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SF0006 • 2015

Aquatic invasive species.

AN ACT relating to aquatic invasive species; amending rulemaking authority; amending requirements for collection and evidence of inspection fees; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Burns
Last action
2015-02-25
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2015

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2015-02-25 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2015-02-25 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA No. 0013

  3. 2015-02-23 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0013

  4. 2015-02-23 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0013

  5. 2015-02-23 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA No. 0013

  6. 2015-02-20 House

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

  7. 2015-02-19 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2015-02-18 House

    H COW:Passed

  9. 2015-02-11 House

    H Placed on General File

  10. 2015-02-11 House

    Travel:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  11. 2015-02-09 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H06 - Travel

  12. 2015-01-27 House

    H Received for Introduction

  13. 2015-01-27 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0

  14. 2015-01-26 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  15. 2015-01-23 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  16. 2015-01-23 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  17. 2015-01-23 Senate

    Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  18. 2015-01-14 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture

  19. 2015-01-13 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  20. 2014-12-10 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115
Bill No.:
SF0006
Effective
:
7/1/2015

LSO No.:
15LSO-0202

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA 13

Chapter No.:
41

Prime Sponsor:
Burns

Catch Title:
Aquatic invasive species.

Subject:
Establishment, collection and evidence of aquatic invasive species fees.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current law,
the
G
ame and
F
ish
C
ommission and the
D
epartment of
S
tate
P
arks and
C
ultural
R
esources establish and collect
annual
fees for the
aquatic invasive species program which is evidenced only by a sticker to be applied to every watercraft (not including personal flotation devices or water sport toys)
.

This bill specifies that only the
G
ame and
F
ish
C
ommission shall establish and collect the annual fees.

This bill allows the payment of the annual fee to be evidenced electronically as determined by commission rule or regulation.

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

Read the full stored bill text 
ORIGINAL
Senate
File No
.
SF0006

ENROLLED ACT NO.
13
,

SENATE

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

AN ACT relating to aquatic invasive species; amending rulemaking authority; amending requirements for collection and evidence of inspection fees; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 23
‑
4
‑
204(b)(intro)
,

(b)
(i)
and (ii)
is
amended to read:

23
‑
4
‑
204
.

Rulemaking authority; fees.

(b)

The commission
and the department of state parks and cultural resources
shall establish and collect fees in accordance with the following:

(i)

An annual fee shall be collected by the commission
or the department of state parks and cultural resources
for every watercraft before the watercraft enters the waters of the state. Payment of the fees shall be evidenced by a sticker placed on the bow of the watercraft
and
or electronically as determined by commission rule or regulation.
N
o person shall operate nor shall the owner permit the operation of any watercraft on the waters of the state without payment of the fees provided in this section
.
and display of the sticker on the bow of the watercraft.
For purposes of this paragraph, "watercraft" means any contrivance used or designed primarily for navigation on water but does not include personal flotation devices or water sport toys;

(ii)

Notwithstanding W.S. 23
‑
4
‑
203(a) and subsection (a) of this section,
f
ees shall be established by commission rule or regulation promulgated in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act;

Section 2
.

W.S. 23
‑
4
‑
204(c) is repealed.

Section
3
.

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 Senate.

Chief Clerk

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