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HB0181

HB0181: Revenue distribution to local governments

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In one sentence

This bill proposes to distribute state funds to cities, towns, counties, and special districts and creates a fund to help local areas affected by natural gas development.

What it does

  • Appropriates $53,333,333 from the general fund to be distributed to cities and towns in two equal payments.
  • Appropriates $26,666,667 from the general fund to be distributed to counties in two equal payments.
  • Creates a mineral impact fund to provide grants to local governments directly impacted by natural gas development.
  • Allows the state loan and investment board to transfer up to $110,000,000 into the mineral impact fund.
  • Requires the office of state lands and investments to request specific funding amounts for the 2009-2010 budget.

Who it affects

  • Cities and towns in Wyoming.
  • Counties in Wyoming.
  • Special districts.
  • The office of state lands and investments and the state loan and investment board.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass in the 2006 session and was placed on the general file.
  • The specific criteria for how the state loan and investment board evaluates financial strength for matching funds are not fully detailed in the provided excerpt.
  • The exact final amounts for the 2009-2010 budget request are set as minimums, not fixed totals.

Plain language

Terms to know

Mineral Impact Fund
A new fund created to provide grants to local governments for capital projects like roads and public safety, specifically for areas affected by natural gas development.
Municipal Supplemental Funding Formula
A calculation method used to determine how much money each city or town receives based on population and tax revenue distribution.
General Fund
The main pool of money collected by the state government from taxes and other sources.

Official record

Sources

Source checked
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill text

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 8, 8:01 PM

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports the current version of the bill but opposes an amendment because they believe it would make the legislation worse.

Public statementFloor statement at 38:23 Watch the statement
Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports an amendment to adjust the funding split from a fixed percentage to one based on population, noting that counties provide services to both city and rural citizens.

Public statementFloor statement at 56:00 Watch the statement

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

5 roll calls

S03 Recommended Do Pass 4-1-0-0-02006-03-02 · Senate4 yes 1 no
Yes
4
No
1
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 4

Bill HawksS29Patricia L AullmanS16Robert A PeckS26Stan CooperS14

No 1

E. Jayne MocklerS08
H Passed 3rd Reading 60-0-0-0-02006-02-28 · House60 yes 0 no
Yes
60
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 60

Alan C JonesH25Ann RobinsonH58Becket HinckleyH41Bill ThompsonH60Bruce BarnardH49Burke JacksonH52Colin 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.
H02 Recommended Do Pass 8-0-0-0-02006-02-23 · House8 yes 0 no
Yes
8
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 8

Alan C JonesH25Colin SimpsonH24Frank PhilpH34Jane WarrenH13Larry MeuliH08Owen PetersenH19Pete JorgensenH16Rosie M BergerH51
H03 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

Bryan K PedersenH07David R MillerH55Gerald GayH36John HastertH39Kurt BucholzH47Mary GilmoreH59Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Steve HarshmanR · H37Tom WalshH56
H Introduced and Referred to H03 57-1-2-0-02006-02-17 · House57 yes 1 no
Yes
57
No
1
Absent
0
Excused
2
Conflict
0

Yes 57

Alan C JonesH25Ann RobinsonH58Becket HinckleyH41Bill ThompsonH60Colin SimpsonH24David R EdwardsH06David R MillerH55Debbie HammonsH27Deborah AldenH03Del McOmieH54Douglas OsbornH40Doug SamuelsonH07Edward BuchananH04Elaine HarveyH26Erin E Mrs. MercerH53EsquibelFrank PhilpH34George BagbyH15Jack 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.

No 1

Gerald GayH36

Excused 2

Bruce BarnardH49Burke JacksonH52

Official activity

Bill history

  1. S Placed on General File; Did Not Consider in CoWSenate
  2. S03 Recommended Do PassSenate
  3. S Introduced and Referred to S03Senate
  4. S Received for IntroductionSenate
  5. H Passed 3rd ReadingHouse
  6. Amendment FailedHouse
  7. Amendment AdoptedHouse
  8. Amendment FailedHouse
  9. Amendment FailedHouse
  10. Amendment FailedHouse
  11. Amendment FailedHouse
  12. H Passed 2nd ReadingHouse
  13. Amendment AdoptedHouse
  14. Amendment FailedHouse
  15. Amendment AdoptedHouse
  16. Amendment AdoptedHouse
  17. Amendment AdoptedHouse
  18. Amendment AdoptedHouse
  19. H Amendments AdoptedHouse
  20. H Passed CoWHouse

Changes

Amendments

16 stored

HB0181H2001

Adopted 2nd reading by PEDERSEN

HB0181H2002

Adopted 2nd reading by PEDERSEN

HB0181H2003

Adopted 2nd reading by SEMLEK

HB0181H2004

Adopted 2nd reading by LUTHI

HB0181H2005

Failed 2nd reading by HARSHMAN

HB0181H2006

Adopted 2nd reading by LUTHI

HB0181H3001

Failed 3rd reading by SEMLEK

HB0181H3002

Failed 3rd reading by MILLER

HB0181H3003

Failed 3rd reading by MILLER

HB0181H3004

Failed 3rd reading by HARSHMAN

HB0181H3005

Adopted 3rd reading by COHEE

HB0181H3006

Failed 3rd reading by ANDERSON,R

HB0181H3007

Withdrawn 3rd reading by ANDERSON,R

HB0181H3008

Withdrawn 3rd reading by ANDERSON,R

HB0181HW001

Withdrawn Committee of the Whole by MILLER

HB0181HS001

Failed, Corrected Standing Committee by H03