SF0126 • 2015

Water quality.

AN ACT relating to water quality; requiring development of water quality standards 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 Hicks
Last action: 2015-03-12
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 3/9/2015

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Amendments

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SF0126HS001

Standing Committee • HAgriculture

Adopted

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SF0126SS001

Standing Committee • SAgriculture

Adopted

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Bill History

2015-03-12 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2015-03-12 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0075
2015-03-05 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0075
2015-03-05 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0075
2015-03-04 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0075
2015-03-04 Senate
S Concur:Passed 27-2-1-0-0
2015-03-04 Senate
S Received for Concurrence
2015-03-04 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-2-1-0-0
2015-03-03 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2015-03-02 House
H COW:Passed
2015-03-02 House
Amendment Adopted
2015-02-24 House
H Placed on General File
2015-02-24 House
Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2015-02-09 House
H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture
2015-02-05 House
H Received for Introduction
2015-02-04 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 27-1-2-0-0
2015-02-03 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2015-02-02 Senate
S COW:Passed
2015-02-02 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2015-01-30 Senate
S Placed on General File
2015-01-30 Senate
Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2015-01-27 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture
2015-01-27 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2015-01-26 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115
Bill No.:
SF0126
Effective
:
3/9/2015

LSO No.:
15LSO-0385

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA 75

Chapter No.:
173

Prime Sponsor:
Hicks

Catch Title:
Water quality.

Subject:
Water quality issues related to diversion of water.

Summary/Major Elements:

Existing law specifies water quality standards for the purposes of the Wyoming Environmental Quality Act.

This bill provides the provisions of the
E
nvironmental
Q
uality
A
ct shall not be interpreted to supersede or abrogate a valid water right.

The bill provides it is recognized that a diversion of water caused by the exercise of a valid water right is an allowable practice.

The bill requires the administrator of the
W
ater
Q
uality
D
ivision to develop water quality standards where the exercise of valid water rights or the diversion or hydrologic modification precludes attainment of any existing water quality standard.

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
.
SF0126

ENROLLED ACT NO. 75,

SENATE

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

AN ACT relating to water quality; requiring development of water quality standards as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 35
‑
11
‑
302 by creating a new subsection (c)
is
amended to read:

35
‑
11
‑
302
.

Administrator's authority to recommend standards, rules, regulations or permits.

(c)

Nothing in this act shall be construed to supersede or abrogate any valid water right. It is recognized that diversion of water caused by the exercise of a valid water right is an allowable practice. The administrator shall:

(
i
)

Develop water quality standards for surface waters where hydrologic modification resulting from the exercise of valid water rights
precludes
the attainment of existing water quality standards;

(ii)

Prepare a schedule to develop appropriate water quality standards based on the completion of a use attainability analysis for any waters that have been identified pursuant to 33 U.S.C. § 1315(b) where dams, diversions or other types of hydrologic modification
preclude
the attainment of any existing water quality standard.

Section 2.
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 th
e 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