S.F. No. 0068

Omnibus water bill-construction.

 

Sponsored By:        Select Water Committee

 

AN ACT relating to water development projects; authorizing a transfer of water as specified; authorizing construction of designated water projects; describing projects; specifying terms and conditions of funding for projects; providing appropriations; modifying project descriptions and terms of appropriations for various specified prior projects; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/5/2009    Bill Number Assigned

1/13/2009   S Received for Introduction

1/13/2009   S Introduced and Referred to S05

1/26/2009   S05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Bebout, Geis, Johnson and Vasey

Excused:  Senator(s) Jennings

Ayes 4    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/26/2009   S Placed on General File

 

SF0068SS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 19          Before "The United" insert "(a)  Pursuant to W.S. 41-3-115,".

Page 1-line 23          After "in the" insert "Pathfinder Modification Project within".

Page 1-line 26          Delete ", and" insert ".  (b)  Pursuant to W.S. 41-3-115,".

Page 1-line 29          After "in the" insert "Pathfinder Modification Project within".

Page 2-line 1           Delete "for Wyoming's" insert "by the state of Wyoming as a municipal water supply or a replacement water supply to meet the state of Wyoming's obligations in the Nebraska v. Wyoming settlement agreement and the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program.".

Page 2-line 2           Delete and insert:

      "(c)  The authorizations granted under subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall terminate if the state of Wyoming withdraws from the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program or any successor programs approved by the governor.

      (d)  If the state engineer determines that the transfers authorized under subsections (a) and (b) of this section cause injury to Wyoming water users beyond those identified in the final opinion and recommendations provided to the legislature pursuant to W.S. 41-3-115(q), then the state engineer shall report the injury to the select water committee.

      (e)  Any revenue generated through the annual temporary water use agreements for storage water from the Wyoming account shall be deposited in the account credited by W.S. 41-2-1001(a)(iv).".

Page 25-after line 37   Insert and renumber:

      "(n)  Project – Riverton Valley Pipeline Relocation:

            (i)  Project sponsor:  Riverton Valley Irrigation District;

            (ii)  Project purpose:  Agriculture water supply;

            (iii)  Project description:  Design and construction of a pipeline relocation;

            (iv)  Total project budget:  One million three hundred thousand dollars ($1,300,000.00);

            (v)  Project grant:  The state of Wyoming shall grant to the sponsor from water development account II through the commission for the purchase of project materials as supported by vendor invoices and approved by the commission an amount not to exceed five hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($525,000.00) or eighty-seven and one-half percent (87.5%) of the approved materials costs, whichever is less;

            (vi)  Project loan:  The state of Wyoming shall loan to the sponsor from water development account II through the commission for the purchase of project materials as supported by vendor invoices and approved by the commission an amount not to exceed seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000.00) or twelve and one-half percent (12.5%) of the approved material costs, whichever is less, for a term of thirty (30) years from the date the commission determines project benefits accrue to the sponsor, at an annual rate of four percent (4%);

            (vii)  Appropriation:  There is appropriated from water development account II to the commission six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000.00) or as much thereof as is necessary to carry out the purpose of this subsection.  Unexpended funds appropriated under this subsection shall revert to water development account II on July 1, 2014;

            (viii)  Special conditions:

                  (A)  The sponsor is responsible for all project costs with the exception of the purchase of project materials as supported by vendor invoices and approved by the commission;

                  (B)  The sponsor is responsible for retaining professional engineering services to design the project, compile materials bidding documents and monitor construction activities including the installation of project components and the tracking of project expenditures.". 

To the extent required by this amendment:  adjust totals; and renumber as necessary.  GEIS, CHAIRMAN

 

SF0068SW001/ADOPTED

Page 2–line 2           In the Senate Standing Committee Amendment (SF0068SS001/A) to this line, after subsection (c) created by that amendment insert and renumber:

"(d)  If the director of the Wyoming water development office determines that Wyoming water users are not receiving the regulatory certainty under the endangered species act as provided for in the Platte River recovery implementation program, he shall submit a report to the select water committee outlining the inadequacy of the regulatory certainty.".  BEBOUT, VASEY

 

1/26/2009   S Passed CoW

1/27/2009   S Passed 2nd Reading

1/28/2009   S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Bebout, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Dockstader, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hines, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Martin, Massie, Meier, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Ayes 30    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/30/2009   H Received for Introduction

2/3/2009    H Introduced and Referred to H05

2/13/2009   H05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Blake, Carson, Edmonds, Gilmore, Moniz, Semlek, Teeters, Wallis and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/13/2009   H Placed on General File

2/13/2009   H Rereferred to H02

2/17/2009   H02 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Berger, Hammons, Harshman, Jorgensen, Pedersen, Philp and Steward

Ayes 7    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/17/2009   H Placed on General File

 

SF0068HS001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 25          Delete "state of Nebraska" insert "Wyoming-Nebraska state line".

Page 2-line 3           Delete "state of Nebraska" insert "Wyoming-Nebraska state line".  SEMLEK, CHAIRMAN

 

SF0068HW001/FAILED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-after line 16    Insert:

"(d)  No transfer of water under subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall be authorized until Nebraska has issued all permits required by paragraph 8 of the Amended Stipulation, signed March 13, 2001 between the states of Nebraska, Wyoming and Colorado and the United States of America, entitled "Amendment of the 1953 Order to Provide for the Modification of Pathfinder Reservoir.".

Page 2-line 18          Delete "(d)" insert "(e)".

Page 2-line 26          Delete "(e)" insert "(f)".

Page 2-line 34          Delete "(f)" insert "(g)".  STEWARD, BROWN

 

2/18/2009   H Passed CoW

 

SF0068H2001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-line 36          Delete "credited" insert "created".  MADDEN

 

2/19/2009   H Passed 2nd Reading

2/20/2009   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Bonner, Brechtel, Buchanan, Byrd, Cannady, Carson, Childers, Cohee, Connolly, Craft, Diercks, Edmonds, Gingery, Goggles, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Illoway, Jorgensen, Landon, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Roscoe, Semlek, Simpson, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Brown, Davison, Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Hales, Hallinan, Jaggi, Lockhart, Moniz, Patton, Peasley, Shepperson and Steward

Ayes 47    Nays 13    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/20/2009   S Received for Concurrence

2/20/2009   S Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Burns, Case, Coe, Decaria, Dockstader, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Massie, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Excused:  Senator(s) Bebout, Cooper, Hunnicutt, Larson, Martin and Meier

Ayes 24    Nays 0    Excused 6    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/20/2009   Assigned Number SEA No. 0025

2/23/2009   S President Signed SEA No. 0025

2/23/2009   H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0025

2/25/2009   Governor Signed SEA No. 0025

2/25/2009   Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0038  Session Laws of Wyoming 2009.