H.B. No. 0018

Aquatic invasive species-2.

 

Sponsored By:     Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to game and fish and the department of state parks and cultural resources; providing for control of aquatic invasive species; providing for inspection of conveyances; providing for decontamination orders; providing for impoundment and quarantine; providing for rules; providing for inspection fees; providing civil and criminal penalties; authorizing the filling of a vacant position; providing an appropriation; providing a continuous appropriation; requiring reports; and providing for an effective date.

 

12/28/2009  Bill Number Assigned

2/8/2010    H Received for Introduction

2/9/2010    H Introduced and Referred to H06

 

ROLL CALL

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

Excused:  Representative(s) Hallinan and Philp

Ayes 58    Nays 0    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/11/2010   H06 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Bonner, Brown, Childers, Connolly, Davison, Jaggi, Millin, Shepperson and Thompson

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/11/2010   H Placed on General File

2/11/2010   H Rereferred to H02

2/16/2010   H02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

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

Excused:  Representative(s) Philp

Ayes 6    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/16/2010   H Placed on General File

 

HB0018HS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 1           After "fish" insert "and the department of state parks and cultural resources".

Page 1-line 6           Delete "an appropriation" insert "appropriations; providing a continuous appropriation".

Page 4-line 4           After "(iii)" delete balance of the line and insert "Introduce".

Page 4-line 5           Delete the line through "planted".

Page 4-line 6           After "into" delete "the" insert "any".

Page 4-line 20          After "commission" insert "and the department of state parks and cultural resources".

Page 4-line 22          After "article and" delete the balance of the line and insert "to".

Page 4-line 23          Delete entirely.

Page 5-line 1           Delete entirely.

Page 5-line 3           Delete "The".

Page 5-lines 4 through 7            Delete entirely.

Page 5-line 11          After "commission" insert "and the department of state parks and cultural resources".

Page 5-line 21          After "commission" insert ", in consultation with the department of state parks and cultural resources,".

Page 8-line 1           After "commission" insert "and the department of state parks and cultural resources".

Page 8-line 4           Delete "may" insert "and the department of state parks and cultural resources shall".

Page 8-After line 15    Insert:

"(c)  The department of state parks and cultural resources may collect fees and shall transfer those fees collected to the commission for deposit in the account created pursuant to W.S. 23-1-501(g).".

Page 9-line 5           After "commission" insert "and the department of state parks and cultural resources".

Page 9-line 6           After "commission" insert "or the department of state parks and cultural resources".

Page 9-After line 8           Insert:

"Section 2.  W.S. 23-1-501 by creating a new subsection (g) is amended to read:

23-1-501.  Game and fish fund.

(g) An account within the game and fish fund is created.  Revenues received pursuant to W.S. 23-4-204 shall be credited to the account and are continuously appropriated to the commission to be expended for the prevention, surveillance, containment and direct and indirect costs associated with the administration of the aquatic invasive species program created under chapter 4, article 2 of this act.".

Page 9-line 10          Delete "2" insert "3".

Page 9-line 12          After "department" insert "and one million one hundred thousand dollars ($1,100,000.00) from the general fund to the department of state parks and cultural resources"; delete "This appropriation" insert "These appropriations".

Page 9-line 14          Delete "This appropriation" insert "These appropriations".

Page 9-line 16          Delete "this" insert "these appropriations".

Page 9-line 17          Delete "appropriation".

Page 9-line 19          Delete "this appropriation" insert "these appropriations".

Page 10-line 1          Delete "3" insert "4".  CHILDERS, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0018HW001/ADOPTED

Page 8-After line 5           Insert:

"(i)  An annual fee shall be collected by the commission or the department of state parks and cultural resources for every watercraft before the watercraft enters the waters of the state.  Payment of the fees shall be evidenced by a sticker placed on the bow of the watercraft and no person shall operate nor shall the owner permit the operation of any watercraft on the waters of the state without payment of the fees provided in this section and display of the sticker on the bow of the watercraft.  For purposes of this paragraph, "watercraft" means any contrivance used or designed primarily for navigation on water but does not include personal flotation devices." 

