S.J. No. 0003

Federal forest emergency.

 

Sponsored By:                              Senator(s) Geis

 

A JOINT RESOLUTION regarding a declaration of emergency; declaring a state of emergency in the watersheds located on the national forests within Wyoming; using the police and contract powers of the state and applicable federal law to empower the state to take such actions on the national forests as are necessary to thin the excessive and unjustifiable overgrowth that is impairing critical watersheds and depriving Wyoming's rivers, streams, aqueducts, reservoirs and aquifers of the water necessary for the health, safety and welfare of the state's citizens, communities, livestock and wildlife including threatened or endangered species and their habitats.

 

1/13/2003         Bill Number Assigned

1/14/2003         S Received for Introduction

1/15/2003         S Introduced and Referred to S05

1/24/2003         S05 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Barton, Cathcart, Geis, Northrup and Vasey

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/24/2003         S Placed on General File

1/27/2003         S Passed CoW

1/28/2003         S Passed 2nd Reading

1/29/2003         S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Barton, Cathcart, Coe, Devin, Erb, Geis, Hawks, Hines, Kunz, Larson, Meier, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer and Vasey.

Nays:  Senator(s) Boggs, Burns, Caller, Case, Decaria, Goodenough, Hanes, Job, Massie, Mockler, Scott and Sessions.

Ayes 18    Nays 12    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/29/2003         H Received for Introduction

2/4/2003          H Introduced and Referred to H05

2/20/2003         H05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Brechtel, Diercks, Hageman, Harvey, Morgan, Powers, Prosser, Semlek and Slater

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/20/2003         H Placed on General File

 

2/26/2003         H Amendments Considered

SJ0003HS001/A     ADOPTED

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Page 9-line 7                                          Delete "shall" insert "will".  HAGEMAN, CHAIRMAN

 

2/26/2003         H Passed CoW

 

2/27/2003         H Amendments Considered

SJ0003H2001/AC    (CORRECTED COPY)  ADOPTED

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Page 9-line 7                                          Delete the standing committee amendment (SJ0003HS001/A) to this line.  BUCHOLZ

 

2/27/2003         H Passed 2nd Reading

 

2/28/2003         H Amendments Considered

SJ0003H3001/A     ADOPTED

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2/28/2003         H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Brechtel, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Miller, D., Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Walsh and Wostenberg.

Nays:  Representative(s) Baker, Boswell, Buchanan, Esquibel, Gentile, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Martin, Meyer, Morgan, Nicholas, Reese, Robinson, Thompson, Tipton and Warren.

Excused:  Representative(s) Wasserburger

Ayes 40    Nays 19    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/28/2003         S Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Barton, Boggs, Caller, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Kunz, Larson, Meier, Northrup, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott and Vasey.

Nays:  Senator(s) Burns, Case, Job, Massie, Mockler and Sessions.

Excused:  Senator(s) Peck

Ayes 23    Nays 6    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/28/2003         Assigned Number SEJR 0003

3/1/2003          S President Signed SEJR No. 0003

3/1/2003          H Speaker Signed SEJR No. 0003

3/4/2003          Governor Signed SEJR No. 0003