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SF0119 • 2020

State funded capital construction.

AN ACT relating to state funded capital construction; creating accounts; providing definitions; providing appropriations for purposes related to state funded capital construction; modifying prior appropriations; making certain appropriations subject to specified terms and conditions; providing for the reversion and transfer of funds; creating a subcommittee; providing for the acceptance of gifts of real property; requiring reporting; specifying funding priorities; and providing for effective dates.

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Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Appropriations
Last action
2020-03-12
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2020

Plain English Breakdown

Some sections of the bill were withdrawn or failed to be adopted, which affects the final scope of the legislation.

State Funding for Capital Construction Projects

This act creates accounts and provides appropriations for various capital construction projects in Wyoming, including state buildings, parks, and transportation infrastructure.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates accounts to manage funds for different capital construction projects.
  • Provides definitions for terms used in the bill.
  • Allocates money for specific capital construction projects like museums, schools, and highways.
  • Modifies previous funding allocations and sets conditions for how new funds can be spent.
  • Requires reporting on the progress of these projects.

Who It Names or Affects

  • State agencies responsible for construction projects such as the Department of Family Services and the Department of Corrections.
  • The Wyoming State Fair Board, which may receive funding for improvements at the fairgrounds.

Terms To Know

Capital Construction
Building or improving major physical structures like buildings and roads.
Appropriations
Money set aside by the government for specific uses, such as construction projects.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass in its current session.
  • Details about how funds will revert and transfer are specified but may change based on further legislative action.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SF0119H2001

2nd reading • Representative Clem

Failed

Plain English: The amendment reduces funding for the University of Wisconsin's College of Law expansion project and removes certain lines from the bill.

  • Reduces the amount of funds allocated to expand the University of Wisconsin's College of Law by $12,500,000.
  • Deletes specific lines related to the funding details for the law school expansion.
  • The exact impact on other parts of the bill or future budget totals is not clear from this amendment text alone.
SF0119H3001

3rd reading • Representative MacGuire

Failed

Plain English: The amendment modifies the conditions for spending money on the Corbett natatorium, requiring that at least 51% of student athletes on the men's and women's swimming and diving teams must be Wyoming residents who graduated from a Wyoming high school.

  • Adds a new requirement that funds can only be spent if at least 51% of enrolled student athletes are Wyoming residents who graduated from Wyoming high schools.
  • The amendment does not specify what happens if the condition is not met or how it will be enforced.
SF0119H3002

3rd reading • Representative MacGuire

Failed

Plain English: The amendment adds a condition that UW College of Law's legal clinic funding can only be used if all directors are licensed Wyoming lawyers in good standing.

  • Adds a requirement for the college of law’s legal clinic directors to hold valid Wyoming law licenses and maintain membership in the Wyoming State Bar.
  • The amendment does not specify what happens if the condition is not met, such as whether funding would be withheld or redirected.
  • It's unclear how this change will affect existing legal clinics at the college of law.
SF0119H3003

3rd reading • Representative Laursen

Failed

Plain English: This amendment removes previous funding allocations for certain projects at the University of Wyoming and replaces them with a new $25 million allocation for capital construction projects, specifically for the Corbett natatorium, War Memorial Stadium renovation, and College of Law expansion.

  • Removes existing funding allocations from pages 10 to 12 of the bill.
  • Inserts a new $25 million appropriation for specific capital construction projects at the University of Wyoming.
  • Specifies that each project must be matched with funds in a ratio of 1:1.5, where one part comes from the strategic investments and projects account.
  • The exact amounts to be allocated to each project are not specified and will be determined by the university board of trustees.
  • Some technical details about adjusting totals and renumbering sections may affect implementation but are not fully explained in this amendment text.
SF0119H3004

3rd reading • Representative Clem

Failed

Plain English: The amendment removes previous funding allocations for capital construction projects at the University of Wyoming and replaces them with a new $25 million allocation for specific projects.

  • Removes existing funding allocations from pages 10 to 12.
  • Inserts a new $25 million appropriation for capital construction projects at the University of Wyoming, including the Corbett natatorium, war memorial stadium renovation, and college of law expansion.
  • The exact amounts for each project are not specified in the amendment text.
  • Details on how the matching funds will be sourced from other sources are not provided.
SF0119H3005

3rd reading • Representative Gray

Corrected, Failed

Plain English: The amendment changes how money is handled for certain construction projects and removes some sections related to specific funding.