Renumber as necessary.  BROWN

 

HB0018HS002.01/ADOPTED  (CORRECTED COPY)

Page 1-line 6           After "penalties;" insert "authorizing the filling of a vacant position;"

Page 9-line 12          In the first standing committee amendment (HB0018HS001/A) to this line delete "one million one hundred thousand dollars ($1,100,000.00)" insert "five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00)".

Page 9-line 20          After "2012." insert "None of these appropriations shall be included in either the game and fish department's or the department of state parks and cultural resources' 2013-2014 standard biennial budget  request.".

Page 9-After line 20          Insert:

"Section 4.  The game and fish department is authorized to fill one (1) biologist supervisor full-time equivalent position which is vacant as of the effective date of this act to serve as the coordinator of the program created by this act.  The authorization under this section to fill the vacant position shall not be considered to be the filling of a vacant position for purposes of section 314 of 2010 House Bill 0001.  The general fund appropriation to the game and fish department in section 3 of this section shall be reduced dollar for dollar by any funds appropriated in 2010 House Bill 0001 to the department for the vacant position filled pursuant to this section.".

Renumber as necessary.  BERGER, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0018HS002.02/FAILED  (CORRECTED COPY)

Page 8-line 15          Delete "." insert ";".

Page 8-After line 15    Insert:

"(iii) Fees shall be established such that the fees imposed upon a nonresident for an inspection is four (4) times the fee imposed upon a resident for the inspection."

Renumber as necessary.  BERGER, CHAIRMAN

 

2/17/2010   H Passed CoW

 

HB0018H2001/ADOPTED

Page 9-After line 20          Insert:

"Section 5.  The legislature recognizes that the program created by this act, in protecting the waters of this state from the deleterious effects of aquatic invasive species will be especially beneficial to the infrastructure owned by the United States bureau of reclamation in this state.  Because of these benefits, the game and fish department is directed to make diligent efforts to obtain additional funding for the program created under this act from the United State bureau of reclamation and other federal sources.". 

Renumber as necessary.  STEWARD

 

HB0018H2002/FAILED

Page 8-After line 5           In the Brown committee of the whole amendment (HB0018HW001/A) to this line after "(i)" insert "Except as provided in paragraph (iv) of this subsection,".

Page 8-After line 15    Insert:

"(iv)  Until such time when aquatic invasive species become established in the waters of the state, watercraft belonging to residents of this state that are operated solely within the waters of this state, as evidenced by an affidavit of the owner, shall be subject to the payment of fees and sticker renewal requirements under paragraph (i) of this subsection once every five (5) years.".  LANDON

 

HB0018H2003/FAILED

Page 8-After line 5           In the Brown committee of the whole amendment (HB0018HW001/A) to this line delete "but does not include personal flotation devices" insert "propelled in any respect by propulsion machinery powered by an energy source other than human effort".  TEETERS

2/18/2010   Amendment Failed

 

HB0018H2005/FAILED

Page 1-line 5           Delete "civil and".

Page 8-line 19          Delete "(a)".

Page 9-lines 1 through 8            Delete entirely including the first standing committee amendment (HB0018HS001/A) to these lines.  LUBNAU, SIMPSON

 

HB0018H2006/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 12          After "watercraft," insert "raft,".  CARSON

 

HB0018H2007/ADOPTED

Page 8-line 15          After "article" insert ".  Fees established under this subsection shall be established such that the annual fees imposed upon a nonresident shall be higher than the fees imposed upon a resident in a ratio that is at least as high as the average ratio between the cost to residents and nonresidents of all hunting licenses set forth in W.S. 23-2-101(j)".  HARSHMAN

 

HB0018H2004.01/ADOPTED  (CORRECTED COPY)

Page 4-line 1           After "species" insert "in this state".

Page 4-line 11          After "an" insert "unreported".

Page 4-line 12          After "location" insert "in this state".

LUBNAU, SIMPSON

 

HB0018H2004.02/FAILED  (CORRECTED COPY)

Page 5-line 22          After "41-13-211(b)" delete "in" insert "upon a finding that a specific body of water is threatened with the imminent introduction of an aquatic invasive species.".

Page 5-line 23          Delete entirely.

Page 7-line 6           After ";" insert "and".

Page 7-lines 8 through 10     Delete entirely.

