S.F. No. 0007

Rangeland health assessments.

 

Sponsored By:     Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to agriculture; creating the rangeland health assessment program; providing for rangeland health assessments; requiring matching funding; granting rulemaking authority; making conforming amendments; providing an appropriation; requiring reporting; and providing for an effective date.

 

12/1/2009   Bill Number Assigned

2/8/2010    S Received for Introduction

2/8/2010    S Introduced and Referred to S05

 

ROLL CALL

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

Nays:  Senator(s) Case and Larson

Ayes 28    Nays 2    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/10/2010   S05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Bebout, Elliott, Geis, Jennings and Johnson

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/10/2010   S Placed on General File

2/10/2010   S Rereferred to S02

2/15/2010   S02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

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

Excused:  Senator(s) Nicholas

Ayes 4    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/15/2010   S Placed on General File

 

SF0007SS001/ADOPTED

Page 2–line 18          Delete "federally" insert "federal or state".

Page 2–line 19          After "federal" insert "or state".

Page 2–line 20          After "federal" insert "or state".

Page 3–line 11          After "Wyoming" insert ", institutions of higher education".  GEIS, CHAIRMAN

 

SF0007SS002/ADOPTED

Page 5-line 3           Delete "four hundred twenty".

Page 5-line 4           Delete through "fund".

Page 5-line 6           Delete ". This" insert "the following amounts, and these appropriations".

Page 5-line 7           Delete "appropriation".

Page 5-line 12          Before "to the" insert "from the federal natural resource policy account".

Page 5-line 16          Delete and insert "(ii)  One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) from the federal natural resource policy account".

Page 5-line 20          Delete and insert "(iii)  One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) from the general fund".

Page 6-line 6           After "2012." delete balance of line and insert "Any request for an appropriation for this program shall be included in the department's exception budget request for the 2013-2014 biennium.".

Page 6-lines 7 and 8    Delete.  MEIER, CHAIRMAN

 

SF0007SW001/ADOPTED

Page 3–line 14          After "section." delete balance of line.

Page 3–lines 15 through 17    Delete.

Page 3–after line 17    Insert and renumber:

"(c)  The director shall establish matching funds for any contract entered into pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

(d)  The director may accept additional matching funds to augment the planned rangeland health assessment to:

(i)  Facilitate multiple use of the resource;

(ii)  Identify tools and strategies for resource use that best promote rangeland health;

(iii)  Facilitate the efficacy of the rangeland study.

(e)  The director shall establish priorities for the distribution of available funding, including consideration of:

(i)  Applications that include multiple resource partners;

(ii)  Amount and variety of funding sources;

(iii)  Timing and urgency of the project.".

Page 3–line 19          Delete "(c)" insert "(f)". BEBOUT

 

SF0007SW002/ADOPTED

Page 5–line 22          After "Wyoming to" insert "provide training and technical assistance relating to rangeland assessment and data collection and to".  BEBOUT, ELLIOTT, GEIS, JENNINGS, JOHNSON

 

2/17/2010   S Passed CoW

 

SF0007S2001/ADOPTED

Page 3-line 12          After "agencies to" insert ": (i)".

Page 3-line 17          Delete "." insert ";".

Page 3-after line 17    Insert and renumber:

"(ii)  Conduct rangeland health assessments on previously established exclosures which exclude livestock grazing to determine what effect the elimination of grazing has had on the quality of the rangeland.  These assessments may include an assessment of nearby grazed rangeland to assist in the evaluation of the effect of excluding grazing.  These assessments shall not be subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.".  SCOTT  

 

SF0007S2002/ADOPTED

Page 5–line 16          Delete, including the Second Senate Standing Committee amendment (SF0007SS002/A) to this line and insert "(ii)  One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) from the general fund".  BEBOUT

 

2/18/2010   S Passed 2nd Reading

2/19/2010   S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

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

Nays:  Senator(s) Burns, Case, Dockstader, Larson, Nicholas, Perkins and Ross

Ayes 23    Nays 7    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/22/2010   H Received for Introduction

2/22/2010   H Introduced and Referred to H05

2/25/2010   H05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

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

Nays:  Representative(s) Gilmore

Ayes 8    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/25/2010   H Placed on General File

2/25/2010   H Rereferred to H02

2/26/2010   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

 

2/26/2010   H Placed on General File

 

SF0007HS001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 3-line 21          After "rangeland" insert "as provided in paragraph (i) of this subsection".

