HB0152 • 2011

Very rare or uncommon area designations.

AN ACT relating to the Environmental Quality Act; eliminating the authority of the environmental quality council to designate lands as "very rare" or "uncommon"; retaining previous designations as specified; retaining the authority to remove previous designations of lands as "very rare" or "uncommon"; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Representative Semlek
Last action: 2011-03-03
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2011

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Amendments

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HB0152H3001

3rd reading • ZWONITZ,DN

Failed

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HB0152S2001

2nd reading • ROTHFUSS

Failed

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HB0152S2002

2nd reading • ROTHFUSS

Failed

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HB0152S3001

3rd reading • HASTERT

Failed

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HB0152SW001

Committee of the Whole • CASE

Failed

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HB0152SW002

Committee of the Whole • BEBOUT

Adopted

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Bill History

2011-03-03 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2011-03-03 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0069
2011-02-28 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0069
2011-02-28 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0069
2011-02-25 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0069
2011-02-25 House
H Did Concur
2011-02-25 House
H Received for Concurrence
2011-02-25 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2011-02-25 Senate
Amendment Failed
2011-02-24 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2011-02-24 Senate
Amendment Failed
2011-02-24 Senate
Amendment Failed
2011-02-23 Senate
S Passed CoW
2011-02-23 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2011-02-23 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2011-02-23 Senate
Amendment Failed
2011-02-04 Senate
S Placed on General File
2011-02-04 Senate
S05 Recommended Do Pass
2011-02-01 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S05
2011-02-01 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2011-02-01 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2011-02-01 House
Amendment Failed
2011-01-31 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2011-01-28 House
H Passed CoW
2011-01-27 House
H Placed on General File
2011-01-27 House
H05 Recommended Do Pass
2011-01-18 House
H Introduced and Referred to H05
2011-01-17 House
H Received for Introduction
2011-01-14 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
HB0152
Drafter:

DKG

LSO No.:
11LSO-0367
Effective Date:

7/1/2011

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0069

Chapter No.:
140

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Semlek

Catch Title:
Very
rare or uncommon area designations.

Subject:
Designation of
areas in the state as rare or uncommon by the environmental quality council.

Summary/Major Elements:

●

This act eliminates the
authority of the environmental quality council to designate lands as "very
rare" or "uncommon" under the Environmental Quality Act.
(Designation of areas as rare or uncommon restricted mining permits if
operation would irreparably harm, destroy, or materially impair any area that
had been designated as rare or uncommon.)

●

Lands designated prior to
July 1, 2011 retain the designation until removed by the council. The council
retains the authority to remove such a designation.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0152

ENROLLED ACT NO. 69, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2011 GENERAL SESSION

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

Section 1.
W.S. 35
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112(a)(v) is amended to read:

35
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112.

Powers and duties of the environmental quality council.

(a)

The council shall act as the hearing examiner for the department and shall hear and determine all cases or issues arising under the laws, rules, regulations, standards or orders issued or administered by the department or its air quality, land quality, solid and hazardous waste management or water quality divisions. At the council's request the office of administrative hearings may provide a hearing officer for any rulemaking or contested case hearing before the council, and the hearing officer may provide recommendations on procedural matters when requested by the council. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, including this section, the council shall have no authority to promulgate rules or to hear or determine any case or issue arising under the laws, rules, regulations, standards or orders issued or administered by the industrial siting or abandoned mine land divisions of the
department. The council shall:

(v)

Designate at the earliest date and to the extent possible those areas of the state which are very rare or uncommon and have particular historical, archaeological, wildlife, surface geological, botanical or scenic value. When areas of privately owned lands are to be considered for such designation, the council shall give notice to the record owner and hold hearing thereon, within a county in which the area, or major portion thereof, to be so designated is located, in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act
. No new designations shall be made pursuant to this paragraph after July 1, 2011, but the council shall retain the authority to remove designations made prior to that date
;

Section 2.
Any current designation of lands as very rare or uncommon made pursuant to W.S. 35
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112(a)(v) prior to the effective date of this act shall remain in effect until removed by the environmental quality council as provided in W.S. 35
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112(a)(v).

Section
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This act is effective July 1, 2011.

(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