S.F. No. 0007

Rangeland health assessments.

 

Sponsored By:���� Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to agriculture; creating the rangeland health assessment program; providing for rangeland health assessments; requiring matching funding; granting rulemaking authority; making conforming amendments; providing an appropriation; requiring reporting; and providing for an effective date.

 

12/1/2009�� Bill Number Assigned

2/8/2010��� S Received for Introduction

2/8/2010��� S Introduced and Referred to S05

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:� Senator(s) Anderson, J., Bebout, Burns, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Elliott, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hines, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Martin, Massie, Meier, Meyer, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend and Von Flatern

Nays:� Senator(s) Case and Larson

Ayes 28��� Nays 2��� Excused 0��� Absent 0��� Conflicts 0

 

2/10/2010�� S05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:� Senator(s) Bebout, Elliott, Geis, Jennings and Johnson

Ayes 5��� Nays 0��� Excused 0��� Absent 0��� Conflicts 0

 

2/10/2010�� S Placed on General File

2/10/2010�� S Rereferred to S02

2/15/2010�� S02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:� Senator(s) Massie, Meier, Peterson and Townsend

Excused:� Senator(s) Nicholas

Ayes 4��� Nays 0��� Excused 1��� Absent 0��� Conflicts 0

 

2/15/2010�� S Placed on General File

 

SF0007SS001/ADOPTED

Page 2僕ine 18��������� Delete "federally" insert "federal or state".

Page 2僕ine 19��������� After "federal" insert "or state".

Page 2僕ine 20��������� After "federal" insert "or state".

Page 3僕ine 11��������� After "Wyoming" insert ", institutions of higher education".� GEIS, CHAIRMAN

 

SF0007SS002/ADOPTED

Page 5-line 3���������� Delete "four hundred twenty".

Page 5-line 4���������� Delete through "fund".

Page 5-line 6���������� Delete ". This" insert "the following amounts, and these appropriations".

Page 5-line 7���������� Delete "appropriation".

Page 5-line 12��������� Before "to the" insert "from the federal natural resource policy account".

Page 5-line 16��������� Delete and insert "(ii)� One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) from the federal natural resource policy account".

Page 5-line 20��������� Delete and insert "(iii)� One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) from the general fund".

Page 6-line 6���������� After "2012." delete balance of line and insert "Any request for an appropriation for this program shall be included in the department's exception budget request for the 2013-2014 biennium.".

Page 6-lines 7 and 8��� Delete.� MEIER, CHAIRMAN

 

SF0007SW001/ADOPTED

Page 3僕ine 14��������� After "section." delete balance of line.

Page 3僕ines 15 through 17��� Delete.

Page 3紡fter line 17��� Insert and renumber:

"(c)  The director shall establish matching funds for any contract entered into pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

(d)  The director may accept additional matching funds to augment the planned rangeland health assessment to:

(i)  Facilitate multiple use of the resource;

(ii)  Identify tools and strategies for resource use that best promote rangeland health;

(iii)  Facilitate the efficacy of the rangeland study.

(e)  The director shall establish priorities for the distribution of available funding, including consideration of:

(i)  Applications that include multiple resource partners;

(ii)  Amount and variety of funding sources;

(iii)  Timing and urgency of the project.".

Page 3僕ine 19��������� Delete "(c)" insert "(f)". BEBOUT

 

SF0007SW002/ADOPTED

Page 5僕ine 22��������� After "Wyoming to" insert "provide training and technical assistance relating to rangeland assessment and data collection and to".� BEBOUT, ELLIOTT, GEIS, JENNINGS, JOHNSON

 

2/17/2010�� S Passed CoW

 

SF0007S2001/ADOPTED

Page 3-line 12��������� After "agencies to" insert ": (i)".

Page 3-line 17��������� Delete "." insert ";".

Page 3-after line 17��� Insert and renumber:

"(ii)  Conduct rangeland health assessments on previously established exclosures which exclude livestock grazing to determine what effect the elimination of grazing has had on the quality of the rangeland.� These assessments may include an assessment of nearby grazed rangeland to assist in the evaluation of the effect of excluding grazing.� These assessments shall not be subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.".� SCOTT  

 

SF0007S2002/ADOPTED

Page 5僕ine 16��������� Delete, including the Second Senate Standing Committee amendment (SF0007SS002/A) to this line and insert "(ii)  One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) from the general fund".� BEBOUT

 

2/18/2010�� S Passed 2nd Reading

2/19/2010�� S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:� Senator(s) Anderson, J., Bebout, Coe, Cooper, Elliott, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hines, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Martin, Massie, Meier, Meyer, Peterson, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend and Von Flatern

Nays:� Senator(s) Burns, Case, Dockstader, Larson, Nicholas, Perkins and Ross

Ayes 23��� Nays 7��� Excused 0��� Absent 0��� Conflicts 0

 

2/22/2010�� H Received for Introduction

2/22/2010�� H Introduced and Referred to H05

2/25/2010�� H05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:� Representative(s) Blake, Carson, Edmonds, Moniz, Semlek, Teeters, Wallis and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Nays:� Representative(s) Gilmore

Ayes 8��� Nays 1��� Excused 0��� Absent 0��� Conflicts 0

 

2/25/2010�� H Placed on General File

2/25/2010�� H Rereferred to H02

2/26/2010�� H02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:� Representative(s) Berger, Hammons, Harshman, Jorgensen, Pedersen and Steward

Excused:� Representative(s) Philp

Ayes 6��� Nays 0��� Excused 1��� Absent 0��� Conflicts 0

 

2/26/2010�� H Placed on General File

 

SF0007HS001/ADOPTED� (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 3-line 21��������� After "rangeland" insert "as provided in paragraph (i) of this subsection".

