H.B. No. 0043

Military department leasing fees.

 

Sponsored By:     Joint Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to the military department; authorizing the military department to retain and expend monies generated by grazing leases; requiring annual reports; and providing for an effective date.

 

12/19/2008  Bill Number Assigned

1/13/2009   H Introduced and Referred to H08

1/13/2009   H Received for Introduction

1/16/2009   H08 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Blake, Carson, Cohee, Gilmore, Hallinan, Madden, McKim and Petersen

Nays:  Representative(s) Zwonitzer, Dv.

Ayes 8    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/16/2009   H Placed on General File

 

HB0043HS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 2           After "retain" insert "and expend"; before "leases" insert "grazing"; after "leases;" insert "requiring annual reports;".

Page 1-line 11          Before "Monies" insert "(a)"; after "lease" insert "for grazing".

Page 1-line 15          After "lands." delete balance of line.

Page 1-line 16          Delete line through "operations.".

Page 2-line 1           After "these" insert "grazing".

Page 2-After line 4           Insert:

"(b)  The department shall annually report to the joint transportation, highways and military affairs interim committee the monies generated under subsection (a) of this section and how those monies were expended by the department.".  COHEE, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0043HW001/FAILED

Page 1-line 3           Before "and" insert "requiring rulemaking;".

Page 1-line 11          Before "Monies" insert "(a)".

Page 2-Before line 6    Insert:

"(b)  The department shall promulgate rules governing the rental fees for grazing leases under subsection (a) of this section at a rate equal to rates charged for grazing leases by the board of land commissioners.".

Renumber as necessary.  CARSON

 

HB0043HW002/FAILED

Page 2-After line 4           Before the standing committee amendment (HB0043HS001/A) to this line, Insert:

"(b)  At the end of each fiscal year, after the purposes provided in subsection (a) of this section have been fully funded from the annual grazing lease proceeds, remaining funds shall be deposited to a special reserve account.  Eighty percent (80%) of the funds within the special reserve account may be expended in subsequent fiscal years for the department's general operations and, subject to the limitation of this subsection, twenty percent (20%) shall be retained and expended only for emergency contingencies, as declared by the state loan and investment board, for operations and maintenance of the lands leased under subsection (a) of this section.  At any time restricted emergency funds in the reserve account equal twice the annual average of gross grazing lease receipts for the prior three (3) years, all other funds within the reserve account or to be deposited to the reserve account may be used for the department's general operations.  Funds within the reserve account are continuously appropriated for purposes of this subsection.".

Renumber as necessary.  HALLINAN, MADDEN, ZWONITZER, DV.

 

HB0043HW003/FAILED

Delete the Hallinan et al. committee of the whole amendment (HB0043HW002/A) entirely and further amend as follows:

Page 1-line 15          Delete the standing committee amendment (HB0043HS001/A) to this line.

Page 1-line 16          Delete the standing committee amendment (HB0043HS001/A) to this line; After "operations" insert "at Camp Guernsey".  ILLOWAY, MCKIM

 

1/20/2009   H Passed CoW

1/21/2009   H Passed 2nd Reading

 

HB0043H3001/ADOPTED

Page 2-After line 4           Before the standing committee amendment (HB0043HS001/A) to this line, Insert:

"(b)  At the end of each fiscal year, after the purposes provided in subsection (a) of this section have been fully funded from the annual grazing lease proceeds, remaining funds shall be deposited to a special reserve account.  Eighty percent (80%) of the funds within the special reserve account may be expended in subsequent fiscal years for the department's general operations and, subject to the limitation of this subsection, twenty percent (20%) shall be retained and expended only for emergency contingencies, as declared by the governor, for operations and maintenance of the lands leased under subsection (a) of this section.  At any time restricted emergency funds in the reserve account equal the annual average of gross grazing lease receipts for the prior three (3) years, all other funds within the reserve account or to be deposited to the reserve account may be used for the department's general operations.  Funds within the reserve account are continuously appropriated for purposes of this subsection.".

Renumber as necessary.  HALLINAN

 

1/22/2009   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Bonner, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Byrd, Cannady, Carson, Childers, Cohee, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Edmonds, Esquibel, K., Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Illoway, Jaggi, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Moniz, Patton, Peasley, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Roscoe, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Gilmore and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Excused:  Representative(s) Jorgensen

Ayes 57    Nays 2    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/27/2009   S Received for Introduction

1/28/2009   S Introduced and Referred to S08

2/5/2009    S08 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Dockstader, Esquibel, F., Geis, Landen and Von Flatern

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/5/2009    S Placed on General File

2/5/2009    S Rereferred to S02

2/18/2009   S02 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Massie, Meier, Peterson and Townsend

Nays:  Senator(s) Nicholas

Ayes 4    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/18/2009   S Placed on General File

 

HB0043SW001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 3           Delete "requiring annual reports;".

Page 1-lines 12 through 16    Delete, insert and renumber:

"(a)  All funds received from grazing fees for property owned by the state of Wyoming and managed as part of Camp Guernsey shall be deposited into a separate account to be designated as the "Camp Guernsey maintenance account."

(b)  All funds and all interest generated on the funds within the Camp Guernsey maintenance account shall be expended only by legislative appropriation.".

Page 2-lines 1 through 24     Delete.

Page 3-lines 2 through 6            Delete.  NICHOLAS, MEIER

 

2/19/2009   S Failed CoW; Indef Postponed

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Dockstader, Esquibel, F., Geis, Johnson, Landen, Massie, Meier, Peterson, Scott and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Bebout, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Hastert, Hines, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Larson, Martin, Nicholas, Perkins, Ross, Schiffer, Sessions, Townsend and Vasey

Ayes 10    Nays 20    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0