H.B. No. 0264

Business ready communities.

 

Sponsored By:        Representative(s) Parady, Anderson, R., Boswell, Illoway, Luthi and Walsh

 

AN ACT relating to administration of government; establishing a program to provide funding for cities, towns, counties and joint powers boards for infrastructure development; establishing an account for the program; providing funding for the program; providing for administration; providing for a continuous appropriation and making other appropriations; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/29/2003         Bill Number Assigned

1/30/2003         H Received for Introduction

1/30/2003         H Introduced and Referred to H09

2/3/2003          H09 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Childers, Cooper, Esquibel, Illoway, Latta, Law, Meyer, Miller, D. and Walsh

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/3/2003          H Rereferred to H02

2/6/2003          H02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Jorgensen, Meuli, Nicholas, Reese and Tipton

Nays:  Representative(s) Jones

Excused:  Representative(s) Philp

Ayes 5    Nays 1    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/6/2003          H Placed on General File

 

2/7/2003          H Amendments Considered

HB0264HS001.01/AC      (CORRECTED COPY)      (DIVIDED AMENDMENT)                ADOPTED

Page 10-line 6                                        Delete entirely and insert "twenty-one million dollars ($21,000,000.00).  This appropriation shall be reduced by the amount of any deposit to the permanent Wyoming mineral trust fund of funds de-appropriated in section 324 of 2003 House Bill 0001.".  NICHOLAS, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0264HS001.02/FC      (CORRECTED COPY)      (DIVIDED AMENDMENT)                FAILED

Page 10-line 8                                        Delete "the general fund" insert "water development account I, created by W.S. 41-2-124(a)(i)".  NICHOLAS, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0264HW001/A      ADOPTED

Page 2-line 13                                        After "grant" insert "or loan".

Page 2-line 15                                        After "Grants" insert "or loans".

Page 2-line 17                                        After "agreement." delete the balance of the line.

Page 2-lines 19 through 24                Delete entirely.

Page 3-lines 2 through 7                Delete entirely and insert "Grants and loans may be made by the council for economic development infrastructure projects, including the purchase of land, telecommunications infrastructure, rights of way, airports, sewer and water projects, roads, or other infrastructure determined by the council to be consistent with the purposes of this article. In adopting rules and making grants and loans under this article the council shall require all projects to be related to economic development infrastructure, which shall not include rehabilitation or expansion of existing infrastructure unless the applicant demonstrates the rehabilitation or expansion is necessary to retain an existing business or to facilitate the relocation of a business to the locality of the applicant.".

Page 3-line 9                          After "(c)" delete balance of the line and insert "Grants shall be matching grants as determined by the council.  Loans shall be made at no or low interest rates.".

Page 3-lines 11 through 19                Delete.

Page 3-line 21                                        After "Grants" insert "or loans".

Page 3-line 22                                        After "grant" insert "or loan".

Page 4-line 4                                          After "Grants" insert "or loans".

Page 4-line 6                                          After "Grant" insert "or loan".

Page 4-line 17                                        Delete ";" insert ".".

Page 4-lines 19 through 22                Delete.

Page 5-line 9                                          After "grants" insert "or loans".

Page 5-line 18                                        After "grant" insert "and loan".

Page 5-line 21                                        After "grant" insert "and loan".  LATTA

 

HB0264HW002/F     FAILED

Page 5-line 13                                        Delete "twenty-five million".

Page 5-line 14                                        Delete "dollars ($25,000,000.00)" insert "twenty million dollars ($20,000,000.00)".

Page 9-line 2                                          After "2004 –" delete balance of the line.

Page 9-line 3                                          Delete "($7,500,000.00)" and insert "twelve million five hundred thousand dollars ($12,500,000.00)".

Page 9-line 6                                          After "2005 –" delete balance of the line and insert "fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000.00);".

Page 9-lines 8 through 10               Delete.

Page 9-line 12                                        Delete "(D)" insert "(C)".

