41-6-203. Filing of certificate of delinquency; suspension of district commissioners; appointment of special commissioner; powers and duties generally; compensation.

(a) If the bonds or other obligations, or any part thereof, of any drainage or irrigation district, which are owned by the state of Wyoming, are in default as to principal or interest or both, or if the state of Wyoming holds an unsatisfied judgment against any drainage or irrigation district for unpaid interest or principal or both, of the bonds of that district which are owned by the state of Wyoming, upon being advised in writing of that fact by the state treasurer, the state loan and investment board shall file a certificate setting forth that fact and stating the amount of the delinquency, the name of the district and the names of the commissioners of the district, with the clerk of the district court having jurisdiction of the drainage or irrigation district the bonds or obligations of which, or any part thereof, are in default or the judgment is unsatisfied. Upon filing the certificate and the filing being called to the attention of the judge of the district court, the judge of the district court shall suspend the commissioners of the district from office.

(b) Immediately upon the suspension of the commissioners as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the state loan and investment board, by and with the consent and approval of the governor, shall appoint a special commissioner for the district who shall be a resident of the state of Wyoming. The governor may remove any special commissioner as provided in W.S. 9-1-202. Any vacancy created by the removal of a special commissioner may be filled by further appointment of another special commissioner for the district by the state loan and investment board, by and with the consent and approval of the governor.

(c) The special commissioner has all the power and authority and shall perform all the duties required by law of commissioners of drainage or irrigation districts, as the case may be, and shall perform his duties in accordance with the laws governing those districts.

(d) Compensation and expenses of the special commissioner shall be paid for by the district.