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                                STATE OF WYOMING
                                HOUSE BILL NO. HB0130
     Law enforcement-canine detection grants.
     Sponsored by: Representative(s) Rodriguez-Williams, Lawley,
                    Niemiec, Oakley, Trujillo and Washut and Senator(s) Boner and Nethercott
                                          A BILL
                                             for
 AN ACT relating to law enforcement; establishing a program
 to fund fentanyl drug-detection canines for county, city
 and town law enforcement agencies;     requiring rulemaking;
 requiring     a report;        providing an     appropriation;     and
 providing for effective dates.
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 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
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        Section 1.
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        (a)   As used in    this act,   "law enforcement agency"
 includes any county, city or town law enforcement agency.
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        (b)   The law enforcement fentanyl drug-detection
 canine program is    hereby created.      The attorney general
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 shall establish and administer this temporary program for
 the purpose of providing grants to law enforcement agencies
 to purchase and train fentanyl drug-detection canines or
 train drug-detection canines currently in service to detect
 fentanyl. Grants under this section should be awarded in
 accordance with the following:
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               (i)    The attorney general shall develop an
 application process, including required documentation and
 application deadlines,       for law enforcement agencies to
 apply for grants to   purchase and train fentanyl drug-
 detection canines or train drug-detection canines currently
 in service to detect fentanyl. Any law enforcement agency
 may apply for a grant under this section pursuant to the
 application process established by the attorney general;
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               (ii)   Upon receipt of        an application,      the
 attorney general shall review the application to determine
 whether the law enforcement agency is eligible to receive
 grant funding.        The attorney general may require an
 applicant to submit any additional information necessary to
 determine eligibility;
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              (iii)    The attorney general shall develop
 criteria to evaluate and prioritize grant funding provided
 that any one (1) law enforcement agency shall not receive
 more than one (1) grant and the grant awarded shall not
 exceed three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00).                  All
 grants awarded under this section shall be expended only to
 purchase and train fentanyl drug-detection canines or train
 existing drug-detection canines currently in    service to
 detect fentanyl;
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              (iv)    Upon determination that a law enforcement
 agency's application qualifies for funding, the attorney
 general shall authorize a grant under this program if funds
 are available;
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              (v)     Any decision made by           the attorney general
 regarding program funding shall not be   subject to   any
 administrative or    judicial review under the Wyoming
 Administrative Procedure Act.
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        (c)   The attorney general shall report to the joint
 appropriations committee and the joint judiciary interim
 committee regarding applications submitted and a summary of
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 grants awarded under this program not later than June 30,
 2025.
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         (d)    This appropriation provided in this act may be
 used for administrative expenses incurred while
 administering this act, in an             amount not to   exceed one
 percent (1%) of the amount of the appropriation.
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         (e)    The law enforcement fentanyl drug-detection
 canine program shall terminate December            31,      2024.
 Applications for grants under this program shall be
 received by the attorney general not later than July 1,
 2024.    No grants shall be       awarded under this act after
 December 31, 2024.
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        Section 2.        There is appropriated four million dollars
 ($4,000,000.00)         from the general fund to     the attorney
 general for purposes of this act for the period beginning
 July     1,     2023       and ending December           31,       2024.      This
 appropriation shall only be     used to       make grants for
 purchasing or training fentanyl drug-detection canines for
 law enforcement agencies pursuant to    this act and for
 administrative expenses as        allowed by   this act.      This
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 appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any
 other purpose and any unexpended,          unobligated funds
 remaining from this appropriation on     December     31,   2024
 shall revert as provided by law.
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         Section   3.    The attorney general shall promulgate
 rules necessary to administer the program authorized under
 this act.
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        Section 4.
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        (a)   Except as       provided in    subsection      (b)    of this
 section, this act is effective July 1, 2023.
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        (b)   Sections        3    and   4   of this act are effective
 immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a
 bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of
 the Wyoming Constitution.
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                                         (END)
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