SORIGINAL TATE OF W YOMING 26LSO-0219 SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO.
SF0069 WasteENROLLED andACT stormNO. water infrastructure study.
Sponsored67, by:SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING BUDGET SESSION AN ACT relating to water;
Select Water Committee A BILL for AN ACT relating to water;
specifying ownership of data collected pursuant to the study;
providing requirements for production, disclosure and dissemination of data collected;
6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
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This study shall be conducted in conjunction with the ongoing efforts by the department SF0069 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0219 of environmental quality to collect information on all drinking water infrastructure in the state.
4 (b) The office of state lands and investments and the Wyoming water development office shall coordinate with and provide any necessary assistance to the department of environmental quality in conducting the study required under subsection (a) of this section.
(c) TheAll departmentdata ofcollected, environmentalcompiled, qualitycreated, shalldigitized reportor theotherwise statusproduced ofpursuant theto study required under subsection (a) of this sectionsection, toincluding theORIGINAL selectSENATE waterENGROSSED committeeFILE notNO. later than November 1 of each year beginning in 2026 and ending in 2030.
(d) There is appropriated eight million dollars ($8,000,000.00) from the strategic investments and projects account to the office of state lands and investments for SF0069 STATEENROLLED OFACT WYOMINGNO. 26LSO-0219 any expenditures necessary to conduct the study required by subsection (a) of this section.
67, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING BUDGET SESSION any geographic information system (GIS) data layers and associated metadata, shall be the property of the state of Wyoming and subject to the following requirements:
(i) Any contract, memorandum of understanding or agreement with a third party for purposes of performing the study in this section shall include a requirement that delivery of the complete underlying datasets be made using nonproprietary or widely used formats that are suitable for use by governmental entities, including bulk export capability;
(ii) The department of environmental quality shall make data sets available for public access and download through an official state data portal or repository designated by the department;
(iii) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require disclosure of any information that is confidential or privileged under state or federal law.
(d) The department of environmental quality shall report the status of the study required under subsection (a) of this section to the select water committee not later than November 1 of each year beginning in 2026 and ending in 2030.
(e) There is appropriated eight million dollars ($8,000,000.00) from the strategic investments and projects account to the office of state lands and investments for any expenditures necessary to conduct the study required by subsection (a) of this section, subject to subsection (f) of this section.
This appropriation shall be for theORIGINAL periodSENATE beginningENGROSSED withFILE theNO. effective date of this act and ending June 30, 2030.
SF0069 ENROLLED ACT NO.
67, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING BUDGET SESSION the period beginning with the effective date of this act and ending June 30, 2030.
Section(f) 2.If the strategic investments and projects account is repealed effective on or before July 1, 2026, then the appropriation specified in subsection (e) of this section shall be made from the general fund in the amount specified in subsection (e) of this section.
The appropriation from the general fund specified in this subsection shall not be made if funds are appropriated under subsection (e) of this section from the strategic investments and projects account.
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SF0069 ENROLLED ACT NO.
67, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING BUDGET SESSION Section 2.
(END) SF0069Speaker of the House President of the Senate Governor TIME APPROVED:
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_________ I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.
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