forfeited or taken in payment of the bonds.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-133 - Resolution May Provide That Bonds Shall Recite That They Are Issued Under Authority of Act; Effect of Recital.

41-10-133. Resolution may provide that bonds shall recite that they are issued under authority of act; effect of recital.
It may be provided in any resolution authorizing any bonds hereunder that such bond shall recite that it is issued under authority of this act. Such recital shall conclusively impart full compliance with all of the provisions of this act, and all bonds issued containing such recital shall be incontestable for any cause whatsoever after their delivery for value.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-134 - Date of Bonds; Maturity; Payment and Rate of Interest; When and Where Payable; Privileges for Registration; Prerequisite to Reissuance Upon Loss.

41-10-134. Date of bonds; maturity; payment and rate of interest; when and where payable; privileges for registration; prerequisite to reissuance upon loss.
General obligation bonds, revenue bonds or special assessment bonds herein authorized to be issued shall bear a date or dates, shall mature in a denomination or denominations at the time or times not exceeding the estimated life of the improvements acquired with the bond proceeds and in no event not more than thirty (30) years from their date, shall bear interest payable annually, or at a lesser interval or intervals as may be prescribed by resolution, shall be payable in a medium of payment at the place or places within or without the state of Wyoming, and at the option of the board may be in one (1) or more series, may be made subject to prior redemption in advance of maturity at the time or times without or with the payment of the premium or premiums not exceeding five percent (5%) of the principal amount of the bond so redeemed, may provide for the payment of interest thereon from the proceeds thereof for a period not to exceed three (3) years from the date thereof, may be issued with privileges for registration for payment as to principal or interest, or both, and generally shall be issued in a manner, in a form, with recitals, terms, covenants and conditions, and with other details as may be provided by the board in the resolution or resolutions authorizing the bonds, except as herein otherwise provided. Pending preparations of the definite bonds, interim receipts or certificates in a form and with such provisions as the board determines may be issued. Except for payment provisions herein specifically provided, the bonds, interest coupons thereto attached, and interim receipts or certificates shall be fully negotiable within the meaning of and for all the purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code-Investment Securities. If lost or completely destroyed, a bond may be reissued in the form and tenor of the lost or destroyed bond upon the owner furnishing, to the satisfaction of the governing body, (a) proof of ownership, (b) proof of loss or destruction, (c) a surety bond in twice the face amount of the bond and coupons, and (d) payment of the cost of preparing and issuing the new bond.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-135 - Execution of Bonds; Signature by Chairman of Board to Appear on Bonds and Coupons Attached; Legal Effect of Signature.

41-10-135. Execution of bonds; signature by chairman of board to appear on bonds and coupons attached; legal effect of signature.
Any such general obligation bonds, revenue bonds or special assessment bonds shall be executed in the name of and on behalf of the district and signed by the chairman of the board with the seal of the district affixed thereto and attested by the secretary of the board. Except for such bonds which are registerable for payment of interest, interest coupons payable to bearer shall be attached to the bonds and shall bear the original or facsimile signature of the chairman of the board. The bonds and coupons, bearing the signatures of the officers in office at the time of the signing thereof, shall be the valid and binding obligations of the district, notwithstanding that before the delivery thereof and payment therefor, any or all of the persons whose signatures appear thereon shall have ceased to fill their respective offices.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-136 - Sale of Bonds at Public or Private Sale; Price; Delivery of Bonds to and Acceptance by Contractors in Payment of Contract Price; Interest Rate on Special Assessment Bonds.

41-10-136. Sale of bonds at public or private sale; price; delivery of bonds to and acceptance by contractors in payment of contract price; interest rate on special assessment bonds.
General obligation bonds, revenue bonds or special assessment bonds shall be sold at public or private sale for not less than the principal amount thereof and accrued interest, or at the board's option below par at a discount not exceeding five percent (5%) of the principal amount thereof, for the payment of the contractor or contractors, for the acquisition of property and rights thereto, including but not limited to labor, supplies and materials acquired by the district or supplied under agreement with the United States of America, the state of Wyoming, or a federal or state agency, instrumentality or corporation or other political subdivision and for all proper incidental expenses; provided, however, the bonds may be delivered to the contractor or contractors. If delivered to the contractor or contractors, the bonds shall be accepted for the principal amount thereof, plus interest due thereon to the date of their delivery, in payment of the amounts due under the contract or contracts, and the contractor or contractors may be required to accept delivery of all or a part of the remainder of the authorized issue of bonds and to pay therefor the principal amount thereof and accrued interest to the date of delivery, so that money will be available to the board to be expended in the payment of the incidental expenses for the payment of which the bonds were in part authorized. No special assessment bond interest rate shall at one (1) time exceed the interest rate (or lower or lowest rate if more than one (1)) borne by the special assessments, but a bond interest rate may be the same as or less than an assessment interest rate, subject to the aforesaid limitation, as the board may determine. In advertising for construction bids, the board may stipulate that the contractor must accept bonds in payment of the contract price.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-137 - Moneys Received From Issuance of Bonds to Be Used Solely for Purpose for Which Issued; Disposition of Unexpended Balance; Validity of Bonds Not Dependent Upon Validity of Proceedings Relating to Project.