Page 3-line 23��������� After "." delete balance of line.

Page 3-line 24��������� Delete entirely.

Page 7-line 1���������� Delete line entirely insert "Three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00)".� SEMLEK, CHAIRMAN

 

SF0007HS002/FAILED� (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 5���������� Delete "an appropriation" insert "appropriations".

Page 7-line 1���������� Delete the first standing committee amendment (SF0007HS001/AE) to this line.� BERGER

 

3/1/2010��� H Passed CoW

 

SF0007H2001/FAILED� (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 5���������� After "appropriation;" insert "requiring reporting;".

Page 7-After line 20��� Insert:

"Section 4.� No later than July 1, 2011, the department of agriculture shall report to the joint agriculture, public lands and water resources interim committee and joint appropriations interim committee regarding all amounts expended to implement this act as well as the results achieved in implementing this act.� The report also shall identify the entities benefiting from the activities required by this act and a description of the benefits received by these entities.".

Page 7-line 22��������� Delete "4" insert "5". MADDEN, STEWARD

 

3/2/2010��� H Passed 2nd Reading

 

SF0007H3001/ADOPTED� (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 5���������� After "appropriation;" insert "requiring reporting;".

Page 7-After line 20��� Insert:

"Section 4.� No later than January 1, 2012, the department of agriculture shall report to the joint agriculture, public lands and water resources interim committee and joint appropriations interim committee regarding all amounts expended to implement this act as well as the department's progress in implementing this act.".

Page 7-line 22��������� Delete "4" insert "5".� SEMLEK, MADDEN

 

3/3/2010��� H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:� Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Byrd, Cannady, Carson, Childers, Cohee, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Edmonds, Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Illoway, Jaggi, Jorgensen, Kimble, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Miller, Millin, Moniz, Patton, Peasley, Pedersen, Petersen, Quarberg, Roscoe, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:� Representative(s) Hallinan and Philp

Ayes 58��� Nays 0��� Excused 2��� Absent 0��� Conflicts 0

 

3/3/2010��� S Received for Concurrence

3/3/2010��� S Did Not Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:� Senator(s) Bebout, Cooper, Dockstader, Elliott, Esquibel, F., Geis, Jennings, Johnson and Townsend

Nays:� Senator(s) Anderson, J., Burns, Case, Coe, Hastert, Hines, Hunnicutt, Landen, Larson, Martin, Massie, Meier, Meyer, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions and Von Flatern

Ayes 9��� Nays 21��� Excused 0��� Absent 0��� Conflicts 0

 

3/3/2010��� S Appointed� JCC01 Members

����� ����� Senator(s) Geis, Massie, Perkins

3/4/2010��� H Appointed JCC01 Members

����� ����� Representative(s) Semlek, Jaggi, Steward

3/4/2010��� S Adopted SF0007JC01

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:� Senator(s) Anderson, J., Bebout, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Elliott, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hines, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Martin, Massie, Meier, Meyer, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend and Von Flatern.

Nays:� Senator(s) Larson

Excused:� Senator(s) Ross

Ayes 28��� Nays 1��� Excused 1��� Absent 0��� Conflicts 0

 

3/5/2010��� H Adopted SF0007JC01

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:� Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Barbuto, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Byrd, Cannady, Carson, Cohee, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Edmonds, Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Illoway, Jaggi, Jorgensen, Kimble, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Miller, Millin, Moniz, Patton, Peasley, Pedersen, Petersen, Quarberg, Roscoe, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:� Representative(s) Berger, Childers, Hallinan and Philp

Ayes 56��� Nays 0��� Excused 4��� Absent 0��� Conflicts 0

 

SF0007JC01/AA ADOPTED

TO ENGROSSED COPY

Adopt the following House amendments:

SF0007H3001/AE

Delete the following House amendments:

SF0007HS001/AE

Further amend the ENGROSSED COPY as follows:

Page 3-line 21��������� After "rangeland" insert "as provided in paragraph (i) of this subsection".

Page 3-line 23��������� After "." delete balance of line.

Page 3-line 24��������� Delete entirely.

Page 7-line 1���������� After "(ii)" delete balance of line insert "Two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00)".� GEIS, MASSIE, PERKINS, SEMLEK, JAGGI, STEWARD.

 

3/5/2010��� Assigned Number SEA No. 0047

3/5/2010��� S President Signed SEA No. 0047

3/5/2010��� H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0047

3/10/2010�� Governor Signed SEA No. 0047

3/10/2010�� Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0107� Session Laws of Wyoming 2010.