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SF0093 • 2012

Casper aquifer-land acquisition.

AN ACT relating to protection of a water resource; providing for negotiation for and potential acquisition of real property interests to facilitate protection of the aquifer; providing for public hearings; requiring a report; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

Water
Inactive

Wyoming marks this bill as inactive, which usually means it is no longer moving in the current session.

Sponsor
Senator Rothfuss
Last action
2012-03-07
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2012-03-07 Senate

    S Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 7-3(c)

  2. 2012-02-17 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S09; No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff; Intro Vote

  3. 2012-02-15 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  4. 2012-02-15 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT
2012
STATE OF
WYOMING
12LSO-0307

SENATE FILE
NO.
SF0093

Casper aquifer-land acquisition.

Sponsored by:
Senator(s) Rothfuss, Hastert, Jennings, Landen, Meier and Ross and Representative(s) Blake, Brown, Connolly, Goggles, Greear, Greene, Lubnau, Moniz, Petroff and Zwonitzer, Dn.

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
protection of a water resource; providing for negotiation
for and potential acquisition of
real property interests to facilitate protection of the aquifer; providing for public hearings; 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
.

The director of the office of state lands, acting with the advice of the attorney general and the consent of the governor
shall negotiate to a
cquire fee or other interests in real property to protect current and future water sources important to
the residents of southeast Wyoming within
the Casper aquifer recharge zone lying to the
east of the city of Laramie
.
If any such interest is acquired, it shall be held initially in the name of the state and the director shall hold public meetings to gather input as to where the ownership interests shall be subsequently vested. The director shall summarize the meetings and report to the joint agriculture, state and public lands and water resources interim committee within three (3) months of acquiring any such interest. The committee may sponsor legislation as it deems appropriate regarding ownership interests
.

Section 2.

(a)

There is appropriated
fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000.00)
from the
general
fund to the
office of state lands
. This appropriation shall be for the period beginning with the effective date of this act and ending June 30, 201
4
.

This appropriation shall only be expended for the purpose
specified in this act.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on
June 30, 2014
.

(b)

This appropriation shall not be included in the
office of state lands
201
5
-201
6
standard biennial budget request.

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)

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