SF0113 • 2021

Business ready communities-amendments.

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming business ready community program; amending permissible use of grants and loans as specified; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Inactive

Wyoming marks this bill as inactive, which usually means it is no longer moving in the current session.

Sponsor: Senator Wasserburger
Last action: 2021-04-01
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2021

Plain English Breakdown

The term 'joint powers board' was removed as it was not supported by the official source material provided.

Amendments to Wyoming Business Ready Community Program

The bill amends the rules for grants and loans in the Wyoming business ready community program by requiring an attorney general's review before any grant is given.

What This Bill Does

Changes how grants and loans are used under the Wyoming business ready community program.
Adds a new rule that requires the attorney general to review all transactions related to grants before they can be made.
Specifies when these changes will apply, starting from July 1, 2021.

Who It Names or Affects

Cities, towns, and counties in Wyoming applying for grants or loans under the program.
The attorney general of Wyoming who must review all grant transactions.

Terms To Know

Infrastructure projects: Projects related to building or improving roads, water systems, telecommunications, and other essential facilities.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass all stages in the legislature and is now inactive.
It does not specify what happens if the attorney general finds a transaction illegal.

Amendments

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

SF0113S2001

2nd reading • Senator Wasserburger

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes a requirement in the Wyoming business ready community program by replacing 'written opinion' with 'review'.

Replaces the phrase 'written opinion' with 'review' in the context of permissible use of grants and loans.

The amendment text does not provide further details on what specific changes this replacement entails or how it affects the program's operations.

SF0113SW001

Committee of the Whole • Senator Rothfuss

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment adds a new requirement that the attorney general must give a written opinion on the legal aspects of any grants made under this program before those grants can be issued.

Adds a new subsection (p) to the existing law, which requires the attorney general's written approval for all grants given out.

The amendment does not specify what happens if the attorney general does not approve a grant or how long it takes to get this approval.

Bill History

2021-04-01 House
H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4
2021-04-01 House
H No report prior to CoW Cutoff
2021-03-24 House
H09 - Minerals:Do Pass Failed 4-5-0-0-0
2021-03-19 House
H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals
2021-03-19 House
H Received for Introduction
2021-03-18 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 21-9-0-0-0
2021-03-17 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2021-03-12 Senate
S COW:Passed
2021-03-08 Senate
S Placed on General File
2021-03-08 Senate
S09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
2021-03-01 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals
2021-03-01 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2021-02-26 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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21LSO-0574
2021
STATE OF WYOMING
21LSO-0574
ENGROSSED
3.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0113

Business ready communities-amendments.

Sponsored by: Senator(s) Wasserburger, Nethercott and Perkins and Representative(s) Burkhart, Olsen and Western

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming business ready community program; amending permissible use of grants and loans as specified; specifying applicability; 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. 9
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601(b) and by creating a new subsection (p) is amended to read:

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601.

Wyoming business ready community program; purpose; creation; rulemaking.

(b)

The council shall establish and administer a Wyoming business ready community program as provided by this article. Any city, town or county may submit an application to the council for a grant or loan under the program on forms prescribed by and subject to rules promulgated by the council.

Grants or loans may be applied for by a joint powers board with the approval of all participating agencies to the joint powers agreement.

Grants and loans may be made by the council for economic or educational development, planning or infrastructure projects, including the purchase of land, buildings, facilities, telecommunications infrastructure, rights of way, airports, sewer and water projects, roads, landscaping, recreational and convention facilities or other
infrastructure
projects or uses
determined by the council to be consistent with the purposes of this article. In adopting rules and making grants and loans under this article the council shall require all projects to be related to economic or educational development, planning or infrastructure, which shall not include rehabilitation or expansion of existing infrastructure unless the council determines the rehabilitation or expansion is necessary to meet the purposes of this article. Planning grants and loans shall be limited as provided in subsection (m) of this section. All grants, loans or cooperative agreements made under this article shall be referred by the council to the state loan and investment board for final approval or disapproval. The state loan and investment board may adopt rules as necessary to implement its duties under this article.

(p)

No grants shall be made under this article without the review of the attorney general certifying the legality of the transaction and all documents connected therewith.

Section 2
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This act shall apply to all applications received on or after the effective date of this act.

Section 3
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This act is effective July 1, 2021
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