SF0016

Requires state industrial siting authorities to notify tribal governments of applications for industrial siting permits and waiver requests.

• Defines 'tribal government' to include the Eastern Shoshone tribe, Northern Arapaho tribe of the Wind River Indian Reservation, and the cooperative tribal governing body. (W.S. 35-12-102(a)(xvi))
• Requires the director to serve notice of waiver requests to each tribal government located within the same or adjacent county to where the industrial facility will be located within seven days of receiving a waiver request. (W.S. 35-12-107(c)(iv))
• Requires the director to notify tribal governments of meetings regarding waiver requests within fourteen days of receiving the request. (W.S. 35-12-107(d)(ii))
• Requires the director to notify tribal governments of hearings regarding waiver requests within fifty days of receiving the request. (W.S. 35-12-107(g)(ii))
• Requires the director to serve an electronic or physical copy of permit applications and notice of hearing upon each tribal government located within the same or adjacent county to where the industrial facility will be located within ten days of receiving an application. (W.S. 35-12-110(a)(iv))
• Requires the director to notify tribal governments of permit hearings within ninety days after receipt of an application. (W.S. 35-12-110(f)(ii))
• Applies the notification requirements to all industrial siting permit applications filed on or after the effective date of the act. (Section 2)
• Requires the industrial siting council to promulgate rules necessary to implement the act. (Section 3)

Effective: July 1, 2025

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