Page 3-line 23          After "." delete balance of line.

Page 3-line 24          Delete entirely.

Page 7-line 1           Delete line entirely insert "Three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00)".  SEMLEK, CHAIRMAN

 

SF0007HS002/FAILED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 5           Delete "an appropriation" insert "appropriations".

Page 7-line 1           Delete the first standing committee amendment (SF0007HS001/AE) to this line.  BERGER

 

3/1/2010    H Passed CoW

 

SF0007H2001/FAILED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 5           After "appropriation;" insert "requiring reporting;".

Page 7-After line 20    Insert:

"Section 4.  No later than July 1, 2011, the department of agriculture shall report to the joint agriculture, public lands and water resources interim committee and joint appropriations interim committee regarding all amounts expended to implement this act as well as the results achieved in implementing this act.  The report also shall identify the entities benefiting from the activities required by this act and a description of the benefits received by these entities.".

Page 7-line 22          Delete "4" insert "5". MADDEN, STEWARD

 

3/2/2010    H Passed 2nd Reading

 

SF0007H3001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 5           After "appropriation;" insert "requiring reporting;".

Page 7-After line 20    Insert:

"Section 4.  No later than January 1, 2012, the department of agriculture shall report to the joint agriculture, public lands and water resources interim committee and joint appropriations interim committee regarding all amounts expended to implement this act as well as the department's progress in implementing this act.".

Page 7-line 22          Delete "4" insert "5".  SEMLEK, MADDEN

 

3/3/2010    H Passed 3rd Reading

 

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

 

3/3/2010    S Received for Concurrence

3/3/2010    S Did Not Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Bebout, Cooper, Dockstader, Elliott, Esquibel, F., Geis, Jennings, Johnson and Townsend

Nays:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Burns, Case, Coe, Hastert, Hines, Hunnicutt, Landen, Larson, Martin, Massie, Meier, Meyer, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions and Von Flatern

Ayes 9    Nays 21    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/3/2010    S Appointed  JCC01 Members

            Senator(s) Geis, Massie, Perkins

3/4/2010    H Appointed JCC01 Members

            Representative(s) Semlek, Jaggi, Steward

3/4/2010    S Adopted SF0007JC01

 

ROLL CALL

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

Nays:  Senator(s) Larson

Excused:  Senator(s) Ross

Ayes 28    Nays 1    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/5/2010    H Adopted SF0007JC01

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Barbuto, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Byrd, Cannady, Carson, 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) Berger, Childers, Hallinan and Philp

Ayes 56    Nays 0    Excused 4    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

SF0007JC01/AA ADOPTED

TO ENGROSSED COPY

Adopt the following House amendments:

SF0007H3001/AE

Delete the following House amendments:

SF0007HS001/AE

Further amend the ENGROSSED COPY as follows:

Page 3-line 21          After "rangeland" insert "as provided in paragraph (i) of this subsection".

Page 3-line 23          After "." delete balance of line.

Page 3-line 24          Delete entirely.

Page 7-line 1           After "(ii)" delete balance of line insert "Two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00)".  GEIS, MASSIE, PERKINS, SEMLEK, JAGGI, STEWARD.

 

3/5/2010    Assigned Number SEA No. 0047

3/5/2010    S President Signed SEA No. 0047

3/5/2010    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0047

3/10/2010   Governor Signed SEA No. 0047

3/10/2010   Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0107  Session Laws of Wyoming 2010.