Section 99-2-504 - Level III construction projects; rehabilitation(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided, each Level III rehabilitation construction project identified in this section shall be subject to the following general conditions:(i) Each sponsor shall offer security for the project loan as deemed adequate and acceptable to the attorney general;(ii) The commission shall establish repayment schedules for project loans in accordance with the conditions prescribed in this section;(iii) Each sponsor shall establish a sinking fund for repair and maintenance of the project as deemed appropriate by the commission;(iv) Each sponsor shall supervise design and construction of the project and submit all requests for payment to the commission for approval;(v) Sponsors shall not make construction funding commitments until after the commission has reviewed and approved construction budgets and construction plans;(vi) The commission shall make payments directly to the sponsors;(vii) The sponsor shall be responsible for operation and maintenance of the project;(viii) The sponsor is responsible for all project expenditures in excess of the total project appropriation;(ix) If the commission determines that any sponsor has, without good cause, abandoned completion of the project, that sponsor, in addition to being required to repay the loan, shall be obligated to immediately repay the full amount of all grant funds actually expended plus interest as established by the state auditor in an amount equal to the interest that would have accrued on the expended grant funds in the water development account from the date of expenditure;(x) Principal and interest payments made in repayment of loans shall be deposited in water development account II. (Laws 1995, ch. 206, § 4a.)(b) Project-Big Horn Canal Improvements Project:(i) Project sponsor: Big Horn Irrigation District;(ii) Project purpose: Irrigation water supply;(iii) Project description: Canal lining, replacement or repair of irrigation structures and appurtenances necessary to make the project function in the manner intended;(iv) Total project budget: Six hundred ninety-three thousand dollars ($693,000.00);(v) Project loan: The state of Wyoming shall loan to the sponsor from water development account II through the commission for the design, permit procurement, project land procurement, construction engineering and construction of the project an amount not to exceed three hundred forty-six thousand five hundred dollars ($346,500.00) or fifty percent (50%) of the actual development costs, whichever is less, for a term of twenty (20) years from the date the commission determines project benefits accrue to the sponsor, at an annual rate of four percent (4%);(vi) Project grant: The state of Wyoming shall grant to the sponsor from water development account II through the commission for the design, permit procurement, project land procurement, construction engineering and construction of the project an amount not to exceed three hundred forty-six thousand five hundred dollars ($346,500.00) or fifty percent (50%) of the actual development costs, whichever is less;(vii) Appropriation: There is appropriated from water development account II to the commission six hundred ninety-three thousand dollars ($693,000.00) or as much thereof as is necessary to carry out the purpose of this subsection. Unexpended funds appropriated under this subsection shall revert to water development account II on July 1, 1998. Source notes for subsection (b): (Laws 1995, ch. 206, § 4b.)
(c) Project - Gillette Fort Union Well Field Project:(i) Project sponsor: City of Gillette;(ii) Project purpose: Municipal and domestic water supply;(iii) Project description: Wells, pipelines and appurtenances necessary to make the project function in the manner intended;(iv) Total project budget: Three million four hundred fifty thousand dollars ($3,450,000.00). Phase I budget: One million one hundred thousand dollars ($1,100,000.00). Phase II budget: One million eight hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,850,000.00). Phase III budget: Five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00);(v) Project grant: The state of Wyoming shall grant to the sponsor from water development account II through the commission for the design, permit procurement, project land procurement, construction engineering and construction of the project an amount not to exceed one million seven hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($1,725,000.00) or fifty percent (50%) of the actual development costs, whichever is less;(vi) Appropriation: There is appropriated from water development account II to the commission one million seven hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($1,725,000.00) or as much thereof as is necessary to carry out the purpose of this subsection. Unexpended funds appropriated under this subsection shall revert to water development account II on July 1, 2002;(vii) Special conditions: The sponsor is responsible for acquiring fifty percent (50%) of the total project budget, Phase I budget and Phase II from other sources. Source notes for subsection (c): (Laws 1995, ch. 206, § 4c; 1996, ch. 59, § 18; 1998, ch. 38, § 9.)
