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HB0145

Wyoming Water Development Planning and Funding Bill (2006)

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In one sentence

This law provides money for the Wyoming Water Development Commission to conduct specific studies on water projects and creates a new account for Platte River recovery.

What it does

  • Appropriates funds for Level I reconnaissance studies on new water development projects.
  • Appropriates funds for Level I reconnaissance studies on rehabilitation of existing water systems.
  • Appropriates funds for Level II feasibility studies on new water development projects.
  • Appropriates funds for Level II feasibility studies on water storage and rehabilitation projects.
  • Creates the Platte River recovery implementation program account and provides an appropriation for it.
  • Requires the commission to submit reports to the legislature on each study before the 2008 legislative session.

Who it affects

  • The Wyoming Water Development Commission.
  • The Select Water Committee.
  • Project applicants and local water districts in specified counties.
  • The Governor's office, Attorney General's office, State Engineer's office, and Department of Environmental Quality.

Limits and unknowns

  • Funds not spent by July 1, 2008, revert to the respective water development accounts.
  • The bill text provided is a working draft and may contain amendments that were not fully detailed in the excerpt.
  • Specific details on the Platte River recovery implementation program account appropriation are mentioned in the title but not fully detailed in the provided text excerpt.

Plain language

Terms to know

Level I Study
A reconnaissance study that provides a preliminary look at a water project.
Level II Study
A feasibility study that examines the technical and economic details of a water project.
Hold Project
A project that had previous funding but is paused due to unresolved issues.
Reversion
The process where unspent funds return to the original water development account if not used by a specific date.

Official record

Sources

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Read the official summary

HB0145 Bill Summary Bill No.: HB0145 Drafter: MQ LSO No.: 06LSO-0336 Effective Date: Enrolled Act No.: HEA0054 Chapter No.: 99 Prime Sponsor: Select Water Committee Catch Title: Omnibus water bill-planning. Subject: Provides authorization and funding for water development projects approved for study and planning. Summary/Major Elements: Authorizes specified reconnaissance and feasibility studies for water development projects. If not expended or transferred to another project at the same level, funds appropriated for Level I and II studies revert to the water development accounts on July 1, 2007. Comments: See also the companion water bill, SF94, Omnibus water bill-construction.

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 9, 1:28 AM

Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker opposes moving forward with the bill because they believe it does not offer a clear direction and cannot afford to let it proceed given its long history.

Public statementFloor statement at 18:00 Watch the statement

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

9 roll calls

S Adopted JCC02 25-4-1-0-02006-03-11 · Senate25 yes 4 no
Yes
25
No
4
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

Yes 25

Austin "Kit" JenningsS28Bill HawksS29Bruce Burns Jr.S21Charles ScottR · S30Chuck TownsendS01Curtis MeierS03E. Jayne MocklerS08Gerald E GeisS20Grant C LarsonS17Henry R CoeS18Jim AndersonS02John BarrassoS27John C SchifferS22John J HinesS23Kathryn L SessionsS07Kenneth J DecariaS15Mike MassieS09Patricia L AullmanS16Phil A NicholasS10Rae L JobS12Ray R PetersonS19Robert A PeckS26Stan CooperS14Tex BoggsS13Wayne H JohnsonS06

No 4

Bill Mr. VaseyS11Cale CaseR · S25Michael J Mr. Von FlaternS24Tony RossS04

Excused 1

John G HanesS05
H Adopted JCC02 50-4-6-0-02006-03-10 · House50 yes 4 no
Yes
50
No
4
Absent
0
Excused
6
Conflict
0

Yes 50

Alan C JonesH25Becket HinckleyH41Bill ThompsonH60Bruce BarnardH49Colin SimpsonH24David R EdwardsH06David R MillerH55Debbie HammonsH27Deborah AldenH03Del McOmieH54Doug SamuelsonH07Edward BuchananH04Elaine HarveyH26Erin E Mrs. MercerH53EsquibelFrank PhilpH34George BagbyH15Gerald GayH36Jack D Landon Jr.H30James C HagemanH05Jane WarrenH13Jeff WasserburgerH32Jim SlaterH46John HastertH39Kathleen DavisonH20Keith M GingeryH23Kermit C BrownH14Kevin A WhiteH45Kurt BucholzH47Larry MeuliH08Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Marty A MartinH48Mary GilmoreH59Mick PowersH18Monte OlsenH22Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Pete JorgensenH16Peter S IllowayH42Robert A BrechtelH38Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Ross DiercksH02Roy CoheeH35Thomas A LockhartH57Tom Lubnau IIH31Tom WalshH56Wayne ReeseH11W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer, DK.

