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SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OT THE STATE OF WYOMING

2015 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT re]-ating to environmental- qual-ity,. authorizing the

governor to begin negotiations with the nuclear regulatory

cornmj-ssion to seek an agreement for the state to assume

regulation of source material-s from uranium mining and

milling and the wastes associated with the recovery, mini,ng

and milling of such source materials, as specified;

authorizing the governor to negotiate and enter a f inal"

agreement with the nuclear regulatory commissicn, as specified; providing for the department of environmental- quality to administer the program,. providing rulemakj,ng

authority; authorizing additional- positions as speci fied;

dj.rectJ-ng the department of envj-ronmental guality to adopt

a fee structure under the program as specified; providing

appropriationsi and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the LegisLature of the Star-e of Wyoming:

Section 1. W.S. 35-11-2001- is created to read:

ARTICLE 2O

NUCLEAR REGULATORY AGREEMENT

35-1X-2001. Authorization to negotiat€ trangfer of certain nuclear regulatory functions to the atate; rulenaking.

(a) The governor, on behal-f of the state, is authorized to contact the federal nuclear regulatory

commission to express the intent of the state of Wyomiilg to enter into an agreement with the nuclear regulatory

commission providing for the assumption by the state of responsibilities relating to the regulation of sou.rce materials from uranium mining and milling and the wastes

assocj.ated with the recovery, mining and milling of such

source materials.

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(b) The department of environmental qual_ity sha11

serve as the lead agency for the reguLation of source materials from uranium mining and miJ-ling and the wastes

associated with the recovery, mining and milling of such

source materia]s in the state of Wyoming under any proposed

agreement negotiated under this section.

(c) The governor, through the department, is authorized to negotiate all aspects of a potential.

agreement under this section between the state of Wyominq and the federal nuciear regul_atory commission. The

governor j-s authorized to enter into a final agreement with the federal- nuclear regulatory cornmission fot the regulation of source materials from uraniuin mining drrd ml]-Ij-ng and the wastes associated with the recovery, mining and miJ-ling of such source materials in the state of

Wyoming pursuant to the requirements of this section. A

final agreement under this section shal-I include a1I

necessary components of a program to regul-ate source material,s from uraniu:n mj-ning and milling and the wastes

associated with the recovery of su.ch source materials.

(d) The departndnt is authorized to promulgate

reasonabfe rules and regulatj_ons necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section.

Section 2.

(a) The department of environmental qua]ity is authorized up to six (6) additional_ positions to j_mplement

the purposes of this act, The department of environmental quality shall- incl-ude these positions in its 201.j -2U.9 standard budget request.

(b) The office of the attorney general is authorized two (21 additional- fu11-time permanent positions to
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implement the purposes of this act. The office of the

attornev oeneral shall include these nositions yvurLrvrrr in ifq

201'7 -201"8 standard budqet resuest.

(c) The department of environmental qual_ity shal_l

adopt a fee structure which accounts for the ful] cost of

f he nraarram dorrol^nad rrndor f hi e qv )^t- u, inalrrAi-^ 5l l rrrer qurrrv

positions authorized by this act and other positions

assigned to impfementation of the program devel_oped under this act.

Section 3.

(a) For the perioC beginning with the effective date of this act through June 30, 2076, chere js appropriated nine hundred twenty thousand dol_l_ars ($920,000.00) from the general fund to the department of environmental qual-ity to fund the ful-]-time permaneltt positions authorized in subsection 2(a) of this act. Notwithstanding any other provislon of 1aw, thj.s appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. Any unobligated, unexpended funds shalL revert as provided by ]aw on June 30, 2016.

(b) For the period beginning wj-th the effective date of this act through June 30, 201,6, there is appropriated

two hundred tweJ-ve thousand two hundred fifty-four dollars (9212,254.00) from the general fund to the office of the attorney general to fund the ful,l-tj-me permanent positions

authorized in subsection 2(b) of this act. Not$rithstanding

any other provision of l-aw, this appropriatlon shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. Any unobligated, unexpended funds sha1.l- revert as provided by

1aw on June 30, 201-6.
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S€ction 4. This act j.s effective immediateJ.y upon

compl-etj.on of al-1 acts necessary for a bill to becone J-aw

as provided by ArticLe 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming

Constitution.

(END)

President of the Senate

rIME APPRovno:2)4?ryt

DArE APPRovzoz 2- 27-/{

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House,

Gove rnor

Chief Clerk

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