(d) Project - Laramie Rehabilitation Project:(i) Project sponsor: City of Laramie;(ii) Project purpose: Municipal water supply;(iii) Project description: Transmission pipeline, well, repair of storage facilities and appurtenances necessary to make the project function in the manner intended;(iv) Total project budget: One million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,750,000.00);(v) Project loan: The state of Wyoming shall loan to the sponsor from water development account II through the commission for the design, permit procurement, project land procurement, construction engineering and construction of the project an amount not to exceed eight hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($875,000.00) or fifty percent (50%) of the actual development costs, whichever is less, for a term of twenty (20) years from the date the commission determines project benefits accrue to the sponsor, at an annual rate of four percent (4%);(vi) Project grant: The state of Wyoming shall grant to the sponsor from water development account II through the commission for the design, permit procurement, project land procurement, construction engineering and construction of the project an amount not to exceed eight hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($875,000.00) or fifty percent (50%) of the actual development costs, whichever is less;(vii) Appropriation: There is appropriated from water development account II to the commission one million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,750,000.00) or as much thereof as is necessary to carry out the purpose of this subsection. Unexpended funds appropriated under this subsection shall revert to water development account II on July 1, 1999. Source notes for subsection (d): (Laws 1995, ch. 206, § 4d; 1996, ch. 59, § 19.)
(e) Project - Midvale Sand Mesa Pipeline Project:(i) Project sponsor: Midvale Irrigation District;(ii) Project purpose: Irrigation water supply;(iii) Project description: Conversion of an open canal to a pipeline and appurtenances necessary to make the project function in the manner intended;(iv) Total project budget: Six million dollars ($6,000,000.00);(v) Project grant: The state of Wyoming shall grant to the sponsor from water development account II through the commission for the purchase of project materials as supported by vendor invoices and approved by the commission an amount not to exceed three million dollars ($3,000,000.00) or one hundred percent (100%) of said material costs, whichever is less;(vi) Appropriation: There is appropriated from water development account II to the commission three million dollars ($3,000,000.00) or as much thereof as is necessary to carry out the purpose of this subsection. Unexpended funds appropriated under this subsection shall revert to water development account II on July 1, 1999;(vii) Special conditions: The sponsor is responsible for the design, permit procurement, project land procurement, construction engineering and construction of the project. Source notes for subsection (e): (Laws 1995, ch. 206, § 4e.)
(f) Project - Natrona County Regional Rehabilitation Project: (i) Project sponsor: Natrona County Regional Water System Joint Powers Board;(ii) Project purpose: Municipal and domestic water supply;(iii) Project description: Well field and storage facilities rehabilitation and appurtenances necessary to make the project function in the manner intended;(iv) Total project budget: Five million three hundred fifty-seven thousand dollars ($5,357,000.00);(v) Project loan: The state of Wyoming shall loan to the sponsor from water development account II through the commission for the design, permit procurement, project land procurement, construction engineering and construction of the project an amount not to exceed two million six hundred seventy-eight thousand five hundred dollars ($2,678,500.00) or fifty percent (50%) of the actual development costs, whichever is less, for a term of thirty (30) years from the date the commission determines project benefits accrue to the sponsor, at an annual rate of four percent (4%);(vi) Project grant: The state of Wyoming shall grant to the sponsor from water development account II through the commission for the design, permit procurement, project land procurement, construction engineering and construction of the project an amount not to exceed two million six hundred seventy-eight thousand five hundred dollars ($2,678,500.00) or fifty percent (50%) of the actual development costs, whichever is less;(vii) Appropriation: There is appropriated from water development account II to the commission five million three hundred fifty-seven thousand dollars ($5,357,000.00) or as much thereof as is necessary to carry out the purpose of this subsection. Unexpended funds appropriated under this subsection shall revert to water development account II on July 1, 2002. Source notes for subsection (f): (Laws 1995, ch. 206, § 4f; 1996, ch. 59, § 20; 1998, ch. 38, § 10.)
(g) Project - Sidon Canal Improvements Project:(i) Project sponsor: Sidon Irrigation District;(ii) Project purpose: Irrigation water supply;(iii) Project description: Diversion structure, replacement or repair of irrigation structures and appurtenances necessary to make the project function in the manner intended;(iv) Total project budget: One million sixty thousand dollars ($1,060,000.00);(v) Project loan: The state of Wyoming shall loan to the sponsor from water development account II through the commission for the design, permit procurement, project land procurement, construction engineering and construction of the project an amount not to exceed five hundred thirty thousand dollars ($530,000.00) or fifty percent (50%) of the actual development costs, whichever is less, for a term of ten (10) years from the date the commission determines project benefits accrue to the sponsor, at an annual rate of four percent (4%);(vi) Project grant: The state of Wyoming shall grant to the sponsor from water development account II through the commission for the design, permit procurement, project land procurement, construction engineering and construction of the project an amount not to exceed five hundred thirty thousand dollars ($530,000.00) or fifty percent (50%) of the actual development costs, whichever is less;(vii) Appropriation: There is appropriated from water development account II to the commission one million sixty thousand dollars ($1,060,000.00) or as much thereof as is necessary to carry out the purpose of this subsection. Unexpended funds appropriated under this subsection shall revert to water development account II on July 1, 1998.Laws 1995, ch. 206, § 4g.