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Title 9 Administration of the Government

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9-4-210. Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 231, § 2.

Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 231, § 2.

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9-4-211. Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 231, § 2.

Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 231, § 2.

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9-4-212. Creation of new funds; references to word "fund"; discontinuance of existing funds.

Direct or indirect references to the word "fund" when used to identify a separate accounting entity wherever contained in the Wyoming statutes shall be construed to mean account unless the fund is established by statute. No existing statutory fund shall be discontinued or abolished without the approval of the legislature.

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9-4-213. Earned federal money.

All earned federal money received by a state department or institution shall be credited to the fund or account out of which the department, agency or institution made the expenditure resulting in the earned federal money.

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9-4-214. Control and budgetary accounts; uniform accounting systems.

(a) The state auditor shall establish general control accounts for each fund appropriation included in legislative appropriation acts to reflect the amount of expenditure approved charging against each type of fund the expenditures as made to disclose the unexpended authorizations. The state budget department shall establish budgetary accounts as necessary. The state auditor, state treasurer and the state budget department shall develop and maintain the state's uniform centralized accounting system and methods for identifying, classifying and reporting revenues, receipts and disbursements including accounts and subaccounts for all nonappropriated state funds and shall develop and implement a uniform modified accrual accounting system. (b) For purposes of this section, "disbursements" does not include payments made for investments by the Wyoming retirement system, its agents or its trustees in connection with portfolio changes, provided any such payments shall be accounted for by the Wyoming retirement board, not less than monthly, in a manner acceptable to the state auditor and the state treasurer.

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9-4-215. University's fund structure and accounting.

The fund structure and accounting of the University of Wyoming are excluded from the operation of this act except insofar as specific disposition is made of funds utilized by the university.

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9-4-216. Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 59, § 2.

Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 59, § 2.

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9-4-217. Uniform state accounting system.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the legislative, the judiciary and each executive branch agency as defined by W.S. 9-2-1002(a)(i), including the University of Wyoming, the game and fish department and the Wyoming department of transportation, shall use the uniform state accounting system designated by the state auditor. (b) All state agencies are required to use the uniform state accounting system to account for all revenue, budget and expenditure transactions. Procedures for the use of this system shall be prescribed by the state auditor. (c) The state auditor shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations necessary to carry out this section. (d) The state auditor shall prescribe what accounts shall be kept by each state agency in addition to the uniform state accounting system maintained in the state auditor's office. In prescribing what accounts shall be kept by each state agency, the state auditor shall take care that there shall be no unnecessary duplication. (e) The state auditor, with assistance from the department of audit, the state budget department, and the state treasurer shall prescribe such internal control procedures for any state agency as he deems necessary to assure assets are properly safeguarded, accounting entries are accurate and reliable, and assets and resources are being utilized consistent with the requirements of the law and duly established managerial policies in an effective, economical and efficient manner. (f) Repealed By Laws 1999, ch. 22, § 2. (g) Repealed By Laws 1999, ch. 22, § 2. (h) The department of enterprise technology services shall contract with a payment processor for uniform statewide payment processing services that each agency shall utilize, except as specifically prohibited by law or as otherwise provided in this subsection, to allow any tax, assessment, license, permit, fee, fine, or other money owing to the state or collectible by the state on behalf of another unit of government to be paid by negotiable paper, or in payment of any bail deposit or other trust deposit. The statewide payment processor contract shall establish a uniform rate or uniform fee for the costs of processing payment transactions for all agencies. If the administrative head of a division within an agency determines that it is not feasible to utilize the statewide payment processor contract, the administrative head may request a waiver from the state chief information officer. If the waiver is granted, the agency may, except as otherwise prohibited by law, contract with a payment processor for the purposes specified in this subsection and as reasonably limited by the waiver. The University of Wyoming, Wyoming community colleges and the judicial and legislative departments of state government may, except as otherwise prohibited by law, contract with a payment processor or utilize the statewide payment processor contract for the purposes specified in this subsection. The acceptance of negotiable paper by the state or any of its agencies under this subsection shall be in accordance with and subject to the same terms and conditions provided by W.S. 18-3-505. Any fees assessed for processing a payment under this subsection shall be borne by the person tendering payment. Any fees borne by the person tendering payment pursuant to this subsection shall only be used by the collecting agency to pay the processing costs of rendering the payment transaction. The collecting agency shall clearly and conspicuously disclose any debit or credit card fees assessed for processing payment transactions under this subsection at the time the fees are collected, which shall include disclosure on any website used by the agency to accept payments. As used in this subsection: (i) "Agency" means as defined by W.S. 9-2-1002(a)(i); (ii) "Negotiable paper" means money orders, paper arising from the use of a lender credit card as defined in W.S. 40-14-140(a)(ix), checks and drafts, including, without limitation, sales drafts and checks and drafts signed by a holder of a lender credit card issued by a bank maintaining a revolving loan account as defined in W.S. 40-14-308, for lender credit card holders.

