SF0078 • 2017

Federal natural resource policy account.

AN ACT relating to public funds; amending the purposes of the federal natural resource policy account; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

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Sponsor: Senator Bebout
Last action: 2017-03-06
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2017

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Amendments

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SF0078SS001

Standing Committee • SMinerals

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by SMinerals

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Bill History

2017-03-06 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0053
2017-03-06 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2017-02-28 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0053
2017-02-27 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0053
2017-02-27 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0053
2017-02-27 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 56-4-0-0-0
2017-02-24 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-02-23 House
H COW:Passed
2017-02-09 House
H Placed on General File
2017-02-09 House
H09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
2017-02-06 House
H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals
2017-01-23 House
H Received for Introduction
2017-01-19 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0
2017-01-18 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-01-17 Senate
S COW:Passed
2017-01-16 Senate
S Placed on General File
2017-01-16 Senate
S09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2017-01-12 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals
2017-01-12 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2017-01-11 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
SF0078
Effective
:
7/1/2017

LSO No.:
17LSO-0435

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA No. 0053

Chapter No.:
[Chapter Number_RO]

Prime Sponsor:
Bebout

Catch Title:
Federal natural resource policy account.

Subject:
Priorities for the Federal Natural Resources Policy Account
.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act
revises the priorities for use of fund
s
from the
Federal Natural R
esources Policy Account.
Under existing law, t
he Account funds
may be expended by the G
overnor on behalf of the state of Wyoming and its local governments,
in

r
esponse to federal land, water, air, mineral and other natural resource policies
that impact the S
tate.

New funding priorities
include:

Actions that promote
Wyoming's
jurisdictional, economic or property interests
which may be affected by actions of federal agencies;

Actions that facilitate federal permitting of proposed activities which may bring about further economic development of
Wyoming's
natural resources
; and

Actions that
increase
expertise
within the State and allow the State
to participate in federal natural resource policy matters.

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
.
SF0078

ENROLLED ACT NO. 53,

SENATE

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2017 General Session

AN ACT relating to public funds; amending the purposes of the federal natural resource policy account; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 9
‑
4
‑
218(c
)
(
i)
,

(ii) and by creating
new paragraph
s
(iii)
and (iv)
is amended to read:

9
‑
4
‑
218
.

Federal natural resource policy account created; purposes.

(c)

In the expenditure of funds from the federal natural resources policy account pursuant to this section, preference shall be given to those funding requests that:

(i)

Enhance the ability of a county to participate in federal natural resource policy matters;

or

(ii)

Fund actions taken under paragraph (a
)(
iii) of this section as the governor determines necessary or advisable to protect

or promote
the state's jurisdictional, economic or property interests
from
which may be affected by

actions taken by the environmental protection agency
.

or

other federal
agencies
;

(iii)

Fund actions taken under subsection (a) of this section as the governor determines necessary or advisable to facilitate federal permitting of proposed activities which may bring about further economic development of
the natural
resources of the state; or

(iv)

Add
to the
internal expertise of the state or
a state agency to participate in federal natural resource policy matters.

Section

2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
201
7
.

(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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