S.F. No. 0149

Conservation easements.

 

Sponsored By:                    Senator(s) Nicholas, Job and Johnson and Representative(s) Berger, Brown and Hageman

 

AN ACT relating to real property; providing for conservation easements as specified; providing for creation and conveyance of the easement as specified; providing definitions; providing for actions and validity; reserving rights of the state regarding eminent domain and taxing interests created; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/19/2005               Bill Number Assigned

1/20/2005               S Received for Introduction

1/25/2005               S Introduced and Referred to S06

1/27/2005               S06 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Cooper, Massie, Ross and Von Flatern

Excused:  Senator(s) Burns

Ayes 4    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/27/2005               S Placed on General File

 

SF0149SS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 10                          Delete "34‑1‑206" insert "34‑1‑207".

Page 4-after line 21                  Insert:

"(e)  This act shall not alter the law of Wyoming regarding the primacy of the mineral estate and any easement created hereunder shall not limit the right of a mineral owner or his lessee to reasonable use of the surface for the purpose of mineral exploration and production unless the mineral owner is a party to the conservation easement.".

Page 7-after line 20                  Insert:

"34‑1‑207.  Eminent domain; taxation.

(a)  Conservation easements shall be subject to the state's power of eminent domain in the same manner as any other real property interest.

(b)  The real property tax imposed upon real property subject to a conservation easement shall not be less than the amount of the ad valorem tax for the property had it been levied and assessed based upon the taxable value of agricultural land of similar productive use and value under W.S. 39‑13‑101(a)(iii) and 39‑13‑103(b)(x).".  MASSIE, ACTING CHAIRMAN

 

SF0149SW001/ADOPTED

Page 4-line 17                          After "interest" delete balance of line.

Page 4-line 18                          Delete through "created".  NICHOLAS

 

1/31/2005               S Passed CoW

2/1/2005 S Laid Back Without Prejudice

 

SF0149S2005/ADOPTED

Delete the Nicholas Committee of the Whole Amendment (SF0149SW001/A), the Nicholas, Townsend Second Reading Amendment (SF0149S2001/A), the Jennings Second Reading Amendment (SF0149S2002/A) and the Townsend Second Reading Amendment (SF0149S2003/A) entirely and further amend as follows:

Page 4-lines  16 thru 21            Delete and insert:

"(d)  An interest in real property and any interest in minerals including any leasehold interests are not impaired in any way by a conservation easement unless the owners of those interests consent to the conservation easement.".

Page 4-after line 21                  Delete the First Senate Standing Committee amendment (SF0149SS001/A) to this line and further amend as follows:

"(e)  This act shall not alter the law of Wyoming regarding the primacy of the mineral estate and any easement created hereunder shall not limit the right of a mineral owner or his lessee to reasonable use of the surface for the purpose of mineral exploration and production unless the owners and lessees of the entire mineral estate are a party to the conservation easement or consent to the conservation easement.".  NICHOLAS, JENNINGS, TOWNSEND

 

SF0149S2004/FAILED  (CORRECTED COPY)

Page 2-line 8                            Delete "a" insert "an".

Page 2-line 9                            Delete "nonpossessory".  MEIER

 

2/2/2005 S Passed 2nd Reading

2/3/2005 S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Aullman, Barrasso, Boggs, Burns, Case, Cooper, Decaria, Hanes, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Mockler, Nicholas, Ross, Schiffer, Scott and Vasey.

Nays:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Coe, Geis, Hawks, Hines, Jennings, Meier, Northrup, Peck, Sessions, Townsend and Von Flatern.

Ayes 18    Nays 12    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/4/2005 H Received for Introduction

2/7/2005 H Introduced and Referred to H05

2/10/2005               H05 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Brown, Davison, Diercks, Hageman, Jackson, Morgan, Powers, Samuelson and Semlek

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/10/2005               H Placed on General File

2/17/2005               H Passed CoW

2/18/2005               H Passed 2nd Reading

2/22/2005               H Laid Back Pursuant to HR 9-3

2/23/2005               H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

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

Nays:  Representative(s) Brechtel, Gilmore, Harshman, Latta, Meuli and Miller.

Excused:  Representative(s) Jorgensen and Lockhart.

Ayes 52    Nays 6    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/23/2005               Assigned Number SEA No. 0066

2/23/2005               S President Signed SEA No. 0066

2/24/2005               H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0066

2/25/2005               Governor Signed SEA No. 0066

2/25/2005               Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0127  Session Laws of Wyoming 2005.