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H.B. No. 0008 |
Fire protection districts-boundary changes. |
Sponsored By: Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Interim Committee
AN ACT relating to fire protection districts; providing for division of fire protection districts; providing for petition to county commissioners; providing for protests; providing for distribution of assets and liabilities following division; making conforming amendments; providing a sunset; and providing for an effective date.
11/27/2006 Bill Number Assigned
1/9/2007 H Received for Introduction
1/9/2007 H Introduced and Referred to H07
1/16/2007 H07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Brown, Gentile, Gilmore, Illoway, Martin, Miller, Quarberg, Walsh and Zwonitzer, Dn.
Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
1/16/2007 H Placed on General File
Page 1-line 5 Delete "providing".
Page 1-line 6 Delete "a sunset;".
Page 1-line 10 Delete "35-9-216" insert "35-9-215".
Page 2-line 2 Delete "35-9-216" insert "35-9-215".
Page 2-line 6 Delete "shall be" insert "is".
Page 2-line 13 Delete "ten (10)" insert "twenty (20)".
Page 2-line 22 Delete "ten (10)" insert "twenty (20)".
Page 3-line 4 Delete "a newspaper" insert "the newspapers".
Page 3-line 14 After "." insert "Prior to the hearing the commissioners shall appoint an individual or group of individuals from the persons signing the petition to act in negotiations on behalf of the proposed detracted area.".
Page 3-line 16 Before "district" insert "detracting".
Page 3-line 19 Before "district" insert "detracting".
Page 3-line 23 Delete "shall" insert "may".
Page 3-line 24 Delete "shall" insert "may".
Page 4-line 1 Delete "unless" insert "if".
Page 4-line 2 Delete line through "by" insert "the county commissioners determine".
Page 4-line 4 After "(i)" insert "Protests have not been signed by: (A)".
Page 4-line 11 Delete "(ii)" insert "(B)".
Page 4-line 16 Delete "." insert ";".
Page 4-After line 16 Insert:
"(ii) The districts have in place standard operating procedures that ensure that both districts have the ability to provide fire protection to the satisfaction of the commissioners;
(iii) The boundary changes are in the best interests of the public; and
(iv) Any mutual agreement negotiated pursuant to W.S. 35-9-215(a) regarding the distribution of assets is acceptable to the commissioners.".
Page 4-line 19 Delete "(a)" insert "(a)(i)".
Page 5-line 16 After "(a)" insert "The division of the assets of the fire protection districts may be apportioned through a mutual agreement signed by the president of the original fire protection district board and the person or persons appointed to represent the detracted district pursuant to W.S. 35-9-213(c). If an agreement is not entered prior to the date of the hearing on the petition,".
Page 5-line 19 After "district" insert "acquired during the time the detracted area was part of the district".
Page 6-lines 10 through 13 Delete entirely.
Page 8-line 11 After "35-9-215." Delete balance of line.
Page 8-line 12 Delete entirely. ILLOWAY, CHAIRMAN
1/17/2007 H Failed CoW; Indef Postponed
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Berger, Brown, Craft, Diercks, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gentile, Gilmore, Hammons, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Landon, Lockhart, Madden, Martin, Mercer, Miller, Millin, Quarberg, Steward, Warren and Zwonitzer, Dn.
Nays: Representative(s) Alden, Bagby, Blake, Brechtel, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Davison, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Gingery, Goggles, Hallinan, Harshman, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Lubnau, McOmie, Meyer, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Slater, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Walsh, White and Zwonitzer, Dv.
Excused: Representative(s) Anderson, R.
Conflicts: Representative(s) Simpson
Ayes 23 Nays 35 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 1