SF0185 - Wyoming energy commission.

 

2001

State of Wyoming

01LSO-0650.E1 ENGROSSED

 

 

 

SENATE FILE NO.  SF0185

 

 

Wyoming energy commission.

 

Sponsored by:  Senator(s) Youngbauer and Peck

 

 

A BILL

 

for

 

 1  AN ACT relating to energy development; establishing the
 2  Wyoming energy commission to facilitate the development,
 3  production, transportation, marketing and use of Wyoming's
 4  coal, hydro, natural gas, oil, uranium, solar and wind
 5  resources; developing, promoting and researching
 6  conservation and renewal energy sources; providing for
 7  reporting; providing for an appropriation; and providing
 8  for an effective date.

 9 

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

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12         Section 1.  W.S. 30-6-601 is created to read:

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14                         ARTICLE 6

15              WYOMING ENERGY COMMISSION

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17         30-6-601.  Wyoming energy commission.

 

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 2         (a)  The Wyoming energy commission is created.

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 4         (b)  The duties and responsibilities of the commission
 5  are:

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 7              (i)  Developing a comprehensive Wyoming state
 8  energy policy;

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10              (ii)  Developing and promoting the marketing of
11  both raw and beneficiated products and services;

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13              (iii)  Endeavoring to assure a reliable, abundant
14  and affordable supply of energy to meet the needs of
15  Wyoming people, business and industry;

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17              (iv)  To review and where appropriate make
18  recommendations to streamline permitting timetables for the
19  siting of power plants, transmission lines, natural gas and
20  other energy pipelines;

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22              (v)  To explore the potential, practicality and
23  market viability of establishing additional power corridors
24  to move Wyoming generated electricity to other markets, and

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 1  to make recommendations to the legislature or an
 2  appropriate state agency, statute or rule and regulatory
 3  changes necessary to meet this goal;

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 5              (vi)  Facilitating and implementing policies to
 6  maintain Wyoming's competitive energy potential as the BTU
 7  capital of the western hemisphere;

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 9              (vii)  Investigating mechanisms to encourage
10  energy production and value added energy development;

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12              (viii)  Communicating with other states to
13  determine how Wyoming can help meet their respective energy
14  needs;

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16              (ix)  Striving to develop multi-state energy
17  efforts and consortiums as a way to market Wyoming energy;

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19              (x)  Reviewing, and where appropriate
20  recommending streamlining state rules and regulations
21  relating to energy development projects, while protecting
22  Wyoming's environment;

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 1              (xi)  To communicate Wyoming's energy potential
 2  and willingness to provide to private sector developers,
 3  state and local governments, federal agencies and utilities
 4  dependable energy supplies;

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 6              (xii)  Developing and promoting the maximum use
 7  of cost effective conservation and renewable energy
 8  resources;

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10              (xiii)  Recommending proposed research,
11  development and demonstration projects and programs
12  necessary to evaluate the availability and cost
13  effectiveness of conservation and renewable resources in
14  Wyoming;

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16              (xiv)  Promoting policies that maximize economic
17  benefits to the people of Wyoming regarding the development
18  of Wyoming's energy resources.

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20         (c)  The commission shall have up to fifteen (15)
21  members. The commission shall consist of six (6) members of
22  the legislature, three (3) from each house, to be appointed
23  by the leadership, two (2) from the minority party. The
24  remainder of the commission shall be appointed by the

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 1  governor with the consultation of the senate minerals,
 2  business and economic development committee of the
 3  legislature.

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 5         (d)  The commission shall be administered and audited
 6  by the office of the governor. The commission shall be paid
 7  per diem in the same manner as the legislators.

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 9         (e)  The commission shall provide a preliminary
10  progress report to the joint minerals, business and
11  economic development interim committee by December 15,
12  2001.

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14         (f)  This commission shall dissolve March 1, 2005
15  unless extended by the 2005 legislature.

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17         (g)  The Wyoming energy commission is authorized to
18  seek and utilize matching grants, private funding and other
19  federal government grants and assistance to further the
20  purposes of the commission.

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22         Section 2.  There is appropriated from the general
23  fund one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) to the office of
24  the governor for the purposes of this act.

 

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 2         Section 3.  This act is effective immediately upon
 3  completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
 4  as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
 5  Constitution.

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 7                         (END)

 

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