This bill proposes to restrict municipal authority regarding extraterritorial jurisdiction as provided since the 1940s for developments in counties; the bill, in essence, restricts approval authority by cities and towns.

WAM ACTION: 3/2/18  

WAM has testified in opposition throughout interim, in the House Corporations, and in Senate Corporations to HB0014 as it was originally written.  Through collaboration with WCCA (county association), a joint bill was drafted on 3/2/18 that is being drafted by the LSO.  The revised HB0014 appears to improve joint planning with clear direction for plat approval but the county.  In the committee, the effective date of 1/1/2019 was approved by the sub-committee in order to allow for a period of time for county's to update their comprehensive plans and for both city and county planners to determine how to best implement the new legislation. 

WAM ACTION: 3/5/18 

Chairman Case presented the bill with amendments to full Senate.  Amendment and bill passed COW.

The final and amended bill was approved by the House.  

This bill relates to oil and gas taxes, specifies that natural gas used to treat by-product water is exempt from taxation, and provides a credit for equipment to treat by-product water.

WAM ACTION: 2/19/18 

Discussion that the original bill exempted the operator from paying severance tax and this was a concern for the committee.  Amendment passed to strike the credit section (d) and the bringer of the bill suggested he would bring back in a different way.  WAM and WCCA testified of concerns for more exemptions.  Bill passed without the section regarding the credits, 8-1.