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SF0046 • 2022

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; requiring reports; repealing a prior list of priority cease and transfer projects; 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
2022-03-08
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
3/8/2022

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information about the impact or effectiveness of carcass management projects.

Funding for Solid Waste Cease and Transfer Projects

This law sets up a list of projects to close or transfer solid waste facilities, allows spending previously set aside money on these projects, gives the Department of Environmental Quality some power to change this list, and requires yearly reports about any changes made to the list.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates an updated priority list for cease-and-transfer projects for municipal solid waste facilities.
  • Allows the use of funds already set aside by previous laws for these projects.
  • Sets specific amounts that can be spent on each project listed in the priority order, including $100,000 for carcass management projects.
  • Gives the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) limited power to modify this list if needed.
  • Requires the DEQ to report yearly about any changes made to the list.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Environmental Quality
  • Municipal solid waste facility operators

Terms To Know

Carcass management project
A project to handle the disposal of animal carcasses.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law does not specify how funds will be allocated if projects are completed ahead of schedule.
  • It is unclear what happens to unused funds from the list after a project's completion.

Bill History

  1. 2022-03-08 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number 11

  2. 2022-03-08 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA No. 0010

  3. 2022-03-04 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0010

  4. 2022-03-04 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0010

  5. 2022-03-04 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA No. 0010

  6. 2022-03-04 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 55-0-5-0-0

  7. 2022-03-03 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2022-03-02 House

    H COW:Passed

  9. 2022-02-28 House

    H Placed on General File

  10. 2022-02-28 House

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

  11. 2022-02-23 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals

  12. 2022-02-21 House

    H Received for Introduction

  13. 2022-02-21 Senate

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

  14. 2022-02-18 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  15. 2022-02-17 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  16. 2022-02-16 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  17. 2022-02-16 Senate

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

  18. 2022-02-15 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals 30-0-0-0-0

  19. 2022-02-07 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  20. 2022-01-27 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 22LSO-0200
Bill No.:

SF0046

Effective:

Immediately

LSO No.:

22LSO-0200

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0010

Chapter No.:

11

Prime Sponsor:

Joint Minerals, Business & Economic Development Interim Committee

Catch Title:

Solid waste cease and transfer program funding.

Subject:

Creating the 2022 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.

This act establishes an updated priority list of cease-and-transfer projects and amounts for expenditure by the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).

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

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

The act requires the DEQ to annually report modifications to the list to the Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development Interim Committee by October 15.

The act repeals the 2021 cease-and-transfer priority list.

Comments:

This act requires an annual report from the DEQ 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

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22LSO-0200

ORIGINAL Senate

File No
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SF0046

ENROLLED ACT NO. 10,

SENATE

SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2022 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; requiring reports; repealing a prior list of priority cease and transfer projects; 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), (c)
and (d), as amended by 2019 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 80, Section 323, 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)

$1,650,000

7

Thermopolis, Town of (T)

$2,000,000

8

Rawlins, City of

(T)

$

780,000

9

Thermopolis, Town of (C)

$2,500,000
10

Baggs SWDD

(C)

$2,250,000
11

Lingle, Town of (C)

$

350,000
12

Big Horn County SWDD –
North #2 (C)

$2,800,000
13

Newcastle, City of (C)

$3,700,000
14

Lincoln County –
Cokeville (C)

$1,000,000
15

Uinta County Solid Waste –
Bridger Valley (C)

$4,000,000
16

LaGrange, Town of (C)

$1,400,000
17

Moorcroft, Town of (C)

$1,300,000
18

Upton, Town of (C)

$1,500,000
19

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, bury 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 in subsection (c) of this section to the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee.

Section 2.

2021 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 103 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.

(END)

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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