Nuclear energy task force extension.

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0012

ENROLLED ACT NO. 22, SENATE

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

AN ACT relating
to nuclear energy;
reconstituting
the
nuclear energy production task force
as specified
; requiring a report; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

(a)

The
task force on nuclear energy production
created by
2011
Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 148
, Section 1
is hereby
reconstituted
as specified in this act.
At the pleasure of the official who appointed them to the
prior
task force, current members of the task force may
be appointed
to serve on the
reconstituted
task force or the
president of the senate, the speaker of the house or the governor, respectively
, may appoint new members to the task force. All task force appointments or reappointments shall occur on or before April 15
,
2012.

(b
)

The task force shall study the following, as they relate to nuc
le
ar
energy
production:

(i)

Potential incentives to encourage nuclear
energy
production in this state including taxation
issues
, use of unappropriated waters of the state and private and public sector partnerships;

(ii)

S
tate regulatory provisions unduly restricting the development of nuclear power production;

(iii)

T
he role of local land use planning;

(iv)

Any relevant federal statutes that may preempt or limit state or county authority;

(v)

Storage and reprocessing technologies, including short term and long term storage issues;

(vi)

The role of higher education within the state in developing nuclear energy production;

(v
ii
)

Other issues the task force may consider useful in encouraging appropriate nuclear energy production in the state, including avoid
ance of
duplicat
ive
o
r
conflicting requirements.

(c
)

The task force shall submit its recommendations, including

proposed legislati
on
with respect to the issues specified in su
bsection (b
) of

this section
,

to the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee and the governo
r no later than November 1, 2012
. The joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee shall consider the recommendations and develop legislation it deems appropriate for consideratio
n by the legislature in the 2013

general
session.

(d
)

The task force sha
ll exist until December 31, 2012
. Members of the task force who are not state employees or legislators shall not receive a salary but shall receive reimbursement for mileage and per diem expenses at the rate provided for legislators under W.S. 28
‑
5
‑
101. Members of the task force who are legislators shall be paid salary, per diem and mileage as provided in W.S. 28
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5
‑
101 for their official duties as members of the task force.

Section 2
.

(a)

For the purposes of this act, t
here is appropriated from the general fund:

(i)

Eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000.00) to the legislative service office for payment of salary, per diem and mileage for legislative task force members;

(ii)

Eight thousand dollars ($8,000.00) to the governor's office for payment of authorized per diem and mileage for nonlegislative task force members.

Section 3
.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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