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9-4-218. Federal natural resource policy account created; purposes.

(a) There is created an account known as the "federal natural resource policy account." Funds within the account may be expended by the governor on behalf of the state of Wyoming and its local governments, to take any of the actions specified in this subsection related to federal land, water, air, mineral and other natural resource policies which may affect the tax base of the state, wildlife management, state species, recreation, private property rights, water rights or leasehold rights. Funds also may be expended for preparing and participating in environmental impact statements and environmental assessments, including analysis of economic or social and natural or physical environmental effects on the human environment. Funds also may be expended for coordinating and participating in rangeland health assessments pursuant to W.S. 11-2-207. The governor may expend funds from the federal natural resource policy account for: (i) Participation of the state, a state agency or a county as a joint lead agency to prepare an environmental impact statement in accordance with regulations promulgated by the federal council on environmental quality; (ii) Participation of the state, a state agency or a county as a cooperating agency in accordance with regulations promulgated by the federal council on environmental quality. Participation may include: (A) Involvement in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process at the earliest possible time; (B) Involvement in the scoping process described in regulations promulgated by the federal council on environmental quality; (C) Development of information and preparation of environmental analyses including portions of the environmental impact statement in which Wyoming has special expertise; (D) Assisting the state, a state agency or counties in collecting, compiling, analyzing and distributing economic impact data related to federal natural resource policy formation and participation in policy development; (E) Making staff support available at the lead agency's request to enhance Wyoming's interdisciplinary capability; and (F) Expenditure of state or county funds. (iii) Investigating, initiating, intervening or otherwise participating in litigation, or taking any other legal action by the state, a state agency or the counties of the state individually or jointly, that furthers the purposes of this subsection. In carrying out this subsection, the attorney general or the counties, with approval of the governor, may retain qualified practicing attorneys to act for the state or the counties, including providing representation in other forums with the federal government or other state or county governments that may preclude or resolve any outstanding issues or attempting to influence pertinent federal legislation; (iv) Participation in monitoring of federal natural resource issues, including the collection, review, analysis or dissemination of any material that may be required for legal action or to support any other purpose authorized under this section; (v) Training seminars educating state and local government officials and employees on the provisions and requirements of the federal National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and related federal rules and regulations, and on the processes used by federal agencies in administering federal law; (vi) Development of rangeland health assessments in compliance with W.S. 11-2-207; (vii) Participation in the formulation, preparation and implementation of environmental impact statements and associated records of decision and other federal management decisions; (viii) Development and revision of comprehensive natural resource management plans prepared by counties. Plans funded pursuant to this paragraph shall: (A) Identify objectives and priorities for the use, development and protection of natural resources and land in Wyoming; (B) Be based on criteria established by the governor's office in consultation with the counties and consistently applied in each comprehensive natural resource management plan; (C) Serve as a basis for communicating and coordinating with the federal government and its agencies on land and natural resource management issues; (D) Be developed or revised in public meetings held in accordance with W.S. 16-4-401 through 16-4-408. The public meetings shall allow for participation and contribution from the public. (b) All funds including any recovered court costs and earned interest remaining in the federal natural resource policy account at the end of a biennium shall remain in the account to implement the purposes of this section. (c) In the expenditure of funds from the federal natural resources policy account pursuant to this section, preference shall be given to those funding requests that: (i) Enhance the ability of a county to participate in federal natural resource policy matters; (ii) Fund actions taken under paragraph (a)(iii) of this section as the governor determines necessary or advisable to protect or promote the state's jurisdictional, economic or property interests which may be affected by actions taken by the environmental protection agency or other federal agencies; (iii) Fund actions taken under subsection (a) of this section as the governor determines necessary or advisable to facilitate federal permitting of proposed activities which may bring about further economic development of the natural resources of the state; or (iv) Add to the internal expertise of the state or a state agency to participate in federal natural resource policy matters. (d) The governor shall report in the governor's office budget request submitted pursuant to W.S. 9-2-1013: (i) All actions taken pursuant to this section; (ii) All expenditures from the federal natural resource policy account in each of the immediately preceding two (2) fiscal years; (iii) The purpose of each expenditure.

