Quebec #1 historic site-3.

ORIGINAL
Senate
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SF0005

ENROLLED ACT NO. 44,

SENATE

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

AN ACT relating to state historic sites; accepting transfer of land for Quebec 1 missile alert facility state historic site; providing for administration of the historic site as a seasonal facility; requiring public hearings; requiring a report; providing appropriations; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section
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W.S. 36
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1601 and 36
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1602 are created to read:

ARTICLE 16
QUEBEC 1 MISSILE ALERT FACILITY

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1601
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Authorizing
lease or use of Quebec 1 missile alert facility
;
declaration of
Quebec 1 missile alert facility state historic s
ite
.

(a)

The legislature authorizes the
department of state parks and cultural resources, in consultation with the governor and the attorney general, to negotiate a lease or use agreement for the
Quebec 1 missile alert f
acility from the United States department of the air force to
allow
the department of
state parks and cultural resources
to operate the facility as a
historic site. Any lease or use agreement may include a provision that provides facilities for volunteer firemen to store equipment and vehicles.

(b)

Before entering into any lease or use agreement under
subsection (a) of this section:

(
i
)

The department of state parks and cultural resources shall hold a public hearing to receive input on how operating the facility as a historic site may affect
adjacent landowners and on the advisability of proceeding with the lease or use agreement;

(ii)

An
environmental baseline survey pursuant to Air Force Instruction 32
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7066 shall be completed. The survey shall identify the nature and magnitude of environmental contamination of the property. The survey shall include a search of all available historic and operational records and survey reports, collection of samples as app
ropriate and inspections;

(iii)

Upon completion of
the hearing and
the survey, the department of state parks and cultural resources shall report
the findings of the hearing and
the results of the survey to the joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural resources interim committee and the governor. After receiving
the findings of the hearing and
the report under this subsection, the governor may authorize the execution of the lease or use agreement negotiated under subsection (a) of this section.

(c)

If the governor determines that it is in the best interests of the state to take ownership of the Quebec 1 missile alert facility, the governor is authorized to negotiate the terms of the transfer.
Negotiations shall include, but not be limited to, consideration of whether the state may acquire by way of donation equipment and accessories from the United States department of the air force used when the Quebec 1 missile alert facility was in full operation or used in other related or nonrelated military operations to enhance the experience of the historic site, including retired missile shells and retired military aircraft, vehicles and arms.
Prior to any
transfer under this subsection:

(
i
)

The department of state parks and cultural resources shall hold a public hearing to receive input on how operating the facility as a historic site may affect adjacent landowners and on the advisability of proceeding with the transfer. Upon completion of the hearing, the department of state parks and cultural resources shall report the findings of the hearing to the governor;

(ii)

T
he legislature shall authorize the terms of the transfer which shall include a provision requiring the United States department of the air force or other appropriate agency to retain liability for all environmental, closure and reclamation obligations that exist as of the date of the potential transfer.

(
d
)

Upon transfer of land, the Quebec 1 missile alert facility is declared to be a state historic site and shall be known as the
"
Quebec 1 missile alert facility state historic site
"
.

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1602
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Administration.

Upon the execution of a use or lease agreement under this section, t
he department of state parks and cultural resources
is authorized to
administer, operate and maintain the historic site in accordance with the Nati
onal Historic Preservation Act of 1966
,
as amended
,
and the
programmatic
agreement between the United States department of the air force and the department of state parks and cultural resources. The historic site shall be op
en to the public for a seasonal
period as determined by the department of state parks and cultural resources.

Section 2
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(a)

There is appropriated one hundred sixty
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five thousand dollars ($165,000.00) from the general fund to the department of state parks and cultural resources. This appropriation shall only be expended for site interpretation, plans and exhibits at the Quebec 1 missile alert facility state historic site and for capital improvements such as landscaping, roads, parking areas and other similar and necessary improvements. This appropriation shall not be included in the department
'
s 2017
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2018 standard biennial budget request.

(b)

There is appropriated ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) from the general fund to the department of state parks and cultural resources. This appropriation shall only be expended for equipment necessary to maintain and operate the Quebec 1 missile alert facility state historic site. This appropriation shall not be included in the department
'
s 2017
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2018 standard biennial budget request.

(c)

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated in subsection
s
(a) and (b) of this section, shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from these appropriations shall revert as provided by law on June 30, 201
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Section 3
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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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