SF0047 • 2015

City engineers-duty to estimate project cost.

AN ACT relating to cities and towns; amending a city engineer’s duty to provide cost estimates as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Senator Case
Last action: 2015-03-06
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2015

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2015-03-06 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2015-03-06 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0050
2015-03-03 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0050
2015-03-02 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0050
2015-03-02 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0050
2015-03-02 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-0-2-0-0
2015-02-27 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2015-02-26 House
H COW:Passed
2015-02-23 House
H Placed on General File
2015-02-23 House
Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2015-02-11 House
H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations
2015-01-29 House
H Received for Introduction
2015-01-29 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-0-1-0-0
2015-01-28 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2015-01-27 Senate
S COW:Passed
2015-01-27 Senate
S Placed on General File
2015-01-27 Senate
Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 3-0-2-0-0
2015-01-14 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations
2015-01-13 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2015-01-07 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115
Bill No.:
SF0047
Effective
:
7/1/2015

LSO No.:
15LSO-0392

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA 50

Chapter No.:
134

Prime Sponsor:
Case

Catch Title:
City engineers-duty to estimate project cost.

Subject:
Cost estimates by city engineers.

Summary/Major Elements:

Current law requires city engineers to submit
cost
estimate
s

for all
work
or improvements a city wishes to make
which cost in excess of $200.

This legislation removes the requirement that city engineers provide cost estimates, regardless of the cost of the work or improvement.
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
Senate
File No
.
SF0047

ENROLLED ACT NO. 50,

SENATE

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

AN ACT relating to cities and towns; amending a city engineer’s duty to provide cost estimates as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 15
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3
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212 is amended to read:

15
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3
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21
2
.

Engineer; duties; other employees; outside work.

The city engineer shall keep records of all work done for the city and any other records the governing body requires. All such records are public records belonging to the city and shall be turned over to any successor to the office.
Before the governing body makes any contract for any work or improvement exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00), the city engineer shall submit to the governing body an estimate of the cost thereof.
The city may employ other engineers or assistan
ts for any work for the city either within or without the city limits. Any work done by the city engineer for the city, outside the limits thereof, shall be expressly provided by ordinance.

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
Senate
.

Chief
Clerk

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