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21LSO-0685
ORIGINAL House
ENGROSSED
Bill No
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HB0254
ENROLLED ACT NO. 94,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2021 General Session
AN ACT relating to the funding of government operations; providing funding for the replacement of a transportation computer system; creating an account; imposing an additional fee for driver's licenses, permits and for duplicates and renewals; specifying the distribution of fees; making conforming amendments; assigning duties to the department of transportation and department of enterprise technology services for replacement of the revenue information system; requiring reporting; and providing for an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1
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W.S. 31
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204 is created to read:
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204.
Transportation information system account.
(a)
There is created the transportation information system account into which shall be deposited funds as provided by law. Earnings from funds in the account shall be credited to the account. Funds in the account are continuously appropriated to the department of transportation and shall only be expended to replace the revenue information system that was in use on July 1, 2020. Notwithstanding W.S. 9
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1008 or 9
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207, unexpended funds in the account shall not revert without further action of the legislature.
(b)
The department of transportation may accept, and shall deposit in the transportation information system account, any gifts, contributions, donations, grants or federal funds designated for computer system modernization.
Section 2.
W.S. 31
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1506(c)(ii), 31
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104 and 31
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113(a)(intro) and by creating a new subsection (g) are amended to read:
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Motorcycle safety education program account.
(c)
In addition to any fees collected under W.S. 31
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1505, the following revenue shall be credited to the account:
(ii)
The fee for each motorcycle driver's endorsement as provided in W.S. 31
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113(a)(x)
, less the amount distributed under W.S. 31
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113(g)
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104.
Disposition of fees.
Except as provided in this section
and W.S. 31
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113(g)
, the license fees levied and collected under this act are payable to the department and shall be transmitted to the state treasurer to be credited to the highway fund.
Subject to the allocation in W.S. 31
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113(g), t
he fees collected under W.S. 31
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113(a)(x) shall be transmitted to the state treasurer to be credited to the motorcycle safety education account created by W.S. 31
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1506. Funds collected under W.S. 31
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111(b)(xiv) shall be transmitted to the state treasurer to be credited to the wildlife conservation account created by W.S. 31
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231(b).
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Fees.
(a)
The following fees are imposed
, in addition to the fee in subsection (g) of this section
:
(g)
Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, in addition to each fee collected pursuant to subsections (a) and (d) of this section, an additional transportation information system fee of five dollars ($5.00) shall be imposed and shall be deposited in the transportation information system account created by W.S. 31
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Section 3
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(a)
Not later than July 1, 2027, the department of transportation shall replace the revenue information computer system in use by the department on July 1, 2020. Subject to subsection (d) of this section, the department shall use funds from any appropriate source to fund the replacement of the computer system under this section. The department of transportation shall apply for any federal funds available or that may become available.
(b)
The department of transportation shall determine by rule and regulation fees for third party use of the replacement revenue information computer system. Any increases in fees implemented pursuant to this act for use of the computer system shall be deposited in the transportation information system account created by W.S. 31
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(c)
The department shall develop and implement the replacement revenue information system in accordance with the provisions of section 4 of this act.
(d)
The department shall not expend any funds from any source for the replacement of the revenue information computer system without legislative authorization for expending those funds.
Section 4.
(a)
The department of transportation shall develop and purchase the transportation information system (TIS) to replace the revenue information system in consultation with the department of enterprise technology services (ETS). The ETS shall advise the department of transportation on all aspects of the TIS project, including review of any request for proposals.
(b)
No later than July 1, 2021, the department of transportation and ETS shall provide to the joint transportation, highways and military affairs interim committee and to the joint appropriations committee a proposed timeline for each phase of the TIS project purchase, development, configuration, migration and full implementation. The department of transportation and the ETS shall provide the joint transportation, highways and military affairs interim committee and the joint appropriations committee quarterly updates on the progress of the project.
Section 5
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(a)
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this act is effective July 1, 2021.
(b)
Sections 3, 4 and 5 of this act are 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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