SF0081 Fire protection districts-new entities.

Official Summary Text

2008 General Session Summary for SF0081

Bill No.:
SF0081
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
08LSO-0345
Effective Date:

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0029

Chapter No.:

Prime Sponsor:
Senator
Peterson

Catch Title:
Fire
protection districts-new entities.

Subject:
Clarifies
that fire protection districts created by a division of an existing fire
protection district are not new taxing entities for purposes of timing of tax
levies.

Summary/Major Elements:

The act clarifies that fire
protection districts created by a division of an existing fire protection
district are not new taxing entities for purposes of timing of tax levies.

The act clarifies that a new
taxing entity is not created when a fire protection district enters into a
mutual aid agreement to provide service outside it boundaries.

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0081

ENROLLED ACT NO. 29, SENATE

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2008 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to
fire protection districts; providing that entry into a mutual aid agreement does not create a new taxing entity;
providing that division of a fire protection district shall not be treated as creating new entities as specified;

specifying applicability;
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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1
‑
121 b
y creating a new subsection (d)
,
35
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9
‑
201
and 35
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9
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215 by creating a new subsection (c)
are amended to read:

15
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1
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121.

Fire protection agreements authorized; limitation; liability.

(d)

Entry into an agreement or contract pursuant to this section does not create a new or reorganized taxing entity as provided in W.S. 39
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13
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104(m).

35
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9
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201.

Applicability; powers of districts generally.

This act shall apply to a fire protection district created under the provisions of this act or under the provisions of article 1, chapter 45, Wyoming Compiled Statutes, 1945, as amended. Such fire protection district is hereby authorized to provide protection from fire
and other public safety emergencies
for all persons and property within its boundaries, and to contract
, including mutual aid agreements,
to give or receive such protection to or from one (1) or more other municipal corporations,
other fire protection districts,
private organizations or individuals.
No fire protection district is liable for damages to persons or property resulting from the operation or presence of fire fighting equipment outside the district boundaries pursuant to an agreement or contract under this section.

Entry into an agreement or contract pursuant to this section does not create a new or reorganized taxing entity as provided in W.S. 39
‑
13
‑
104(m).

35
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9
‑
215.

Distribution of assets and liabilities following division.

(c)

New fire protection districts created by a division of a fire protection district pursuant to W.S. 35
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9
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212 through 35
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9
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215 shall not be treated as a new or reorganized taxing entity for purposes of W.S. 39
‑
13
‑
104(m).

Section 2.

This act shall apply to all ad valorem
taxes
assessed and levied on any property on and after January 1, 2008
.

Section
3
.

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

Fire protection districts-new entities.

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