Wyoming 2025 Regular Session

Wyoming House Bill HB0066 Compare Versions

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2	2	STATE OF WYOMING
3	3	25LSO-00111HB0066
4	4	HOUSE BILL NO. HB0066
5	5	Cities and towns-abandoned and nuisance properties.
6	6	Sponsored by: Joint Corporations, Elections & Political
7	7	Subdivisions Interim Committee
8	8	A BILL
9	9	for
10	10	1 AN ACT relating to cities and towns; providing a tax credit
11	11	2 for expenditures to incentivize the improvement of
12	12	3 abandoned and nuisance properties; authorizing cities and
13	13	4 towns to designate abandoned and nuisance properties for
14	14	5 purposes of the tax credit; authorizing cities and towns to
15	15	6 assess a fee for costs to abate a nuisance or to repair,
16	16	7 remove or destroy dangerous property; and providing for an
17	17	8 effective date.
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21	21	12W.S. 15-9-301 is created to read:
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23	23	14 ARTICLE 3
24	24	15 ABANDONED AND NUISANCE PROPERTIES 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-00112HB0066
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28	28	4 (a) The governing body of a city or town may
29	29	5 designate a property within the limits of the city or town
30	30	6 as abandoned or as a nuisance for the purposes of this
31	31	7 section if the property has been vacant for not less than
32	32	8 six (6) months or if the property has been neglected and
33	33	9 contains a significantly deteriorated or deteriorating
34	34	10 structure as determined by the governing body. The
35	35	11 governing body of a city or town with less than fifteen
36	36	12 thousand (15,000) residents shall not have more than three
37	37	13 (3) properties designated as abandoned or as a nuisance at
38	38	14 the same time. The governing body of a city or town with
39	39	15 not less than fifteen thousand (15,000) and not more than
40	40	16 fifty thousand (50,000) residents shall not have more than
41	41	17 six (6) properties designated as abandoned or as a nuisance
42	42	18 at the same time. The governing body of a city or town with
43	43	19 not less than fifty thousand and one (50,001) residents
44	44	20 shall not have more than ten (10) abandoned or nuisance
45	45	21 properties designated as abandoned or as a nuisance at the
46	46	22 same time. Nothing in this section shall be construed to 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-00113HB0066
47	47	1 require the owner of an abandoned or nuisance property to
48	48	2 sell the property.
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50	50	4 (b) In determining whether a property is abandoned
51	51	5 under subsection (a) of this section, a city or town shall
52	52	6 examine the property and determine whether the property is
53	53	7 occupied by the property owner or by permission of the
54	54	8 property owner. In determining whether a property is a
55	55	9 nuisance under subsection (a) of this section, a city or
56	56	10 town shall consider whether an unreasonable or unlawful use
57	57	11 or condition of the property has resulted or may result in
58	58	12 an economic or physical injury to a neighboring property
59	59	13 owner or endangers the life, health or safety of the
60	60	14 community.
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62	62	16 (c) If the owner of an abandoned or nuisance property
63	63	17 makes an expenditure to demolish the property and remove
64	64	18 all demolished material within two (2) years after the
65	65	19 property is designated as abandoned or as a nuisance under
66	66	20 subsection (a) of this section and submits proof of the
67	67	21 expenditure to the governing body of the city or town for
68	68	22 approval under subsection (f) of this section, the owner
69	69	23 shall be eligible for a tax credit as provided in W.S. 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-00114HB0066
70	70	1 39-13-109(d)(ii) in an amount not to exceed fifty percent
71	71	2 (50%) of the expenditures to demolish the property and
72	72	3 remove all demolished material.
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74	74	5 (d) If the owner of an abandoned or nuisance property
75	75	6 makes an expenditure to bring the property into substantial
76	76	7 compliance with applicable codes within two (2) years after
77	77	8 the property is designated as abandoned or as a nuisance
78	78	9 under subsection (a) of this section and submits proof of
79	79	10 the expenditure to the governing body of the city or town
80	80	11 for approval under subsection (f) of this section, the
81	81	12 owner shall be eligible for a tax credit as provided in
82	82	13 W.S. 39-13-109(d)(ii) in an amount not to exceed the amount
83	83	14 expended to bring the property into substantial compliance
84	84	15 with applicable codes.
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86	86	17 (e) Any person who purchases or takes ownership of an
87	87	18 abandoned or nuisance property after the property has been
88	88	19 designated as abandoned or as a nuisance under subsection
89	89	20 (a) of this section and who demolishes the property and
90	90	21 removes all demolished material or brings the property into
91	91	22 substantial compliance with applicable codes within five
92	92	23 (5) years after the person initially purchased or took 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-00115HB0066
93	93	1 ownership of the property shall be eligible for a tax
94	94	2 credit as provided in W.S. 39-13-109(d)(ii) in an amount
95	95	3 not to exceed the amount expended to demolish the property
96	96	4 and remove all demolished material or bring the property
97	97	5 into substantial compliance with applicable codes.
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99	99	7 (f) Prior to being eligible for any tax credit under
100	100	8 subsections (c) through (e) of this section, the person
101	101	9 claiming the credit shall document the person's
102	102	10 expenditures resulting from the actions required by
103	103	11 subsections (c) through (e) of this section and submit
104	104	12 proof of the expenditures to the governing body of the city
105	105	13 or town for approval. Only approved expenditures shall be
106	106	14 eligible for a tax credit. The governing body shall not
107	107	15 approve any expenditures that do not directly relate to the
108	108	16 actions required by subsections (c) through (e) of this
109	109	17 section. The governing body shall not approve any
110	110	18 expenditures made after the applicable time limit specified
111	111	19 in subsections (c) through (e) of this section. The
112	112	20 governing body shall submit any approved expenditures to
113	113	21 the department of revenue as provided in W.S.
114	114	22 39-13-109(d)(ii).
115	115	23 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-00116HB00661W.S. 15-1-103(a) by creating a new
116	116	2 paragraph (li) and 39-13-109(d) by creating a new paragraph
117	117	3 (ii) are amended to read:
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121	121	7 (a) The governing bodies of all cities and towns may:
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136	136	22 (d) Credits. The following shall apply:
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167	167	8. This act is effective July 1, 2025.
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