TITLES OF BILLS  Prepared for Wyoming State Legislature 2002 Budget Session

Full copies of Legislative Bills may be seen at COUNTY LIBRARIES as well as the offices of  COUNTY

CLERKS and DISTRICT JUDGES.  If you desire the complete text of a particular bill, address your request to

the BILL ROOM, State Capitol, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002.

H.J. No. 0001   Initiative and referendum signature requirements.

Sponsored by: CORPORATIONS

A JOINT RESOLUTION relating to initiative and referendum petitions; eliminating the requirement

 for signatures from two-thirds of the counties in the state.

H.J. No. 0002  Constitutional initiative.

Sponsored by: CORPORATIONS

A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming Constitution; creating an initiative

process to amend the Wyoming Constitution; and specifying procedures.

H.J. No. 0003  Sand creek massacre trail-2.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Tipton

A JOINT RESOLUTION designating certain portions of state highways as the "Sand Creek

Massacre Trail."

H.J. No. 0004  Self-determination for Puerto Rico.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Esquibel

A JOINT RESOLUTION requesting Congress to enact legislation that would define the political

status options available to the United States citizens of Puerto Rico and authorize a plebiscite to

provide an opportunity for Puerto Ricans to make an informed decision regarding the island's future

political status.

H.J. No. 0005 Tribal health care services pilot program.

Sponsored by: TRIBAL

A JOINT RESOLUTION requesting Congress to sponsor a tribal health care services pilot program

for the Arapahoe and Shoshone Tribes on the Wind River Reservation.

H.J. No. 0006  National prescribed fire strategy.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Simons

A JOINT RESOLUTION requesting the United States Forest Service and all federal

land-management agencies to implement the Western Governors Association (WGA) "Collaborative

 10-Year Strategy for Reducing Wildland Fire Risks to Communities and the Environment" and to

prepare a National Prescribed Fire Strategy that minimizes risks of escape.

H.J. No. 0007       Use tax trust fund-constitutional amendment.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Huckfeldt

A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to create a use tax trust fund into which shall be deposited

proceeds from certain sales subject to use tax; and specifying investment of the fund and distribution

 of the interest income from the fund.

H.J. No. 0008       State constitutional officers.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Burns

A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to modify the state elected officers by removing the state superintendent of public instruction as an elected state officer, making the Wyoming attorney general an elected state officer, and by accordingly modifying the board of land commissioners.

H.J. No. 0009       Local control of schools.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Hageman

A JOINT RESOLUTION relating to local control of public schools.

H.J. No. 0010       Distribution of excess funds.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Miller, D.

A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to authorize the Legislature to distribute to the citizens of this state surplus tax monies determined to be in excess of the amounts necessary for the support of current operations of government.

H.J. No. 0011       Breastfeeding resolution.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Meuli

A JOINT RESOLUTION recognizing breastfeeding's value to the state and its citizens.

H.J. No. 0012       Veteran's license plates-constitutional amendment.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Diercks

A JOINT RESOLUTION providing for the disposition of revenues from sales of veterans' special motor vehicle license plates.

H.J. No. 0013       Legislative special sessions-2.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Sadler

A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to repeal 2001 Enrolled Joint Resolution Number 3, and specifying legislative intent.

H.J. No. 0014      Jack Morrow Hills coordinated resource plan.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Miller, D.

A JOINT RESOLUTION requesting the Bureau of Land Management to develop and implement a coordinated resource management plan for the Jack Morrow Hills area that allows multiple use in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1972.