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Contents: 166 provisions
  1. 24-1-101. Public highways defined and established; creation by adverse possession.
  2. 24-1-102. Location, survey and construction.
  3. 24-1-103. State transportation commission of Wyoming to
  4. 24-1-104. Management and control of county roads.
  5. 24-1-105. Width restrictions.
  6. 24-1-106. Closing or restricting use; when necessary.
  7. 24-1-107. Closing or restricting use; who may close; notice to controlling agency required.
  8. 24-1-108. Closing or restricting use; public notice.
  9. 24-1-109. Closing or restricting use; failure to observe signs and markers; exceptions.
  10. 24-1-110. Speed or acceleration contest or exhibition on highways.
  11. 24-1-111. County road districts.
  12. 24-1-112. Construction and repair of fences to be performed by department of transportation.
  13. 24-1-113. Owner of unnatural canal to construct and
  14. 24-1-114. Bridges between counties.
  15. 24-1-115. Repealed by Laws 1985, ch. 71, § 2.
  16. 24-1-116. Restrictions upon damming streams; generally.
  17. 24-1-117. Restrictions upon damming streams; effect of failure to comply with W.S. 24-1-116.
  18. 24-1-118. Construction and maintenance to be performed at expense of state; geologic formations.
  19. 24-1-119. State highway fund created; income and expenditure.
  20. 24-1-120. Administration of provisions; maximum overhead expenses.
  21. 24-1-121. Highways subject to injury from cattle; designation; entry of order; notice to be posted.
  22. 24-1-122. Highways subject to injury from cattle; designation of substitute highway.
  23. 24-1-123. Highways subject to injury from cattle; drover's liability.
  24. 24-1-124. Livestock crossings; generally.
  25. 24-1-125. Livestock crossings; construction; length and width.
  26. 24-1-126. Livestock crossings; signs required.
  27. 24-1-127. Speed on city streets designated state highways.
  28. 24-1-128. Marking of highways.
  29. 24-1-129. Marking of bypasses.
  30. 24-1-130. Administration of highway safety provisions and programs.
  31. 24-1-131. Travel centers.
  32. 24-1-132. Contracts for county, city and town bridge work; bids; exception.
  33. 24-1-133. Posting notice of restrictions to public roads and adjacent lands; restrictions; penalties.
  34. 24-1-134. Wyoming veterans memorial highway.
  35. 24-1-135. Vietnam veterans welcome home highway.
  36. 24-1-136. Wyoming Women's Suffrage Pathway-highway designation.
  37. 24-1-137. Wild Horse Highway.
  38. 24-1-138. Dr. Leonard L. Robinson World War II Bataan Death March memorial bridge.
  39. 24-2-101. Department and commission created;
  40. 24-2-102. General powers; power of eminent domain limited.
  41. 24-2-103. Repealed by Laws 1983, ch. 139, § 2.
  42. 24-2-104. Repealed by Laws 1983, ch. 139, § 2.
  43. 24-2-105. Appointment of director; qualifications; salary and expenses; powers and duties.
  44. 24-2-106. Appointment of chief engineer; duties of director and engineer.
  45. 24-2-107. Required reports.
  46. 24-2-108. Road and bridge construction; professional services procurement.
  47. 24-2-109. Designation of state highways; vesting of county
  48. 24-2-110. Cooperation with counties in construction and maintenance of county roads; allocation of costs.
  49. 24-2-111. Cooperation with cities in construction of
  50. 24-2-112. Contracts and agreements with United States government.
  51. 24-2-113. Repealed by Laws 1983, ch. 139, § 2.
  52. 24-2-114. State agency law enforcement communications system; department duties and responsibilities.
  53. 24-2-115. Program for specific service signing by
  54. 24-2-116. Department of transportation state-funded communications facilities.
  55. 24-3-101. Resolution by county commissioners; petition of county electors; alteration authority specified.
  56. 24-3-102. Requiring deposit by petitioners.
  57. 24-3-103. Viewer; appointment, qualifications and duties generally.
  58. 24-3-104. Viewer; oath; scope of investigation.
  59. 24-3-105. Viewer; factors to be considered.
  60. 24-3-106. Viewer; report.
  61. 24-3-107. Viewer; compensation.
  62. 24-3-108. Roads established by consent of landowners.
  63. 24-3-109. Survey of proposed location for new road; recordation required.
  64. 24-3-110. Notice of location of road to be published or posted; notice by mail to property owners.
  65. 24-3-111. Objections and claims for damages; when filed.
  66. 24-3-112. Objections and claims for damages; when barred.
  67. 24-3-113. Objections and claims for damages; continuance of hearing upon filing.
  68. 24-3-114. Appraisers; number; appointment; qualifications; duties generally; report.
  69. 24-3-115. Appraisers; notification of appointment required; contents.
  70. 24-3-116. Appraisers; specific duties enumerated; compensation.
  71. 24-3-117. Neglect of duty by appraiser or viewer.
  72. 24-3-118. Hearing before county commissioners;
  73. 24-3-119. Appeals from decisions of county commissioners; notice; bond required.
  74. 24-3-120. Appeals from decisions of county commissioners; duties of county clerk.
  75. 24-3-121. Appeals from decisions of county commissioners; recovery of damages; court costs.
  76. 24-3-122. Condemned land tax free during use by state.
  77. 24-3-123. Effect of location of new road on route of previous road.
  78. 24-3-124. Removal of fences on right-of-way.
  79. 24-3-125. Streets in unincorporated towns or villages declared public roads; working.
  80. 24-3-126. Abandonment of portion of highway upon
  81. 24-3-127. Cooperative agreements with federal agencies to construct, maintain and use roads within county.
  82. 24-3-201. Purpose of procedure.
  83. 24-3-202. Definitions.
  84. 24-3-203. Board may identify county roads through
  85. 24-3-204. Notice of identification to be published.
  86. 24-3-205. Objections and claims for damages; when filed; when barred; procedure for considering.
  87. 24-3-206. Effect of identification.
  88. 24-4-101. Repealed by Laws 1994, ch. 13, § 2.
  89. 24-4-102. Repealed by Laws 1994, ch. 13, § 2.
  90. 24-5-101. Program in addition to any existing road program.
  91. 24-5-102. Board of county commissioners to incite procedure for industrial road.
  92. 24-5-103. Three viewers to examine industrial road proposal; appointment of viewers.
  93. 24-5-104. Viewers to be sworn; scope of inquiry.
  94. 24-5-105. Viewers to consider certain standards.
  95. 24-5-106. Viewers to report to county commissioners.
  96. 24-5-107. Compensation of viewers.
  97. 24-5-108. Department of transportation to survey, plat and record proposed road.
  98. 24-5-109. Notice of proposed location of road; form of notice; publication; posting; registered mail.
  99. 24-5-110. Fixing date for filing objections or claims for damages.
  100. 24-5-111. Failure to file objections or claims for damages deemed waiver.
  101. 24-5-112. Hearing continued until matter disposed of when objections filed.
  102. 24-5-113. Board to appoint appraisers to fix amount of damages; report.
  103. 24-5-114. Notification to appraisers of appointment; contents.
  104. 24-5-115. Duties of appraisers; report to county commissioners; compensation.
  105. 24-5-116. Road established; awards paid; certificate of legal description of property to be filed.
  106. 24-5-117. Construction under supervision of director of
  107. 24-5-118. Industrial road program account.
  108. 24-5-119. Counties to match state funds; maximum amount of
  109. 24-5-120. Industrial road to be designated as county road.
  110. 24-5-121. Priority of road projects.
  111. 24-5-122. Counties may associate on road project.
  112. 24-6-101. Purpose.
  113. 24-6-102. Access facility defined.
  114. 24-6-103. Highway authorities to plan access facilities; scope and limitations of authority.
  115. 24-6-104. Powers of highway authorities generally.
  116. 24-6-105. Design and regulation of access to highway.
  117. 24-6-106. Acquisition of public or private property.
  118. 24-6-107. Agreements respecting financing and planning.
  119. 24-6-108. Property rights of abutting residents.
  120. 24-6-109. Local service roads or streets.
  121. 24-6-110. Prohibited acts.
  122. 24-6-111. Service stations not to be constructed or located within right-of-way.
  123. 24-7-101. Subject to city or town election.
  124. 24-7-102. Prohibited expenditures.
  125. 24-7-103. Application of W.S. 24-1-127, 24-7-101 through 24-7-103.
  126. 24-7-104. Connecting roads; construction.
  127. 24-7-105. Connecting roads; expense.
  128. 24-7-106. Connecting roads; property owners to be furnished approaches.
  129. 24-8-101. Purpose, issuance and disposal.
  130. 24-8-102. Denominations; interest rate; redemption; sale and issuance procedures; recordation.
  131. 24-8-103. Notice of intention to issue; sale to public; rejection of bids.
  132. 24-8-104. Tax levies; notice of redemption.
  133. 24-8-105. Investment of state money.
  134. 24-8-106. Repealed By Laws 2011, Ch. 129, § 202.
  135. 24-9-101. Answer and complaint; initial hearing; appointment of viewers and appraisers.
  136. 24-9-102. Repealed By Laws 2000, Ch. 88, § 2.
  137. 24-9-103. Report of viewers and appraisers; trial to the court; costs.
  138. 24-9-104. Water and timber ways.
  139. 24-9-105. Rules of procedure; legislative findings and intent.
  140. 24-10-101. Short title.
  141. 24-10-102. Declaration of policy and legislative intent.
  142. 24-10-103. Definitions.
  143. 24-10-104. Outdoor advertising visible from highways prohibited; exceptions.
  144. 24-10-105. Regulations of commission.
  145. 24-10-106. Size, lighting and spacing; where signs may be erected.
  146. 24-10-107. Permits and identification tags.
  147. 24-10-108. Revocation of permits and removal of signs.
  148. 24-10-109. What outdoor advertising deemed unlawful; procedure for removal.
  149. 24-10-110. Power of commission to acquire and remove existing advertising; compensation.
  150. 24-10-111. More restrictive ordinances saved.
  151. 24-10-112. Change of rules and regulations to conform with federal law.
  152. 24-10-113. Severability.
  153. 24-10-114. Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 186, § 2.
  154. 24-10-115. Violations a misdemeanor.
  155. 24-11-101. Special obligation loans.
  156. 24-12-101. Established; composition; designation of rank; administrator appointed; to hold rank of colonel.
  157. 24-12-102. Duties generally; emergencies; coordination.
  158. 24-12-103. Members to have powers of peace officers; exception.
  159. 24-13-101. Short title.
  160. 24-13-102. Definitions.
  161. 24-13-103. Relocation of utility facilities; payment of costs.
  162. 24-13-104. Applicability of chapter.
  163. 24-14-101. Program in addition to any existing road program.
  164. 24-14-102. State park road account.
  165. 24-15-101. Public transit program created; duties.
  166. 24-15-102. Public transit account.

