Wyoming Infrastructure Authority Amendments
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Summary for LSO115 Bill No.: SF0024 Effective : 3/9/2015 LSO No.: 15LSO-0118 Enrolled Act No.: SEA 86 Chapter No.: 181 Prime Sponsor: Joint Minerals, Business & Economic Development Interim Committee Catch Title: Wyoming infrastructure authority amendments. Subject: W yoming Infrastructure A uthority projects and authority . Summary/Major Elements: The Wyoming Infrastructure Authority works to pro mote the development of Wyoming’ s economy through improvements to the S tate ’ s electric and energy transmission infrastructure and to promote the consumption of Wyoming energy. The Authority is authorized to fund projec ts through its bonding capacity. Previously, the law required projects funded by the Infrastructure Authority be located, at least in part, within Wyoming. This legislation removes statutory language limiting the Authority’ s ability to finance projects it does not own . This legislation removes the requirement that funded projects be locate d, at least in part, in Wyoming. The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.
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Why they voted this way
The speaker explains that the conference committee negotiated with House members who agreed to reduce the bonding authority from $3 billion back to $1 billion after receiving encouragement, and therefore requests an aye vote for this amount.
R · S30
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker states that if receding from non-concurrence results in the House's $3 billion figure, he believes they should vote no because that amount is too high.
R · S25
Why they voted this way
The speaker states there is a need for the bill to allow the authority to finance export projects that may not originate entirely within Wyoming.
S14
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker explains that the bill was introduced primarily because a previous House bill expanded the Wyoming Infrastructure Authority's capabilities beyond transmission power lines to include coal distribution facilities and ports.
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports the bill because it aligns current statutes with existing authority granted under statute 375-303A, which already permits the infrastructure authority to manage coal distribution facilities and ports.
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Wyoming roll calls
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Adopted Standing Committee by HMinerals
Corrected, Adopted Committee of the Whole by Von Flatern
S Adopted, H Adopted Conference Committee