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

 

HB0008HS001/ADOPTED

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