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9-4-219. Legislative stabilization reserve account created; purposes; legislative deficit control account.

(a) The legislative stabilization reserve account created by 2005 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 191, Section 4, Section 301(d) is continued and codified. Funds within the account shall only be expended by legislative appropriation. All funds within the account shall be invested by the state treasurer as authorized under W.S. 9-4-715(a), (d), (e) and (q) and all investment earnings from the account shall be credited to the general fund. (b) To the extent funds are available after all other appropriations or transfers from the legislative stabilization reserve account to be made on or prior to June 30 of the applicable fiscal year have been made, an amount necessary to restore the unobligated, unencumbered balance within the public school foundation program account to one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000.00) on June 30 of each fiscal year shall be transferred from the legislative stabilization reserve account into the public school foundation program account. This subsection is repealed the month immediately following the date that the state auditor and the state treasurer first certify to the governor and the department of revenue, and the governor certifies the same to the secretary of state, that the unobligated, unencumbered balance in the legislative stabilization reserve account is less than five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000.00). (c) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 144, § 3.

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9-4-220. Strategic investments and projects account created; purposes.

(a) The strategic investments and projects account created by 2013 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 73, Section 4, Section 300(e) is continued and codified. Funds within the account shall only be expended by legislative appropriation. Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the governor may include appropriation requests from funds available within the strategic investments and projects account within his biennial budget requests for one-time expenditures as he deems necessary. All funds within the account shall be invested by the state treasurer and all investment earnings from the account shall be credited to the general fund, except as provided by W.S. 9-4-220.1(a). (b) For fiscal year 2021 and in each fiscal year thereafter unencumbered and unobligated funds available for expenditure in the strategic investments and projects account shall be expended for the following purposes and subject to the following: (i) An amount equal to forty-five percent (45%) of the maximum amount which may be credited to the strategic investments and projects account pursuant to W.S. 9-4-719(q) shall be credited to the public school foundation program account. (ii) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 144, § 3.

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9-4-220.1. Wyoming state penitentiary capital construction account; funds transferred to the account.

(a) There is created the Wyoming state penitentiary capital construction account within the strategic investments and projects account created by W.S. 9-4-220. Funds in the account shall only be expended upon legislative appropriation. Through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2034, all funds within the account shall be invested in the pool A investment account by the state treasurer pursuant to W.S. 9-4-715(p). Thereafter, all funds within the account shall be invested as determined by the state treasurer. All investment earnings from the account shall be credited to the account. For purposes of accounting and investing only, the Wyoming state penitentiary capital construction account shall be treated as a separate account from the strategic investments and projects account. (b) Beginning on June 30, 2021 for fiscal year 2021 and June 30 of each fiscal year thereafter as provided in this subsection, the state treasurer shall transfer ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00), or as much thereof as is available, from any unobligated funds within the strategic investments and projects account to the Wyoming state penitentiary capital construction account. The state treasurer shall cease transferring funds to the Wyoming state penitentiary capital construction account pursuant to this subsection on July 1, 2038.

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9-4-221. State facilities construction account created; purposes.

The state facilities construction account created by 2014 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 26, Section 300(h) is continued. Funds within the account shall only be expended upon legislative appropriation. All funds within the account shall be invested by the state treasurer and all investment earnings from the account shall be deposited to the account.

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9-4-222. University of Wyoming science initiative account created; purposes.

The University of Wyoming science initiative account created by 2015 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 142, Section 317(c) is continued. Funds within the account shall only be expended upon legislative appropriation. All funds within the account shall be invested by the state treasurer and all investment earnings from the account shall be credited to the general fund.

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9-4-223. Casper state facilities account created; purposes.

The Casper state facilities account created by 2015 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 142, Section 346, footnote (f) is continued. Funds within the account shall only be expended upon legislative appropriation. All funds within the account shall be invested by the state treasurer and all investment earnings from the account shall be credited to the general fund.

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9-4-224. Repealed by Laws 2023, ch. 175, § 3.

Repealed by Laws 2023, ch. 175, § 3.

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9-4-225. Capitol square preservation account.