41-10-137. Moneys received from issuance of bonds to be used solely for purpose for which issued; disposition of unexpended balance; validity of bonds not dependent upon validity of proceedings relating to project.
All monies received from the issuance of any bonds herein authorized shall be used solely for the purpose (or purposes) for which issued, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if so authorized the payment of preliminary expenses; provided, however, that any unexpended balance of such bond proceeds remaining after the completion of the acquisition or improvement of the project or service for which such bonds were issued shall be paid immediately into the fund created for the payment of the principal of said bonds and shall be used therefor. The validity of said bonds shall not be dependent on nor affected by the validity or regularity of any proceedings relating to the acquisition or improvement of the project for which the bonds are issued; and the purchaser or purchasers of the bonds shall in no manner be responsible for the application of the proceeds of the bonds by the district or any of its officers, agents and employees.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-139 - Rights and Powers of Holders of Bonds.

41-10-139. Rights and powers of holders of bonds.
(a) Subject to any contractual limitations binding upon the holders of any issue or series of bonds, or trustee therefor, including but not limited to the restriction of the exercise of any remedy to a specified proportion, percentage or number of such holders, any holder of bonds, or trustee therefor, shall have the right and power, for the equal benefit and protection of all holders of bonds similarly situated:
(i) By mandamus or other suit, action or proceeding at law or in equity to enforce his rights against the district and its board and any of its officers, agents and employees and to require and compel the district or its board or any such officers, agents, or employees to perform and carry out its and their duties, obligations or other commitments under this act and its and their covenants and agreements with the bondholders;
(ii) By action or suit in equity to require the district and its board to account as if they were the trustee of an express trust;
(iii) By action or suit in equity to have appointed a receiver, which receiver may enter and take possession of any projects and services revenues from which are pledged for the payment of the bonds, prescribe sufficient tolls, fees, rates, rentals and charges derived from the operation thereof, and collect, receive and apply all revenues or other moneys pledged for the payment of the bonds in the same manner as the district itself might do;
(iv) By action or suit in equity enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the bondholders; and
(v) Bring suit upon the bonds.
(b) No right or remedy conferred by this act upon any holder of bonds or any trustee therefor is intended to be exclusive of other right or remedy, but each such right or remedy is cumulative and in addition to every other right or remedy and may be exercised without exhausting and without regard to any other remedy conferred by this act or by any other law. The failure of any bondholder so to proceed as herein provided shall not relieve the district, its board, or any of its officers, agents and employees of any liability for failure to perform or carry out any duty, obligation or other commitment.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-140 - Publication of Resolution or Other Proceedings Relative to Issuance of Bonds; Right of Interested Person to Contest Legality Within 30 Days; Incontestable Thereafter.

41-10-140. Publication of resolution or other proceedings relative to issuance of bonds; right of interested person to contest legality within 30 days; incontestable thereafter.
The board may provide for the publication once in a newspaper of general circulation in the district of any resolution or other proceedings adopted by the board ordering the issuance of any bonds. For a period of thirty (30) days after the date of such publication, any person in interest shall have the right to contest the legality of any bond which may be authorized thereby (except for any bond delivered for value, containing a recital therein that it is issued under authority of this act, and thus being incontestable for any cause whatsoever, as herein provided), and of the provisions made for the security and payment of any such bonds, and of any other provisions in such resolution or proceedings; and after the expiration of such thirty (30) day period no one shall have any cause of action to contest the regularity, formality, or legality thereof for any cause whatsoever.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-141 - Payment of Preliminary Expenses Incurred in Making Surveys, Estimates of Costs and Revenues Prior to Issuance of Bonds.

