SF0176 • 2023

Solid waste disposal districts-consolidation.

AN ACT relating to counties; authorizing two (2) or more existing solid waste disposal districts to consolidate; specifying procedures, terms and conditions for the consolidation of solid waste disposal districts; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Senator Driskill
Last action: 2023-02-18
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 2/18/2023

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide specific details on what happens if voters reject consolidation.

Solid Waste Disposal Districts Can Now Combine

This law allows two or more solid waste disposal districts to join together into one district, with rules about how they can do this and who decides.

What This Bill Does

Allows existing solid waste disposal districts in the same county or different counties to combine into a single district.
Requires that each involved district's board approves the consolidation before it goes to voters for approval unless all districts are within the same county, then only the board of county commissioners is needed.
Limits the number of directors for the new combined district to nine people, chosen based on population proportions from each original district.
Does not allow the new district to change its boundaries or charge more than three mill in taxes.

Who It Names or Affects

Solid waste disposal districts and their boards
County commissioners who oversee these districts

Terms To Know

solid waste disposal district: An area designated by county commissioners to manage the collection, transport, and disposal of solid waste.
mill limit: A tax rate limit set at three mills (three-tenths of a cent) per dollar of assessed property value for each district.

Limits and Unknowns

The law does not specify what happens if voters reject the consolidation.
It is unclear how this will affect existing solid waste disposal districts that do not choose to consolidate.
The exact process and timeline for dissolving a consolidated district are not detailed.

Amendments

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

SF0176H3001

3rd reading • Representative Neiman

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment adds a requirement that each solid waste disposal board must approve any proposed consolidation before it can be submitted to the boards of county commissioners.

Adds language requiring all involved solid waste disposal boards to first approve any proposed consolidation.

The exact process and criteria for how the solid waste disposal boards will approve consolidations are not specified in this amendment text.

Bill History

2023-02-18 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 44
2023-02-18 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0024
2023-02-15 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0024
2023-02-15 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0024
2023-02-15 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0024
2023-02-15 Senate
S Concur:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
2023-02-14 Senate
S Received for Concurrence
2023-02-14 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 62-0-0-0-0
2023-02-13 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2023-02-10 House
H COW:Passed
2023-02-08 House
H Placed on General File
2023-02-08 House
H09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2023-02-06 House
H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals
2023-02-02 House
H Received for Introduction
2023-02-02 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
2023-02-01 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2023-01-31 Senate
S COW:Passed
2023-01-31 Senate
S Placed on General File
2023-01-31 Senate
S06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2023-01-26 Senate
:Refer to S06 - Travel
2023-01-24 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations
2023-01-24 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2023-01-24 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 23LSO-0567
Bill No.:

SF0176

Effective:

Immediately

LSO No.:

23LSO-0567

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0024

Chapter No.:

Prime Sponsor:

Driskill

Catch Title:

Solid waste disposal districts-consolidation.

Subject:

Authorizing the consolidation of existing solid waste disposal districts.

Summary/Major Elements:

Current law authorizes a board of county commissioners in a county to establish by resolution one or more solid waste disposal districts composed of any portion of the county.

This act authorizes two or more solid waste disposal districts to consolidate into a single solid waste disposal district, under the following conditions:
Consolidation may be initiated by the voters of the district or by the board of county commissioners.
Any consolidation under this act cannot enlarge or alter the existing boundaries of the solid waste disposal districts to be consolidated.
Solid waste disposal districts in different counties may be consolidated, so long as each district and the board of county commissioners in each county approves the proposed consolidation before the question of consolidation is submitted to the voters of each county for approval.
The number of directors for the consolidated district cannot exceed nine directors.
No taxes in excess of the three (3) mill limit authorized for solid waste disposal districts can be levied in the consolidated district.

The act clarifies that, before solid waste disposal districts in two (2) or more counties are consolidated, the board of county commissioners in each county must complete the procedures required for dissolution of county boards as provided by law (which include publication of the proposed action, payment of all debt, the disposition of all assets and public meeting and comment).

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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23LSO-0567

ORIGINAL Senate

ENGROSSED
File No
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SF0176

ENROLLED ACT NO. 24,

SENATE

SIXTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2023 General Session

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

Section 1
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W.S. 18
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106 is created to read:

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106.

Consolidation of solid waste disposal districts; procedures.

(a)

Two (2) or more solid waste disposal districts may consolidate into one (1) solid waste disposal district. Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the following shall apply to any consolidation of two (2) or more solid waste disposal districts:

(i)

Consolidation of solid waste disposal districts may be initiated:

(A)

In accordance with W.S. 22
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304(a); or

(B)

By resolution of the board of county commissioners in the county or counties where the districts are located, provided that each solid waste disposal board involved in the proposed consolidation first approve the consolidation and no election shall be required to consolidate solid waste disposal districts located in the same county upon entry of a resolution by the board of county commissioners.

(ii)

Any consolidation under this section shall not enlarge or otherwise alter the existing boundaries of the solid waste disposal districts to be consolidated under this section;

(iii)

Solid waste disposal districts located in different counties may be consolidated, provided that:

(A)

Each solid waste disposal board involved in the proposed consolidation shall first approve the consolidation before the consolidation is submitted to each board of county commissioners. Each board of county commissioners in the counties where the solid waste disposal districts are located first approve the proposed consolidation before the consolidation is submitted to the voters of each county for approval;

(B)

The number of directors of the consolidated district shall not exceed nine (9) residents of the district. Directors shall be appointed in accordance with W.S. 18
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102(a). The number of directors appointed from each county shall be in the proportion that the population of the district's residents from each county bears to the total population of the consolidated district.

(iv)

No taxes in excess of the limit specified in W.S. 18
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103(a) shall be levied in the consolidated solid waste disposal district.

(b)

Unless in conflict with a provision of this section, the provisions of the Special District Elections Act of 1994 providing for the consolidation of special districts shall apply to the consolidation of solid waste disposal districts under this section.

Section 2.

W.S. 18
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105 are amended to read:

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Solid waste disposal districts; creation.

(a)

Each board of county commissioners may establish by resolution one (1) or more solid waste disposal districts composed of any portion of the county.
Solid waste disposal districts consolidated under W.S. 18
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106 may be composed of any portion of two (2) or more counties in accordance with W.S. 18
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106.
Areas may be added to or subtracted from an existing district in the same manner.

(c)

The board of county commissioners may dissolve a solid waste disposal district established under subsection (a) of this section in accordance with W.S. 18
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525.
For solid waste disposal districts consolidated under W.S. 18
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106 that consist of two (2) or more counties, each board of county commissioners in the counties where the consolidated solid waste disposal district is located shall complete the steps required in W.S. 18
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525 before the solid waste disposal district may be dissolved under this subsection.

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Procedures.

The Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act is applicable to all proceedings under W.S. 18
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except establishing or changing the boundaries of a solid waste disposal district.

Section 3
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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
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(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