The capitol square preservation account is created. The state treasurer may accept federal grants and other contributions, grants, gifts, transfers, bequests and donations of money from any source for deposit into the account. Funds within the account are continuously appropriated for maintenance, preservation and enhancement of the capitol building and grounds, the extension from the capitol building to and under the Herschler building and the Herschler building. Appropriations under this section shall only be expended consistent with this section and pursuant to the terms of a memorandum of understanding executed pursuant to W.S. 9-5-106(f). All funds within the account shall be invested by the state treasurer and all investment earnings from the account shall be credited to the account.

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9-4-226. Wyoming state hospital demolition account.

The Wyoming state hospital demolition account is created. The state treasurer may accept federal grants and other contributions, grants, gifts, transfers, bequests and donations of money from any source for deposit into the account. Funds within the account shall only be expended upon legislative appropriation. All funds within the account shall be invested by the state treasurer in accordance with law and all investment earnings from the account shall be credited to the general fund.

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9-4-301. Payment of expenses of charitable institutions; general fund.

Where special provision is not otherwise made by law the expenses of supporting the state charitable institutions shall be paid out of the general fund.

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9-4-302. Payment of expenses of charitable institutions; special county tax.

Whenever it appears to the state board of equalization that there will not be sufficient money in the general fund to pay the expenses of supporting the state charitable institutions in addition to paying the other expenses authorized to be paid from the general fund by legislative appropriation, the board of equalization, at the time of making the annual assessment for state purposes, may direct the boards of county commissioners of the several counties to levy on all taxable property a special tax not exceeding one (1) mill on each dollar of the assessed valuation thereof, for the purpose of raising sufficient money which, together with the money available therefor in the general fund, is sufficient to pay the expenses of supporting the state charitable institutions as authorized by the legislature. The money raised by the special tax shall be credited to the general fund.

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9-4-303. Payment of monies and income into state treasury.

(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, all monies and income received or collected by any public institution of this state for the care of patients therein, for the maintenance of prisoners therein, or as compensation for any matter whatsoever, received from the institution, shall be paid into the state treasury as frequently as their procedure and their location will permit and credited to the general fund and shall not be paid out except in pursuance of a lawful appropriation. The legislature may provide for the deposit of monies and income received or collected by any public institution of this state into other accounts provided those funds shall be expended to further the mission of the public institution as provided by law. (b) Except as otherwise provided by law all monies donated to any public institution or organization belonging to the state, whether educational, charitable, military or of other public nature, and any and all monies donated to the state for the use or benefit of the institutions and organizations shall be deposited in the state treasury in the appropriate accounts and shall not be withdrawn except in the manner provided in W.S. 9-4-304. The legislature may provide for the deposit of monies donated to any public institution or organization of this state into a separate fund provided those monies shall be expended to further the mission of the public institution or organization as provided by law.

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9-4-304. Disbursement of monies from state treasury.

No monies deposited in the state treasury for the purposes specified in W.S. 9-4-303(b) and 9-4-306 shall be expended or disbursed except upon itemized claims, and the itemized claims shall be approved for payment by the respective boards of trustees, or other boards or officers under whose authority the monies are by law authorized to be disbursed. The itemized claims shall then be audited by the state auditor, who, if satisfied that the monies are being properly disbursed according to law, shall issue his warrant for the amounts of the claims. The warrants shall be paid by the state treasurer out of the particular fund or account on which the warrants are drawn.

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9-4-305. Disposition of state land revenue.