No 4

Jerry IekelH29Randall B LuthiH21Rosie M BergerH51Zwonitzer, DL.

Excused 6

Ann RobinsonH58Burke JacksonH52Douglas OsbornH40Layton D MorganH12Stephen D WattH17Steve HarshmanR · H37
H Did Not Adopt JCC01 21-34-3-2-02006-03-09 · House21 yes 34 no
Yes
21
No
34
Absent
2
Excused
3
Conflict
0

Yes 21

Ann RobinsonH58Debbie HammonsH27Del McOmieH54Doug SamuelsonH07Edward BuchananH04Frank PhilpH34George BagbyH15Jack D Landon Jr.H30James C HagemanH05Jeff WasserburgerH32Jerry IekelH29John HastertH39Keith M GingeryH23Larry MeuliH08Marty A MartinH48Mary GilmoreH59Pete JorgensenH16Randall B LuthiH21Rosie M BergerH51Tom WalshH56Zwonitzer, DL.

No 34

Alan C JonesH25Becket HinckleyH41Bill ThompsonH60Bruce BarnardH49Colin SimpsonH24David R EdwardsH06Deborah AldenH03Douglas OsbornH40Elaine HarveyH26EsquibelGerald GayH36Jane WarrenH13Jim SlaterH46Kathleen DavisonH20Kermit C BrownH14Kevin A WhiteH45Kurt BucholzH47Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Mick PowersH18Monte OlsenH22Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Peter S IllowayH42Robert A BrechtelH38Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Ross DiercksH02Roy CoheeH35Stephen D WattH17Steve HarshmanR · H37Tom Lubnau IIH31Wayne ReeseH11W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer, DK.

Absent 2

David R MillerH55Erin E Mrs. MercerH53

Excused 3

Burke JacksonH52Layton D MorganH12Thomas A LockhartH57
H Did Not Concur 5-53-2-0-02006-03-07 · House5 yes 53 no
Yes
5
No
53
Absent
0
Excused
2
Conflict
0

Yes 5

Ann RobinsonH58Jack D Landon Jr.H30Jeff WasserburgerH32Rosie M BergerH51Zwonitzer, DL.

No 53

Alan C JonesH25Becket HinckleyH41Bill ThompsonH60Bruce BarnardH49Colin SimpsonH24David R EdwardsH06David R MillerH55Debbie HammonsH27Deborah AldenH03Del McOmieH54Douglas OsbornH40Doug SamuelsonH07Edward BuchananH04Elaine HarveyH26Erin E Mrs. MercerH53EsquibelFrank PhilpH34George BagbyH15Gerald GayH36James C HagemanH05Jane WarrenH13Jerry IekelH29Jim SlaterH46John HastertH39Kathleen DavisonH20Keith M GingeryH23Kermit C BrownH14Kevin A WhiteH45Larry MeuliH08Layton D MorganH12Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Marty A MartinH48Mary GilmoreH59Mick PowersH18Monte OlsenH22Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Pete JorgensenH16Peter S IllowayH42Randall B LuthiH21Robert A BrechtelH38Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Ross DiercksH02Roy CoheeH35Stephen D WattH17Steve HarshmanR · H37Thomas A LockhartH57Tom Lubnau IIH31Tom WalshH56Wayne ReeseH11W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer, DK.

Excused 2

Burke JacksonH52Kurt BucholzH47
S Passed 3rd Reading 27-3-0-0-02006-03-07 · Senate27 yes 3 no
Yes
27
No
3
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 27

Austin "Kit" JenningsS28Bill HawksS29Bruce Burns Jr.S21Cale CaseR · S25Charles ScottR · S30Chuck TownsendS01E. Jayne MocklerS08Gerald E GeisS20Henry R CoeS18Jim AndersonS02John BarrassoS27John C SchifferS22John G HanesS05John J HinesS23Kathryn L SessionsS07Kenneth J DecariaS15Michael J Mr. Von FlaternS24Mike MassieS09Patricia L AullmanS16Phil A NicholasS10Rae L JobS12Ray R PetersonS19Robert A PeckS26Stan CooperS14Tex BoggsS13Tony RossS04Wayne H JohnsonS06

No 3

Bill Mr. VaseyS11Curtis MeierS03Grant C LarsonS17
S05 Recommended Do Pass 5-0-0-0-02006-03-01 · Senate5 yes 0 no
Yes
5
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 5

