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Bill Summary - 22LSO-0322 Bill No.: HB0042 Effective: 7/1/2022 12:00:00 AM LSO No.: 22LSO-0322 Enrolled Act No.: HEA No. 0061 Chapter No.: 91 Prime Sponsor: Joint Appropriations Committee Catch Title: Local government distributions. Subject: Appropriations for cities, towns and counties. Summary/Major Elements: The act makes two appropriations to the Office of State Lands and Investments for distribution to cities, towns, and counties in the amounts of one hundred five million dollars ($105,000,000.00) and fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000.00). From these appropriations, cities and towns receive seventy-seven million seven hundred ninety-six thousand dollars ($77,796,000.00) and counties receive forty-two million two hundred four thousand dollars ($42,204,000.00). Funds appropriated in this act are directly distributed to local governments based on various factors, including population, assessed valuation and per capita sales and use tax collection. The two appropriations are distributed in a similar manner although a modified distribution formula is applied to the fifteen million dollar ($15,000,000.00) appropriation. The appropriated funds are distributed on August 15, 2022 and January 15, 2023 for fiscal year 2023, and August 15, 2023 and January 15, 2024 for fiscal year 2024. 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 lawmaker supports the bill because it preserves the $105 million distribution using the previously adopted Madden formula, with changes limited only to how an additional $15 million is allocated.
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Why they voted this way
The lawmaker urges an affirmative vote because the bill maintains the original $105 million distribution while using additional funds to provide extra support specifically for small towns and counties with low assessed valuations.
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Why they voted this way
The lawmaker believes the bill is better if funding and distribution models remain separate rather than combined, which leads to a vote against it.
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The amendment requires local governments to match state funds for grants aimed at community enhancement or economic development projects, with specific conditions on distribution and eligibility.
The amendment removes certain sections from the bill and adds new funding provisions for cities, towns, and counties using a modified revenue-challenged formula.
The amendment adds a rule that cities and towns cannot use distributed funds to pay board members for their work, except when the law requires it. The same rule applies to counties.
The amendment changes specific funding amounts, percentages, and text in the bill to modify how local government funding is distributed.
This amendment to HB0042 removes certain sections of the bill related to funding formulas and appropriations for local governments.
The amendment changes how funding is distributed to counties by adjusting the formula used for calculating these distributions.
The amendment adds a rule that cities and towns, as well as counties, cannot receive funding if they pay their board members unless state law requires it.
The amendment changes the month from June to July for a specific funding distribution date.