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SF0073 • 2005

Wyoming oil and gas conservation commission-penalties.

AN ACT relating to mines and minerals; amending penalties that may be imposed by the Wyoming oil and gas conservation commission; providing for waiver of penalties; 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
Senator Hawks
Last action
2005-02-17
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2005

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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SF0073HS001

Standing Committee • H07

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H07

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SF0073S2001

2nd reading • HAWKS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by HAWKS

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Bill History

  1. 2005-02-17 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 19

  2. 2005-02-17 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA0009

  3. 2005-02-15 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0009

  4. 2005-02-14 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0009

  5. 2005-02-11 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA0009

  6. 2005-02-11 Senate

    S Did Concur

  7. 2005-02-11 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  8. 2005-02-10 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  9. 2005-02-09 House

    H Passed CoW

  10. 2005-02-09 House

    Amendment Adopted

  11. 2005-02-09 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  12. 2005-02-04 House

    H Placed on General File

  13. 2005-02-04 House

    H07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  14. 2005-02-01 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H07

  15. 2005-01-24 House

    H Received for Introduction

  16. 2005-01-20 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  17. 2005-01-19 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  18. 2005-01-19 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  19. 2005-01-19 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  20. 2005-01-18 Senate

    S Laid Back Without Prejudice

  21. 2005-01-17 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  22. 2005-01-14 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  23. 2005-01-14 Senate

    S09 Recommended Do Pass

  24. 2005-01-11 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S09

  25. 2005-01-10 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  26. 2005-01-07 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2005 General Session Summary for SF0073

Bill
No.:
SF0073
Drafter:

MRW

LSO
No.:
05LSO-0341
Effective Date:

7/1/2005

Enrolled
Act No.:
SEA0009

Chapter
No.:
19

Prime
Sponsor:
Senator Hawks

Catch Title:
Wyoming oil and gas
conservation commission-penalties.

Subject:
Modifies fines and penalties
imposed by the Wyoming oil and gas conservation commission.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Increases fines and penalties payable to the Wyoming oil and gas
conservation commission from not more than $500.00 to not more than $5,000.00
and from not more than $1,000.00 to not more than $10,000.00 for various
violations and for each day the violation continues.

Provides for any penalties collected to be paid to the state treasurer
and credited to the public school fund of the county in which the violation occurred.

Allows the Wyoming oil and gas conservation commission to waive penalties
for good cause.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0073

ENROLLED ACT NO. 9, SENATE

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

AN ACT relating to mines and minerals; amending penalties that may be imposed by the Wyoming oil and gas conservation commission; providing for payment of penalties into the public school fund; providing for waiver of penalties; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W. S. 30
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5
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127 is created to read:

30
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5
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127.

Payment of penalties.

Unless otherwise provided by law, all civil or administrative fines or penalties collected under this article shall be paid over to the state treasurer to be credited to the public school fund of the county in which the violation for which the fine or penalty was imposed occurred.

Section 2.

W.S. 30
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5
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119(a) and by creating a new subsection (g) is amended to read:

30
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5
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119.

Penalties for violation of act, orders of commission; penalties cumulative.

(a)

Any person who violates any provision of this act or who after either actual or constructive notice thereof from the commission or its representative violates any rule, regulation, or order of the commission shall forfeit
to the Wyoming oil and gas conservation fund
an amount of not more than
five hundred dollars ($500.00)
five thousand dollars ($5,000.00)
for each act of violation
, and for each day that such violation continues,
to be fixed and determined by the commission after notice and opportunity for hearing. Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any provision of this act or who after notice thereof from the commission or its representatives knowingly and willfully violates any rule, regulation, or order of the commission shall be subject to a civil penalty
to be remitted and payable into the account of the Wyoming oil and gas conservation commission fund
upon order of the district court of the county in which the defendant resides, or in which any defendant resides if there be more than one
(1)
defendant, or in the district court of any county in which the violation occurred, or in the district court of Laramie county, Wyoming
.
, which said

The
civil penalty shall not exceed the sum of
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)
ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00)
for each act of violation and for each day that such violation continues.

(g)

The commission may waive any penalty under this section for good cause.

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 Senate.

Chief Clerk

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