Bill Mr. VaseyS11Curtis MeierS03Gerald E GeisS20Ray R PetersonS19Wayne H JohnsonS06
H Passed 3rd Reading 58-0-2-0-02006-02-24 · House58 yes 0 no
Yes
58
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
2
Conflict
0

Yes 58

Alan C JonesH25Ann RobinsonH58Becket HinckleyH41Bill ThompsonH60Bruce BarnardH49Burke JacksonH52Colin SimpsonH24David R EdwardsH06David R MillerH55Debbie HammonsH27Deborah AldenH03Del McOmieH54Douglas OsbornH40Doug SamuelsonH07Edward BuchananH04Elaine HarveyH26Erin E Mrs. MercerH53Frank PhilpH34George BagbyH15Gerald GayH36Jack D Landon Jr.H30James C HagemanH05Jane WarrenH13Jeff WasserburgerH32Jerry IekelH29Jim SlaterH46John HastertH39Kathleen DavisonH20Keith M GingeryH23Kermit C BrownH14Kevin A WhiteH45Kurt BucholzH47Larry MeuliH08Layton D MorganH12Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Marty A MartinH48Mary GilmoreH59Mick PowersH18Monte OlsenH22Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Pete JorgensenH16Peter S IllowayH42Randall B LuthiH21Robert A BrechtelH38Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Rosie M BergerH51Ross DiercksH02Roy CoheeH35Steve HarshmanR · H37Thomas A LockhartH57Tom Lubnau IIH31Tom WalshH56Wayne ReeseH11W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer, DK.Zwonitzer, DL.

Excused 2

EsquibelStephen D WattH17
H05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-02006-02-22 · House9 yes 0 no
Yes
9
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 9

Burke JacksonH52Doug SamuelsonH07James C HagemanH05Kathleen DavisonH20Kermit C BrownH14Layton D MorganH12Mark SemlekH01Mick PowersH18Ross DiercksH02
H Introduced and Referred to H05 59-0-1-0-02006-02-15 · House59 yes 0 no
Yes
59
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

Yes 59

Alan C JonesH25Ann RobinsonH58Becket HinckleyH41Bill ThompsonH60Bruce BarnardH49Colin SimpsonH24David R EdwardsH06David R MillerH55Debbie HammonsH27Deborah AldenH03Del McOmieH54Douglas OsbornH40Doug SamuelsonH07Edward BuchananH04Elaine HarveyH26Erin E Mrs. MercerH53EsquibelFrank PhilpH34George BagbyH15Gerald GayH36Jack D Landon Jr.H30James C HagemanH05Jane WarrenH13Jeff WasserburgerH32Jerry IekelH29Jim SlaterH46John HastertH39Kathleen DavisonH20Keith M GingeryH23Kermit C BrownH14Kevin A WhiteH45Kurt BucholzH47Larry MeuliH08Layton D MorganH12Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Marty A MartinH48Mary GilmoreH59Mick PowersH18Monte OlsenH22Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Pete JorgensenH16Peter S IllowayH42Randall B LuthiH21Robert A BrechtelH38Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Rosie M BergerH51Ross DiercksH02Roy CoheeH35Stephen D WattH17Steve HarshmanR · H37Thomas A LockhartH57Tom Lubnau IIH31Tom WalshH56Wayne ReeseH11W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer, DK.Zwonitzer, DL.

Excused 1

Burke JacksonH52

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Governor Signed HEA No. 0054Governor
  2. Assigned Chapter Number - 99LSO
  3. S President Signed HEA No. 0054Senate
  4. H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0054House
  5. Assigned Number HEA0054LSO
  6. S Adopted HB0145JC02Senate
  7. H Adopted HB0145JC02House
  8. H Appointed JCC02 MembersHouse
  9. S Appointed JCC02 MembersSenate
  10. H Did Not Adopt HB0145JC01House
  11. S Appointed JCC01 MembersSenate
  12. H Appointed JCC01 MembersHouse
  13. H Did Not ConcurHouse
  14. H Received for ConcurrenceHouse
  15. S Passed 3rd ReadingSenate
  16. S Passed 2nd ReadingSenate
  17. Amendment AdoptedSenate
  18. S Amendments AdoptedSenate
  19. S Passed CoWSenate
  20. S Placed on General FileSenate

Changes

Amendments

3 stored

HB0145H3001

Failed 3rd reading by WARREN

HB0145HS001

Adopted Standing Committee by H05

HB0145S2001

Adopted 2nd reading by VASEY