Page 9-line 13                                        Delete "July 1, 2007" insert "July 1, 2006".

Page 10-line 6                                        In the standing committee amendment (HB0264HS001/A) to this line delete "twenty-one million dollars ($21,000,000.00)" insert "twenty million dollars ($20,000,000.00)".

Page 10-line 10                                      Delete "five million dollars ($5,000,000.00)" insert "ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00)".  LATTA

 

2/7/2003          H Passed CoW

 

2/10/2003         H Amendments Considered

HB0264H2001/A      ADOPTED

Page 10-line 10                                      After "($5,000,000.00)." insert "There is additionally appropriated to the business ready community account, three million four hundred thousand dollars ($3,400,000.00) from the capital construction account funded by W.S. 9-4-601(a)(vi) and (b)(i).".  NICHOLAS, LATTA, PARADY

 

HB0264H2002/A      ADOPTED

Page 4-after line 9                                                 Insert:

"(f)  If the council deems it necessary to secure a loan under this article, no security other than pledges of specified revenue to repay the loan shall be required.  No loans shall be made without the written opinion of the attorney general certifying the legality of the transaction and all documents connected therewith.  An election approving the project and borrowing for the project by the qualified electors of the borrowing entity shall be required only if the attorney general determines such an election is otherwise required by law.

(g)  Repayments of loans under this section shall be credited to the business ready community account.".

Page 4-line 11                                        Delete "(f)" insert "(h)".  LATTA

 

2/10/2003         H Passed 2nd Reading

 

2/11/2003         H Amendments Considered

HB0264H3002/F     FAILED

Page 6-line 22                                        Delete "2004" insert "2005".

Page 7-line 15                                        Delete "2004" insert "2005".

Page 8-line 3                                          Delete "2004" insert "2005".

Page 8-line 9                                          Delete "2004" insert "2005".

Page 9-lines 1 through 3                                Delete.

Page 10-after line 10                Insert:

"(c)  Effective July 1, 2004, there is appropriated from the general fund to the business ready community account created by W.S. 9-12-602, an amount equal to all earnings on the one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000.00) deposited to the permanent Wyoming mineral trust fund by 2001 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 139, Section 300(h) and the fifty million dollars ($50,000,000.00) deposited to that fund by 2002 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 83, Section 320, from the time those deposits were made to that fund until June 30, 2004.  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004, the state treasurer shall transfer monthly from the general fund to the business ready community account an amount estimated to be earned on this one hundred fifty million dollar ($150,000,000.00) deposit to the permanent Wyoming mineral trust fund, from July 1, 2004 until June 30, 2005.  When deposits to the business ready community account under W.S. 9-12-602(b) and this subsection total fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000.00) for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004, no further deposits shall be made for that fiscal year under either this subsection or W.S. 9-12-602(b).".

Renumber as necessary.  BOSWELL

 

2/11/2003         H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Boswell, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Tipton, Walsh, Warren and Wasserburger.

Nays:  Representative(s) Baker, Diercks, Philp, Semlek and Wostenberg.

Ayes 55    Nays 5    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/12/2003         S Received for Introduction

2/12/2003         S Introduced and Referred to S09

2/21/2003         S09 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Barrasso, Coe, Decaria and Hawks

Nays:  Senator(s) Mockler

Ayes 4    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/21/2003         S Placed on General File

2/24/2003         S Rereferred to S02

2/26/2003         S02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Cathcart, Devin, Hines, Job and Schiffer

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/26/2003         S Placed on General File

 

2/28/2003         S Amendments Considered

HB0264SS001/AE    (TO ENGROSSED COPY)      ADOPTED

Page 1-line 6                After "administration;" insert "authorizing cooperative agreements;".

Page 4-line 2                After "(f)" delete balance of line and insert "Loans provided under this article shall be adequately collateralized as determined by the council.".

Page 4-line 3                Delete.

Page 4-line 4                Delete through "required.".

