Wyoming SF 46: Solid waste cease and transfer program funding.

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ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE NO. SF0046
ENROLLED ACT NO. 10, SENATE
SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2022 BUDGET SESSION
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AN  ACT  relating  to  the  prioritization  of  municipal  solid 
waste  facilities  cease  and  transfer  projects;  authorizing 
expenditure  of  previously  appropriated  funds;  establishing 
a  prioritized  list  of  projects;  establishing  a  maximum 
amount to be expended on projects; granting the department 
of environmental quality limited discretionary authority to 
modify the prioritized list; specifying expenditures for a 
carcass   management   project;   providing   definitions; 
requiring reports; repealing a prior list of priority cease 
and transfer projects; and providing for an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1.
(a)  As used in this section: 
(i)  "Maximum  amount"  means  the  total  amount  to 
be expended on the listed project and reflects one hundred 
percent (100%) of the project cost, including any award by 
the state loan and investment board under W.S. 35-11-528;
(ii)  "(C)" means closure project;
(iii)  "SWDD"   means   solid    waste   disposal 
district;
(iv)  "(T)" means transfer project.
(b)  From amounts appropriated by 2013 Wyoming Session 
Laws,  Chapter  194,  Section  2(a)  and  (b),  2014  Wyoming 
Session  Laws,  Chapter  26,  Section  333(a)  and  (b),  2015 
Wyoming  Session  Laws,  Chapter  142,  Section  345  (priority 
2), 2016 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 31, Section 316(a), 
2018 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 134, Section 323(a), (c) 

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and  (d),  as  amended  by  2019  Wyoming  Session  Laws,  Chapter 
80,  Section  323,  2019  Wyoming  Session  Laws,  Chapter  67, 
Section  1  and  other  funds  appropriated  and  authorized  for 
program  expenses,  the  following  amounts  and  prioritized 
projects  are  authorized  pursuant  to  the  municipal  solid 
waste facilities cease and transfer program created by W.S. 
35-11-528:
Priority Index    Project                    Maximum Amount
 1           Carcass management project     $  100,000
 2           Upton, Town of  (T)            $1,300,000
 3           Newcastle, City of  (T)        $1,200,000
 4           Moorcroft, Town of – 
Moorcroft #3  (T)              $1,500,000
 5           Glenrock, Town of  (C)         $1,600,000
 6           Big Horn County SWDD – 
North #2  (T)                  $1,650,000
 7           Thermopolis, Town of (T)       $2,000,000
 8           Rawlins, City of  (T)          $  780,000
 9           Thermopolis, Town of (C)       $2,500,000
10           Baggs SWDD  (C)                $2,250,000
11           Lingle, Town of (C)            $  350,000
12           Big Horn County SWDD – 
North #2 (C)                   $2,800,000
13           Newcastle, City of (C)         $3,700,000
14           Lincoln County – 
Cokeville (C)                  $1,000,000
15           Uinta County Solid Waste – 
Bridger Valley (C)             $4,000,000
16           LaGrange, Town of (C)          $1,400,000
17           Moorcroft, Town of (C)         $1,300,000
18           Upton, Town of (C)             $1,500,000
19           Park County Landfills – 
TS Rolling Stock (T)           $  351,000

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2022 BUDGET SESSION
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(c)  Any  municipal  solid  waste  facility  operator  may 
apply for the funds associated with the carcass management 
project  listed  as  priority  1  in  subsection  (b)  of  this 
section. Funds for the carcass management project shall be 
expended only for infrastructure necessary to haul, bury or 
compost dead animals. Funds expended under this subsection 
shall  not  exceed  the  amount  listed  in  priority  1  in 
subsection (b) of this section.
(d)  The  department  of  environmental  quality  may 
modify  the  authorized  funds  and  the  order  of  the  projects 
listed in the prioritized list contained in subsection (b) 
of this section for any of the following reasons:
(i)  To optimize efficiency;
(ii)  Based on project readiness;
(iii)  Based  on  compliance  with  grant  or  loan 
qualifications or conditions;
(iv)  To    address    emergency    or    immediate 
environmental concerns.
(e)  Not  later  than  October  15  of  each  year,  the 
department of environmental quality shall report:
(i)  Any  modification  of  the  prioritized  list 
contained  in  subsection  (b)  of  this  section  to  the  joint 
minerals,   business   and   economic   development   interim 
committee and the joint appropriations committee;
(ii)  The   names   of   recipients   and   amounts 
expended for the carcass management project established in 

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2022 BUDGET SESSION
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