Page 7-line 12          Delete "(iii)" insert "(ii)".  LUBNAU, SIMPSON

 

2/18/2010   H Passed 2nd Reading

 

HB0018H3001/ADOPTED

Delete the Harshman second reading amendment (HB0018H2007/A) entirely.  BROWN

 

HB0018H3002/ADOPTED

Page 5-line 22          After "41-13-211(b)" delete "in" insert "upon a finding that a specific body of water is threatened with the imminent introduction of an aquatic invasive species or an aquatic invasive species has been introduced to the specific body of water.".

Page 5-line 23          Delete entirely.  LUBNAU

 

HB0018H3003/ADOPTED  (CORRECTED COPY)

Page 9-line 5           After "article" insert "but shall not include costs associated with the eradication of an aquatic invasive species introduced into the waters of this state".  LUBNAU

 

2/19/2010   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Brown, Buchanan, Byrd, Cannady, Carson, Childers, Cohee, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Esquibel, K., Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hammons, Harvey, Illoway, Jaggi, Jorgensen, Kimble, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Millin, Moniz, Patton, Pedersen, Petersen, Roscoe, Shepperson, Simpson, Steward, Stubson, Thompson, Throne, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Brechtel, Diercks, Edmonds, Gilmore, Harshman, Miller, Peasley, Quarberg, Semlek, Teeters and Wallis

Excused:  Representative(s) Hallinan and Philp

Ayes 47    Nays 11    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/22/2010   S Received for Introduction

2/22/2010   S Introduced and Referred to S06

2/24/2010   S06 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Burns, Coe, Dockstader, Jennings and Meyer

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/24/2010   S Placed on General File

2/24/2010   S Rereferred to S02

2/26/2010   S02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

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

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/26/2010   S Placed on General File

 

HB0018SS001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 9           After "appropriation;" insert "requiring reports;".

Page 8-line 16          Delete "personal flotation devices" insert "water sport toys as defined by rule and regulation of the commission".

Page 8-line 18          After "by" insert "commission".

Page 10-line 20         Delete "five hundred" insert "one million one hundred thousand dollars ($1,100,000.00)".

Page 10-line 21         Delete through "($500,000.00)".

Page 12-after line 10   Insert and renumber:

      "Section 6.  

      (a)  The state parks and cultural resources department shall, not later than October 1, 2011, report to the joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural resources interim committee and the joint appropriations interim committee on the effective utilization of law enforcement resources and personnel.

      (b)  The game and fish commission shall, not later than October 1, 2011, report to the joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural resources interim committee on the effectiveness of the aquatic invasive species program.".  BURNS, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0018SS002/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 8           Delete "appropriations" insert "an appropriation".

Page 10-lines 18 through 24   Delete including the First Senate Standing Committee Amendment (HB0018SS001/A) to these lines and insert:

"Section 3.  There is appropriated one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00) from the general fund to the game and fish department.  This appropriation shall be for the period beginning with the effective date of this act and ending June 30, 2012.  This appropriation shall only be expended for the purposes of this act.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on June 30, 2012.  This appropriation shall not be included in the game and fish department's 2013-2014 standard biennial budget request.  The department of state parks and cultural resources and the game and fish department shall, not later than November 1, 2010, jointly report to the joint appropriations committee and the joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural resources interim committee on the long term funding needed for the program created by this act.".

Page 11-lines 1 through 10    Delete.  NICHOLAS, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0018SW001/FAILED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Delete the Second Senate Standing Committee Amendment (HB0018SS002/A) entirely and further amend as follows:

Page 10-lines 18 through 24   Delete including the First Senate Standing Committee Amendment (HB0018SS001/A) to these lines and insert and renumber:

"Section 3. 

(a)  There is appropriated one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00) from the general fund to the game and fish department.  This appropriation shall be for the period beginning with the effective date of this act and ending June 30, 2012.  This appropriation shall only be expended for the purposes of this act.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on June 30, 2012.  This appropriation shall not be included in the game and fish department's 2013-2014 standard biennial budget request. 

(b)  There is appropriated three hundred eighty-four thousand two hundred sixty-seven dollars ($384,267.00) from the general fund to the department state parks and cultural resources.  This appropriation shall be for the period beginning with the effective date of this act and ending June 30, 2011.  This appropriation shall only be expended for law enforcement, extra fee booth coverage for selling permits, for resolution of any fee booth Conflicts, providing for education, public relations and for inspections.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on June 30, 2011.  This appropriation shall not be included in the department of state parks' 2013-2014 standard biennial budget request. 