Page 4-after line 14                Insert and renumber:

                                "(h)  The council may also enter into cooperative agreements with the Eastern Shoshone Tribe and the Northern Arapaho Tribe in order to promote the purposes of this article.".

Page 4-line 16                Delete "(h)" insert "(j)".

Page 5-line 9                After "for" insert "cooperative agreements,".

Renumber as necessary.  HAWKS, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0264SS002/ACE            (CORRECTED COPY)            (TO ENGROSSED COPY)            ADOPTED

Page 1-line 5                Delete line through "program;". 

Page 1-line 6                Delete "a continuous appropriation" insert "appropriations;".

Page 1-line 7                Delete line through "appropriations;". 

Page 1-line 12                Delete "through 9-12-603" insert "and 9-12-602". 

Page 3-line 7                After "applicant." insert "All grants, loans or cooperative agreements made under this program shall be referred by the council to the state loan and investment board for final approval or disapproval.".

Page 5-lines 1 through 18                Delete, including the First Senate Standing Committee Amendment (HB0264SS001/AE) to these lines.

Page 5-line 19                Delete "9-12-603" insert "9-12-602".

Page 6-line 6                After "W.S." delete balance of line.

Page 6-line 7                Delete line through "and"; delete "are" insert "is". 

Page 6-lines 10 through 24                Delete.

Page 7-lines 1 through 23                Delete. 

Page 8-lines 1 through 23                Delete. 

Page 9-lines 1 through 15                Delete. 

Page 9-line 24                Delete "9-12-603" insert "9-12-602".

Page 10-lines 4 through 9                Delete.

Page 10-line 11                Delete "(b)". 

Page 10-line 12                Delete "created by W.S.".

Page 10-line 13                Delete "9-12-602" insert "which is hereby created within the special revenue fund".

Page 10-line 17                After "(b)(i)." insert "The moneys appropriated in this section are appropriated to the state loan and investment board for the purposes of this act.".  SCHIFFER, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0264SW001/AE            (TO ENGROSSED COPY)            ADOPTED

Page 1-line 7                Before "and providing" insert "providing for the review of rules;".

Page 10-after line 17                Insert and renumber:

"Section 4.  In addition to the requirements of W.S. 9-12-104(a)(iv), the business council shall provide proposed rules implementing this act to the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee not later than July 1, 2003.  Prior to September 1, 2003, the proposed rules shall also be provided to the management council of the legislature as required by W.S. 9-12-104(a)(iv).  No rule shall be adopted by the business council implementing this act nor shall any application for a grant or loan under this act be accepted by the council until at least thirty (30) days after the rules have been submitted to the management council.".

Page 10-line 19                Delete "4" insert "5".  HAWKS, DECARIA

 

2/28/2003               S Passed CoW

3/1/2003                S Laid Back Without Prejudice

3/3/2003                S Passed 2nd Reading

3/3/2003                S Suspended Rules

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Barton, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Mockler, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions and Vasey.

Nays:  Senator(s) Case and Goodenough.

Excused:  Senator(s) Meier

Ayes 27    Nays 2    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/3/2003                S Laid Back Without Prejudice

 

3/4/2003                S Amendments Considered

HB0264S3001/FE            (TO ENGROSSED COPY)            FAILED

Page 1-line 6                Delete the Second Senate Standing Committee amendment (HB0264SS002/AE) to this line and further amend as follows:  delete "for a continuous" insert "an".

Page 10-lines 11 through 13                Delete entirely including the Second Senate Standing Committee amendment (HB0264SS002/AE) to these lines.

Page 10-line 14                Delete "additionally" insert "There is".

Page 10-line 15                After "account," insert "which is hereby created within the special revenue fund,".  MOCKLER

 

3/4/2003                S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Hanes, Hawks, Job, Kunz, Massie, Meier, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions and Vasey.

Nays:  Senator(s) Barton, Case, Cathcart, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hines, Larson and Mockler.

