Bill No.: HB0111 Drafter:
MRW
LSO No.: 09LSO-0070 Effective Date: 2/26/2009
Enrolled Act No.: HEA0044
Chapter No.: 57
Prime Sponsor: Joint Minerals, Business and Economic
Development Interim Committee
Catch Title: Clean
coal task force.
Subject: Clean coal
task force.
Summary/Major Elements:
- Codifies the clean coal
task force created in 2007 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 186, Section 2 into
a new section 21‑17‑121.
- Extends the clean coal
task force until June 30, 2013.
- Repeals the noncodified provisions
of 2007 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 186 establishing the task force and
original appropriations and amendments to those sections in the 2008
Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter, Chapter 48, Section 325(b) and Section
3(b).
- Reappropriates any funds
remaining under prior appropriations to the clean coal research account
under W.S. 39‑14‑802 and the Governor's office for the Task
Force.
- Appropriates $7,500.00
from the general fund to the Legislative Service Office for compensation
of legislative members of the task force.
Comments:
Requires an annual report from
the Task Force to the Governor and the Joint Minerals, Business and Economic
Development Interim Committee by September 30 on the recommendations regarding
funding specific proposals for research into clean coal technologies in Wyoming.