  • Removes a section about contingency funds in the capital construction account.
  • Reduces the amount of money in another fund by $1,659,450.
  • Deletes several other sections that deal with specific appropriations.
  • The exact impact on total funding and how it will be renumbered is not fully explained.
SF0119H3006

3rd reading • Representative Gray

Failed

Plain English: The amendment reduces the amount of other funds available for capital construction by $6 million.

  • Decreases the amount of 'OTHER FUNDS' in Section 4(a)(i) of the bill by $6,000,000.
  • The amendment text does not specify how this reduction will affect other parts of the budget or what specific projects might be impacted.
SF0119HS001

Standing Committee • House Appropriations Committee

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment adopts Substitute No. 1 for SF0119 as the new version of the bill.

  • Substitute No. 1 for SF0119 is now adopted and will replace the previous version of the bill.
  • The specific changes made by Substitute No. 1 are not detailed in this amendment text, so it's unclear what exactly has been modified.
SF0119S2001

2nd reading • Senator Boner

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment adds a new section that allows the State Fair Board to pursue public-private partnerships for building lodging facilities on state fairgrounds, with conditions and requirements set forth.

  • Adds a new section allowing the State Fair Board to seek public-private partnerships for constructing and operating lodging facilities at the state fairgrounds.
  • Specifies that the Attorney General's Office will advise on legal issues related to these private facilities.
  • Allows the Department of Agriculture to accept up to $12.6 million in private funds for the project, subject to certain agreements and conditions.
  • The exact nature and terms of future agreements between the State Fair Board and private parties are not detailed in this amendment.
  • It is unclear what specific legal issues might arise that require advice from the Attorney General's Office.
SF0119S2002

2nd reading • Senator Anselmi-Dalton

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes who can receive certain funds related to state-funded capital construction, adding chambers of commerce, municipalities, and private donations as eligible recipients.

  • Changes the list of entities that can receive funding from 'a local tourism office' to include 'a chamber of commerce', 'a municipality', or 'a private donation'.
  • The amendment text does not specify how much funding each entity will receive, only who is eligible to receive it.
SF0119S2003

2nd reading • Senator Boner

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment modifies funding allocations related to capital construction projects, reducing certain amounts and specifying new uses for funds.

  • Reduces the amount of OTHER FUNDS by $24.5 million.
  • Changes a specified fund from $25 million to $500,000.
  • Modifies language to refer to a single project instead of multiple projects.
  • Specifies that funds should be used directly for facilities related to military science and aerospace studies.
  • The exact impact on other sections of the bill is not detailed in this amendment text.
SF0119S2004

2nd reading • Senator Biteman

Corrected, Adopted

Plain English: This amendment to SF0119 removes certain lines from Section 8 of the Department of Transportation Priorities and adjusts numbering in related sections.

  • Removes lines 12 through 20 on page 16 of Section 8.
  • Changes '(b)' to '(a)' on line 22 of page 16.
  • Changes '(c)' to '(b)' on line 4 of page 17.
  • The amendment does not provide details about the content removed from lines 12 through 20, so it's unclear what specific priorities or provisions were deleted.
SF0119S2005

2nd reading • Senator Bebout

Failed

Plain English: The amendment adds a new provision that allows up to $200,000 from an existing appropriation to be used for redesigning the media center and public television studio.

  • Adds up to $200,000 of funding to redesign the media center and implement changes in the public television studio.
  • The amendment does not specify how the remaining funds in the account will be used after this allocation.
  • It is unclear if there are any specific conditions or requirements for using these funds beyond what is stated.
SF0119SW001

Committee of the Whole • Senator Steinmetz

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment modifies specific sections of a bill related to state-funded capital construction by deleting certain lines and making text changes.

  • Deletes line 15 on page 1.
  • Removes lines 1 through 9 on page 2.
  • Replaces '9-4-226' with '9-4-225' in several places.
  • Eliminates pages 4 and 12, as well as specific lines within those pages.
  • The exact impact of these deletions and text changes is not fully explained by the amendment text provided.
SF0119SW002

Committee of the Whole • Senator Driskill

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment restricts how funds from a specific capital construction budget can be used, ensuring that any leftover money goes back to a special account for state parks and cultural resources but then gets redirected to the outdoor recreation office.

  • Adds language to prevent transferring or spending funds from the State Parks-Maintenance Outdoor Rec budget on anything other than its intended purpose.
  • Specifies that unspent funds must go back to the state parks and cultural resources special revenue account by June 30, 2022.
  • Re-appropriates any reverted funds specifically for use by the outdoor recreation office and facilities.
  • The amendment's text does not provide details on how the re-appropriation process will work or what happens if there are no unexpended funds remaining.
SF0119SW003

Committee of the Whole • Senator Bebout

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment adds new projects for study and design in various state departments and institutions.