Ayes 21    Nays 9    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/4/2003                H Did Not Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Bagby, Boswell, Brechtel, Diercks, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Johnson, L., Jorgensen, Martin, Meyer, Morgan, Reese, Robinson, Thompson and Warren.

Nays:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Baker, Berger, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Edwards, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, W., Jones, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Miller, D., Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Tipton, Walsh, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Excused:  Representative(s) Bucholz

Ayes 16    Nays 43    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/4/2003          H Appointed JCC01 Members

                  Luthi, Boswell and Philp

3/5/2003          S Appointed  JCC01 Members

                  Hawks, Coe and Hines

 

HB0264JC01/AA      ADOPTED

Adopt the following Senate amendments:

HB0264SS001/AE

HB0264SW001/AE

Delete the following Senate amendments:

HB0264SS002/ACE

Further amend the ENGROSSED COPY as follows:

Page 3-line 7                                          After "applicant." insert "All grants, loans or cooperative agreements made under this article shall be referred by the council to the state loan and investment board for final approval or disapproval.  The state loan and investment board may adopt rules as necessary to implement its duties under this article.".

Page 5-line 4                                          Delete "(a)".

Page 5-line 6                                          Delete "this section and as".

Page 5-line 7                                          Delete "otherwise provided by".

Page 5-lines 12 through 17                Delete.

Page 6-line 6                                          After "(i)" insert "(intro)".

Page 6-line 19                                        Delete all new language.

Page 6-line 23                                        Delete "ending June 30, 2014" insert "July 1, 2005".

Page 7-line 6                                          Delete ";" insert ":".

Page 7-line 17                                        Delete "ending June 30, 2014" insert "July 1, 2005".

Page 8-line 5                                          Delete "ending June 30, 2014" insert "July 1, 2005".

Page 8-line 12                                        Delete "ending June 30, 2014" insert "July 1, 2005".

Page 8-line 14                                        After "amounts," insert "as limited by and as".

Page 8-lines 17 and 18                                Delete.

Page 8-line 19                                        Delete the line through "9-12-602(b)." and insert: "amounts specified shall be deposited to the business ready community account in the fiscal year specified but only if as of July 1 of the specified fiscal year, using the most recent consensus revenue estimating group estimates, there is projected to be a positive balance in the school capital construction account as of June 30 of that fiscal year, after all appropriations from that account for the purposes specified in W.S. 21-15-111(a)(i), for that fiscal year are deducted.  Amounts deposited to the business ready community account pursuant to this paragraph shall be deposited as provided by W.S. 9-4-602.  These deposits shall be reduced as necessary to maintain a projected positive balance in the school capital construction account after all appropriations from that account for the purposes specified in W.S. 21-15-111(a)(i), for the applicable fiscal year, are deducted.".

Page 8-line 20                                        After "deposited" insert "in the business ready community account".

Page 9-line 6                                          Delete ";" insert ".".

Page 9-lines 8 through 15                Delete.

Page 10-lines 4 through 9                Delete.

Page 10-line 11                                      Delete "(b)". 

LUTHI, BOSWELL, PHILP, HAWKS, COE, HINES.

 

3/6/2003          H Adopted HB0264JC01

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Boswell, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Tipton, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger, Wostenberg.

Excused:  Representative(s) Baker

Ayes 59  Nays 0  Excused 1  Absent 0  Conflict 0

 

3/6/2003          S Adopted HB0264JC01

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Boggs, Caller, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Hanes, Hawks, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Sessions and Vasey.

Nays:  Senator(s) Barton, Burns, Case, Cathcart, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hines, Mockler, Schiffer and Scott.

Ayes 19    Nays 11    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/6/2003          Assigned Number HEA 0134

3/6/2003          H Speaker Signed HEA No. 134

3/6/2003          S President Signed HEA No. 0134

3/21/2003         Governor Signed HEA No. 0134

 

Chapter No. 0211  Session Laws of Wyoming 2003.