Cease and transfer priority list.

ORIGINAL
Senate
File No
.
SF0025

ENROLLED ACT NO.
17
,

SENATE

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

AN ACT relating to prioritization of municipal solid waste facilities cease and transfer projects; authorizing expenditure of previously appropriated funds; establishing a prioritized list of projects; establishing a maximum amount to be expended on the projects listed; authorizing the department of environmental quality limited discretionary authority to modify the prioritized list; providing definitions; repealing a prior list of priority cease and transfer projects; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

(a)

As used in this section:

(i)

"Maximum amount" means the total amount to be expended on the
listed
project and reflects one hundred percent (100%) of the project cost, including any award by the state loan and investment board under W.S. 35
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528. As provided in W.S. 35
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528, no grant or loan shall exceed seventy
‑
five percent (75%) of the total cost of cease and transfer activities of the municipal waste facility;

(ii)

"(C)" means closure project;

(iii)

"SWDD" means solid waste disposal district;

(iv)

"(T)" means transfer projects.

(b)

From amounts appropriated by 2013 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 194, Section 2(a) and (b)
, 2014 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 26, Section 333(a) and (b)
and other
funds appropriated and authorized for program expenses
, the following amounts and prioritized projects are authorized pursuant to the municipal solid waste facilities cease and transfer grant and loan account program
created by W.S. 35
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528
:

Priority Index

Project

Maximum Amount

1

Upper Platte River SWDD –

Saratoga
(
T)

$750,000

2

Central Weston County SWDD –

Osage (T)

$350,000

3

Lusk, Town of
(
T
)

$2,100,000

4

Upton, Town of
(
T)

$1,300,000

5

Ten Sleep SWDD
(
T)

$
763,667

6

Newcastle, City of
(
T)

$1,200,000

7

Moorcroft, Town of
–

Moorcroft #3
(
T
)

$1,500,000

8

Green River, City of
–

Green River #2
(
T
)

$1,800,000

9

Green River, City of
–

Green River #2
(
C
)

$
3,500,000
1
0

Eden Valley SWDD (C)

$1,581,000
1
1

Rock River, Town of
–

Rock River #2
(
C
)

$905,000
1
2

Lincoln Co
‑
Thayne
(
T
)

$1,500,000
1
3

Glenrock
, Town of
(
C
)

$1,600,000
1
4

Uinta County Solid Waste
–

Bridger Valley
(
T
)

$920,000
1
5

Lincoln Co
‑
Thayne
(
C
)

$2,600,000
1
6

Sundance, City of
(
C
)

$2,240,000
1
7

Teton County
–
Horsethief

Canyon

(
C
)

$8,300,000
18

Manville, Town of
(
C)

$
600,000
19

Fremont County SWDD –

Shoshoni (
C
)

$1,645,000
2
0

Big Horn County SWDD
‑

North #2

(T)

$1,500,000
2
1

Thermopolis, Town of
(
T
)

$2,000,000
2
2

Central Weston County SWDD
–

Osage
(
C
)

$700,000
2
3

Hulett, Town of
(
T)

$500,000
2
4

Upper Platte River SWDD
–

Saratoga
(
C
)

$2,300,000
2
5

High Country Joint Powers

Board
–

Hanna (
T
)

$400,000
2
6

Douglas, City of
(
C
)

$3,300,000
2
7

Rawlins, City of
(
C
)

$7,300,000
28

Thermopolis, Town of
(
C
)

$2,500,000
29

Baggs SWDD
(
C
)

$2,250,000
3
0

Hulett, Town of
(
C
)

$1,088,000
3
1

Big Horn County SWDD
–

South

(
C
)

2,400,000
3
2

Big Hor
n County SWDD
‑

North #2

(C)

$1,700,000
3
3

High Country Joint Powers

Board
–
Hanna
(
C
)

$1,000,000
3
4

Newcastle, City of
(
C
)

$1,100,000
3
5

Tensleep SWDD
(
C
)

$800,000
3
6

Kaycee, Town of
(
C
)

$1,000,000
3
7

Uinta County Solid Waste
–

Bridger Valley
(
C
)

$4,000,000
38

Park County Landfills –

TS Rolling Stock
(T)

$351,000
39

Wheatland, Town of
(
C
)

$2,500,000
4
0

LaGrange, Town of
(
C
)

$1,400,000
4
1

Moorcroft, Town of
(
C)

$500,000
4
2

Upton, Town of
(
C
)

$1,500,000
4
3

Fremont County SWDD
–

Lander

(
C
)

$4,692,800
4
4

Torrington #2
(
C
)

$5,000,000
4
5

Fremont County SWDD
‑

Lander
(
T
)

$1,500,000
4
6

La Barge, Town of
(
T
)

$250,000
4
7

Torrington #2 (Transfe
r

station improvements)
(T)

$1,500,000

(c)

The department of environmental quality may modify the authorized funds and the order of the projects listed in the prioritized list contained in subsection (b) of this section for
any of the
following reasons:

(i)

To optimize efficiency;

(ii)

Based on project readiness;

(iii)

Based on compliance with grant or loan qualifications or conditions;

(iv)

To address emergency or immediate environmental concerns.

(d)

Not later than October 15 of each year, the department of environmental quality shall report any modification of the prioritized list contained in subsection (b) of this section to the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee and the joint appropriations interim committee.

Section 2
.

2014 Wyoming Session Law
s,
Chapter 91
is repealed.

Section
3
.

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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