  • Adds six new projects for study and design: master plan studies for Cheyenne area state buildings, museum expansion, Wyoming girls' school Stolt administration-education building, Wyoming boys' school facility maintenance storage facility, Wyoming women's center main building expansion and maintenance addition, and security electronics integration.
  • Includes a new academic center project at Northern Wyoming Community College District in Gillette.
  • The amendment does not specify the exact details or costs of these projects.
SF0119SW004

Committee of the Whole • Senator Boner

Withdrawn

Plain English: The amendment adds a new provision to allocate funds for facilities related to the departments of military science and aerospace studies.

  • Adds a new section (iv) under Section 4(a)(ii) that specifies providing facilities for the departments of military science and aerospace studies.
  • The exact amount or details about how these funds will be allocated are not specified in the amendment text.
SF0119SW005

Committee of the Whole • Senator Kinskey

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment modifies a section in the bill to include the widening of highways as part of transportation priorities.

  • Adds 'widening of the highway' as an additional priority for the Department of Transportation.
  • The exact details and implications of adding this new priority are not fully explained in the amendment text provided.
SF0119SW006

Committee of the Whole • Senator Boner

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment adds a new section that allows the Department of Agriculture to accept up to $40,000 from a local tourism office and distribute it to the State Fair Board for installing an electronic message board at the state fairgrounds.

  • Adds a new section allowing the Department of Agriculture to receive up to $40,000 from a local tourism office.
  • Requires the Department of Agriculture to give any received funds to the State Fair Board.
  • Specifies that the funds are for installing an electronic message board at the state fairgrounds.
  • The amendment does not specify how the $40,000 will be used beyond the installation of the electronic message board.
SF0119SW007

Committee of the Whole • Senator Boner

Failed

Plain English: This amendment allows the Department of Agriculture to accept up to $12,600,000 in private funds for the State Fair Board to use on building lodging facilities at the state fairgrounds.

  • The Department of Agriculture can now receive up to $12.6 million from private sources.
  • This money will be given to the State Fair Board to build new places where people can stay during the fair.
  • It is unclear what specific approvals or legal actions are required for this funding, which may limit how it can be used.
SF0119JC001

Conference Committee

S Reported

Plain English: This amendment requests the appointment of a second conference committee because the first one could not reach an agreement.

  • Requests the creation of a new conference committee to continue discussions on state funded capital construction.
  • The text does not provide details about why the first committee could not agree or what specific issues they were unable to resolve.
SF0119JC002

Conference Committee

Filed

Plain English: This amendment removes certain sections from a bill about state-funded capital construction and modifies funding allocations.

  • Removes specific sections related to creating accounts, subcommittees, reporting requirements, and other provisions.
  • Decreases funding amounts in various categories by specified sums.
  • Adds new funding allocation for State Parks-Territorial Prison.
  • The exact impact of removing certain sections on the overall bill is not detailed here.
  • Some technical adjustments to totals and renumbering are required but not fully explained in this amendment text.

Bill History

  1. 2020-03-12 Senate

    S postponed indefinitely

  2. 2020-03-12 House

    Pursuant to JR 2-1(c): H Appointed JCC02 Members

  3. 2020-03-12 Senate

    Pursuant to JR 2-1(c):S Appointed JCC02 Members

  4. 2020-03-04 House

    H Appointed JCC01 Members

  5. 2020-03-03 Senate

    S Appointed JCC01 Members

  6. 2020-03-03 Senate

    S Concur:Failed 1-28-1-0-0

  7. 2020-03-03 Senate

    S Received for Concurrence

  8. 2020-03-03 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 43-17-0-0-0

  9. 2020-03-02 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  10. 2020-02-28 House

    H COW:Passed

  11. 2020-02-28 House

    H Placed on General File

  12. 2020-02-28 House

    H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0

  13. 2020-02-26 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations

  14. 2020-02-25 House

    H Received for Introduction

  15. 2020-02-24 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 22-8-0-0-0

  16. 2020-02-21 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  17. 2020-02-20 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  18. 2020-02-14 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  19. 2020-02-14 Senate

    S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0

  20. 2020-02-13 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations 27-3-0-0-0

  21. 2020-02-12 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  22. 2020-02-11 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned