41-3-702. Short title; definitions.

(a) This act may be known and cited as "Water Conservancy Act"; the districts created hereunder may be termed "water conservancy districts"; and the bonds which may be issued hereunder may be called "water conservancy bonds", and such designation may be engraved or printed on their face. Wherever the term "publication" is used in this act and no manner specified therefor, it shall be taken to mean once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in at least one (1) newspaper of general circulation in each county wherein such publication is to be made. It shall not be necessary that publication be made on the same day of the week in each of the three (3) weeks, but not less than fourteen (14) days (excluding the day of the first publication), shall intervene between the first publication and the last publication, and the publication shall be complete on the date of the last publication.

(b) Whenever the term "person" is used in this act, and not otherwise specified, it shall be taken to mean a person, firm, co-partnership, association or corporation, other than a county, town, city, city and county, or other political subdivision. Similarly, the words "public corporation" shall be taken to mean counties, city and counties, towns, cities, school districts, irrigation districts, water districts, part districts, subdistricts, and all governmental agencies, clothed with the power of levying or providing for the levy of general or special taxes or special assessments.

(c) Whenever the word "board" is used in this act and not otherwise specified, it shall be taken to mean the board of directors of the district.

(d) Whenever the term "works" is used in this act, it shall unless otherwise specified, be held to mean dams, storage reservoirs, compensatory and replacement reservoirs, canals, conduits, pipelines, drains, tunnels, power plants and any and all works, facilities, improvements and property necessary or convenient for the supplying of water for domestic, transportation, industrial, manufacturing, irrigation, power, recreation and other beneficial uses.

(e) Whenever the term "court" is used in this act, and not otherwise specified, it shall be taken to mean the district court of that judicial district of the state of Wyoming wherein the petition for the organization of a water conservancy district shall be filed.

(f) Whenever the term "property" is used in this act, it shall unless otherwise specified, be held to mean real estate and personal property.

(g) Whenever the term "land" or "real estate" is used in this act, it shall unless otherwise specified, be held to mean real estate as the words "real estate" are defined by the laws of the state of Wyoming, and shall embrace all railroads, tramroads, highways, electrical roads, street and interurban railroads, roads, streets, and street improvements, telephone, telegraph, and transmission lines, gas, sewer and water systems, water rights, pipelines and rights-of-way of public service corporations, and all other real property whether held for public or private use.

(h) Whenever the term "land" or "property" is used in this act with reference to benefit, appraisals, assessments, or taxes, public corporations shall as political entities, according to benefits received, be considered as included in such reference in the same manner as "land" or "property".