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HB0226 • 2009

State lands grazing leases.

AN ACT relating to state lands; modifying lease renewal preference criteria; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Shepperson
Last action
2009-03-05
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2009

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Amendments

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HB0226H2001

2nd reading • LANDON

Withdrawn

Plain English: Withdrawn 2nd reading by LANDON

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HB0226H3001

3rd reading • LANDON

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 3rd reading by LANDON

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HB0226HS001

Standing Committee • H05

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H05

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HB0226S2001

2nd reading • NICHOLAS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by NICHOLAS

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HB0226SS001

Standing Committee • GEIS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by GEIS

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Bill History

  1. 2009-03-05 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 157

  2. 2009-03-05 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0087

  3. 2009-03-03 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0087

  4. 2009-03-03 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0087

  5. 2009-03-02 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0087

  6. 2009-03-02 Senate

    S Adopted HB0226JC01

  7. 2009-02-27 House

    H Adopted HB0226JC01

  8. 2009-02-25 Senate

    S Appointed JCC01 Members

  9. 2009-02-24 House

    H Appointed JCC01 Members

  10. 2009-02-24 House

    H Did Not Concur

  11. 2009-02-23 House

    H Received for Concurrence

  12. 2009-02-23 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  13. 2009-02-20 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  14. 2009-02-20 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  15. 2009-02-19 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  16. 2009-02-19 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  17. 2009-02-19 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  18. 2009-02-18 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  19. 2009-02-18 Senate

    S05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  20. 2009-02-10 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S05

  21. 2009-02-10 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  22. 2009-02-09 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  23. 2009-02-09 House

    Amendment Adopted

  24. 2009-02-06 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  25. 2009-02-05 House

    H Passed CoW

  26. 2009-02-05 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  27. 2009-02-05 House

    Amendment Adopted

  28. 2009-02-04 House

    H Placed on General File

  29. 2009-02-04 House

    H05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  30. 2009-01-21 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H05

  31. 2009-01-20 House

    H Received for Introduction

  32. 2009-01-19 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
HB0226
Drafter:

MRW

LSO No.:
09LSO-0488
Effective Date:

7/1/2009

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0087

Chapter No.:
157

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Shepperson

Catch Title:
State
lands grazing leases.

Subject:
Criteria for
state lands grazing leases.

Summary/Major Elements:

Modifies the lease renewal
criteria by establishing the minimum fair market value as determined by
the board of land commissioners and a maximum of not more than 120% of the
maximum fair market value as determined by the board of land
commissioners, based on the previous year's values for the state, district
or county, as determined by the national agricultural statistics service
using:

The private land lease rate
per animal unit for Wyoming grazing leases; or

The private land irrigated or
nonirrigated cropland lease rates, as applicable, for Wyoming cropland
leased on irrigated or nonirrigated cropland.

Allows a downward adjustment
of 20% to reasonably reflect the contributions the lessee provides as
part of the grazing or cropland lease.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0226

ENROLLED ACT NO. 87, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2009 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
state lands; modifying
lease renewal
preference criteria;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 36
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5
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105(c) is amended to read:

36
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5
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105.

Criteria for leasing; preferences; assignments, subleases or contracts; lands taken for war purposes; mineral lands excepted; agricultural lands.

(c)

An applicant who is the holder of an expiring lease, and has paid the rental when due, and has not violated the provisions of the lease, and is qualified under the provisions of W.S. 36
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101, shall have a preferred right to renew such lease by meeting the highest bid offered by another qualified applicant who has actual and necessary use for the land and available forage and whose bid is
based on the fair market value using the formula developed by the board pursuant to W.S. 36
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5
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101(b)
,

not less than the minimum fair market value as determined by the board
for the same or a similar use of land
.

using the formula developed pursuant to W.S. 36
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5
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101(b)

and not more than
one hundred twenty percent (120%) of
the maximum fair market value
as determined by the board based on
the
previous year's
values for the state, district or county, whichever is most localized and available, as determined by the national agricultural statistics service utilizing:

(i)

The private land lease rate per animal unit
month for
Wyoming
grazing leases; or

(ii)

Th
e private land irrigated or non
irrigated cropland lease rate, as applicable, for Wyoming crop
land leases on irrigated or non
irrigated cropland; and

(iii)

A downward adjustment of twenty percent (20%) to reasonably reflect lessee

contributions typically provided as a part of a private land
grazing
lease rate

or
a private cropland lease rate, as applicable
.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2009.

(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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