HB0239 • 2009

Big Horn basin discovery center.

AN ACT relating to Wyoming Big Horn basin nature and discovery center; providing a grant for construction of the center on state park land to be located near the entrance to Hot Springs state park; requiring a lease agreement; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

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Sponsor: Representative Quarberg
Last action: 2009-03-13
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2009

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HB0239HW001

Committee of the Whole • QUARBERG

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by QUARBERG

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HB0239HS001

Standing Committee • H09

Adopted, Corrected

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HB0239HS002

Standing Committee • H02

Adopted

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HB0239S3001

3rd reading • COE

Adopted

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HB0239SS001

Standing Committee • LARSON

Adopted

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Bill History

2009-03-13 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 203
2009-03-13 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0116
2009-03-05 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0116
2009-03-05 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0116
2009-03-04 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0116
2009-03-04 House
H Did Concur
2009-03-03 House
H Received for Concurrence
2009-03-03 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2009-03-03 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2009-03-02 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2009-02-27 Senate
S Passed CoW
2009-02-27 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2009-02-27 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2009-02-26 Senate
S Placed on General File
2009-02-26 Senate
S02 Recommended Do Pass
2009-02-25 Senate
S Rereferred to S02
2009-02-25 Senate
S Placed on General File
2009-02-25 Senate
S09 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2009-02-12 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S09
2009-02-12 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2009-02-10 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2009-02-09 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2009-02-06 House
H Passed CoW
2009-02-06 House
Amendment Adopted
2009-02-06 House
Amendment Adopted
2009-02-06 House
H Amendments Adopted
2009-02-06 House
Amendment Adopted
2009-02-03 House
H Placed on General File
2009-02-03 House
H02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2009-01-30 House
H Rereferred to H02
2009-01-30 House
H09 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2009-01-22 House
H Introduced and Referred to H09
2009-01-21 House
H Received for Introduction
2009-01-20 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
HB0239
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
09LSO-0320
Effective Date:

7/1/2009

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0116

Chapter No.:
203

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Quarberg

Catch Title:
Big
Horn basin discovery center.

Subject:
Appropriation
for Big Horn basin discovery center.

Summary/Major Elements:

The act provides an
appropriation to a joint powers board created by Hot Springs County and the town of Thermopolis for funding project planning and investigating the economic
viability and funding options for a discovery center to be located on state
park land near the entrance to Hot Springs state park.

The act limits expenditure of
funds appropriated until the joint powers board is created and it has entered
into a lease agreement with the department of state parks and cultural
resources.

Comments:

Report Required: The joint powers board must report to the joint travel,
recreation, wildlife and cultural resources interim committee and the joint
minerals, business and economic development interim committee by December 1,
2009.

Note:

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Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0239

ENROLLED ACT NO. 116, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2009 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
Wyoming
Big Horn
b
asin
n
ature and
d
iscovery

c
enter; providing
funding for project planning for a
center

on state park land to be located near the entrance to Hot Springs state park
;
requiring a lease agreement;
requiring a report;
providing an appropriation;
providing for reversion of appropriations;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

(a)

There is appropriated
one hundred thousand
dollars ($
1
00,000.00) from the budget reserve account to
the state loan and investment board to be expended as provided in this act. None of this appropriation shall be expended until

joint powers board is created by
Hot Springs

County
and the town of
Thermopolis
for purposes of constructing and managing the
Big

Horn

Basin
nature and discovery center
. This appropriation shall only be expended for the purpose of funding
the
project planning
and investigating economic viability and funding options
for the Wyoming Big Horn basin nature and discovery center to be located on state park land near the entrance to
Hot Springs
state park
. Notw
ithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose
.

(b)

The design and construction of the discovery center shall follow the process for design and construction contracts with public entities provided in W.S. 16
‑
6
‑
701 through 16
‑
6
‑
708.

(c)

Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section,
no funds will be expended until
the joint powers board has entered into a lease agreement
pursuant to W.S. 36
‑
8
‑
304
with the department of state parks and cultural resources that authorizes the construction of the Wyoming Big Horn
b
asin
n
ature and
d
iscovery
c
enter located on state park land near the entrance to Hot Springs state park.

(d)

By
December
1, 2009
,
the joint powers board created by Hot Springs County and the town of Thermopolis shall report to the joint travel, recreation wildlife and cultural resources interim committee and the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee on the
planning, economic viability and funding options of
the discovery center
.

(e)

Any unexpended, unencumbered or unobligated funds appropriated by this act shall lapse to the budget reserve account on June 30, 201
0
.

Section
2
.

This act is effective July 1, 200
9
.

(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