Wyoming Underground Facilities Notification Act-exemption.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass in the session it was introduced, so there is no effective date as specified in the candidate explanation.

Wyoming Underground Facilities Notification Act - Exemption for Agriculture

The bill proposes an exemption from the Wyoming Underground Facilities Notification Act's notice requirements for certain agricultural activities on farms and ranches.

What This Bill Does

• Adds a new subsection (k) to W.S. 37-12-305 of the Wyoming Underground Facilities Notification Act, which exempts farmers and ranchers from giving notice before conducting specific types of agricultural activities.
• Exempts routine existing agricultural practices, land clearing without deep ripping or root removal, maintenance of irrigation facilities done within the last twenty-four months, and fence line maintenance.

Who It Names or Affects

• Farmers and ranchers in Wyoming who engage in specified agricultural activities.

Terms To Know

Exemption

A rule or law that allows certain people to be excluded from following a specific requirement.

Routine maintenance

Regular upkeep and repair work done on equipment, facilities, or infrastructure.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill did not pass in the session it was introduced.
• It is unclear how many farmers and ranchers will be affected by this exemption.
• The effective date of July 1, 2024, would only apply if the bill were to pass.

Current Bill Text

24LSO-0479
2024
STATE OF WYOMING
24LSO-0479
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0110

Wyoming Underground Facilities Notification Act-exemption.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Slagle, Allemand, Bear, Davis, Haroldson, Hornok and Jennings and Senator(s) Hutchings, Ide and McKeown

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming Underground Facilities Notification Act; providing an exemption from notice requirements for specified agricultural activities; 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. 37
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12
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305 by creating a new subsection (k) is amended to read:

37
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12
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305.

Exemptions.

(k)

The following agricultural activities of a farmer or rancher occurring on a farm or ranch are exempt from the provisions of this act:

(i)

Any form of existing agricultural activity that is routine for the farm or ranch;

(ii)

Land clearing that does not involve deep ripping or deep root removal of trees or shrubs;

(iii)

Routine maintenance of an existing irrigation facility if the facility has been subjected to maintenance in the previous twenty
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four (24) months;

(iv)

Routine maintenance of existing fence lines.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2024
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(END)

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