(a) Any and all funds accruing from state lands set aside for the benefit or use of any public institution or organization specified in W.S. 9-4-303 shall be deposited in the state treasury. (b) Proceeds from the sale of state lands, mineral royalties and any money designated by the Wyoming constitution or Wyoming statutes as collected shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and credited to the proper accounts within the permanent land fund. As authorized by article 7, section 2 of the Wyoming constitution, thirty-three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the mineral royalties received from the lease of any school lands shall be deposited into the public school foundation program account. To the extent constitutionally permissible and notwithstanding any other provision of law, at the end of every fiscal year, the state treasurer shall transfer to the corpus of each account within the permanent land fund, except the common school account, from the income earned on the corresponding account within the permanent land fund, to the extent available, an amount as provided by this subsection. In determining the amount to be withheld, the state treasurer shall calculate the fiscal year beginning balance and ignore any appropriations made from the account within that fiscal year. For the fiscal year 2000, he shall transfer an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the inflation rate for the previous twelve (12) month period as determined by the department of administration and information multiplied by the beginning balance of each permanent land fund account, except the common school account. At the end of each succeeding fiscal year, the state treasurer shall increase the amount to be multiplied by that year's inflation rate by five percent (5%) until such time as the multiplier reaches one hundred percent (100%) of the inflation rate, and then multiply that amount by the beginning balance of each permanent land fund account, except the common school account. (c) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, rentals for the ordinary use of the state lands, bonuses, interest on purchase money, interest from investment of money in corresponding accounts within the permanent land fund, and any money designated by the Wyoming constitution or Wyoming statutes as collected shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and credited to the proper accounts within the permanent land income fund or to the general fund as provided by the Wyoming Funds Consolidation Act and W.S. 9-4-311. (d) The institutional land revenue fund created in 2013 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 155, Section 2 is hereby continued and codified and shall consist of funds from transactions involving institutional lands under W.S. 9-2-2005(g), 9-2-2006(e) and 9-2-2012(e) for which disposition is not otherwise provided for by state or federal law or the conveyance instrument. The state auditor shall account for funds deposited in the account attributable to each department. Funds in the account attributable to each individual department shall not be commingled. The state treasurer shall invest funds within the fund and shall deposit the earnings from fund investments to the general fund. Funds in the account shall only be appropriated: (i) Upon further action of the legislature; and (ii) To support major maintenance, capital construction for institutions of the department to which the funds are attributable and reasonable administrative expenses.

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9-4-306. University building account.

The state treasurer may create and maintain an account into which he shall place all monies received for the purpose of constructing and maintaining buildings at the University of Wyoming. He shall draw from the account only the sums which have been authorized by the board of trustees of the university and audited by the state auditor as provided in W.S. 9-4-304.

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9-4-307. Crediting of federal land grant income; omnibus account.

(a) Three-fourths (3/4) of the income described in W.S. 9-4-305(c) attributable to the lands now remaining undistributed, as donated to the state for state, charitable, educational, penal and reformatory institutions under section 11 of the Act of Admission, shall be credited to the general fund, and one-fourth (1/4) of that income shall be credited to the omnibus account within the permanent land income fund for the department of corrections, the department of health and the department of family services. (b) The omnibus account is an emergency account to be used by the department of corrections, the department of health and the department of family services in the maintenance and upbuilding of state charitable, educational, penal and reformatory institutions upon the unanimous vote of the state loan and investment board at a meeting attended by all board members or following an appropriation by the legislature.

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9-4-308. Crediting of federal land grant income; university account.

The income described in W.S. 9-4-305(c) attributable to the lands granted to the state for university purposes under section 8 of the Act of Admission shall be credited to the university account within the permanent land income fund for the University of Wyoming, and shall be paid by the state treasurer to the treasurer of the university upon the request of the board of trustees of the university to be used for the support and maintenance of the University of Wyoming.

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9-4-309. Crediting of federal land grant income; game and fish fund.

The income described in W.S. 9-4-305(c) attributable to the lands granted to the state for a state fish hatchery under sections 8 and 11 of the Act of Admission shall be credited to the game and fish fund.

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9-4-310. Permanent land fund and land income fund accounts.

(a) The following accounts within the permanent land fund are established to account for revenue dedicated to certain institutions or for certain purposes accruing from grants of land contained in the Act of Admission or acts of congress, or accruing from provisions of the Wyoming constitution or Wyoming statutes: (i) Deaf, dumb and blind account; (ii) Public buildings account; (iii) State hospital account (formerly the insane asylum account); (iv) Penitentiary account; (v) Poor farm account; (vi) Agricultural college account; (vii) Common school account; (viii) Fish hatchery account; (ix) Miner's hospital account; (x) Omnibus account; (xi) University account; (xii) Carey Act account. (b) No appropriation shall be made from the agricultural college, common school or university accounts within the permanent land fund. (c) The following accounts within the permanent land income fund are established to be expended as provided by law: (i) Agricultural college account; (ii) Common school account; (iii) University account; (iv) Omnibus account; (v) Miner's hospital account.

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9-4-311. Carey Act revenue.

(a) The state treasurer shall create and maintain an account within the permanent land fund. He shall deposit in the account: (i) All proceeds from the sale of lands acquired from the United States of America pursuant to Public Law 582, enacted by the United States congress August 13, 1954 (68 Stat. 703); (ii) All royalties received from oil and gas and other minerals in the lands; and (iii) All proceeds from the sale of any and all other materials in the lands which might not be classified as mineral. (b) The income received from investments of the account shall be deposited by the state treasurer in the emergency water projects account as provided in W.S. 41-2-124(f), provided that anytime the unencumbered, unobligated balance in the emergency water projects account equals or exceeds ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00) the income received from investments shall be deposited in the general fund. All monies derived from rentals of the lands acquired under Public Law 582 (68 Stat. 703) and from timber sales therefrom shall be deposited by the state treasurer in the general fund, and shall be expended therefrom only upon appropriation.

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9-4-401. Distribution of funds.

(a) All funds received by the state of Wyoming, as its distributive share of the amounts collected by the United States government under the provisions of the act of congress of June 28, 1934 (48 Stat. 1269), known as the Taylor Grazing Act, and any act amendatory thereof, shall be deposited with the state treasurer. Upon receipt the state treasurer shall distribute the money to the several counties of the state in which the public lands are located. The state treasurer shall ascertain from the proper United States officers having the records of receipt from leased or sold public lands the amount of receipts from the sources in this state for each year for which money is received by the state. A separate account shall be kept of the sum received from sale or lease rentals from public lands, which sum shall be segregated by the state treasurer and paid to the county in which the leased or sold public land is located. If any leased or sold land lies in more than one (1) county of the state, each county shall receive a proportional amount of the revenue as the area of the leased or sold public land included within the boundary of the county bears to the total area of the leased or sold public land. (b) In the case of monies received from grazing fees, the state treasurer shall distribute the fees attributable to the following federal grazing districts as constituted prior to the reorganization of the district boundaries as implemented in 1974 by the bureau of land management to the following county treasurers to be held on behalf of the state grazing districts encompassing the county in the percentages indicated: (i) Worland grazing district: (A) Big Horn county treasurer (state grazing district 1)-42.23%; (B) Hot Springs county treasurer (state grazing district 1)-15.93%; (C) Park county treasurer (state grazing district 1)-10.04%; (D) Washakie county treasurer (state grazing district 1)-31.80%. (ii) Rawlins grazing district: (A) Fremont county treasurer (state grazing district 2)-31.57%; (B) Natrona county treasurer (state grazing district 2)-5.46%; (C) Carbon county treasurer (state grazing district 3)-33.71%; (D) Albany county treasurer (state grazing district 3)-.03%; (E) Sweetwater county treasurer (state grazing district 3)-29.23%. (iii) Rock Springs grazing district: (A) Sweetwater county treasurer (state grazing district 4)-48.56%; (B) Fremont county treasurer (state grazing district 4)-3.00%; (C) Lincoln county treasurer (state grazing district 4)-17.66%; (D) Uinta county treasurer (state grazing district 4)-8.27%; (E) Sublette county treasurer (state grazing district 5)-22.51%.

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9-4-402. Money credited to general school fund; allocation thereof.

All money received from the lease and sale of public lands within the county shall be placed to the credit of the general school fund of the county, to be proportionately allocated by the county treasurer to the various school districts, exclusive of high school districts, in which the public lands are located and from which the funds are derived.

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9-4-403. Money credited to range improvement fund; duties and liability of county treasurer.

All money received from grazing fees of a grazing district regularly established and including public lands shall be placed to the credit of a special fund to be designated "The Range Improvement Fund of Grazing District No. ...". The county treasurer of the county to which the fees are distributed is the ex officio district treasurer of the district encompassing the county as indicated by W.S. 9-4-401(b) and shall collect, receive, receipt and account for all monies from this source and is liable upon his official bond for the proper care and distribution of the monies.

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9-4-404. Expenditure of range improvement fund; cooperative agreements.

(a) Revenue under W.S. 9-4-403 shall be paid out by the county treasurer as requested by the state district grazing board upon written approval signed by the chairman of the state district grazing board as attested to by the secretary of the board. (b) Each state district grazing board may pay monies out of the range improvement fund of its grazing district: (i) For the construction and maintenance of range improvements, or any other purpose beneficial to the district. None of the funds shall be used for projects involving construction or maintenance, or both, of range improvements on public or state lands unless some legally constituted and authorized federal, state, county or city department, division, bureau, service, board or commission authorizes the project concerned; (ii) For the payment of proper administrative salaries, costs and expenses of the board; (iii) For contributions to the central committee of Wyoming state district grazing boards to defray costs and expenses for activities and projects incurred by the central committee under the written authorization of the state district grazing boards. (c) Any project involving construction and maintenance of range improvements on public lands within any grazing district established under the provisions of the Taylor Grazing Act shall be undertaken only under cooperative agreements between the state district grazing boards and the federal officials in charge of the district concerned. Any project that is within the jurisdiction of a government entity and does not involve construction or maintenance of range improvements shall be undertaken only under cooperative agreements entered into by the state district grazing boards and appropriate governmental entities.

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9-4-405. State district grazing boards; district boundaries.

(a) A state board for each Taylor Grazing Act district established in Wyoming is created to direct and guide the disposition of the range improvement funds under W.S. 9-4-403 of each Taylor Grazing Act district (48 Stat. 1269) in the state. The distribution shall be most beneficial to the permittees from whom the funds are derived and for the counties involved in each district. (b) Each board shall be known respectively as the Wyoming State Grazing Board of District .... in accordance with the following designations: (i) Worland district; (ii) Lander district; (iii) Rawlins district; (iv) Rock Springs district; (v) Pinedale district. (c) District boundaries shall be substantially the same as boundaries set for the federal grazing districts as constituted prior to the reorganization of the district boundaries as implemented in 1974 by the bureau of land management, according to the map filed in the state department of agriculture. (d) Each state district board shall consist of not less than five (5) nor more than nine (9) permittees who hold section 3, Taylor Grazing Act permits and graze livestock upon the public lands within the grazing district for which the state grazing board is created. Officers and directors of corporations and partners of partnerships, or their designated representatives, who conduct the grazing are qualified to serve on the boards on behalf of the corporation or partnership. The term of each member is three (3) years except as provided for in subsection (e) of this section, beginning on January 1 after his election. (e) In November of each year, each state district grazing board shall conduct an election to fill any existing vacancies. If any vacancy occurs on a state district grazing board for any reason, the remaining board members shall select a qualified successor to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. (f) A duly qualified person elected to serve as a member of a state district grazing board shall assume office after taking an oath for the performance of his duties. The permittees holding section 3, Taylor Grazing Act permits to graze livestock on the public lands within the grazing district served by a state district grazing board shall elect the members to serve on that state district grazing board, and each permittee or his designated representative is entitled to one (1) vote. (g) Each state district grazing board shall appoint a chairman and a nominating committee representative of each geographical area serving on the board, but not including any members of the board, and the committee shall make nominations to fill the expiring positions on the board. Nominations, together with appropriate space for write-in candidates, shall be circulated to the permittees within the district, so that each member may cast his vote for each vacancy on the board. The carryover members of the state district grazing board shall certify the results of the election. (h) Each state district grazing board shall select its own chairman and secretary from its membership. Employees may be hired by each board. The board shall set the remuneration of each employee and the remuneration shall be considered as administrative expense of the board concerned. The members of each state district grazing board shall receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed under W.S. 9-3-102 and 9-3-103 for travel and per diem expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. (j) Meetings of a state district grazing board may be called at any time by the chairman or a majority of the members of the board. The board shall meet at least twice each year. Each board may adopt its own rules and regulations for the calling and holding of meetings, but a majority of each board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business by the board. Action by each board shall be determined by a majority vote of the members present.

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9-4-406. Grazing board central committee.

(a) State district grazing boards may establish a central committee to act together in matters of common interest which shall be known as the central committee of Wyoming state grazing boards. The central committee consists of two (2) members selected by and from the membership of each of the state district grazing boards. The members shall serve at the pleasure of their respective state district grazing boards. (b) The central committee shall: (i) Select its own officers, secretary, advisors, consultants, and have committees it deems necessary; (ii) Adopt its own rules for the calling and holding of meetings and the carrying out of instructions received from a majority of the state district grazing boards. (c) State district grazing boards may use the central committee as they deem proper. The central committee shall not engage in any activity or project except when and as authorized by a majority of the state district grazing boards. The central committee shall not incur any expense incident to its duties and activities except as authorized by a majority of the state district grazing boards.

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9-4-501. Money from federal forest reserves; apportionment to counties.

On January 1 of each year, or as soon thereafter as there is any money in the state treasury paid to the state by act of congress, approved June 30, 1906, as amended by act of congress, approved May 23, 1908, or any act amendatory thereto or supplemental thereof, whereby twenty-five percent (25%), or any other proportion, of the money received from each forest reserve in the state is paid to the state to be expended for the benefit of the public schools and public roads of the counties in which the forest reserve is situated, the state treasurer shall apportion the money to the entitled counties in the manner hereinafter described.

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9-4-502. Money from federal forest reserves; method of apportionment.

