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HB0130

HB0130: Impact Assistance for Wind Energy Facilities

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In one sentence

This bill proposed to distribute a portion of sales and use tax revenue from the construction of wind energy facilities to local counties and towns.

What it does

  • Proposes to credit 40% of the revenue generated from the construction of a wind energy facility to the state general fund.
  • Proposes to distribute the remaining 60% of that revenue to the county treasurer of the county where the facility is located.
  • Directs the county treasurer to distribute those funds to the county and its cities and towns based on a ratio established by the industrial siting council.
  • Requires the industrial siting council to establish the distribution ratio during a public hearing.
  • Defines a wind energy facility as a commercial facility generating electricity from wind that consists of 30 or more wind turbines in all planned phases or expands an existing installation to reach that number.

Who it affects

  • The state treasurer and the state general fund.
  • County treasurers, counties, cities, and towns in Wyoming.
  • The industrial siting council.
  • Entities constructing wind energy facilities under a permit.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and died in committee on March 5, 2010.
  • The provided text is a working draft.
  • The bill does not specify the exact dollar amounts of tax revenue generated.

Plain language

Terms to know

Wind energy facility
A commercial facility that generates electricity from wind and has 30 or more wind turbines in all planned phases of the installation.
Industrial siting council
A body that establishes the ratio for distributing funds to local governments during a public hearing.
Impact assistance
Payments made to local governments from tax revenue generated by construction projects.

Official record

Sources

Source checked
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill text

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 8, 6:25 AM

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker states that the bill ensures counties receive necessary funding to mitigate impacts from wind facilities, treating them as a specific type of industrial site.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:30:19 Watch the statement

If a lawmaker is not listed, we couldn't find a published reason.

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

1 roll call

H Introduced and Referred to H09;No Report Prior to COW Cutoff; Intro Vote 40-17-3-0-02010-02-11 · House40 yes 17 no
Yes
40
No
17
Absent
0
Excused
3
Conflict
0

Yes 40

Allen M JaggiH18Amy L EdmondsH12Bernadine CraftH17Bill ThompsonH60Catherine R ConnollyH13Colin SimpsonH24Debbie HammonsH27Dn.Edward BuchananH04Elaine HarveyH26George BagbyH15Glenn W MonizH46James A RoscoeH22James W ByrdH44John D Bonner Jr.H25Joseph M BarbutoH48Kathleen DavisonH20Ken A EsquibelH41Kermit C BrownH14Lori A MillinH08Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mary W HalesH36Michael A GilmoreH59Owen PetersenH19Pete JorgensenH16Peter S IllowayH42Richard L CannadyH06Robert M McKimH21Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Rosie M BergerH51Ross DiercksH02Seth A CarsonH45Stanley L BlakeH39Steve HarshmanR · H37Terry L KimbleH49Thomas A LockhartH57Timothy M StubsonH56Tom Lubnau IIH31William "Jeb" StewardH47W. Patrick P GogglesH33

No 17

Bryan K PedersenH07David R MillerH55Del McOmieH54Dv.Frank D PeasleyH03Gregory R BlikreH53Jack D Landon Jr.H30John W PattonH29Keith M GingeryH23Lisa A SheppersonH58Mark SemlekH01Matt TeetersH05Michael K MaddenH40Pat ChildersH50Robert A BrechtelH38Roy CoheeH35Sue E WallisH52

Excused 3

Frank PhilpH34Mary A ThroneH11Timothy P HallinanH32

Official activity

Bill history

  1. H Died In CommitteeHouse
  2. H Introduced and Referred to H09;No Report Prior to COW Cutoff; Intro VoteHouse
  3. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  4. Bill Number AssignedLSO