H.B. No. 0330

Wyoming community enhancement program.

 

Sponsored By:                    Representative(s) Berger, Hammons, Harvey, Iekel, Martin, Semlek, Wasserburger and Zwonitzer and Senator(s) Anderson, J., Decaria, Job, Mockler, Ross, Schiffer and Sessions

 

AN ACT relating to a community enhancement program; creating a community enhancement program to promote economic development for cities, towns, counties and joint powers boards; authorizing grants for historic or cultural preservation and community enhancement projects; specifying eligibility criteria; establishing an account; providing appropriations; modifying the business ready community program; amending a definition; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/27/2005               Bill Number Assigned

1/28/2005               H Received for Introduction

1/28/2005               H Introduced and Referred to H09

2/2/2005 H09 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Brechtel, Esquibel, Hammons, Harvey, Hinckley, Latta, Lockhart, Quarberg and Samuelson

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/2/2005 H Placed on General File

2/2/2005 H Rereferred to H02

2/4/2005 H02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass


 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Berger, Jones, Jorgensen, Petersen, Philp, Simpson and Warren

Nays:  Representative(s) Meuli

Ayes 7    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/4/2005 H Placed on General File

 

HB0330HS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 4                            After "grants" insert "and loans".

Page 2-line 5                            After "requirement" insert "; repayment requirement".

Page 2-line 16                          After "grant" insert "or loan".

Page 2-line 18                          After "Grants" insert "and loans".

Page 2-line 21                          After "Grant" insert "and loan".

Page 2-line 23                          After "Grants" insert "and loans".

Page 3-line 20                          After "grant" insert "or loan".

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

Page 4-line 16                          After "(e)" delete balance of the line.

Page 4-line 17                          Delete the line through "."; after "Grants" insert "or loans".

Page 4-After line 23                 Insert:

"(f)  Loans provided under this article shall be adequately collateralized as determined by the council.  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 article shall be credited to the community enhancement account.". 

Page 7-line 10              Delete "thirty-five million dollars".

Page 7-line 11              Delete "($35,000,000.00)" insert "twenty million dollars ($20,000,000.00)".

Page 7-After line 20     Insert:

            "(c)  A report shall be provided annually on or before February 1 by the Wyoming business council to the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee.".  LOCKHART, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0330HS002/ADOPTED

Page 7-line 11                          Delete the first standing committee amendment (HB0330HS001/A) to this line; further amend as follows: delete "($35,000,000.00)" insert "ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00)".  PHILP, CHAIRMAN

 

2/7/2005 H Passed CoW

2/8/2005 H Passed 2nd Reading

2/9/2005 H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Barnard, Berger, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Davison, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gay, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hageman, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jackson, Jones, Landon, Latta, Lockhart, Lubnau, Luthi, Martin, McOmie, Meuli, Miller, Morgan, Olsen, Osborn, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Quarberg, Reese, Robinson, Samuelson, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt, White and Zwonitzer.

Excused:  Representative(s) Jorgensen

Ayes 59    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/10/2005               S Received for Introduction

2/11/2005               S Introduced and Referred to S09

3/3/2005 Died In Committee