HB0097 • 2016

Wolf depredation compensation.

AN ACT relating to agriculture; creating a gray wolf depredation compensation program; imposing additional duties on the department of agriculture; authorizing rulemaking; providing for termination of the program as specified; requiring a report upon termination; providing an appropriation; and providing for effective dates.

Agriculture Budget

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Representative Winters
Last action: 2016-03-16
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 3/11/2016

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Amendments

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HB0097HW001

Committee of the Whole • Winters

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by Winters

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HB0097JC001

Conference Committee

H Adopted, S Adopted

Plain English: H Adopted, S Adopted Conference Committee

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HB0097HS001

Standing Committee • HAgriculture

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by HAgriculture

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HB0097HS002

Standing Committee • HAC

Failed

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HB0097SW001

Committee of the Whole • Kinskey

Adopted

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HB0097SS001

Standing Committee • SAppropriations

Failed

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Bill History

2016-03-16 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2016-03-11 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0052
2016-03-04 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0052
2016-03-04 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0052
2016-03-04 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0052
2016-03-04 Senate
S Adopted HB0097JC001: 21-7-1-0-1
2016-03-04 House
H Adopted HB0097JC001: 58-2-0-0-0
2016-03-03 Senate
S Appointed JCC01 Members
2016-03-03 House
H Appointed JCC01 Members
2016-03-02 House
H Concur:Failed 0-58-2-0-0
2016-03-02 House
H Received for Concurrence
2016-03-02 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 17-12-0-0-1
2016-03-01 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2016-02-29 Senate
S COW:Passed
2016-02-29 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2016-02-29 Senate
Amendment failed
2016-02-26 Senate
S Placed on General File
2016-02-26 Senate
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2016-02-26 Senate
S COW:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
2016-02-26 Senate
S Placed on General File
2016-02-26 Senate
S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2016-02-24 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture
2016-02-24 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2016-02-23 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-0-0-0
2016-02-22 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2016-02-19 House
H 2nd Reading:Laid Back
2016-02-18 House
H COW:Passed
2016-02-18 House
Amendment Adopted
2016-02-18 House
Amendment failed
2016-02-18 House
Amendment Adopted
2016-02-17 House
H Placed on General File
2016-02-17 House
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
2016-02-16 House
H COW:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
2016-02-16 House
H Placed on General File
2016-02-16 House
H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2016-02-12 House
H06 - Travel:Rerefer to H05 - Agriculture
2016-02-11 House
H Introduced and Referred to H06 - Travel 53-5-2-0-0
2016-02-10 House
H Received for Introduction
2016-02-09 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115

Bill No.:
HB0097
Effective
:
Multiple dates, see below

LSO No.:
16LSO-0381

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0052

Chapter No.:
112

Prime Sponsor:
Winters

Catch Title:
Wolf depredation compensation.

Subject:
Wolf depredation compensation
program

Summary/Major Elements:

This
act
requires the Department of Agriculture (Department) to administer a program to compensate landowners, lessees or their agents for certain livestock damaged by
a
gray wolf in an area of the state where gray wolves are
classified as a predatory animal.
Th
e

act
authorizes the Department to employ or contract personnel to assist in administering and investigating claims for damages.
Th
e

act
specifies the program will terminate on the date gray wolves are removed from the list of experimental nonessential population, endangered species or threatened species in Wyoming or on June 30, 2018, whichever is earlier.
Th
e

act
requires the Department to promulgate rules and regulations necessary
for the program.
Th
e

act
appropriates $
60
,000
to the Department for the purposes of administering the program and funding damage payments.

Comments:
Requires a report
:

The Department of Agriculture is required to report to the Joint Agriculture Interim Committee
and the Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Interim Committee
no later than fifteen days after
the termination of the program.
Split
effective dates
:

Section 2, requiring rule promulgation, is effective immediately; the remainder of the
act is effective July 1, 2016.

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
.
HB0097

ENROLLED ACT NO. 52,

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.

(a)

Notwithstanding any other provision of law

and except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section
, for the period
beginning with the effective date of this act and ending
June 30, 2018,

the department of agriculture shall
administer a program to
compensate landowners, lessees or
their
agents
whose
livestock as defined in W.S. 23-1-102(a
)(
xvi)
is damaged by
a gray wolf
in an area of the state
where
gray wolves are
classified as a predatory animal
.

(b)

The department may employ or contract personnel
to
assist in administering and
investigat
ing

claims for damages.

(c)

The department shall promulgate necessary rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this act.

(d)

Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the program authorized under this section shall terminate on the date gray wolves are removed from the list of experimental nonessential population, endangered species or threatened species in Wyoming. The department of agriculture shall report the termination of the program pursuant to this subsection to the joint agriculture,
public lands and water resources interim committee and the joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural resources interim committee no later than fifteen (15) days after the termination of the program.

Section 2.

The department of agriculture shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this act by July 1, 2016.

Section
3
.

There is appropriated
sixty thousand dollars ($6
0,000.00) from the general fund to the department of agriculture. This appropriation shall only be expended for the purpose of administering the program and funding damage payments pursuant to this act. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on June 30, 2018.

Section 4.

(a)

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this act is effective July 1, 2016.

(b)

Section 2 of 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