41-10-141. Payment of preliminary expenses incurred in making surveys, estimates of costs and revenues prior to issuance of bonds.
The district may provide for the payment of all necessary preliminary expenses actually incurred in the making of surveys, estimates of costs and revenues, the employment of engineers, architects, fiscal agents, attorneys-at-law, clerical help, other agents or employees, the making of notices, taking of options, and all other expenses necessary or desirable to be made and paid prior to the authorization for or the issuance of such bonds; provided, no such expenditures shall be made or paid unless an appropriation has been budgeted and made therefor in the same manner as is required by law, or unless the proceeds of bonds or other moneys are available to defray such expenses. Any funds so expended by the district for preliminary expenses incurred in connection with the same purpose as that for which bonds are issued may be fully reimbursed and repaid to the district out of the proceeds derived from the sale of such bonds. The amount so advanced by the district to pay such preliminary expenses may by a resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds be made a first charge against such bond proceeds until the same has been repaid as herein provided, and in such event said amount shall be paid therewith before any other disbursements are made therefrom.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-142 - Refunding Bonds.

41-10-142. Refunding bonds.
Any bonds issued under this act may be refunded without an election pursuant to a resolution or resolutions to be adopted by the board in the manner herein provided for the issuance of other bonds, subject to any contractual limitations. Refunding bonds so issued may be secured in such manner and may be made payable from such sources as was provided in the resolution or resolutions authorizing their issuance; provided, however, that the security for the payment of the refunding bonds shall not be greater than the security for the payment of the bonds refunded, nor shall there be pledged for the payment of the refunding bonds revenues which are not pledged for the payment of the bonds refunded. Refunding bonds so issued may be sold at public or private sale or may be exchanged dollar for dollar for the bonds to be refunded. If sold, the proceeds of sale may be escrowed for the payment of the bonds to be refunded in such manner as may be provided in resolution authorizing the refunding bonds.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-143 - Duty of Board to Impose Tolls, Fees and Charges Sufficient to Pay Cost of Operating Project and Pay Principal and Interest on Revenue Bonds.

41-10-143. Duty of board to impose tolls, fees and charges sufficient to pay cost of operating project and pay principal and interest on revenue bonds.
Whenever revenue bonds are issued hereunder, it shall be the duty of the board to impose, in connection with the project for which the bonds are issued, for the services rendered or facilities furnished thereby, tolls, fees, rates, rentals and charges fully sufficient to pay the cost of operating and maintaining the project, including but not limited to betterments or replacements to keep the same in good repair and working order (which cost shall be a first lien and charge upon the revenues or income to be derived from the operation of the project or service), and to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds, and to carry out all commitments made in the resolution or resolutions authorizing the bonds.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-144 - Exemption of Property and Bonds From Taxation.

41-10-144. Exemption of property and bonds from taxation.
The effectuation of the authorized purposes of districts organized under this act shall and will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state of Wyoming residing within the district, for the increase of their commerce and prosperity and for the improvement of their health and living conditions; and since the districts will be performing essential governmental functions in effectuating those purposes, the districts shall not be required to pay any general (ad valorem) taxes upon any property acquired or used by them within the boundaries of the district. The bonds issued by any district, their transfer and the income therefrom shall be free from taxation within the state, except for estate taxes.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-145 - Authority of Municipalities, Counties and Special Districts to Transfer Projects and Property to District With or Without Consideration.

41-10-145. Authority of municipalities, counties and special districts to transfer projects and property to district with or without consideration.
Any municipality, county, special district or owner may and is hereby authorized to sell, lease, grant, convey, transfer, or pay over to any district with or without consideration any project or any part or parts thereof or any interest in real or personal property or any funds available for construction or improvement purposes, including the proceeds of bonds previously or hereafter issued for construction or improvement purposes which may be used by the district in the construction, improvement, maintenance or operation of any project. Any municipality, county or special district is also authorized to transfer, assign and set over to any district any contracts which may have been awarded by the municipality, county or special district for the construction of projects not begun or if begun, not completed. The territory being served by any project or the territory within which the project is authorized to render service at the time of the acquisition of the project by a district shall include the area served by the project and the area in which the project is authorized to serve at the time of acquisition and any other area into which the service may be extended within the district, provided however, that where an election is required either by general law or charter provision to authorize such transfer, such election shall be forthwith called and shall be conducted as provided by law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-146 - Questions of Validity to Be Given Preference on Court Docket.

41-10-146. Questions of validity to be given preference on court docket.
All cases in which there may arise a question of validity of the organization of the district, or a question of the validity of any provision of this act shall be advanced as a matter of immediate public interest and concern and heard at the earliest practicable moment. The court shall be open at all times for the purposes of this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-147 - Effect of Failure to Give Notice; Board of County Commissioners to Direct Notice Be Given and Continue Hearing.

41-10-147. Effect of failure to give notice; board of county commissioners to direct notice be given and continue hearing.
If notice is provided for in this act, and the board of county commissioners finds for any reason that due notice was not given, the board of county commissioners shall not lose jurisdiction and the proceeding in question shall not be void or abated. The board of county commissioners shall then direct due notice be given, continue the hearing until notice is properly given and shall proceed as though notice was properly given in the first instance.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-148 - Reorganization of Sanitary and Improvement Districts as Sewer District or Water and Sewer District.

