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HB0146

Wyoming Solid and Hazardous Waste Rulemaking Authority

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In one sentence

This bill would allow Wyoming state agencies to create waste management rules that are stricter than federal standards.

What it does

  • Amends state law to allow the Department of Environmental Quality to recommend rules stricter than federal regulations.
  • Allows the Environmental Quality Council to set permit conditions that are more stringent than federal requirements if adequate cause exists.
  • Removes a previous requirement that state rules be exactly equivalent to federal rules for certain waste facilities.
  • Repeals a specific provision in the state code that limited the ability to impose stricter standards.
  • Sets an effective date of July 1, 2016, if the bill had passed.

Who it affects

  • The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality.
  • The Wyoming Environmental Quality Council.
  • Operators of solid waste management facilities in Wyoming.
  • Operators of commercial radioactive waste management facilities.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and failed introduction in the House on February 12, 2016.
  • The source text does not specify what constitutes 'adequate cause' for stricter rules.
  • The bill does not change the federal regulations themselves, only the state's ability to go beyond them.

Plain language

Terms to know

Stringent
Strict or demanding; in this context, rules that are tougher or more restrictive than the minimum federal standards.
Promulgate
To officially announce or issue rules and regulations.
Adequate cause
A sufficient reason or justification for taking a specific action, such as imposing stricter permit conditions.

Official record

Sources

Source checked
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill text

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 7, 12:16 AM

Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker opposes the bill because Wyoming needs regulatory flexibility to address specific local issues, particularly regarding groundwater protection where state regulations may need to be more stringent than federal ones.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:39:38 Watch the statement
Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker opposes the bill because there are cases where more stringent rules than federal standards are necessary for public health and should be decided by state agencies.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:40:36 Watch the statement
Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports the bill because a local Solid Waste District is concerned about proposed state regulations that would exceed federal requirements.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:41:28 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 Failed Introduction 29-31-0-0-02016-02-12 · House29 yes 31 no
Yes
29
No
31
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 29

David E NorthrupH50David R MillerH55Donald E Burkhart JrH15Elaine HarveyH26Fred A BaldwinH18Glenn W MonizH46Hans HuntH02James R AllenH33John C EklundH10Kendell R KroekerH35LARSEN LLOYDLAURSEN DANMark H BakerH48Mark S KinnerH29Michael D GreearH27Michael K MaddenH40Nathan A WintersH28Norine A KasperikH32Richard L CannadyH06Rita CampbellH34Rosie M BergerH51Samuel P KroneH24Theodore J BlackburnH42Thomas A LockhartH57Thomas F ReederH58Thomas J WaltersH38Timothy M StubsonH56Tyler E LindholmH01William H PownallH52

No 31

Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Allen M JaggiH19Andrew W SchwartzH23Bob NicholasR · H08BROWN SPEAKERCarl R LoucksH59Catherine R ConnollyH13Charles F PelkeyH45Cheri SteinmetzR · H05Clifford M JenningsH30Dan R KirkbrideH04Eric BarlowR · H03Garry C PiiparinenH49Gerald GayH36Harlan J EdmondsH12James W ByrdH44Jerry D PaxtonH47JoAnn R DaytonH17John L FreemanH60Ken A EsquibelH41Martha D HalversonH22Mary A ThroneH11Robert M McKimH21Roy H EdwardsH53Ruth A PetroffH16Scott M ClemH31Stanley L BlakeH39Steve HarshmanR · H37Susan S WilsonH07ZWONITZER, DNZWONITZER, DV

Official activity

Bill history

  1. H Failed Introduction 29-31-0-0-0House
  2. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  3. Bill Number AssignedLSO