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HB0052 • 2007

Game and fish-license revenue recoupment.

AN ACT relating to game and fish; creating a free and reduced price license revenue recoupment program; providing for recoupment of license revenues lost due to statutorily designated free and reduced priced hunting and fishing licenses; providing for reports; providing an appropriation; 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
Travel
Last action
2007-03-04
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2007

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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HB0052H3001

3rd reading • TEETERS

Withdrawn

Plain English: Withdrawn 3rd reading by TEETERS

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HB0052S2001

2nd reading • PERKINS

Failed

Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by PERKINS

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HB0052SS001

Standing Committee • BURNS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by BURNS

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Bill History

  1. 2007-03-04 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 180

  2. 2007-03-04 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0107

  3. 2007-02-28 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0107

  4. 2007-02-28 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 107

  5. 2007-02-27 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0107

  6. 2007-02-27 House

    H Did Concur

  7. 2007-02-27 House

    H Received for Concurrence

  8. 2007-02-26 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  9. 2007-02-23 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  10. 2007-02-23 Senate

    Amendment Failed

  11. 2007-02-22 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  12. 2007-02-22 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  13. 2007-02-22 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  14. 2007-02-15 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  15. 2007-02-15 Senate

    S02 Recommended Do Pass

  16. 2007-02-01 Senate

    S Rereferred to S02

  17. 2007-02-01 Senate

    S06 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  18. 2007-01-26 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S06

  19. 2007-01-25 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  20. 2007-01-25 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  21. 2007-01-24 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  22. 2007-01-23 House

    H Passed CoW

  23. 2007-01-19 House

    H Placed on General File

  24. 2007-01-19 House

    H02 Recommended Do Pass

  25. 2007-01-10 House

    H Rereferred to H02

  26. 2007-01-10 House

    H06 Recommended Do Pass

  27. 2007-01-09 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H06

  28. 2007-01-09 House

    H Received for Introduction

  29. 2006-12-19 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2007 General Session Summary for HB0052

Bill No.:
HB0052
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
07LSO-0065
Effective Date:

7/1/2007

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0107

Chapter No.:
<chptnum>

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and
Cultural Resources Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Game and fish-license revenue recoupment.

Subject:
General fund appropriation to replace
revenues from free and reduced price licenses.

Summary/Major Elements:

The act requires the game and
fish department to annually prepare a report of licenses sold or issued in the
previous year under statutes requiring free or reduced prices be charged for
those licenses.

The report will be submitted
to the state auditor with a request for payment for the difference between the
amount received by the department and the cost of a full price adult license
corresponding with each type of license sold.

The act requires the
department to submit a budget request to fund the program in the future.

Appropriates fund to the game
and fish department from the general fund to replace lost revenues.

Comments:

Final action on this bill was
not taken at the time this summary was prepared. Should changes be made to the
bill upon final passage an updated summary will be transmitted to all
legislators.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0052

ENROLLED ACT NO. 107, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2007 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to game and fish; creating a free and reduced price license revenue recoupment program; providing for recoupment of license revenues lost due to statutorily designated free and reduced priced hunting and fishing licenses; providing for reports; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 23
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1
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504 is created to read:

23
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1
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504.

Free and reduced price license revenue recoupment program.

(a)

Not later than July 31, 2007, and not later than July 31 of each subsequent year thereafter, the chief fiscal officer of the game and fish department shall prepare and certify a report of licenses sold or issued in the previous calendar year under the following statutes:

(i)

W.S. 23
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2
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201(f) and (g);

(ii)

W.S. 23
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2
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101(j)(xi), (xvi), (xvii), (xx), (xxi), (xxxii) and (xxxiii);

(iii)

W.S. 23
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2
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301(c)(xiii);

(iv)

W.S. 23
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1
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705(a), (d) and (e); and

(v)

W.S. 23
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2
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207(a).

(b)

The chief fiscal officer of the game and fish department shall submit to the state auditor the report created under subsection (a) of this section with a payment request for the number of licenses of each type sold or issued multiplied by the difference between the amount received by the department for that license and the cost of a full price adult license corresponding with each type of license sold or issued.

(c)

Upon receipt of the report and payment request, the state auditor shall transfer to the game and fish fund the amount claimed on the payment request from funds appropriated for this program to the extent available.

(d)

The game and fish commission shall prepare a biennial budget request prior to each budget session of the legislature for the purpose of funding the free and reduced price license revenue recoupment program and shall submit the request to the governor pursuant to W.S. 9
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2
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1010 through 9
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2
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1013.

Section 2.

There is appropriated to the state auditor one million one hundred thousand dollars ($1,100,000.00) from the general fund for the period beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2008. Funds appropriated under this section shall only be expended for the purpose of funding the free and reduced price license revenue recoupment program and shall not be expended for any other purpose.

Section 3.

This act is effective July 1, 2007.

(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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