By james art 
Angus M. Thuermer Jr. Wyofile.com
The Wyoming Senate on Tuesday took advantage of the legislators of the legislators of a $ 5 million fund to sue the federal government – separately from the executive branch – above policies and provisions of the environment.
The Senate Dossier 41, “Federal acts-legal acts authorized”, failed at the third reading of 14-14 votes with two justified absences and one declared conflict of interest.
The Senators were cutting $ 70 million a day earlier from the original $ 75 million measure, which the joint intermediate committee on agriculture, state and public land and water resources sponsored. In addition to the concerns about the costs, the legislators were skeptical of giving a legislative account to finance legal action that many said was a function reserved for the executive branch of governor Mark Gordon. The change of administrations in Washington, Colombia, has become a reason to reduce interest in the fund.
The bill would give the Governance Council, the governing body of the legislature, the powers to spend money and initiate legal action. This authority would rely on only six legislators – a majority of the Council – according to the bill.
Unlike the earlier considerations of the measure, there was no debate during the third reading of the bill. Sens. Jim Anderson, R-Casper; Eric Barlow, R-Gillette; Evi Brennan, R-Cheyenne; Cale Case, R-Lander; Ed Cooper, R-D-De-Son; Barry Crago, R-Buffalo; Gary Krum, R-Lramie; Ogden Driskill, R-Devils Tower; Bill Landden, R-Kasper; Jared Olson, R-Cheyenne; Stefan Papas, R-Cheyenne; Chris Rotfus, D-Lramie; Wendy Shuler, R-Evanston and Charlie Scott, R-Casper; Votes against the bill.
Senator Mike Gierau, a Democrat from Teton County, who successfully amended the original bill to cut $ 70 million, was excused, as well as Senator Cherry Steinmet, R-Torrington. Senator Tara Nikirkot, the Republican majority of the floors and a lawyer of Cheen, restrained due to a conflict of interest.