H.B. No. 0228

Transfer of federal lands-study.

 

Sponsored By:        Representative(s) Miller, Greear, Jaggi, Larsen and Madden and Senator(s) Bebout and Hicks

 

AN ACT relating to public lands; creating the task force on the transfer of federal lands; requiring a report from the attorney general on possible legal recourses available to compel the federal government to relinquish ownership and management of specified federal lands in Wyoming; requiring a study and report by the task force to the joint agriculture, state and public lands and water resources interim committee as specified; providing appropriations; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/22/2013   Bill Number Assigned

1/23/2013   H Received for Introduction

1/24/2013   H Introduced and Referred to H05

1/31/2013   H05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Campbell, Eklund, Greear, Hunt, McKim, Winters and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Nays:  Representative(s) Blake and Semlek

Ayes 7    Nays 2    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/31/2013   H Placed on General File

1/31/2013   H Rereferred to H02

2/1/2013    H02 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Burkhart, Esquibel, K., Harshman, Moniz, Stubson and Wallis

Nays:  Representative(s) Nicholas, B.

Ayes 6    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/1/2013    H Placed on General File

 

HB0228HS001/FAILED

Page 1-line 5           Delete "requiring" insert "providing appropriations;".

Page 1-lines 6 through 8      Delete entirely.

Page 4-line 16 through Page 9-line 12     Delete entirely. 

Page 9-line 14          Delete "(g)" insert "(e)".  SEMLEK, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0228HW001/ADOPTED

Delete the standing committee amendment (HB0228HS001/A) entirely. 

Further amend as follows:    

Page 1-line 8           After "specified" delete the balance of the line insert "providing appropriations".

Page 5-lines 2 through 24     Delete entirely.

Page 6-lines 1 through 24     Delete entirely.

Page 7-lines 1 through 24     Delete entirely.

Page 8-lines 1 through 24     Delete entirely.

Page 9-lines 1 through 12     Delete entirely.

Page 9-line 14          Delete "(g)" insert "(f)".  MILLER

 

2/4/2013    H Passed CoW

2/5/2013    H Passed 2nd Reading

 

HB0228H3001/FAILED      (CORRECTED COPY)

Delete the Miller committee of the whole amendment (HB0228HW001/A) entirely.

Further amend as follows:

Page 1-Above line 1     In the catch title delete "study" insert "report".

Page 1-line 1           After "lands;" delete the balance of the line.

Page 1-line 2           Delete the line through "lands;".

Page 1-line 5           Delete "requiring".

Page 1-lines 6 through 8      Delete entirely.

Page 1-lines 15 and 16        Delete entirely.

Page 2-lines 2 through 23     Delete entirely.

Page 3-lines 1 through 24     Delete entirely.

Page 4-line 2           Delete "(d)"; delete "task" insert "joint agriculture, state and public lands and water resources interim committee".

Page 4-line 3           Delete "force".

Page 4-line 8           Delete "task force" insert "committee".

Page 4-lines 16 through 23    Delete entirely.

Page 5-lines 1 through 24     Delete entirely.

Page 6-lines 1 through 23     Delete entirely.

Page 7-lines 1 through 23     Delete entirely.

Page 8-lines 1 through 24     Delete entirely.

Page 9-lines 1 through 24     Delete entirely.

Page 10-lines 2 through 10    Delete entirely. 

Page 10-line 12         Delete "Section 3." insert "Section 2."  NICHOLAS, B.

