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SF0048 • 2020

Solid waste cease and transfer program funding.

AN ACT relating to the 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 projects; granting the department of environmental quality limited discretionary authority to modify the prioritized list; specifying expenditures for a carcass management project; providing definitions; repealing a prior list of priority cease and transfer projects; requiring reports; and providing for an effective date.

Land
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Minerals
Last action
2020-03-10
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
3/10/2020

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation included a broader allocation of funds which is not detailed in the official summary. The specific amount for carcass management projects is mentioned but needs precise alignment with the bill text.

Funding for Solid Waste Cease and Transfer Projects

This law sets up a list of projects to close or transfer solid waste facilities, allocates funds for these projects, allows modifications based on certain criteria, and requires annual reports.

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes an updated prioritized list of cease and transfer projects for municipal solid waste facilities.
  • Allocates $100,000 for carcass management projects to address the disposal of animal carcasses.
  • Allows the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to modify the order of projects based on efficiency, project readiness, compliance with grant or loan qualifications, and emergency environmental concerns.
  • Requires annual reports by October 15th detailing modifications to the prioritized list and expenditures for carcass management projects.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Environmental Quality
  • Municipal solid waste facility operators
  • Communities with listed projects

Terms To Know

Carcass management project
A project that deals with the disposal or handling of dead animals.
SWDD
Solid Waste Disposal District, a local government entity responsible for managing solid waste in an area.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law does not specify how much money is available overall.
  • It only applies to projects listed and prioritized by the Department of Environmental Quality.
  • Projects must meet certain qualifications or conditions set by grants or loans.

Bill History

  1. 2020-03-10 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number 42

  2. 2020-03-10 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA No. 0020

  3. 2020-03-06 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0020

  4. 2020-03-05 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0020

  5. 2020-03-05 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA No. 0020

  6. 2020-03-05 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-0-0-0

  7. 2020-03-04 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2020-03-03 House

    H COW:Passed

  9. 2020-02-27 House

    H Placed on General File

  10. 2020-02-27 House

    H09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  11. 2020-02-25 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals

  12. 2020-02-18 House

    H Received for Introduction

  13. 2020-02-18 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0

  14. 2020-02-17 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  15. 2020-02-14 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  16. 2020-02-13 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  17. 2020-02-13 Senate

    S09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  18. 2020-02-10 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals 29-0-1-0-0

  19. 2020-02-07 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  20. 2020-01-21 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 20LSO-0271
Bill No.:

SF0048

Effective:

Immediately

LSO No.:

20LSO-0271

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0020

Chapter No.:

42

Prime Sponsor:

Joint Minerals, Business & Economic Development Interim Committee

Catch Title:

Solid waste cease and transfer program funding.

Subject:

Creating the 2020 priority list for cease and transfer projects for 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 from the Municipal Solid Waste Facilities Cease and Transfer Account for landfill closures and for constructing solid-waste transfer stations.

The act establishes an updated priority list of cease and transfer projects and amounts for expenditure by the Department of Environmental Quality.

The year's priority list includes one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) available for carcass management projects to address disposal of animal carcasses.

The act allows the Department to modify the list for specified reasons.

The act requires the Department to annually report modifications to the list to the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee by October 15.

The act repeals the 2019 cease and transfer priority list.

Comments:

The act requires a report from the Department of Environmental Quality to
the Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development Interim Committee.
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

Read the full stored bill text
20LSO-0271

ORIGINAL Senate

File No
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SF0048

ENROLLED ACT NO. 20,

SENATE

SIXTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2020 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to the 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 projects; granting the department of environmental quality limited discretionary authority to modify the prioritized list; specifying expenditures for a carcass management project; providing definitions; repealing a prior list of priority cease and transfer projects; requiring reports; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 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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(ii)

"(C)" means closure project;

(iii)

"SWDD" means solid waste disposal district;

(iv)

"(T)" means transfer project.

(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 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 31, Section 316(a),
2018 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 134, Section 323(a), 2019 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 80, Section 323(c) and (d), 2019 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 67, Section 1 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 Carcass management project $ 100,000
2 Upton, Town of (T) $1,300,000
3 Newcastle, City of (T) $1,200,000
4 Moorcroft, Town of –
Moorcroft #3 (T) $1,500,000
5 Glenrock, Town of (C) $1,600,000
6 Big Horn County SWDD –
North #2 (T) $1,500,000
7

Thermopolis, Town of (T) $2,000,000
8

Hulett, Town of (C) $1,088,000
9 Rawlins, City of (C) $ 780,000
10

Thermopolis, Town of (C) $2,500,000
11 Baggs SWDD (C) $2,250,000
12 Big Horn County SWDD –
South (C) $2,400,000
13 Big Horn County SWDD –
North #2 (C) $1,700,000
14 Newcastle, City of (C) $1,100,000
15 Lincoln County –
Cokeville (C) $1,000,000
16

Uinta County Solid Waste –
Bridger Valley (C) $4,000,000
17 LaGrange, Town of (C)

$1,400,000
18

Moorcroft, Town of (C) $ 500,000
19 Upton, Town of (C) $1,500,000
20 Park County Landfills –
TS Rolling Stock (T) $ 351,000

(c) Any municipal solid waste facility operator may apply for the funds associated with the carcass management project listed as priority 1 in subsection (b) of this section. Funds for the carcass management project shall be expended only for infrastructure necessary to haul or compost dead animals. Funds expended under this subsection shall not exceed the amount listed in priority 1 in subsection (b) of this section.

(d)

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;

(ii)

Based on project readiness;

(iii)

Based on compliance with grant or loan qualifications or conditions;

(iv)

To address emergency or immediate environmental concerns.

(e)

Not later than October 15 of each year, the department of environmental quality shall report:

(i) 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;

(ii) The names of recipients and amounts expended for the carcass management project established in priority 1 in subsection (b) and subsection (c) of this section to the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee.

Section 2
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2019 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 26 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.

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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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