SF0149 • 2007

Abandoned mine land funds account.

AN ACT relating to abandoned mine land funds; creating the abandoned mine land funds account; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Senator Nicholas
Last action: 2007-02-15
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 2/15/2007

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2007-02-15 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 49
2007-02-15 Governor
Governor Signed SEA0021
2007-02-13 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 21
2007-02-13 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0021
2007-02-12 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0021
2007-02-12 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2007-02-09 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2007-02-08 House
H Passed CoW
2007-02-06 House
H Placed on General File
2007-02-06 House
H02 Recommended Do Pass
2007-02-05 House
H Introduced and Referred to H02
2007-01-26 House
H Received for Introduction
2007-01-26 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2007-01-25 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2007-01-24 Senate
S Passed CoW
2007-01-23 Senate
S Placed on General File
2007-01-23 Senate
S02 Recommended Do Pass
2007-01-19 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S02
2007-01-19 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2007-01-18 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2007 General Session Summary for SF0149

Bill No.:
SF0149
Drafter:

MRW

LSO No.:
07LSO-0559
Effective Date:

2/15/2007

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0021

Chapter No.:
49

Prime Sponsor:
Senator
Nicholas

Catch Title:
Abandoned
mine land funds account.

Subject:
Abandoned mine
land funds account.

Summary/Major Elements:

Creates the abandoned mine land funds reserve account.

Requires all funds received from the federal government from the
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act amendments of 2006 to be
deposited into the abandoned mine land funds reserve account. The funds
are estimated to be $550 million, distributed over several years.

Requires all funds and interest generated on the funds to remain
in the abandoned mine land funds reserve account until appropriated by the
legislature.

Specifies these funds are
separate from and in addition to the funds distributed to the Wyoming abandoned
mine land program which are used for reclamation of abandoned mine lands.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0149

ENROLLED ACT NO. 21, SENATE

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

AN ACT relating to abandoned mine land funds; creating the abandoned mine land funds account; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 35
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1210 is created to read:

35
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1210.

Abandoned mine land funds reserve account.

(a)

There is created the abandoned mine land funds reserve account.

(b)

All funds received from the federal government, from the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2006, Section 411(h), pursuant to 2007 H.R. 6111, shall be deposited into the abandoned mine land funds reserve account.

(c)

All funds and all interest generated on the funds, shall remain in the abandoned mine land funds reserve account until appropriated by the legislature.

(d)

The funds under subsection (b) of this section are separate from and in addition to the funds distributed to Wyoming for the abandoned mine land program under W.S. 35
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1201 through 35
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1209.

Section 2.

This act is effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.

(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