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HB0046 • 2010
Omnibus water bill-planning.
AN ACT relating to water development projects; authorizing specified Level I and Level II studies and providing appropriations; requiring reports; providing for reversion of unexpended funds; authorizing unobligated funds to be used to complete other designated project studies under certain conditions; authorizing money for the office of water programs as specified; and providing for an effective date.
Enacted
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Bill History
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2010-03-04
LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 32
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2010-03-04
Governor
Governor Signed HEA0013
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2010-03-02
Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0013
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2010-03-01
House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0013
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2010-02-26
LSO
Assigned Number HEA0013
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2010-02-26
Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
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2010-02-25
Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
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2010-02-24
Senate
S Passed CoW
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2010-02-19
Senate
S Placed on General File
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2010-02-19
Senate
S05 Recommended Do Pass
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2010-02-17
Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S05
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2010-02-17
Senate
S Received for Introduction
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2010-02-17
House
H Passed 3rd Reading
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2010-02-16
House
H Passed 2nd Reading
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2010-02-15
House
H Passed CoW
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2010-02-12
House
H Placed on General File
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2010-02-12
House
H02 Recommended Do Pass
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2010-02-11
House
H Rereferred to H02
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2010-02-11
House
H Placed on General File
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2010-02-11
House
H05 Recommended Do Pass
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2010-02-09
House
H Introduced and Referred to H05
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2010-02-08
House
H Received for Introduction
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2010-01-25
LSO
Bill Number Assigned
Official Summary Text
Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit> Bill No.: HB0046 Drafter: MQ LSO No.: 10LSO-0203 Effective Date: 3/4/2010 Enrolled Act No.: HEA0013 Chapter No.: 32 Prime Sponsor: Select Water Committee Catch Title: Omnibus water bill-planning. Subject: Provides authorization and funding for water development projects approved for study and planning. Summary/Major Elements: Authorizes specified reconnaissance (Level I) and feasibility (Level II) studies for water development projects. If not expended or transferred to another project at the same level, funds appropriated for Level I and II studies revert to the water development accounts on July 1, 2013. Also authorizes funding for the university of Wyoming office of water programs. Comments: See also the companion water bill, SF 37, Omnibus water bill-construction.
Current Bill Text
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WORKING DRAFT ORIGINAL HOUSE BILL NO. 0046 ENROLLED ACT NO. 13, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2010 BUDGET SESSION AN ACT relating to water development projects; authorizing specified Level I and Level II studies and providing appropriations; requiring reports; providing for reversion of unexpended funds; authorizing unobligated funds to be used to complete other designated project studies under certain conditions; authorizing money for the office of water programs as specified; and providing for an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming : [20 10 -20 11 WATER PROGRAM] [AUTHORIZED LEVEL I AND LEVEL II STUDIES] Section 1. LEVEL I RECONNAISSANCE STUDIES – NEW DEVELOPMENT . The following sums of money are appropriated from water development account I to the commission to be expended to conduct the following reconnaissance studies as defined in W.S. 41 ‑ 2 ‑ 114. Funds appropriated under this section for a particular project which are in excess of the actual amount necessary to complete the study may, subject to the review of the select water committee, be expended by the commission to complete the reconnaissance study for any other project listed in this section. Appropriated funds not expended prior to July 1, 201 3 , shall revert to water development account I. The commission shall submit a report to the legislature on each of the following studies prior to the 2012 legislative session. [LEVEL I RECONNAISSANCE STUDIES - NEW DEVELOPMENT] Project Location Appropriation Basin Planning Environmental and