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HB0106 • 2013

Conservation easements.

AN ACT relating to conservation easements; providing that no state funds shall be used in the creation of conservation easements; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Semlek
Last action
2013-02-26
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2013-02-26 House

    H Died In Committee

  2. 2013-02-04 House

    H Introduced and referred to H05; No report prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2013-01-10 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H05

  4. 2013-01-09 House

    H Received for Introduction

  5. 2013-01-07 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT
2013
STATE OF
WYOMING
13LSO-0242

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0106

Conservation easements.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Semlek, Davison,
Eklund,
Jaggi
, Teeters
and Wallis and Senator(s) Bebout and Geis

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
conservation easements; providing that no state funds shall be used in the creation of conservation easements;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.
W.S. 9
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15
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103
(d)(ii) and
by creating a new
subsection
(n)
and 34
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1
‑
202
by creating a new subsection (
f
)
are amended to read:

9
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15
‑
103.

Wyoming
wildlife and natural resource trust account created; income account created; expenditures; purposes.

(d)

The board may expend funds from the income account for staffing and other administrative expenses authorized under this act. Additional disbursements from the income account shall be for the following purposes:

(ii)

Preservation of open spaces
by purchase or acquisition of development rights

as limited by subsection (n) of this section
;

(n)

No
funds shall be disbursed under this act for
the creation of a
ny
conservation easement.

34
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1
‑
202.

Creation; conveyance; acceptance and duration.

(
f
)

Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
n
o
conservation easement
shall be created or assigned if state funds are used in the creation or assignment of that easement
.

Section 2.
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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