Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 37-2-101 (2026)

Creation; composition; appointment;

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compensation; terms and oaths of members; removal; chairman and
deputy chairman; vacancies.
     (a) There is created a commission separate from the state
board of equalization to which it has been joined which is known
as the "public service commission of Wyoming". The commission
shall consist of three (3) members appointed by the governor, by
and with the advice and consent of the senate. Not more than
seventy-five percent (75%) of the members of the commission
shall at any time be members of the same political party. Each
member of the commission shall receive an annual salary as
provided by law, to be paid in equal monthly installments in the
same manner that other state salaries are paid.

     (b) Biennially the members shall elect from among their
number a chairman and a deputy chairman who shall serve in these
offices for a period of two (2) years. The chairman shall
receive an additional annual salary as provided by law during
his tenure as chairman to be paid in equal monthly installments,
in the same manner as other state salaries are paid.

     (c) The present elected chairman and two (2) designated
members now comprising the public service commission, or their
successors, comprise the public service commission for purposes
of this section.

     (d) Upon the expiration of the term of any member he shall
be reappointed or a successor shall be appointed for a term of
six (6) years or except in case of a vacancy. Each member shall
hold office until his successor is appointed and qualified. The
governor may remove any member as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.

     (e) In case of a vacancy, it shall be filled by
appointment by the governor in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101.

     (f) Each member, within thirty (30) days after notice of
his appointment and before entering upon the discharge of his
duties, shall take, subscribe and file with the secretary of
state the oath of office prescribed by the constitution of this
state. Effective July 1, 1979, appointments and terms under this
act shall be in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101 through 28-12-
103.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1980–1996 · leading case: Pub. Serv. Comm'n v. Lower Valley Power & Light, Inc., 608 P.2d 660 (Wyo. 1980).

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Pub. Serv. Comm'n v. Lower Valley Power & Light, Inc., 608 P.2d 660 (Wyo. 1980). · cites it 2× “[1] Sections 37-2-101, et seq., W.S. 1977. [2] Rule 12.”

K N Energy, Inc. v. City of Casper, 755 P.2d 207 (Wyo. 1988). · cites it 2× “" Section 37-2-112, W.S. 1977. Normally, the power to license in accordance with police power implies authority to regulate.”

Spence v. Smyth, 686 P.2d 597 (Wyo. 1984). · cites it 4× “Section 37-2-101, W.S. 1977, creates the PSC.”

Tri Cnty. Tel. Ass'n v. Wyoming Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 910 P.2d 1359 (Wyo. 1996). · cites it 2× “§ 37-2-205(e) authorizes it to condition the issuance of a certificate of necessity by setting a cap on the purchase price of a telephone exchange.”

Vandehei Developers v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 790 P.2d 1282 (Wyo. 1990). ““The public service commission of Wyoming,” created by § 37-2-101, W.S.1977, has “general and exclusive power to regulate and supervise every public utility within the state in accordance with the provisions of this act.”

Cnty. Court Judges Ass'n v. Sidi, 752 P.2d 960 (Wyo. 1988). · cites it 2× “This broad definition of public officer might also include public service commissioners (appointment and removal pursuant to §§ 37-2-101 and XX-XX-XXX, W.S. 1977), attorney general (§§ 9-1-601 and 9-1-202, W.”

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