Section 4.  The department of state parks and cultural resources and the game and fish department shall, not later than November 1, 2010, jointly report to the joint appropriations committee and the joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural resources interim committee on the long term funding needed for the program created by this act.".

Page 11-lines 1 through 10    Delete.  BURNS

 

3/1/2010    S Passed CoW

 

HB0018S2001/FAILED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 8-line 22          After "(iii)" insert "Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph,".

Page 9-line 2           After "article." insert "Annual fees established under this subsection shall not exceed:

(A)  Five dollars ($5.00) for in state watercraft;

(B)  Fifteen dollars ($15.00) for watercraft licensed to be used outside Wyoming or any watercraft licensed in Wyoming that is taken outside Wyoming and then brought back into Wyoming.".  LANDEN

 

3/2/2010    S Passed 2nd Reading

3/3/2010    S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

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

Nays:  Senator(s) Case, Hastert, Landen and Perkins

Ayes 26    Nays 4    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/3/2010    H Received for Concurrence

3/3/2010    H Did Not Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Byrd, Cannady, Childers, Connolly, Craft, Esquibel, K., Hales, Jaggi, Jorgensen, Kimble, Landon, Lockhart, Madden, Patton, Petersen and Thompson

Nays:  Representative(s) Barbuto, Berger, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Carson, Cohee, Davison, Diercks, Edmonds, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Illoway, Lubnau, McKim, McOmie, Miller, Millin, Moniz, Peasley, Pedersen, Quarberg, Roscoe, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Hallinan and Philp

Ayes 21    Nays 37    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/3/2010    H Appointed JCC01 Members

            Representative(s) Childers, Brown, Teeters

3/4/2010    S Appointed  JCC01 Members

            Senator(s) Burns, Landen, Sessions

3/4/2010    H Adopted HB0018JC01

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Bagby, Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Brown, Buchanan, Cannady, Childers, Cohee, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Jaggi, Jorgensen, Kimble, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, McOmie, Millin, Moniz, Patton, Pedersen, Petersen, Roscoe, Shepperson, Simpson, Stubson, Thompson and Throne

Nays:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Brechtel, Byrd, Carson, Diercks, Edmonds, Illoway, McKim, Miller, Peasley, Quarberg, Semlek, Steward, Teeters, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Hallinan and Philp

Ayes 41    Nays 17    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/4/2010    S Adopted HB0018JC01

 

ROLL CALL

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

Nays:  Senator(s) Case and Landen

Excused:  Senator(s) Ross

Ayes 27    Nays 2    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

HB0018JC01/AA  ADOPTED

Adopt the following Senate amendments:

HB0018SS002/AE

Delete the following Senate amendments:

HB0018SS001/AE

Further amend the ENGROSSED COPY as follows:

Page 1-line 9           After "appropriation;" insert "requiring reports;".

Page 3-line 9           Delete "." insert ";".

Page 3-After line 9           Insert:

"(vi)  "Water sport toy" means a sailboard, float tube, kite board or any aid to swimming or fishing that is not designed primarily for navigation.".

Page 8-line 16          After "devices" insert "or water sport toys".

Page 8-line 18          After "by" insert "commission".

Page 11-line 20         Delete "this section" insert "this act".

Page 12-after line 10   Insert and renumber:

      "Section 6.  

      (a)  The state parks and cultural resources department shall, not later than October 1, 2011, report to the joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural resources interim committee and the joint appropriations interim committee on the effective utilization of law enforcement resources and personnel.

(b)  The game and fish commission shall, not later than October 1, 2011, report to the joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural resources interim committee on the effectiveness of the aquatic invasive species program.".

CHILDERS, BROWN, TEETERS, BURNS, LANDEN, SESSIONS

 

3/5/2010    Assigned Number HEA No. 0062

3/5/2010    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0062

3/5/2010    S President Signed HEA No. 0062

3/10/2010   Governor Signed HEA No. 0062

3/10/2010   Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0098  Session Laws of Wyoming 2010