HB0069 • 2005

Public transit account-appropriation.

AN ACT relating to the public transit account; providing an appropriation; specifying uses for the appropriation; providing for distribution of funds; requiring rules and regulations; providing for the reversion of funds as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representative Cohee
Last action: 2005-02-25
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2005

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HB0069HS001

Standing Committee • H02

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H02

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Bill History

2005-02-25 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 150
2005-02-25 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0073
2005-02-23 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0073
2005-02-23 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0073
2005-02-22 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0073
2005-02-22 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2005-02-18 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2005-02-17 Senate
S Passed CoW
2005-02-10 Senate
S Placed on General File
2005-02-10 Senate
S02 Recommended Do Pass
2005-02-09 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S02
2005-02-08 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2005-02-07 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2005-02-04 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2005-02-03 House
H Passed CoW
2005-02-03 House
Amendment Adopted
2005-02-03 House
H Amendments Adopted
2005-01-31 House
H Placed on General File
2005-01-31 House
H02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2005-01-14 House
H Introduced and Referred to H02
2005-01-11 House
H Received for Introduction
2004-12-23 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2005 General Session Summary for HB0069

Bill No.:
HB0069
Drafter:

JHR

LSO
No.:
05LSO-0372
Effective
Date:

7/1/2005

Enrolled
Act No.:
HEA0073

Chapter
No.:
150

Prime
Sponsor:
Representative Cohee

Catch
Title:
Public transit
account-appropriation.

Subject:
Provides
an appropriation to the Department of Transportation for the public transit
program.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Under current law, the Department of Transportation receives federal
funds for distribution to local government entities for public transportation
programs as provided in W.S. 24-15-102.

This bill:

Appropriates $1 million to the Department of Transportation for deposit
into a separate account within the public transit account;

Specifies the funds and any interest earned under the separate account
shall be distributed to eligible grantees under the public transit program;

Requires the Department to adopt rules specifying that the funds under
this program may only be used for operational expenses and shall not be used
for capital improvements;

Specifies that not more than $1 million of the funds and interest earned
from the separate account may be distributed for the fiscal year beginning July
1, 2005;

Specifies the funds and earned interest from the separate account are in
addition to public transit funds available for distribution under W.S.
24-15-102.

Specifies that the appropriation under this act shall be considered
one-time funding and shall not be part of the Department's standard budget
request for the next biennium.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0069

ENROLLED ACT NO. 73, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2005 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to the public transit account; providing an appropriation; specifying uses for the appropriation; providing for distribution of funds; requiring rules and regulations; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

(a)

There is appropriated one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) from the general fund to the department of transportation. The funds appropriated under this act shall be deposited in a separate account within the public transit account created by W.S. 24
‑
15
‑
102.

(b)

The funds and any interest earned under the separate account within the public transit account shall be distributed to eligible grantees under the public transit program created by W.S. 24
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15
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101, pursuant to rules promulgated by the department of transportation. The department of transportation shall promulgate rules and regulations that specify the funds within the separate account shall be used only for operational expenses and shall not be used for capital improvements. To the extent funds, including interest earned on the funds, are available, the department of transportation may distribute funds from the separate account within the public transit account to eligible grantees as follows:

(i)

For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, not more than one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) may be distributed.

(c)

The funds distributed by the department of transportation from the separate account within the public transit account shall be in addition to any funds distributed under W.S. 24
‑
15
‑
102.

Section 2.

The appropriation under this act shall be considered a one-time appropriation, and shall not be considered a part of the division's standard budget during the department of administration and information's budget preparation cycle in the 2007-2008 biennium budget.

Section 3.
This act is effective July 1, 2005.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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