SF0022 • 2023

Wyoming public safety communications system funding.

AN ACT relating to public safety communications; providing an appropriation; establishing funding priority order; and providing for an effective date.

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Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor: Transportation
Last action: 2023-01-20
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2023

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and therefore does not have an effective date or impact.

Wyoming Public Safety Communications System Funding

The bill provides $8.6 million from the general fund to the Department of Transportation for Wyoming's statewide public safety radio system, WyoLink.

What This Bill Does

Appropriates $8.6 million from the general fund to the Department of Transportation.
Requires this money to be used exclusively for WyoLink, a statewide public safety radio system.
Establishes a priority order for spending: operations and maintenance first, then equipment costs, infrastructure development, and other expenses last.

Who It Names or Affects

The Department of Transportation
Local governments that use WyoLink
Public safety agencies in Wyoming

Terms To Know

WyoLink: A statewide public safety radio system used by different government agencies.
General Fund: Money that the state collects from taxes and uses to pay for various programs and services.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass, so it does not have an effect.
It only provides funding until June 30, 2024.

Bill History

2023-01-20 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Failed 15-16-0-0-0
2023-01-20 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Failed 15-16-0-0-0
2023-01-20 Senate
S 3rd Reading:S Bill Reconsideration Motion Passed by Roll Call 16-15-0-0-0
2023-01-20 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Failed 13-18-0-0-0
2023-01-19 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2023-01-18 Senate
S COW:Passed
2023-01-18 Senate
S Placed on General File
2023-01-18 Senate
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
2023-01-17 Senate
S08 - Transportation:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
2023-01-17 Senate
S08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
2023-01-10 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation
2022-12-28 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2022-12-01 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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23LSO-0211
2023
STATE OF WYOMING
23LSO-0211
Numbered
2.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0022

Wyoming public safety communications system funding.

Sponsored by: Joint Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to public safety communications; providing an appropriation; establishing funding priority order; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
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(a)

There is appropriated eight million six hundred thousand dollars ($8,600,000.00) from the general fund to the department of transportation for purposes prioritized in subsection (b) of this section. This appropriation is for the period beginning with the effective date of this act and ending June 30, 2024. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purposes and any unobligated, unexpended funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on June 30, 2024. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation be included in the standard budget for the department of transportation for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium and thereafter.

(b)

The appropriation under subsection (a) of this section shall only be expended for purposes of the statewide public safety interoperable radio communications system commonly referred to as WyoLink.

Funding shall be distributed for WyoLink purposes in the order of priority listed below, funding each priority in full before expending any funds for the next priority:

(i)

Operations and maintenance, including offsetting any charges to local government users of the system;

(ii)

Acquisition or lease and maintenance of state and local government user equipment;

(iii)

Infrastructure development and expansion;

(iv)

Other expenses.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2023
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(END)

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