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SF0045 • 2014

Game and fish department-general fund budget requests.

AN ACT relating to game and fish; requiring the department to submit general fund budget requests for grizzly bear management program and employee health insurance costs; and providing for an effective date.

Budget Labor
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Travel
Last action
2014-03-07
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2014

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Amendments

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SF0045H2001

2nd reading • GAY

Failed

Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by GAY

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SF0045HS001

Standing Committee • H06

Failed

Plain English: Failed Standing Committee by H06

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SF0045SW001

Committee of the Whole • BEBOUT

Failed

Plain English: Failed Committee of the Whole by BEBOUT

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Bill History

  1. 2014-03-07 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2014-03-06 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA0025

  3. 2014-03-04 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0025

  4. 2014-03-04 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0025

  5. 2014-02-28 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA0025

  6. 2014-02-28 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2014-02-27 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2014-02-27 House

    Amendment Failed

  9. 2014-02-26 House

    H Passed CoW

  10. 2014-02-26 House

    Amendment Failed

  11. 2014-02-24 House

    H Placed on General File

  12. 2014-02-24 House

    H06 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  13. 2014-02-20 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H06

  14. 2014-02-18 House

    H Received for Introduction

  15. 2014-02-18 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  16. 2014-02-17 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  17. 2014-02-14 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  18. 2014-02-14 Senate

    Amendment Failed

  19. 2014-02-13 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  20. 2014-02-13 Senate

    S06 Recommended Do Pass

  21. 2014-02-10 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S06

  22. 2014-02-10 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  23. 2014-01-08 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
SF0045
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
14LSO-0162
Effective Date:

7/1/2014

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0025

Chapter No.:
CH0028

Prime Sponsor:
Joint
Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Game and fish department-general fund budget requests.

Subject:
Game and fish department funding.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Under current law, the game and fish department annually
submits a budget request to receive general fund monies to support sensitive
species and nongame programs. All other programs are funded through federal
funds and license fees.

This bill adds the grizzly bear management program and
employee health insurance costs to the list of programs for which the
department may seek general fund monies.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0045

ENROLLED ACT NO. 25, SENATE

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2014 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to
game and fish; requiring the department to submit general fund budget requests for
grizzly bear management program and employee health insurance costs
;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 23
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1
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502(d)
and by creating a new subsection (e)
is amended to read:

23
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1
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502.

Financial policy; budget; fiscal year; debts.

(d)

The commission shall prepare a separate budget requesting general funds to implement and maintain its sensitive species and nongame programs

and

grizzly bear management program

and shall submit that budget for review, recommendation and approval as provided in W.S. 9
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2
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1010 through 9
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2
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1014.1. Any funds appropriated by the legislature which are specified for these programs shall be retained in a separate account, expended only for such
management

purposes
and notwithstanding any other provision of law shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. In managing
for sensitive species and nongame

these
programs the commission shall not be limited to amounts appropriated by the legislature pursuant to this subsection. The commission shall prepare a separate accounting of the expenses incurred in each fiscal year for the operation and maintenance of programs funded through legislative appropriation and shall include the accounting in its annual report.

(e)

The commission shall prepare a separate budget requesting general funds for
the department's
participation in the
state employee
's and official's

group insurance plan
for the next biennium
as
determined under W.S. 9
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3
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210(c) and shall submit that budget for review, recommendation and approval as provided in W.S. 9
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2
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1010 through 9
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2
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1014.1. Any funds appropriated by the legislature which are specified for this purpose shall be retained in a separate account, expended only for this purpose and notwithstanding any other provision of law shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. The commission shall prepare a separate accounting of the costs incurred in each fiscal year as required under W.S.

9
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3
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210(c) shall include the accounting in its annual report.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2014.

(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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