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I-80 toll proposal tabled
Representative Mark Baker (R-Green River) listens to testimony Tuesday during the House Transportation Committee Tuesday.
CHEYENNE - A bill that would have authorized a long-term plan to set up an Interstate 80 tolling program was tabled by a legislative committee Tuesday, meaning the proposal will not be considered on the House floor during the remainder of the Legislature s general session.
Senate File 73, which won narrow final approval from the Senate last week, would have set in motion the development of a master I-80 tolling plan from the Wyoming Department of Transportation, which faces annually unmet needs in its department totaling more than $300 million, according to a recent report.
Wyoming House set $40 road kill collection permit fees to help fund wildlife crossing projects By Brendan LaChance on March 4, 2021
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CASPER, Wyo. The Wyoming House of Representatives have been working on House Bill 95 which would allow people to collect road killed animals around the state.
The House adopted two amendments to the legislation proposed by the bill’s primary sponsor Rep. Dan Zwonitzer (Laramie County) during their floor session on Thursday.
The first amendment would establish a $40 for people to obtain a certificate of prior authorization that would allow them to collect road killed animals they come across along roadways in Wyoming.
By Brendan LaChance on March 1, 2021
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CASPER, Wyo. The Wyoming Legislature is working to modify visual requirements for someone to obtain a driver’s license.
Rep. Jerry Obermueller (Natrona County) said during the House of Representatives Monday, March 1 floor session that the need to modify rules for vision testing “became apparent during this COVID era.”
“Currently, as you know, you sit in front of a vision box when you are getting or renewing your driver’s license or you can present current results from your eye doctor,” Obermueller told the House.
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Obermueller explained that the in-person requirements for people to demonstrate visual acuity during the COVID pandemic “was problematic and caused delays and in some cases more than just an inconvenience.”
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