H.B. No. 0015

Weed and pest control.

 

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

 

AN ACT relating to weed and pest control; modifying definitions; providing for emergency declarations; providing for district boards to buy and sell property and equipment; repealing provision establishing inspectors as district supervisors; modifying cost sharing with landowners; increasing the amount on surety bonds; requiring reports to the district board; increasing the criminal penalty amount; providing conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

 

11/29/2010          Bill Number Assigned

1/11/2011      H Received for Introduction

1/11/2011      H Introduced and Referred to H05

1/18/2011      H05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Blake, Campbell, Davison, Eklund, Hunt, Loucks, Moniz, Semlek and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/18/2011      H Placed on General File

 

HB0015HS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 8           Delete "providing for liens for cost of".

Page 1–line 9           Delete "abatement;".

Page 2–line 4                 Delete "11‑5‑109(a),".

Page 11-lines 4 through 21    Delete entirely.

Page 12–line 19               Delete entirely.

Page 12–line 21               Delete "3" insert "2".  SEMLEK, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0015HW001/ADOPTED

Page 12–line 17         Before "shall" insert ", other than W.S. 11‑5‑109,".  ZWONITZER, DN.

 

1/19/2011      H Passed CoW

1/20/2011      H Passed 2nd Reading

 

HB0015H3001/FAILED

Page 1-line 15                Delete "(v),".

Page 3-lines 20 through 24    Delete entirely.

Page 4-lines 1 through 5      Delete entirely.

Page 4-line 9                 Delete "or".

Page 4-line 10                Delete "indirect"; strike "effect" insert "ability".

Page 4-line 17                Delete "or indirect"; strike "effect" insert "ability". QUARBERG, SHEPPERSON, TEETERS

 

1/21/2011      H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Brown, Buchanan, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Childers, Connolly, Craft, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Freeman, Gingery, Greear, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Illoway, Jaggi, Kasperik, Krone, Lockhart, Loucks, Madden, McOmie, Miller, Moniz, Patton, Petersen, Petroff, Roscoe, Semlek, Steward, Stubson, Throne, Vranish, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Botten, Brechtel, Burkhart, Edmonds, Gay, Kroeker, Lubnau, Nicholas, B., Peasley, Pederson, Quarberg, Shepperson and Teeters

Excused:  Representative(s) Davison, Goggles and McKim

Ayes 44    Nays 13    Excused 3    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/25/2011      S Received for Introduction

1/27/2011      S Introduced and Referred to S05

2/2/2011       S05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Bebout, Driskill, Emerich, Geis and Hicks

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/2/2011       S Placed on General File

 

HB0015SS001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 5-line 3           Delete "whose" insert "which is on the designated list due to its".

Page 5-line 7           Delete "are" insert "being".

Page 5-line 8           Delete "determined to be".

Page 5-line 9           Delete "due to any of" insert "because the plant species:".

Page 5-line 10          Delete.

Page 5-line 24          Delete and renumber.

Page 6-line 4           Delete "that is determined to be" insert "which is on the designated list due to its being".

Page 6-line 5           Reinsert stricken "the".

Page 6-line 6           Delete "due to any of the" insert "because the plant species:".

Page 6-line 7           Delete.

Page 6-line 9           Delete "Its demonstrated" insert "Has demonstrated the".

Page 6-line 21          Delete and renumber.

Page 10-line 6          After "for" insert "designated or declared noxious". GEIS, CHAIRMAN

 

2/8/2011       S Passed CoW

 

HB0015S2001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 5-line 3           Delete the Senate Standing Committee Amendment (HB0015SS001/AE) to this line; delete new language and insert "weed" means plant species having".

Page 5-line 7           Delete the Senate Standing Committee Amendment (HB0015SS001/AE) to this line; delete "are" insert "determined to be detrimental to the health or general welfare of the state based upon the following:".

Page 5-lines 8 through 10     Delete including the Senate Standing Committee Amendment (HB0015SS001/AE) to these lines.

Page 6-line 4           Delete the Senate Standing Committee Amendment (HB0015SS001/AE) to this line.

Page 6-line 5           Delete including the Senate Standing Committee Amendment (HB0015SS001/AE) to this line and insert "detrimental to the health or general welfare of the state;".

Page 6-lines 6 and 7    Delete including the Senate Standing Committee Amendment (HB0015SS001/AE) to these lines and insert "based upon the following:".

Page 11-line 19         Strike "violating any provision of this act" insert "failing to comply with a quarantine under W.S. 11‑5‑116 or to submit to an inspection under W.S. 11‑5‑118".

Page 11-line 22         Delete "other than W.S. 11‑5‑109,".  HICKS

 

2/9/2011       S Passed 2nd Reading

 

HB0015S3001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 13                Delete "11‑1‑103,".

Page 2-lines 5 through 19     Delete.

Page 11-lines 19 through 23   Delete including the Hicks Second Reading Amendment (HB0015S2001/A) to these lines and insert:

"Any person violating any provision of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) in addition to fines provided for in W.S. 11‑5‑109(e).".  ROTHFUSS

 

2/10/2011      S Laid Back Without Prejudice

 

HB0015S3003/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 11-line 17         After "penalty" insert "; civil penalties; limitations; necessary proof".

Page 11-line 19         In the Rothfuss Third Reading Amendment (HB0015S3001/AE) to this line, before "Any" insert "(a)".

Page 11-after line 23   Insert:

"(b)  In any proceeding to impose any fine or penalty for any failure to perform a remedial requirement ordered by a district board for control of a weed or pest in any infested area, the district board shall have the burden of proving:

(i)  That the proposed remedial action would control the target weed or pest;

(ii)  That the remedial action would be a cost effective action and would be more cost effective than any alternative action proposed or adopted by the landowner; and

(iii)  That the weed or pest to be controlled was at risk of spreading to the land of others in the area.". SCOTT, MEIER

 

2/11/2011      S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, Bebout, Burns, Case, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Martin, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Excused:  Senator(s) Barnard

Ayes 29    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/11/2011      H Received for Concurrence

2/14/2011      H Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Botten, Brown, Buchanan, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Childers, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Edmonds, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Gay, Gingery, Goggles, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Illoway, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kroeker, Krone, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Patton, Pederson, Petersen, Petroff, Roscoe, Semlek, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Vranish, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Brechtel, Greear, Miller, Peasley, Quarberg and Shepperson

Excused:  Representative(s) Freeman

Ayes 53    Nays 6    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/14/2011      Assigned Number HEA No. 0016

2/14/2011      H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0016

2/15/2011      S President Signed HEA No. 0016

2/18/2011      Governor Signed HEA No. 0016

2/18/2011      Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0037  Session Laws of Wyoming 2011