Bill No.: HB0206                  Drafter:  LGC

LSO No.:  11LSO-0528              Effective Date:  7/1/2011

Enrolled Act No.:  HEA0073

Chapter No.:       150

Prime Sponsor:     Representative Throne

Catch Title:       Emergency response-incidents.

Subject:       Emergency response provisions.

Summary/Major Elements:

● Under current law, the Wyoming emergency response act provides a mechanism for government agencies to respond to various public emergencies, including emergency planning and responses to clandestine laboratory investigations.

● The act amends the definition of emergency response to include a clandestine laboratory investigation.  This act also amends the definition of emergency responder to include person involved in clandestine laboratory investigations.

● This act amends the membership of the state emergency response team to allow the inclusion of a person representing the aviation industry.

● Under current law an incident commander may declare a building, structure or land to be uninhabitable.  This act allows an incident commander to also declare a building, structure or land contaminated.

● Any property declared uninhabitable or contaminated may only be transferred or sold prior to remediation if a written disclosure is made to the prospective purchaser.  This act provides that receipt of that disclosure constitutes a full release of liability on the part of the seller and acceptance on the part of the buyer unless otherwise agreed to in writing.