Industrial siting-tribal notification.

25LSO-0041

ORIGINAL Senate

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SF0016

ENROLLED ACT NO. 2,

SENATE

SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2025 General Session

AN ACT relating to industrial development and siting; requiring the provision of notice to tribal governments of applications for industrial siting permits; making conforming amendments; requiring rulemaking; specifying applicability; and providing for effective dates.

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

Section 1
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W.S. 35
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102(a) by creating a new paragraph (xvi), 35
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107(c) by creating a new paragraph (iv), (d)(ii) and (g)(ii) and 35
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110(a) by creating a new paragraph (iv) and (f)(ii) are amended to read:

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102.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in this chapter:

(xvi)

"Tribal government" means the tribal government of the Eastern Shoshone tribe, the tribal government of the Northern Arapaho tribe of the Wind River Indian Reservation and the cooperative tribal governing body.

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107.

Request for waiver of permit application; form.

(c)

Not more than seven (7) days following receipt of a request for a waiver, the director shall:

(iv)

Serve notice of the request upon each tribal government located within the same or adjacent county to where the industrial facility will be located.

(d)

Not more than fourteen (14) days following receipt of a request, the director shall:

(ii)

Notify the applicant
, tribal governments, if applicable,
and local governments of the meeting and, for proposed facilities meeting the requirements of W.S. 35
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102(a)(vii)(E), (F) or (G), notify affected landowners;

(g)

Not more than fifty (50) days following receipt of a request, the director shall:

(ii)

Notify the applicant
, tribal governments, if applicable,
and local governments of the hearing and, for proposed facilities meeting the requirements of W.S. 35
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102(a)(vii)(E), (F) or (G), notify affected landowners;

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110.

Service of notice of application; information and recommendations; application deficiencies; procedure; jurisdiction; hearing.

(a)

Not more than ten (10) days following receipt of an application for a permit, the director shall:

(iv)

Serve an electronic or physical copy of the application and notice of hearing upon each tribal government located within the same or adjacent county to where the industrial facility will be located.

(f)

Not more than ninety (90) days after receipt of an application for a permit, the director shall:

(ii)

Notify the applicant
, tribal governments, if applicable,
and local governments of the hearing and, for proposed facilities meeting the requirements of W.S. 35
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102(a)(vii)(E), (F) or (G), notify affected landowners;

Section 2.

This act shall apply to all applications for industrial siting permits filed on and after the effective date of this act.

Section 3.

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

Section 4
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(a)

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this act is effective July 1, 2025
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(b)

Sections 3 and 4 of this act are 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.

(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

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