S.F. No. 0022

Wind energy property rights.

Sponsored By: Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

AN ACT relating to property; providing wind energy rights are real property appurtenant to the surface estate; defining terms; providing for wind energy agreements; specifying requirements for agreements; specifying applicability of act; providing for reversion of interests; and providing for an effective date.

12/13/2010 Bill Number Assigned

1/11/2011 S Received for Introduction

1/11/2011 S Introduced and Referred to S01

1/24/2011 S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Burns, Christensen, Esquibel, F., Hicks and Perkins

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/24/2011 S Placed on General File

SF0022SS001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 10 After "powered" insert "energy".

Page 2-line 17 After "powered" insert "energy".

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

Page 3-lines 4 and 5 Delete.

Page 5-line 12 After "compensation" insert "under W.S. 1‑26‑701 through 1‑26‑714".

Page 5-line 14 After "domain" insert "." and delete balance of line.

Page 5-line 15 Delete. PERKINS, CHAIRMAN

1/25/2011 S Passed CoW

SF0022S2001/ADOPTED

Page 6-line 10 After "agreement." insert "Reversion of an interest under this section does not transfer any obligation to restore or reclaim the surface estate.". BEBOUT

1/26/2011 S Passed 2nd Reading

1/27/2011 S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, Barnard, 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

Ayes 30 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/28/2011 H Received for Introduction

1/31/2011 H Introduced and Referred to H01

2/7/2011 H01 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Barbuto, Brown, Cannady, Greene, Krone, Nicholas, B., Peasley and Throne

Nays: Representative(s) Brechtel

Ayes 8 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/7/2011 H Placed on General File

2/8/2011 H Passed CoW

2/9/2011 H Passed 2nd Reading

2/10/2011 H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

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

Excused: Representative(s) Shepperson

Ayes 59 Nays 0 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/10/2011 Assigned Number SEA No. 0003

2/11/2011 S President Signed SEA No. 0003

2/11/2011 H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0003

2/15/2011 Governor Signed SEA No. 0003

2/15/2011 Assigned Chapter Number

Chapter No. 0003 Session Laws of Wyoming 2011