HB0172 • 2018

Produced water treatment.

AN ACT relating to oil and gas taxes; specifying that natural gas used to treat by-product water is exempt from taxation; and providing for an effective date.

Energy Taxes

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Representative Byrd
Last action: 2018-03-13
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2018

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HB0172HS001

Standing Committee • HRevenue

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by HRevenue

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Bill History

2018-03-13 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0043
2018-03-13 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 76
2018-03-09 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0043
2018-03-09 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0043
2018-03-08 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0043
2018-03-08 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 26-4-0-0-0
2018-03-07 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2018-03-06 Senate
S COW:Passed
2018-03-05 Senate
S Placed on General File
2018-03-05 Senate
S09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
2018-03-01 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals
2018-02-28 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2018-02-27 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 38-20-2-0-0
2018-02-23 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2018-02-22 House
H COW:Passed
2018-02-20 House
H Placed on General File
2018-02-20 House
H03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
2018-02-15 House
H Introduced and Referred to H03 - Revenue 58-1-1-0-0
2018-02-14 House
H Received for Introduction
2018-02-13 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
HB0172
Effective
:
7/1/2018

LSO No.:
18LSO-0412

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0043

Chapter No.:
76

Prime Sponsor:
Byrd

Catch Title:
Produced water treatment.

Subject:
Use of natural gas to treat by-product water.

Summary/Major Elements:

This bill provides that
the portion of
natural gas that is used prior to sale to treat by-product water to make the water available for beneficial use is exempt from taxation.

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
Bill No
.
HB0172

ENROLLED ACT NO. 43,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2018 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to oil and gas taxes; specifying that natural gas used to treat by-product water is exempt from taxation; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 39
‑
14
‑
205 by creating a new subsection (m)
is
amended to read:

39
‑
14
‑
205
.

Exemptions.

(m)

Natural gas which is consumed prior to sale
for
treating
by
‑
product
water
as defined in W.S. 41
‑
3
‑
903
so the water is acceptable for beneficial use in Wyoming has no value and is exempt from taxation.

Section 2
.

This act is effective July 1, 201
8
.

(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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