Rangeland health assessments.
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Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit> Bill No.: SF0007 Drafter: MRW LSO No.: 10LSO-0006 Effective Date: 7/1/2010 VETOED IN PART Enrolled Act No.: SEA0047 Chapter No.: Prime Sponsor: Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee Catch Title: Rangeland health assessments. Subject: Rangeland health assessments. Summary/Major Elements: Current law does not provide for any assessment of Wyoming's rangeland nor does it provide any assistance in determining the health of Wyoming rangeland. This bill creates the rangeland health assessment program to consider the impact on state, federal, local and private property. It establishes rangeland monitoring if necessary and includes protections necessary for the management of soil erosion and vegetation loss. This bill provides for the cooperation between the department of agriculture, the University of Wyoming, county governments, federal agencies and private landowners. The assessments will only be conducted on federal or state managed lands and requires the voluntary cooperation and participation of all entities. The bill requires matching funds for any contracts entered into through the University of Wyoming, institutions of higher education and other qualified state and local governmental agencies and provides for adoption of necessary rules and regulations. The bill allows for funds under the federal natural resource policy account to be spent on the development of rangeland health assessments. This bill provides: o $20,000 to the department of agriculture to develop the rangeland health assessment program. o $200,000 to the department of agriculture to participate in and to contract for rangeland health assessments. THIS $200,000 APPROPRIATION WAS VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR. o $100,000 to the department of agriculture to contract with the University of Wyoming to provide training and technical assistance, collection of data, education, coordination and participation in rangeland health assessments. Comments: Report required: The bill requires the Department of Agriculture to report to the Agriculture Committee no later than January 1, 2012 regarding the department's progress on the rangeland health assessments and on the funds spent on the program. THIS BILL WAS VETOED IN PART. The Governor vetoed as overbroad the creation of W.S. 11-2-207(d)(i) which would have facilitated the multiple use of the resource. The Governor also vetoed the $200,000 appropriation to contract for the rangeland assessments stating that an appropriation may be necessary in the 2011 supplemental budget after the program has been established, priorities defined and rules promulgated.
Public statements
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H01
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports the bill because splitting the difference on funding between $300,000 and $100,000 will work well for ramping up the range assessment program.
H01
Why they voted this way
The speaker states that existing bill language is too broad and could override county abilities, so they propose an insertion to clarify the division's authority.
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker opposes the bill because the House Appropriations Committee tripled the funding amount recommended by the Senate.
R · S30
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker opposes the bill due to increased spending and because an amendment allowing a study on grazing effects was deleted.
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports the amendment to ensure state funding does not replace federal obligations, specifically noting that companies proposing projects should pay for Environmental Impact Statements rather than the state.
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker opposes the amendment because experience with Indian lands shows that federal agencies often fail to maintain infrastructure, requiring state funds to step in for urgent repairs.
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports the amendment because federal land management decisions are often driven by politics and money rather than sound science, necessitating state language to ensure implementation.
H50
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker opposes the amendment because adding language restricting state funds from federal obligations could legally challenge the ability of cooperating agencies to participate in environmental impact statement implementation.
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports the bill's intent to allow participation in implementing environmental impact statements, arguing that this section is distinct from rangeland health assessments and does not conflict with Senate File 7.
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker explains that the bill was previously vetoed because funding was placed with conservation districts, so this version moves the money to the Commission of Agriculture and contracts with the University of Wyoming for assessments.
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