Wyoming legislation · 2025 General Session
Wyoming SF83: Large energy project funding-legislative approval.
Status: Failed, March 3, 2025
AN ACT relating to the administration of the government; creating the large energy project funding program; providing requirements for large energy projects; requiring legislative approval for large energy projects; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to the administration of the government; creating the large energy project funding program; providing requirements for large energy projects; requiring legislative approval for large energy projects; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to the administration of the government; creating the large energy project funding program; providing requirements for large energy projects; requiring legislative approval for large energy projects; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date. Section 1. W.S. 9‐25‐101 and 9‐25‐102 are created to read: CHAPTER 25 LARGE ENERGY PROJECT FUNDING 9‐25‐101. Definitions. (a) As used in this (ii) "Energy project" means any research, demonstration, pilot, commercial deployment or any other project that relates to Wyoming energy needs, including but not limited to carbon capture utilization and storage, carbon dioxide transportation, industrial carbon capture, coal refinery, hydrogen production, energy transportation or storage, hydrogen hub development, critical minerals, biomass, biochar, hydropower, lithium, energy processing and separation, battery storage, wind energy and solar energy; (iii) "Governmental entity" means the state, the University of Wyoming, cities and towns, counties, school districts, joint powers boards, airport boards, public corporations, entities formed by a county memorial hospital, special hospital district, rural health care district or senior health care district that are wholly owned by one (1) or more governmental entities, community college districts, special districts and their governing bodies, all political subdivisions of the state, and their agencies, instrumentalities and institutions; (iv) "Large energy project" means an energy project for which the total amount of state funds sought …
Sponsors
- Bear, John (R, H31)
- Scott Heiner (R, H18)
- Christopher Knapp (R, H53)
- Rodriguez-Williams, Rachel (R, H50)
- Tomi Strock (R, H06)
- Clarence Styvar (R, H12)
- Boner, Brian (R, S02)
- Hutchings, Lynn (R, S05)
- Kolb, John (R, S12)
- Pearson, Laura (R, S14)
- Steinmetz, Cheri (R, S03) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4
- : S No report prior to CoW Cutoff
- : S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals
- : S Received for Introduction
- : Bill Number Assigned
Subjects: Large energy project funding-legislative approval.
Common questions
- What is SF83?
- SF83 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2025 General Session): Large energy project funding-legislative approval.
- What does SF83 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the administration of the government; creating the large energy project funding program; providing requirements for large energy projects; requiring legislative approval for large energy projects; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of SF83?
- Failed as of March 3, 2025. Latest action: S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4 (March 3, 2025).
- Who sponsored SF83?
- Steinmetz, Cheri (R, S03), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SF83?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/SF0083
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