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24-13-103. Relocation of utility facilities; payment of costs.

If the relocation of any utility facility is necessitated by the construction of a project on the federal-aid highway system, the owner or operator of that utility facility shall relocate the facility at its expense and in accordance with the order of the director of the department of transportation. Upon completing the relocation, the department shall determine the cost of relocation and may pay any portion of that amount to the utility.

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24-13-104. Applicability of chapter.

(a) This chapter does not apply to any taking or damaging of property for which a utility is entitled to compensation pursuant to: (i) Other applicable law; (ii) The constitution of this state or of the United States; or (iii) A binding agreement inuring to the utility's benefit.

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24-14-101. Program in addition to any existing road program.

The road maintenance program contemplated by this chapter shall be known as the "state park road program", which shall be in addition to and not as a substitute for any federal aid, primary, secondary or state-county road construction program or any other road program now in existence.

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24-14-102. State park road account.

There is created a state park road account within the highway fund. The department of transportation may use the funds from the state park road account to enter into contracts and to obtain services for state park road maintenance and improvement projects, in consultation with the department of state parks and cultural resources.

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24-15-101. Public transit program created; duties.

(a) There is created a "public transit program" to be administered by the Wyoming department of transportation. The department shall: (i) Accept public transit funds from the federal transit administration on behalf of the state; (ii) Adopt rules and regulations to implement the purposes of this chapter; (iii) Distribute state and federal public transit funds to eligible grantees pursuant to federal requirements and rules and regulations of the department.

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24-15-102. Public transit account.

(a) There is created a public transit account within the highway fund. The department shall fund the program annually with one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00) using unrestricted state highway funds. Funds provided to the state under the federal Transit Act and other funds that may become available to assist urban and rural public transit programs shall be in addition to funding provided from unrestricted highway funds. Funds in the account shall be distributed and expended in accordance with federal requirements and department rules and regulations. (b) Recipients of funds under the federal Transit Act may transfer unused grant funds for the benefit of other public transit programs in the state, subject to the following: (i) Any transfer of funds under this paragraph shall require the approval of the governor; (ii) Transferred federal funds under this paragraph shall be reimbursed to the transferor by the department from unrestricted state highway funds to be used as local match for federal funds at the rate of one dollar ($1.00) for every three dollars ($3.00) of federal funds transferred by the transferor; (iii) To the extent not reimbursed from unrestricted state funds, the federal funds transferred shall be used for the benefit of public transit program grantees for the acquisition of new transit vehicles, replacement of transit vehicles or rehabilitation of vehicles in the transit fleet; (iv) Federal funds transferred by a program grantee may be carried over into the following fiscal year by the department or a recipient public transit program grantee.

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