Wyo. Stat. § 41-3-1005: Approval of storage project.

If the water development commission determines that storage of water to provide instream flows is feasible and in the interest of the state of Wyoming, it shall request authority from the legislature to proceed with the design and construction of storage facilities and the storage of sufficient water for such purposes. The costs of the project may be shared with other water users benefiting therefrom, or paid solely from funds appropriated from the water development account, or otherwise as the legislature directs.