HB0028 • 2016

Cease and transfer program local government funding.

AN ACT relating to the municipal solid waste facilities cease and transfer program; providing for the issuance of grants and loans for total project cost under the program as specified; creating additional criteria for grants and loans above seventy-five percent (75%) of the total project cost as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

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

Sponsor: Minerals
Last action: 2016-03-04
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 3/3/2016

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HB0028H2001

2nd reading • Greear

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by Greear

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HB0028SS001

Standing Committee • SMinerals

Corrected, Adopted

Plain English: Corrected, Adopted Standing Committee by SMinerals

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Bill History

2016-03-03 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2016-03-03 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0011
2016-02-29 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0011
2016-02-26 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0011
2016-02-26 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0011
2016-02-26 House
H Concur:Passed 47-0-13-0-0
2016-02-25 House
H Received for Concurrence
2016-02-25 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0
2016-02-24 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2016-02-23 Senate
S COW:Passed
2016-02-23 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2016-02-23 Senate
S Placed on General File
2016-02-23 Senate
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2016-02-23 Senate
S COW:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
2016-02-23 Senate
S Placed on General File
2016-02-23 Senate
S09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
2016-02-19 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals
2016-02-15 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-1-0-0
2016-02-12 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2016-02-12 House
Amendment Adopted
2016-02-11 House
H COW:Passed
2016-02-11 House
H Placed on General File
2016-02-11 House
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
2016-02-11 House
H COW:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
2016-02-10 House
H Placed on General File
2016-02-10 House
H09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
2016-02-09 House
H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals 58-1-1-0-0
2016-02-05 House
H Received for Introduction
2016-01-20 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115

Bill No.:
HB0028
Effective
:

3/3/2016
LSO No.:
16LSO-0105

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0011

Chapter No.:
27

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Minerals, Business & Economic Development Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Cease and transfer program local government funding.

Subject:
Provides g
rants and loans for the total cost of a project under the Municipal Solid Waste Facilities Cease and Transfer Program.

Summary/Major Elements:

The Municipal Solid Waste Facilities Cease and Transfer Program provides grants and loans for solid waste projects such as capping closed landfills or acqui
ri
n
g

new
solid waste facilities and equipment.

Currently, W.S. 35-11-528 allows the State Loan and Investment Board to provide grants and loans
of
up to
seventy-five percent
(75%)
of
a
project
’
s
cost
s.

This
act
allows the State Loan and Investment Board
, upon recommendation by
the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality,
to issue grants and loans totaling up to one hundred percent (100%) of total
project costs

to
operators
of solid waste facilities
who have exhausted other funding sources.
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
House
ENGROSSED
Bill No
.
HB0028

ENROLLED ACT NO. 11,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2016 Budget Session

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

Section
1
.

W.S. 35
‑
11
‑
528(d)
(intro) and by creating
a
new subsection (h)

is amended to read:

35
‑
11
‑
528
.

Municipal solid waste facilities cease and transfer program created; criteria for grants and loans; loan terms; availability of other state funding sources.

(d)

Except as provided in subsection (h) of th
is
section, g
rants
and loans for cease and transfer activities shall be awarded in an amount determined by the state loan and investment board not to exceed seventy
‑
five percent (75%) of the total cost of all cease and transfer activities of the municipal solid waste facility.

The state loan and investment board shall base its determination of the percentage of grants and loans awarded for cease and transfer projects under the program on an equitable distribution of available funds among eligible municipal solid waste landfills and rules and regulations adopted pursuant to W.S. 35
‑
11
‑
530.

To be eligible for funding under the program the following criteria shall be met:

(h)

Upon a showing that a local operator has exhausted all reasonably available funding sources
, the d
irector may recommend to the state loan and investment board funding in the form of grants and loans for up to one
hundred percent (100%) of the total cost of cease and transfer activities
of the municipal solid waste facility
.
In addition to the requirements contained in subsection (d) of this section, the state loan and investment
board shall base
its determination of a grant or
loan award under this subsection on
whether the local operator
:

(i)

Has any additional funding sources reasonably available to allocate to project costs
;

(ii)

Is charging sufficient gate or use fees to fully fund the operational costs of transfer facilities constructed under the program
.

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 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
House
.

Chief Clerk