Wyo. Stat. § 2-3-821
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§ 2-3-821. Minerals, water and other natural resources
Official statutory text
(a) To the extent that a trustee accounts for receipts from an interest in minerals or other natural resources pursuant to this section, the trustee shall allocate them as follows:
(i) If received as nominal delay rental or nominal annual rent on a lease, a receipt must be allocated to income;
(ii) If received from a production payment, a receipt must be allocated to income if and to the extent that the agreement creating the production payment provides a factor for interest or its equivalent. The balance must be allocated to principal;
(iii) If an amount received as a royalty, shut-in-well payment, take-or-pay payment, bonus or delay rental is more than nominal, twenty-seven and one-half percent (27.5%) must be allocated to principal and the balance to income;
(iv) If an amount is received from a working interest or any other interest not provided for in paragraph (i), (ii) or (iii) of this subsection, twenty-seven and one-half percent (27.5%) of the net amount received must be allocated to principal and the balance to income.
(b) An amount received on account of an interest in water that is renewable must be allocated to income. If the water is not renewable, twenty-seven and one-half percent (27.5%) of the amount must be allocated to principal and the balance to income.
(c) This act applies whether or not a decedent or donor was extracting minerals, water or other natural resources before the interest became subject to the trust.
(d) If a trust owns an interest in minerals, water or other natural resources on the effective date of this act, the trustee may allocate receipts from the interest as provided in this act or in the manner used by the trustee before the effective date of this act. If the trust acquires an interest in minerals, water or other natural resources after the effective date of this act, the trustee shall allocate receipts as provided in this act.
(i) If received as nominal delay rental or nominal annual rent on a lease, a receipt must be allocated to income;
(ii) If received from a production payment, a receipt must be allocated to income if and to the extent that the agreement creating the production payment provides a factor for interest or its equivalent. The balance must be allocated to principal;
(iii) If an amount received as a royalty, shut-in-well payment, take-or-pay payment, bonus or delay rental is more than nominal, twenty-seven and one-half percent (27.5%) must be allocated to principal and the balance to income;
(iv) If an amount is received from a working interest or any other interest not provided for in paragraph (i), (ii) or (iii) of this subsection, twenty-seven and one-half percent (27.5%) of the net amount received must be allocated to principal and the balance to income.
(b) An amount received on account of an interest in water that is renewable must be allocated to income. If the water is not renewable, twenty-seven and one-half percent (27.5%) of the amount must be allocated to principal and the balance to income.
(c) This act applies whether or not a decedent or donor was extracting minerals, water or other natural resources before the interest became subject to the trust.
(d) If a trust owns an interest in minerals, water or other natural resources on the effective date of this act, the trustee may allocate receipts from the interest as provided in this act or in the manner used by the trustee before the effective date of this act. If the trust acquires an interest in minerals, water or other natural resources after the effective date of this act, the trustee shall allocate receipts as provided in this act.
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