41-10-148. Reorganization of sanitary and improvement districts as sewer district or water and sewer district.
Any sanitary and improvement district organized pursuant to the provisions of W.S. 35-3-101 through 35-3-124 may effect its reorganization as a sewer district or water and sewer district pursuant to the provisions of this act. Upon filing of a petition for reorganization of a district by its governing body with the board of county commissioners having jurisdiction as provided in W.S. 41-10-103, the board of county commissioners, by resolution duly entered, shall declare the district organized as a district pursuant to the provisions of this act and shall give the district the corporate name designated in the petition by which it shall be known in all proceedings. The board of county commissioners shall then designate as the first board of directors of the district the five (5) trustees of the sanitary and improvement district, each of which shall serve as a director until the expiration of his term as trustee and until a successor is elected at the next subsequent director election pursuant to W.S. 22-29-112. At the next subsequent director election following organization of the district directors shall be elected for staggered terms as provided by W.S. 41-10-112(b). After entry of the resolution, the district shall be a governmental subdivision of the state of Wyoming and a body corporate with all the powers of a public or quasi-municipal corporation organized pursuant to this act. The validity of the organization may not be questioned directly or indirectly in any suit, action or proceeding except as provided in the Special District Elections Act of 1994. After entry of the resolution, the district shall comply with W.S. 41-10-108 through 41-10-110 and all other relevant provisions of this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-149 - Full Authority for Authorization and Issuance of Bonds; Effect on Other Statutes.

41-10-149. Full authority for authorization and issuance of bonds; effect on other statutes.
This act, without reference to other statutes of the state, except as herein specifically provided, shall constitute full authority for the authorization and issuance of bonds hereunder. No other act or law with regard to the authorization or issuance of bonds that provides for an election, requires an approval, or in any way impedes or restricts the carrying out of the acts herein authorized to be done shall be construed as applying to any proceedings taken hereunder or acts done pursuant hereto, it being intended that this act shall provide a separate method of accomplishing its objectives, and not an exclusive one, and this act shall not be construed as repealing, amending or changing any such other act or law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-151 - Finances Administered According to the Uniform Municipal Fiscal Procedures Act.

41-10-151. Finances administered according to the Uniform Municipal Fiscal Procedures Act.
The board of directors of the water and sewer districts shall administer the finances of such districts according to the provisions of the Uniform Municipal Fiscal Procedures Act, except that an annual audit in accordance with W.S. 16-4-121 is not required. Each water and sewer district shall comply with the provisions of W.S. 9-1-507(a)(iii).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-152 - City or Town May Annex Areas Within Sewer or Water District.

41-10-152. City or town may annex areas within sewer or water district.
Any city or town may annex areas to its corporate limits in accordance with the statutes governing annexation of territories to cities and towns which territories fall within existing water, sewer, or water and sewer districts, hereinafter referred to as "districts", whether singular or plural.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-153 - Obligations and Authority Remain With District.

41-10-153. Obligations and authority remain with district.
Upon the annexation of such territory the securities of the district, including but not limited to short-term notes, general obligation bonds and other like securities, revenue bonds and other like securities, special assessment bonds and other like securities shall remain the obligations of the districts and the districts shall remain in possession, ownership and operation of its equipment, plant and facilities. The subscribers of the services of such district shall continue to be served by the districts. The taxing power and authority of the districts shall continue and shall be in addition to any taxing authority of the annexing city or town. A properly filed map showing the overlapping authorities shall be deemed compliant with the provisions of W.S. 39-13-102(p).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-154 - Administration May Be Transferred to City or Town by Agreement.

41-10-154. Administration may be transferred to city or town by agreement.
Concurrently with the annexation of such territory the city or town and districts may by agreement provide that the administration of any outstanding indebtedness of the district may be taken over by the city or town but neither the city or town nor any agent or employee thereof shall be liable for the payment of the indebtedness. The city or town and districts may further provide that the city or town may take over the operation and management of the plant facilities or equipment of the district, the operation, maintenance and expense of operations to be paid for out of revenue derived by the districts.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 41 - Water › Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer District Law › Section 41-10-155 - Obligation to Provide Services Remains With District; Limitation.

41-10-155. Obligation to provide services remains with district; limitation.
The territory and inhabitants of the annexed area have all rights, privileges and duties set forth in W.S. 15-1-410 except the city or town shall have no obligation to furnish water or sewerage services to the inhabitants and annexed area. The duty to provide water or sewerage services and facilities to the territory shall remain the obligation of the district until such time as the plant facility and equipment of the districts have been acquired by the city.