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SF0016 • 2024

Military department emergency fire suppression account.

AN ACT relating to the military department; creating an account for emergency fire suppression costs on all state lands managed by the military department; authorizing the adjutant general to expend monies for emergency fire suppression; requiring rulemaking; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

Inactive

Wyoming marks this bill as inactive, which usually means it is no longer moving in the current session.

Sponsor
Transportation
Last action
2024-02-23
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2024

Plain English Breakdown

The bill died in committee on February 23, 2024, which means it will not be enacted.

Military Department Emergency Fire Suppression Account

The bill creates an account for emergency fire suppression costs on state lands managed by the military department and allows the adjutant general to spend money from this account.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates a new fund called the 'military department emergency fire suppression account' to pay for firefighting efforts on state lands managed by the military.
  • Allows the adjutant general to use funds in this account to cover costs of fighting fires that are beyond the control resources of the military department.
  • Requires the military department to make rules about how to manage and spend money from this fund.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The military department, which will manage the new fire suppression account.

Terms To Know

Emergency Fire
A fire on state lands managed by the military that is or clearly threatens to be beyond the fire control resources of the military department.
Adjutant General
The top officer in charge of a state's National Guard and other military forces.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This bill does not specify how much money will be added to the account after the initial $2 million.
  • It is unclear if this bill will pass since it died in committee on February 23, 2024.
  • The bill only applies to state lands managed by the military department.

Bill History

  1. 2024-02-23 Senate

    S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4

  2. 2024-02-23 Senate

    S No report prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2024-02-12 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation 30-1-0-0-0

  4. 2024-01-24 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  5. 2023-12-07 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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24LSO-0084
2024
STATE OF WYOMING
24LSO-0084
Numbered
2.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0016

Military department emergency fire suppression account.

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

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to the military department; creating an account for emergency fire suppression costs on all state lands managed by the military department; authorizing the adjutant general to expend monies for emergency fire suppression; requiring rulemaking; providing an appropriation; 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. 19
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210 is created to read:

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Military department emergency fire suppression account; creation; investment of funds; authorized expenditures; rulemaking.

(a)

As used in this section, "emergency fire" means a fire burning on or originating on any state lands managed by the military department that is or clearly threatens to be, beyond the fire control resources of the military department.

(b)

There is created the military department emergency fire suppression account. The account shall include all legislative appropriations and all funds deposited to the account by the military department. The military department may accept funds including donations, gifts, bequests, devises and grants for the account and shall deposit any received funds in the account. Notwithstanding W.S. 9
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1008, 9
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1012(e) or 9
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207, unobligated and unexpended funds in the account shall not lapse or revert and shall remain available for distribution as provided in this section.

(c)

Any unexpended balance in the account shall be invested by the state treasurer and the investment earnings shall be credited to the general fund.

(d)

Funds appropriated by the legislature for emergency fire suppression on state lands managed by the military department shall be deposited into the account. All funds in the account are continuously appropriated for contracts and other expenses authorized under this section.

(e)

Upon written approval of the adjutant general, expenditures shall be made out of the account for the actual costs of suppressing emergency fires on state lands managed by the military department.

(f)

If the adjutant general determines that monies in the account may be insufficient to fully reimburse the costs of suppressing all emergency fires occurring or which may occur during the year, the adjutant general may delay paying reimbursement to any entity until the close of the program year at which time available monies shall be prorated among those entities entitled to reimbursement.

Section 2.

The military department shall promulgate all rules necessary to implement this act.

Section 3.

There is appropriated two million dollars ($2,000,000.00) from the general fund to the military department emergency fire suppression account created in Section 1 of this act. This appropriation shall be for the period beginning with the effective date of this act. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. Notwithstanding W.S. 9
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1012(e) and 9
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207, this appropriation shall not revert.

Section 4
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This act is effective July 1, 2024.

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