S.F. No. 0006

Groundwater contested cases.

 

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

 

AN ACT relating to water; specifying how certain water right hearings before the state engineer and the board of control shall proceed; providing for allocation of costs of hearings; specifying that certain decisions may be subject to additional review by the board of control; and providing for an effective date.

 

11/21/2013  Bill Number Assigned

2/10/2014   S Received for Introduction

2/10/2014   S Introduced and Referred to S05

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02, Anderson, JL S28, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Case, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Craft, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Johnson, Landen, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Ayes 30    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/12/2014   S05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

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

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/12/2014   S Placed on General File

 

SF0006SS001/ADOPTED

Page 4-line 22          Strike "to the parties" insert "at the hearing".

Page 5-line 3           After "appealed" insert "by the applicant or petitioner".  GEIS, CHAIRMAN

 

2/12/2014   S Passed COW

 

SF0006S2001/ADOPTED

Page 4-line 22          Delete the Senate Standing Committee Amendment (SF0006SS001/A) to this line.

Page 4-line 23          After "relies" insert "at least fifteen (15) days before the hearing".  HICKS, MEIER

 

2/13/2014   S Laid Back Without Prejudice

 

SF0006S2002/FAILED

Page 1-line 2           Delete "and the board of".

Page 1-line 3           Delete "control"; after "proceed;" delete balance of line.

Page 1-line 4           Delete "hearings;".

Page 3-line 6           Delete new language.

Page 3-lines 7 through 21     Delete and insert: "The hearing under this subsection shall be conducted as a contested case hearing under the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act before a hearing examiner of the office of administrative hearings who shall recommend a decision to the state engineer. The decision of the state engineer shall be subject to judicial review under W.S. 16‑3‑114.".

Page 5-line 2           Delete new language.

Page 5-lines 3 through 10     Delete including the Senate Standing Committee Amendment (SF0006SS001/A) to these lines and insert: "The hearing under this subsection shall be conducted as a contested case hearing under the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act before a hearing examiner of the office of administrative hearings who shall recommend a decision to the state engineer. The decision of the state engineer shall be subject to judicial review under W.S. 16‑3‑114.".  PERKINS, MEIER

 

SF0006S2003/ADOPTED     (CORRECTED COPY)

Page 3-line 17          Delete "taken at the direction of the board".  MEIER

 

2/14/2014   S Passed 2nd Reading

 

SF0006S3001/ADOPTED

Delete the Meier Second Reading Amendment (SF0006S2003/AC) entirely and further amend as follows:

Page 3-line 16          Delete "or" insert "and".

Page 3-line 17          After "evidence" insert ", if any,". SCOTT, HICKS

 

2/17/2014   S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02, Anderson, JL S28, Barnard, Bebout, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Craft, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Johnson, Landen, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Burns, Case and Meier

Ayes 27    Nays 3    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/18/2014   H Received for Introduction

2/19/2014   H Introduced and Referred to H05

2/25/2014   H05 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

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

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/25/2014   H Placed on General File

2/26/2014   H Passed COW

 

SF0006H2001/ADOPTED     (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 4-line 22          Strike "to the parties".  SEMLEK

 

2/27/2014   H Passed 2nd Reading

2/28/2014   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Baker, Barlow, Berger, Blake, Blevins, Brown, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Coleman, Connolly, Davison, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Filer, Freeman, Gay, Gingery, Goggles, Greear, Greene, Halverson, Harvey, Hunt, Hutchings, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kirkbride, Kroeker, Krone, Larsen, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, Mader, McKim, Miller, Northrup, Patton, Paxton, Piiparinen, Reeder, Semlek, Sommers, Teeters, Throne, Walters, Watt, Wilson, Winters and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Blikre, Burkhart, Harshman, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Petroff, Stubson and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Ayes 52    Nays 0    Excused 8    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/28/2014   S Received for Concurrence

2/28/2014   S Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02, Anderson, JL S28, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Case, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Craft, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hines, Johnson, Landen, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Scott and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Hicks

Excused:  Senator(s) Schiffer

Ayes 28    Nays 1    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/28/2014   Assigned Number SEA No. 0028

3/4/2014    S President Signed SEA No. 0028

3/4/2014    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0028

3/10/2014   Governor Signed SEA No. 0028

3/11/2014   Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0090  Session Laws of Wyoming 2014