Cease and transfer priority list.

ORIGINAL
House
Bill No
.
HB0003

ENROLLED ACT NO. 24,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2017 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; granting 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:

Se
ction 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;

(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), 2015 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 142, Section 345 (priority 2)
, 2016 Session Laws, Chapter 31, Section 316(a)
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 program created by W.S. 35
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Priority Index Project Maximum Amount

1
Upton, Town
of (
T) $1,300,000

2
Newcastle, City
of (
T) $1,200,000

3
Moorcroft, Town of –

Moorcroft #
3 (
T) $1,500,000

4
Eden Valley
SWDD (C) $1,581,000
5
Glenrock, Town
of (
C) $1,600,000

6
Uinta County Solid Waste
–

Bridger Valley

(
T)
$1,437,000

7
Lincoln County –

Thayne (
C) $2,600,000

8
Fremont County
SWDD –

Shoshoni (C)
$1,346,000
9
Big Horn County SWDD –

North #
2 (
T) $1,500,000
1
0
Thermopolis, Town
of (
T) $2,000,000
1
1

Tensleep

SWDD (
C)

$800,000
1
2
Wheatland, Town
of (
C) $2,500,000
1
3

Hulett
, Town
of (
C) $
1,088,000
1
4
Central Weston County SWDD –

Osage (
C)

$
700,000
1
5
Fremont County
SWDD –

Lander (
T) $1,500,000
1
6
Upper Platte River
SWDD –

Saratoga (
C) $2,300,000
1
7
High Country Joint Powers

Board – Hanna (T)

$8
00,000
18

Rawlins, City
of (
C)

$780,000
1
9
Thermopolis, Town
of (
C) $2,500,000
2
0

Baggs

SWDD (
C) $2,250,000
2
1
Big Horn County SWDD –

South (
C)
$
2,400,000
2
2
Big Horn County SWDD –

North #
2 (
C) $1,700,000
2
3
High Country Joint Powers

Board –
Hanna (
C) $1,000,000
2
4
Newcastle, City
of (
C) $1,100,000
25
Uinta County Solid Waste
–

Bridger
Valley (
C) $4,000,000
26
LaGrange, Town
of (
C) $1,400,000
27
Moorcroft, Town
of (
C)

$
500,000
28
Upton, Town of (C) $1,500,000
29

Fremont County
SWDD –

Lander (
C) $4,692,800
3
0

Lusk
, Town
of (
T
)

$
300,000
3
1

Hulett
, Town
of (
T)

$500,000
3
2
Park County Landfills –

TS Rolling
Stock (
T)

$351,000

(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;

(i
i)

Based on project readiness;

(iii)

Based on compliance with grant or loan qualificati
ons or conditions;

(iv)

To
address emergency or imm
ediate 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 committee.

Section 2
.

201
6
Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter
68
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
House
.

Chief Clerk

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