 

2/6/2013    H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Baker, Berger, Blikre, Brown, Burkhart, Campbell, Cannady, Coleman, Davison, Eklund, Gay, Greear, Greene, Halverson, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Hutchings, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kirkbride, Kroeker, Krone, Larsen, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, Miller, Moniz, Northrup, Paxton, Piiparinen, Reeder, Semlek, Sommers, Stubson, Teeters, Wallis, Walters, Watt, Winters and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Nays:  Representative(s) Barlow, Blake, Blevins, Connolly, Esquibel, K., Filer, Freeman, Goggles, Nicholas, B., Patton, Petroff, Throne and Wilson

Excused:  Representative(s) Byrd, Gingery and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Ayes 44    Nays 13    Excused 3    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/7/2013    S Received for Introduction

2/7/2013    S Introduced and Referred to S05

2/13/2013   S05 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

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

Nays:  Senator(s) Johnson

Ayes 4    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0


2/13/2013   S Placed on General File

2/13/2013   S Rereferred to S02

2/15/2013   S02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Bebout, Dockstader, Meier and Perkins

Nays:  Senator(s) Hastert

Ayes 4    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/15/2013   S Placed on General File

 

HB0228SS001/ADOPTED     (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 5-after line 22    Insert and renumber:

"(iii)  Three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) to the office of the attorney general for accomplishing the purposes of this act including out of state travel to council of state governments-west meetings.".  BEBOUT, CHAIRMAN

 

2/21/2013   S Passed CoW

 

HB0228S2001/ADOPTED     (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 4-after line 14    Insert and renumber:

"(e)  The task force shall consider whether the state should offer to purchase land and mineral rights from the federal government subject to the following:

(i)  The offer shall include all or part of the surface estate and mineral estate managed by the bureau of land management;

(ii)  The offer shall include granting the federal government continuing mineral royalties at the current percentages without any requirement for federal management or right of oversight of those minerals other than the right to audit to ensure the federal government receives its share of the royalties;

(iii)  The offer shall be structured to be financially attractive to both the state and federal government;

(iv)  The offer shall pledge to maintain public access to the lands for hunting, fishing and recreation subject to closure for special circumstances including public safety and environmental sensitivity.".

Page 4-line 16          Delete "(e)" insert "(f)".

Page 5-line 2           Delete "(f)" insert "(g)".  SCOTT

 

HB0228S2002/FAILED      (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-lines 10 through 15    Delete and renumber.

Page 5-line 3           After "2013." delete balance of line.

Page 5-lines 4 through 6      Delete.

Page 5-line 7           Delete "28‑5‑101."; delete "who are legislators".

Page 5-line 16          Delete and insert "(i)  Twelve thousand dollars ($12,000.00) to".

Page 5-lines 20 through 22    Delete and renumber.

Page 5-after line 22    In the Senate Standing Committee Amendment (HB0228SS001/AE) to this line, in paragraph (iii) created by that amendment, delete "(iii)" insert "(ii)".  ROTHFUSS

 

2/22/2013   S Passed 2nd Reading

2/25/2013   S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02, Anderson, JL S28, Barnard, Bebout, Case, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Geis, Hicks, Johnson, Landen, Meier, Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Schiffer and Scott

Nays:  Senator(s) Burns, Craft, Esquibel, F., Hastert, Hines, Ross, Rothfuss and Von Flatern

Excused:  Senator(s) Nicholas, P.

Ayes 21    Nays 8    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/25/2013   H Received for Concurrence

2/25/2013   H Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Baker, Berger, Blevins, Blikre, Brown, Burkhart, Campbell, Cannady, Coleman, Davison, Eklund, Gay, Greear, Greene, Halverson, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Hutchings, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kirkbride, Kroeker, Krone, Larsen, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, Miller, Moniz, Northrup, Patton, Paxton, Piiparinen, Reeder, Semlek, Teeters, Wallis, Walters, Watt, Winters and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Barlow, Blake, Byrd, Connolly, Esquibel, K., Filer, Freeman, Gingery, Goggles, Nicholas, B., Petroff, Sommers, Stubson, Throne, Wilson and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Ayes 44    Nays 16    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/25/2013   Assigned Number HEA No. 0101

2/26/2013   H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0101

2/26/2013   S President Signed HEA No. 0101

3/14/2013   Governor Signed HEA No. 0101

3/14/2013   Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0202  Session Laws of Wyoming 2013