HB0112 • 2025

Industrial siting projects-county commissioner approval.

AN ACT relating to industrial siting projects; requiring notice and approval of new industrial siting projects; specifying applicability; requiring rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor: Representative Smith, S
Last action: 2025-02-03
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2025

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the Industrial Siting Council's role beyond requiring permits and rulemaking.

Industrial Siting Projects Need County Approval

This act requires new industrial projects in Wyoming to get approval from both an Industrial Siting Council and county commissioners before construction can start.

What This Bill Does

Requires that anyone who wants to build a new industrial facility must first obtain a permit from the Industrial Siting Council.
Adds a requirement for new industrial projects to also receive permission through a favorable vote at a public meeting of the board of county commissioners.
Specifies that this act applies only to projects initiated on or after its effective date.
Requires the Industrial Siting Council to create rules to ensure proper implementation of the law.

Who It Names or Affects

People and companies planning new industrial facilities in Wyoming
County commissioners who will need to vote on these projects at public meetings

Terms To Know

Industrial Siting Council: A group that oversees the approval process for building new industrial facilities.
Facility: A place where a business or industry operates, such as a factory or plant.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass and was not considered for introduction in the House.
It is unclear how many new industrial projects will be affected by this requirement since it applies only to those initiated after its effective date.

Bill History

2025-02-03 House
H Did not Consider for Introduction
2025-01-06 House
H Received for Introduction
2025-01-03 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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25LSO-0158
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0158
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0112

Industrial siting projects-county commissioner approval.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Smith, S and Senator(s) Steinmetz

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to industrial siting projects; requiring notice and approval of new industrial siting projects; specifying applicability; requiring rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 35
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12
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106(a) is amended to read:

35
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106.

Permit from council and county commissioners required before commencing construction of facility; electronic permitting; amendments; exceptions; federal requirements.

(a)

No person shall commence to construct a facility, as defined in this chapter, in this state without first obtaining a permit for that facility from the council
and, if a separate permit from the applicable board of county commissioners is not required under W.S. 18
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501 through 18
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513, without first obtaining permission to construct a facility through a favorable vote of the applicable board of county commissioners at a public meeting
. Any facility, for which a permit is required, shall be constructed, operated and maintained in conformity with the permit and any terms, conditions and modifications contained in the
permit. A permit
permits. Permits
may only be issued pursuant to this chapter or pursuant to the provisions of W.S. 18
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5
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501 through 18
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513 for facilities referred to the council.

Section 2.

This act shall apply to industrial siting projects initiated on or after the effective date of this act.

Section 3.

The industrial siting council shall promulgate all rules necessary to implement this act.

Section 4.

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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