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HB0061 • 2011

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; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Water
Last action
2011-02-15
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
2/15/2011

Plain English Breakdown

The plain English breakdown is still being put together. The official documents below are already here.

Bill History

  1. 2011-02-15 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2011-02-15 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0005

  3. 2011-02-11 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0005

  4. 2011-02-11 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0005

  5. 2011-02-10 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0005

  6. 2011-02-10 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2011-02-09 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2011-02-08 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  9. 2011-02-04 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2011-02-04 Senate

    S05 Recommended Do Pass

  11. 2011-02-01 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S05

  12. 2011-02-01 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2011-02-01 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  14. 2011-01-31 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  15. 2011-01-28 House

    H Passed CoW

  16. 2011-01-26 House

    H Placed on General File

  17. 2011-01-26 House

    H02 Recommended Do Pass

  18. 2011-01-20 House

    H Rereferred to H02

  19. 2011-01-20 House

    H Placed on General File

  20. 2011-01-20 House

    H05 Recommended Do Pass

  21. 2011-01-12 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H05

  22. 2011-01-11 House

    H Received for Introduction

  23. 2011-01-03 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

HB0061

Bill
No.:
HB0061

Drafter:

MQ

LSO
No.:

11LSO-0294

Effective Date:

2/15/2011

Enrolled
Act No.:

HEA0005

Chapter
No.:

CH0001

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, 2014.

Comments:

See
also the companion water bill, SF 81, Omnibus water bill-construction.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0061

ENROLLED ACT NO. 5, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2011 GENERAL 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; and providing for an effective date.

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

[20
11
-20
12
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,
2014
, 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
201
3
legislative session.

[LEVEL I RECONNAISSANCE STUDIES - NEW DEVELOPMENT]

Project
Location
Appropriation
Farson Master Plan
Sweetwater

County
$120,000
Hanna Master Plan
Carbon County
125,000
Little Snake Watershed
Carbon County
250,000
Lower Nowood
Rural Water Supply
Washakie County
70,000
Rawlins Operations Study
Carbon County
200,000

Snake/Salt River Basin
Groundwater Analysis
Teton/Lincoln Counties
250,000
Statewide Water Research
Statewide
300,000
Sweetwater

River
Watershed
Fremont
County

10
0,000

Total appropriation for Section 1
$1,
415
,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,
2014
, 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
2013
legislative session.

[LEVEL II FEASIBILITY STUDIES - NEW DEVELOPMENT]

PROJECT
LOCATION
APPROPRIATION
Boulder
Flats Water Supply
Fremont

County
$275,000
Burns Well
Laramie
County
350,000
Cambria/Sweetwater Water Supply
Weston County
125,000
Green River
West Water Supply
Sweetwater County
85,000
Jeffrey

City
Water Supply
Fremont
County
100,000
Lance

Creek
Well
Niobrara
County
260,000
Manville Well
Niobrara
County
450,000
Pavillion Area Water Supply
Fremont
County

100,000
Total appropriation for Section 2

$1,745,000

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,
2014
, 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
2013
legislative session.

[LEVEL I
I

FEASIBILITY
STUDIES - STORAGE]

Project
L
ocation

Appropriation
Big
Sandy
Enlargement
Sublette/Sweetwater Counties
$3
00,000
Clear Creek Storage
Johnson/Sheridan Counties
250,000
Cottonwood/Grass Creek Storage
Hot Springs
County
130,000
Sublette Creek Reservoir
Lincoln
County
325,000
Probable Maximum Precipitation
Statewide

550,000
Total appropriation for Section 3
$1,
5
55,0
00

S
ection
4.

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

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