Recreation Statewide $75,000 Bear River Groundwater Basin Planning Bear River Basin 175,000 Buffalo Creek Watershed Study Hot Springs County 250,000 Buffalo Northwest Water Supply Johnson County 75,000 Lander Master Plan-Phase II Fremont County 85,000 Rolling Hills Master Plan Converse County 250,000 South Circle Master Plan-Phase II Washakie County 30,000 Statewide Water Research Statewide 300,000 Thunder Basin Watershed II Converse/Niobrara Counties 250,000 Total appropriation for Section 1 $1,490,000 Section 2. LEVEL II FEASIBILITY STUDIES – NEW DEVELOPMENT . The following sums of money are appropriated from water development account I to the commission to be expended to conduct the following feasibility studies as defined in W.S. 41 ‑ 2 ‑ 114. Funds appropriated under this section for a particular project which are in excess of the actual amount necessary to complete the study may, subject to the review of the select water committee, be expended by the commission to complete the feasibility study for any other project listed in this section. Appropriated funds not expended prior to July 1, 201 3 , shall revert to water development account I. The commission shall submit a report to the legislature on each of the following studies prior to the 2012 legislative session. [LEVEL II FEASIBILITY STUDIES - NEW DEVELOPMENT] Project Location Appropriation Evansville Regional Connection Natrona County $ 100,000 Kemmerer/Diamondville Water Supply Lincoln County 100,000 Lucerne Water Supply Hot Springs County 150,000 Squaw Creek Water Supply Teton County 175,000 Thayne Storage Lincoln County 85,000 Weather Modification Pilot Carbon/Fremont Counties 2,850,000 Wright Well Campbell County 1,100,000 Total appropriation for Section 2 $4, 560 ,000 Section 3. L EVEL I I FEASIBILITY STUDIES – STORAGE . The following sums of money are appropriated from water development account III, as created by W.S. 41 ‑ 2 ‑ 124(a)(iii), to the commission to be expended to conduct the following reconnaissance studies as defined in W.S. 41 ‑ 2 ‑ 114. Funds appropriated under this section for a particular project which are in excess of the actual amount necessary to complete the study may, subject to the review of the select water committee, be expended by the commission to complete the feasibility study for any other project listed in this section. Appropriated funds not expended prior to July 1, 201 3 , shall revert to water development account III. The commission shall submit a report to the legislature on each of the following studies prior to the 2012 legislative session. [LEVEL I I FEASIBILITY STUDIES - STORAGE] Project Location Appropriation Cottonwood Lake Enlargement Lincoln County $ 290,000 Little Snake Supplemental Storage Carbon County 300,000 Nowood River Storage Washakie/Big Horn Counties 250,000 Shell Valley Storage Big Horn County 250,000 Total appropriation for Section 3 $1,090,000 Section 4. LEVEL I RECONNAISSANCE STUDIES - REHABILITATION. The following sums of money are appropriated from water development account II to the commission to be expended to conduct the following feasibility studies as defined in W.S. 41 ‑ 2 ‑ 114. Funds appropriated under this section for a particular project which are in excess of the actual amount necessary to complete the study may, subject to the review of the select water committee, be expended by the commission to complete the feasibility study for any other project listed in this section. Appropriated funds not expended prior to July 1, 201 3 , shall revert to water development account II. The commission shall submit a report to the legislature on each of the following studies prior to the 201 2 legislative session. [LEVEL I RECONNAISSANCE STUDIES - REHABILITATION] Project Location Appropriation Keystone/Farmers Canal Master Plan Big Horn/Park Counties $250,000 Total appropriation for Section 4 $ 250 ,000 Section 5 . LEVEL II FEASIBILITY STUDIES - REHABILITATION. The following sums of money are appropriated from water development account II to the commission to be expended to conduct the following feasibility studies as defined in W.S. 41 ‑ 2 ‑ 114. Funds appropriated under this section for a particular project which are in excess of the actual amount necessary to complete the study may, subject to the review of the select water committee, be expended by the commission to complete the feasibility study for any other project listed in this section. Appropriated funds not expended prior to July 1, 201 3 , shall revert to water development account II. The commission shall submit a report to the legislature on each of the following studies prior to the 2012 legislative session. [LEVEL II FEASIBILITY STUDIES - REHABILITATION] Project Location Appropriation Austin and Wall Rehabilitation Uinta County $400,000 Little Snake Canals Carbon County 100,000 Shell Canal Tunnel Big Horn County 150,000 Total appropriation for Section 5 $650,000 Section 6. The Wyoming Water Development Commission is authorized to contract with the University of Wyoming in an amount not to exceed one hundred sixty-five thousand dollars ($165,000.00) from water development account I to fund the Office of Water Programs established under W.S. 41 ‑ 2 ‑ 125 from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2012. Section 7 . 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 House. Chief Clerk 1