This amendment reorganizes and expands the civil enforcement provisions in W.S. 9-14-203 by removing a Senate committee amendment and restructuring subsection (d) to clarify civil action procedures and explicitly waive sovereign immunity.
- Deletes the Senate standing committee amendment (HB0130SS001/AE) that was previously made to pages 5-6, lines 19-23 and 1-18. (Page 5, lines 19-23 and Page 6, lines 1-18)
- Restructures the civil penalty provision by renumbering subsections (i) and (ii) to (i) and (A)-(B) respectively, creating a new organizational structure under the $50,000.00 penalty amount. (Page 6, lines 3, 7, and 14)
- Adds a new provision allowing interested parties to bring civil actions to enforce the subsection, with courts authorized to order injunctive relief, damages, legal remedies, and attorney fees, while explicitly waiving sovereign immunity as an affirmative defense. (Page 6, after line 18)
- Removes language limiting the scope of subsection (f) regarding enforcement of provisions and clarifies that the criminal penalty applies to knowing violations of subsection (a). (Page 7, lines 17-18)
- Adds an explicit waiver of sovereign immunity as an affirmative defense to actions brought under the criminal penalty section. (Page 7, line 22)
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