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HB0148 • 2007

Municipal park vacation.

AN ACT relating to cities and towns; providing for vacation of public parks for school or educational purposes; and providing for an effective date.

Education
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Walsh
Last action
2007-02-16
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2007

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2007-02-16 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 67

  2. 2007-02-16 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0042

  3. 2007-02-13 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0042

  4. 2007-02-13 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 42

  5. 2007-02-13 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0042

  6. 2007-02-13 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2007-02-12 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2007-02-09 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  9. 2007-02-07 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2007-02-07 Senate

    S04 Recommended Do Pass

  11. 2007-02-05 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S04

  12. 2007-01-31 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2007-01-31 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  14. 2007-01-30 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  15. 2007-01-29 House

    H Passed CoW

  16. 2007-01-25 House

    H Placed on General File

  17. 2007-01-25 House

    H04 Recommended Do Pass

  18. 2007-01-18 House

    H Rereferred to H04

  19. 2007-01-12 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H07

  20. 2007-01-10 House

    H Received for Introduction

  21. 2007-01-08 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2007 General Session Summary for HB0148

Bill No.:
HB0148
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
07LSO-0373
Effective Date:

7/1/2007

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0042

Chapter No.:
67

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Walsh

Catch Title:
Municipal
park vacation.

Subject:
Allows vacation of city or town park
land for school purposes.

Summary/Major Elements:

The act allows cities and
towns to vacate from public use any property held for park purposes if the
property will be used for public school or public educational purposes after
the vacation.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0148

ENROLLED ACT NO. 42, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

AN ACT relating to cities and towns; providing for vacation of public parks for school or educational purposes; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 15
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103(a)(xii)(intro) and by creating new subparagraphs (D) and (E) is amended to read:

15
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103.

General powers of governing bodies.

(a)

The governing bodies of all cities and towns may:

(xii)

In the manner provided in W.S. 15
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301 through 15
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305 vacate from public use any property acquired or held for park purposes, if
:

(D)

T
he city or town has held title to the property for more than ten (10) years and no substantial use has been made thereof for park purposes;
or

(E)

The property will be used for public school or public educational purposes after the vacation.

Section 2.

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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