HB0013 • 2012

Wind estate disclosure.

AN ACT relating to property; providing that the status of the wind estate shall be disclosed to a prospective buyer of land not within the corporate boundaries of a city or town; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

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Sponsor: Representative Brown
Last action: 2012-03-09
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2012

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HB0013SW001

Committee of the Whole • PERKINS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by PERKINS

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Bill History

2012-03-09 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2012-03-08 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0018
2012-03-05 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0018
2012-03-05 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0018
2012-03-02 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0018
2012-03-02 House
H Did Concur
2012-03-01 House
H Received for Concurrence
2012-03-01 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2012-02-29 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2012-02-28 Senate
S Passed CoW
2012-02-28 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2012-02-28 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2012-02-24 Senate
S Placed on General File
2012-02-24 Senate
S01 Recommended Do Pass
2012-02-21 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01
2012-02-20 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2012-02-20 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2012-02-17 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2012-02-16 House
H Passed CoW
2012-02-15 House
H Placed on General File
2012-02-15 House
H01 Recommended Do Pass
2012-02-14 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01
2012-02-13 House
H Received for Introduction
2011-12-30 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

HB0013

Bill No.:
HB0013
Drafter:

MDO

LSO No.:
12LSO-0087
Effective Date:

July 1, 2012

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0018

Chapter No.:
CH0045

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Brown

Catch Title:
Wind
estate disclosure.

Subject:
Property
Disclosure Requirements.

Summary/Major Elements:
This
act:

Creates W.S. 34-1-151(e),
requiring every seller of land not within the boundaries of a city or town to
disclose in writing if the wind estate has been severed from the surface estate,
including the existence of a "wind energy agreement" as defined in
W.S. 34-27-102(a)(i);

Provides that a prospective
buyer may waive the disclosure requirements of W.S. 34-1-151(e);

Repeals W.S.
34-1-151(a)(viii), requiring information about severance of the wind estate in
a property disclosure statement.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0013

ENROLLED ACT NO. 18, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2012 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to
property; providing that the status of the wind estate shall be disclosed to a prospective buyer
of land not within the
corporate
boundaries of a city or town
;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
. W.S. 34
‑
1
‑
151
(a)
(intro),
(vi)
,

(vii), (b) and by creating a new subsection
(e)
is amended
to read:

34
‑
1
‑
151.

Property disclosure statement.

(a)

Except

Unless disclosure is waived
as provided in subsection (b) of this section, every seller of vacant land shall provide to any prospective buyer a property disclosure statement that includes, but is not limited to, the following information:

(vi)

The availability of fire protection services;

and

(vii)

The existence and location of any easements across the land known to the seller or recorded in the records of the county clerk
.
; and

(
b)

A buyer may waive disclosure of the information required under
subsection

subsections
(a
)
and (e
)
of this section.

(e
)

Unless disclosure is
waived
as
provided in subsection (b) of this section,
e
very seller of
land
not within the corporate boundaries of any city or town shall disclose in writing
to any prospec
tive buyer whether
fee ownership of the wind estate has in any way been severed in the chain of title from the surface estate
, including the
existence of a wind energy agreement as defined in W.S. 34
‑
27
‑
102(a)(i)
.

Section 2.

W.S. 34
‑
1
‑
151(a)(viii) is repealed.

Section
3
. This act is effective July 1, 2012.

(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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