H.B. No. 0144

Wyoming Emergency Response Act.

 

Sponsored By:                    Joint Transportation and Highways Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to public health and safety; creating the Wyoming Emergency Response Act; creating the state emergency response commission; providing procedures for the response to the release of hazardous materials or a weapons of mass destruction incident as specified; authorizing local emergency planning committees and regional response teams; providing for liability for a released hazardous material; providing for recovery of expenses incurred in responding to hazardous material and weapons of mass destruction incidents; providing for mediation; providing exceptions; granting rulemaking authority; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

 

02/09/2004             Bill Number Assigned

02/10/2004             H Received for Introduction

02/11/2004             H Introduced and Referred to H08

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, W., Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meyer, Morgan, Osborn, Parady, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Thompson, Walsh, Warren and Wasserburger.

Nays:  Representative(s) Alden, Baker, Gilmore, Johnson, L., Jones, Jorgensen, Luthi, Meuli, Miller, D., Nicholas, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Slater and Wostenberg.

Excused:  Representative(s) Tipton

Ayes 43    Nays 16    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/18/2004             H08 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Brechtel, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Harshman, Jansen, Johnson, W. and Walsh

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/18/2004             H Placed on General File

 

HB0144HS001/ADOPTED

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"(b)  The state, political subdivisions of the state or other unit of local government shall not be entitled to reimbursement under this act from any responsible party for an incident involving less than the following quantities of hazardous materials:

Hazard Class/Division from                  Hazard Type                Quantity subject to

49 CFR Article 100-185                                                                 reimbursement

1.1, 1.2, 1.3                                             Explosive Materials        Any Quantity

(Table 1 materials)

1.4, 1.5, 1.6                                             Explosive Material                1001 pounds

(Table 2 materials)

2.1                                                           Flammable Gas                     150 gallons

(Table 2 material)

2.3                                                           Poison Gas                           Any quantity

(Table 1 material)

3                                                              Flammable Liquid                 150 gallons

(Table 2 material)

3                                                              Combustible Liquid               300 gallons

(Table 2 material)

4.1                                                           Flammable Solid or               11 pounds

4.2                                                           Spontaneously Combustible

(Table 2 materials)                                    Material

4.3                                                           Dangerous When Wet          3 pounds

(Table 1 material)

5.1                                                           Oxidizer                               1001 pounds

(Table 2 material)                                     (Includes inorganic

                                                                Peroxides)

5.2                                                           Organic Peroxide                  66 pounds

(Table 1 material)

6.1                                                           Poison (Inhalation           32 pounds

(Table 1 material)                                     Hazard Zone A or B)

6.1                                                           Poison (Other than                1001 pounds

(Table 2 material)                                     Inhalation Hazard Zone

                                                                A or B)

6.2                                                           Infectious Substance       1001 pounds

(Table 2 material)

Class 7                                                     Radio Active Material     Any Quantity

(Table 1 material)                                     (Yellow Label III only)

Class 8                                                     Corrosive Material                1001 pounds

(Table 2 material)

Class 9                                                     Miscellaneous                       1001 pounds

(Table 2 material)                                     Hazardous Material".

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Page 20-line 16                        Delete "4" insert "3".  JOHNSON, W., CHAIRMAN

 

02/19/2004             H Passed CoW

02/20/2004             H Passed 2nd Reading

02/23/2004             H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Baker, Berger, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Excused:  Representative(s) Latta and Tipton.

Ayes 58    Nays 0    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/24/2004             S Received for Introduction

02/24/2004             S Introduced and Referred to S08

02/26/2004             S08 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Erb, Geis, Northrup and Vasey

Excused:  Senator(s) Caller

Ayes 4    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/26/2004             S Placed on General File

 

HB0144SS001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

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02/27/2004             S Passed CoW

 

HB0144S2001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

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HB0144S2002/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

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03/01/2004             S Passed 2nd Reading

03/02/2004             S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend and Vasey.

Nays:  Senator(s) Case, Goodenough and Mockler.

Ayes 27    Nays 3    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

03/02/2004             H Did Not Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Gentile

Nays:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Baker, Berger, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Excused:  Representative(s) Luthi and Tipton.

Ayes 1    Nays 57    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

03/02/2004             H Appointed JCC01 Members

                                Edwards, Diercks and Jansen

03/03/2004             S Appointed  JCC01 Members

                                Erb, Mockler and Northrup

 

HB0144JC01/AA               ADOPTED

JOINT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

HB0144

Wyoming Emergency Response Act.

Reference Senate Message No.         230

HB0144JC01/

TO ENGROSSED COPY

Adopt the following Senate amendments:

HB0144S2002/AE

HB0144SS001/AE

Delete the following Senate amendments:

HB0144S2001/AE

EDWARDS, DIERCKS, JANSEN, ERB, MOCKLER, NORTHRUP

 

03/04/2004             H Adopted HB0144JC01

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Semlek, Simpson, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Excused:  Representative(s) Alden, Baker, Nicholas, Robinson, Ross, Slater and Tipton

Ayes 53  Nays 0  Excused 7  Absent 0  Conflicts 0

 

03/04/2004             S Adopted HB0144JC01

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Scott, Sessions, Townsend and Vasey.

Nays:  Senator(s) Case

Excused:  Senator(s) Mockler and Schiffer.

Ayes 27    Nays 1    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

03/04/2004             Assigned Number HEA No. 0076

03/05/2004             H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0076

03/05/2004             S President Signed HEA No. 0076

03/10/2004             Governor Signed HEA No. 0076

03/10/2004             Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0098  Session Laws of Wyoming 2004.