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S.F. No. 0094 |
Omnibus water bill-construction. |
Sponsored By: Select Water Committee
AN ACT relating to water development projects; providing for construction of dams and reservoirs; authorizing construction of designated water projects; describing projects; specifying terms and conditions of funding for projects; providing appropriations; providing for a sponsor's inflation fund; modifying project descriptions and terms of appropriations for various specified prior projects; and providing for an effective date.
2/13/2006 Bill Number Assigned
2/14/2006 S Received for Introduction
2/16/2006 S Introduced and Referred to S05
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Boggs, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Geis, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Peck, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern.
Ayes 30 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/22/2006 S05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Geis, Johnson, Meier, Peterson and Vasey
Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/22/2006 S Placed on General File
SF0094SS001/ADOPTED
Page 26-line 42 After "(D)" delete balance of line and insert "If the state engineer honors a call for regulation of water rights upstream of Pathfinder Reservoir pursuant to the Nebraska v. Wyoming final settlement stipulation number 108, Original 534 U.S. 40 (2001), the water development office, in consultation with the state engineer, shall report to the governor and select water committee if the call for regulation was caused by the project.".
Page 26-lines 43 through 46 Delete.
Page 29-line 38 After "Project" insert "and the Doty Mountain Five Project".
Page 30-line 45 Delete ", (viii)(G)" insert "and".
Page 30-line 46 Delete.
Page 30-line 47 After "99‑3‑704(g)(vii)" delete balance of line.
Page 31-lines 16 through 47 Delete and renumber.
Page 32-lines 1 through 16 Delete.
Page 32-lines 31 through 45 Delete.
Page 33-lines 1 through 23 Delete.
Page 46-after line 27 Insert and renumber:
"Section 19. [Amendment to the Meade Creek Ditch Rehabilitation Project] W.S. 99‑3‑1004(f)(i) is amended to read:
99‑3‑1004. Level III construction projects – rehabilitation.
(f) Project – Meade Creek Ditch Rehabilitation:
(i) Project sponsor: Tunnel Hill Watershed Improvement District Meade Creek Ditch Company Irrigation District;".
Page 46-line 31 Delete "19" insert "20".
Page 48-line 30 Delete "20" insert "21".
To the extent required by this amendment: adjust totals; and renumber as necessary. GEIS, CHAIRMAN
2/23/2006 S Passed CoW
SF0094S2001/ADOPTED
Page 30-line 45 After "99‑3‑703(j)(vii)" insert "and by creating a new paragraph (ix)".
Page 30-line 47 After "99‑3‑704(g)(vii)" insert "and by creating a new paragraph (ix)".
Page 31-after line 14 Insert and renumber:
"(ix) No new project shall be authorized under this subsection on or after July 1, 2006.".
Page 32-after line 29 Insert and renumber:
"(ix) No new project shall be authorized under this subsection on or after July 1, 2006.". JOHNSON, VASEY
2/24/2006 S Passed 2nd Reading
2/27/2006 S Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Boggs, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Geis, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Mockler, Nicholas, Peck, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern.
Nays: Senator(s) Meier
Conflicts: Senator(s) Burns
Ayes 28 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 1
2/28/2006 H Received for Introduction
2/28/2006 H Introduced and Referred to H05
3/2/2006 H05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Brown, Davison, Diercks, Hageman, Jackson, Morgan, Powers, Samuelson and Semlek
Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
3/2/2006 H Placed on General File
SF0094HS001/ADOPTED (TO ENGROSSED COPY)
Page 27-line 2 Delete "." insert ";".
Page 27-after line 2 Insert
"(E) The appropriation under this subsection shall not be encumbered, obligated or expended until all proceedings relating to the change of use of water rights required under subdivision (A)(I) of this paragraph, including any available judicial review of any administrative action authorizing the change of use, have been exhausted. As used in this subparagraph the exhaustion of judicial review shall not be deemed to have occurred until the time has expired when any appeal may be taken from the applicable administrative action, or if an appeal has been taken the appeal has been exhausted and concluded.". HAGEMAN, CHAIRMAN
3/6/2006 H Passed CoW
3/7/2006 H Passed 2nd Reading
SF0094H3001/ADOPTED (TO ENGROSSED COPY)
Page 1-line 8 After ";" insert "providing for a study of coalbed natural gas water use and creating a task force;".
Page 47-After line 7 Insert:
"Section 21.
(a) There is created a coalbed natural gas water use task force consisting of fifteen (15) members. The task force members shall select a chairman and a vice-chairman.
(b) Four (4) members of the task force shall be from the following agencies:
(i) One (1) member shall be the director of the department of environmental quality;
(ii) One (1) member shall be the state engineer;
(iii) One (1) member shall be the supervisor of the oil and gas commission; and
(iv) One (1) member shall be the chairman of the Wyoming natural gas pipeline authority.
(c) Seven (7) members of the task force shall be appointed by the governor from the following communities:
(i) Three (3) members from the coalbed natural gas industry;
(ii) Three (3) members from the agricultural community; and
(iii) One (1) member from the public at large.
(d) Four (4) members of the task force shall be legislators, including two (2) members of the senate appointed by the president of the senate and two (2) members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house.
(e) The task force shall meet at the call of the chairman to review and evaluate alternative uses of water produced as a result of coalbed natural gas operations.
(f) The task force shall issue a report, including reviewing current statutes and regulations and produced water management alternatives and options currently or potentially available to or used by the coalbed natural gas industry, to the governor, the joint agriculture, public lands and water resources interim committee and the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee to be delivered no later than December 6, 2006, and a final report to be delivered no later than October 1, 2007.
(g) The task force shall be staffed by the governor's office. The task force may contract for administrative and research services to aid in preparation of the task force report. The governor's office shall convene the task force no later than May 1, 2006.
(h) The task force shall exist until October 30, 2007. Members of the task force who are not legislators shall not receive a salary but shall receive reimbursement for necessary travel and per diem expenses in the manner and amount provided for state employees under W.S. 9‑3‑102 and 9‑3‑103. Members of the task force who are legislators shall be paid salary, per diem and travel expenses as provided in W.S. 28‑5‑101 for their official duties as members of the task force.
(j) There is appropriated two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) from the water development account I to the governor's office for expenses incurred pursuant to this section.".
Page 47-line 9 Delete "21." insert "22.". BROWN, ANDERSON, R., COHEE, HAMMONS
3/8/2006 H Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Barnard, Berger, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Davison, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gay, Gingery, Goggles, Hageman, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lubnau, Luthi, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meuli, Miller, Morgan, Olsen, Osborn, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Quarberg, Reese, Robinson, Samuelson, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt, White and Zwonitzer.
Excused: Representative(s) Gilmore, Jackson and Lockhart.
Ayes 57 Nays 0 Excused 3 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
3/9/2006 S Did Concur
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Boggs, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Geis, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Massie, Mockler, Nicholas, Peck, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend and Vasey.
Nays: Senator(s) Larson and Meier.
Conflicts: Senator(s) Burns and Von Flatern.
Ayes 26 Nays 2 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 2
3/9/2006 Assigned Number SEA No. 0055
3/10/2006 S President Signed SEA No. 0055
3/10/2006 H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0055
3/24/2006 Governor Signed SEA No, 0055
3/24/2006 Assigned Chapter Number
Chapter No. 0105 Session Laws of Wyoming 2006.