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HB0096 • 2024
Abandoned mine land program.
AN ACT relating to the abandoned mine reclamation program; establishing the abandoned mine land grant program for local governments; providing priority for grants approved under the grant program; requiring reports; providing rulemaking authority; and providing for effective dates.
Budget
Did Not Pass
The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.
- Sponsor
- Representative Stith
- Last action
- 2024-02-23
- Official status
- inactive
- Effective date
- 3/1/2024
Plain English Breakdown
The bill did not pass and was not considered by the Committee of the Whole (COW).
Abandoned Mine Land Grant Program
This bill establishes a grant program for local governments to reclaim abandoned mine lands and requires annual reports on the administration of these grants.
What This Bill Does
- Establishes an abandoned mine land grant program allowing local government entities to apply for funds to reclaim abandoned mines.
- Sets priority criteria for awarding grants based on federal law and state provisions.
- Requires the governor to consult with relevant agencies when administering the grant program.
- Establishes a 120-day deadline for considering and approving or disapproving complete grant applications.
- Requires annual reports from the abandoned mine land division to the joint appropriations committee.
Who It Names or Affects
- Local government entities in Wyoming
- The governor of Wyoming
- The director or administrator of the abandoned mine land division
Terms To Know
- Abandoned Mine Land Grant Program
- A program that provides grants to local governments for reclaiming and restoring lands affected by abandoned mines.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill did not pass and was not considered by the Committee of the Whole (COW).
Amendments
These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.
HB0096HS001
Standing Committee • House Appropriations Committee
Filed
Plain English: The amendment proposes to pass a substitute version of HB0096 which relates to the abandoned mine reclamation program.
- Passes Substitute No. 1 for HB0096.
- The official text does not provide details about what changes are included in Substitute No. 1, so specifics of the amendment's impact cannot be detailed here.
Bill History
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2024-02-23
House
H COW:H Did not consider for COW
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2024-02-21
House
H Placed on General File
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2024-02-21
House
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-2-0-0-0
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2024-02-15
House
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations 57-4-1-0-0
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2024-02-01
House
H Received for Introduction
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2024-01-31
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Bill Number Assigned
Current Bill Text
Read the full stored bill text
24LSO-0327
2024
STATE OF WYOMING
24LSO-0327
Numbered
2.0
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0096
Abandoned mine land program.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Stith, Davis, Heiner, Larson, JT, Niemiec, Sherwood and Wylie and Senator(s) Dockstader and Kolb
A BILL
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AN ACT relating to the abandoned mine reclamation program; establishing the abandoned mine land grant program for local governments; providing priority for grants approved under the grant program; requiring reports; providing rulemaking authority; and providing for effective dates.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1.
W.S. 35
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1211 is created to read:
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Abandoned mine land grant program.
(a)
The governor, through the director or administrator of the abandoned mine land division shall establish a grant program so that a local government entity may apply for a grant of any abandoned mine land funds as provided under this section on forms prescribed by the director or the administrator of the abandoned mine land division. Grants may be applied for by a joint powers board with the approval of all participating agencies to the joint powers agreement. The priority of the award of all grants of abandoned mine land funds for projects requested by local government entities under this section shall be determined in accordance with applicable federal law and the provisions of this article by the governor, through the director or administrator of the abandoned mine land division.
(b)
The governor shall consult with the director, the administrator of the abandoned mine land division and the United States department of interior, office of surface mining reclamation and enforcement as necessary to administer the grant program under this section.
The governor may promulgate rules as necessary to administer the grant program under this section as provided by W.S. 35
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1207(a).
(c)
Each complete application for grants under this section that conform with the criteria established by law and rules promulgated under this section shall be considered and approved or disapproved within one hundred twenty (120) days of receipt of a complete application in accordance with this section.
(d)
Any grant approved under this section and further approved by the United States department of interior, office of surface mining reclamation and enforcement shall have priority over any other projects approved under this article.
(e)
On or before November 1 of each year, the administrator of the abandoned mine land division shall report to the joint appropriations committee on the administration of the grant program under this section. The report shall include a list of all grant requests and grant approvals made in the previous twenty
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four (24) months.
Section 2.
The governor shall adopt any rules necessary to implement this act not later than July 1, 2024.
Section 3
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(a)
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, 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.
(b)
Section 1 of this act is effective July 1, 2024
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