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HB0051 • 2015

Excise tax-well site.

AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; amending the definition of well site; and providing for an effective date.

Energy Taxes
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Revenue
Last action
2015-02-27
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2015

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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HB0051H2001

2nd reading • Larsen

Corrected, Adopted

Plain English: Corrected, Adopted 2nd reading by Larsen

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HB0051S2001

2nd reading • Case

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by Case

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HB0051SS001

Standing Committee • SRevenue

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by SRevenue

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Bill History

  1. 2015-02-27 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2015-02-27 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0042

  3. 2015-02-23 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0042

  4. 2015-02-23 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0042

  5. 2015-02-23 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0042

  6. 2015-02-23 House

    H Concur:Passed 59-0-1-0-0

  7. 2015-02-20 House

    H Received for Concurrence

  8. 2015-02-20 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-0-1-0-0

  9. 2015-02-19 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  10. 2015-02-19 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  11. 2015-02-18 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  12. 2015-02-18 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  13. 2015-02-12 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  14. 2015-02-12 Senate

    Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  15. 2015-02-04 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S03 - Revenue

  16. 2015-01-23 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  17. 2015-01-21 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-1-0-0-0

  18. 2015-01-20 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  19. 2015-01-20 House

    Amendment Adopted

  20. 2015-01-19 House

    H COW:Passed

  21. 2015-01-16 House

    H Placed on General File

  22. 2015-01-16 House

    Revenue:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  23. 2015-01-13 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H03 - Revenue

  24. 2015-01-13 House

    H Received for Introduction

  25. 2015-01-05 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115
Bill No.:
HB0051
Effective
:
7/1/2015

LSO No.:
15LSO-0144

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA 42

Chapter No.:
61

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Revenue Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Excise tax-well site.

Subject:
Amends the definition of well site for excise tax purposes.

Summary/Major Elements:

Previous definition of “well site” included a
n a
rea
within
250 feet ra
dius of an oil and gas wellbore.

New definition broadens the term to include production equipment installed to store or prepare oil or gas for transportation off the well site.

Production equipment includes items such as wellheads, valves, tanks, dehydrators, heater-treaters, separators, flow lines, meters, flares, vapor recove
ry units and emission equipment.

Production equipment does not include compressors, off well site gathering
lines and processing facilities.

Equipment within a “well site” is exempt from excise tax.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
House
Bill No
.
HB0051

ENROLLED ACT NO.
42
,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2015 General Session

AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; amending the definition of well site; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 39
‑
15
‑
101(a)(xviii) is amended to read:

39
‑
15
‑
101
.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in this article:

(xviii)

"Well site" means an area
within a two hundred fifty (250) foot radius of

an oil or gas wellbore

where
production
equipment
is installed to store or prepare oil or gas for transportation off the well site. Production equipment includes, but is not limited to, wellheads, valves, tanks, dehydrators, heater
‑
treaters, separators, flow lines, meters, flares
, vapor recovery
units
and emission equipment.
Except as provided in this paragraph, p
roduction equipment for purposes of defining a well

site shall not include compressors, off well

site gathering lines and processing facilities
;

Section
2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
2015
.

(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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