In making the apportionment provided for in W.S. 9-4-501, the state treasurer shall ascertain the amount which has accrued from each United States forest reserve in the state, and shall apportion the revenue to the counties in which the reserve is located in proportion to the acreage of the reserve within the boundaries of the counties.

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9-4-503. Money from federal forest reserves; distribution among counties.

Upon making the apportionment provided for in W.S. 9-4-501 through 9-4-504, the state treasurer shall certify to the state auditor the amounts due to the counties, whereupon the state auditor shall issue a warrant payable from the monies received pursuant to W.S. 9-4-501, in favor of the county treasurer of the counties included in the distribution for the amount to which the county is entitled and remit the warrants to the county treasurers.

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9-4-504. Money from federal forest reserves; distribution by county commissioners.

Upon the receipt by the county treasurer of the funds, as provided in W.S. 9-4-503, the county commissioners of the county shall apportion the monies between the general school fund and the road fund of their county. Not less than five percent (5%) of the monies shall be credited to either one of the funds.

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9-4-601. Distribution and use; funds, accounts, cities and towns benefited; exception for bonus payments.

(a) All monies received by the state of Wyoming from the secretary of the treasury of the United States under the provisions of the act of congress of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 437, 450; 30 U.S.C. §§ 181, 191), as amended, or from lessees or authorized mine operators and all monies received by the state from its sale of production from federal mineral leases subject to the act of congress of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 437, 450; 30 U.S.C. §§ 181, 191) as amended, except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, shall be deposited into an account and the first two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000.00) of revenues received in any fiscal year shall be distributed by the state treasurer as provided in this subsection. One percent (1%) of these revenues shall be credited to the general fund as an administrative fee, and the remainder shall be distributed as follows: (i) Two and one-quarter percent (2 1/4%) to the highway fund to be expended by the transportation commission for permanent construction or maintenance work in the counties to which the royalties are attributable with priority given to roads and highways impacted by mineral development; (ii) Forty-seven and one-half percent (47.5%) to the public school foundation program account subject to allocations under W.S. 9-4-605; (iii) Except as provided by W.S. 9-4-605(a), and as otherwise provided in this paragraph, twenty-six and one-quarter percent (26 1/4%) to the highway fund subject to allocations under W.S. 9-4-607. For fiscal years 2023 and 2024 funds under this paragraph shall be distributed to the general fund until such time as the distributions under this paragraph for both fiscal years 2023 and 2024 cumulatively equal the amount of funds received by the state of Wyoming and allocated to the department of transportation from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, Section 602 for the provision of government services under Section 602(c)(1)(C). Upon reaching the total allocation from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, under Section 602(c)(1)(C) and after the conditions of this paragraph have been met, the excess shall be credited to the highway fund; (iv) Six and three-quarters percent (6 3/4%) to a separate account for the University of Wyoming. This revenue may be used only for the actual and necessary expenses of constructing, equipping and furnishing new buildings, the repairing of existing buildings, the purchasing of improved or unimproved real estate, the payment of principal and interest on securities issued to finance projects authorized by the legislature or for the payment of principal and interest on securities issued to refund the securities. Payments from this revenue shall be made by the state treasurer only for expenditures approved by the trustees of the university, provided that expenditures for capital construction projects shall only be for projects authorized by the legislature. The trustees of the university are authorized to approve expenditures from this revenue for the payment of principal and interest on any outstanding securities issued pursuant to this paragraph in accordance with the terms of the securities. The trustees of the university shall include within the university's biennial budget request submitted under W.S. 9-2-1013 a report on all expenditures under this paragraph in each of the immediately preceding two (2) fiscal years; (v) Nine and three-eighths percent (9.375%) to incorporated cities and towns to be used for planning, construction or maintenance of public facilities or providing public services. Any city or town may expend these revenues or pledge future revenues for payment of revenue bonds issued to provide public facilities. However no city or town shall pledge future revenues to the federal government under 43 U.S.C. § 1747 unless the city or town obtains a written determination from the governor, which he may make in connection with his consultation with the secretary of the interior under 43 U.S.C. § 1747 or otherwise, that the pledge will not affect the distribution of mineral royalties provided in this section. The distribution provided under this paragraph to any city or town shall be reduced by an amount equal to the amount of federal mineral royalties withheld from the state by the federal government to repay any loan to the city or town under 43 U.S.C. § 1747. Pledges of this income for revenue bonds shall not exceed ten (10) years. Each city and town shall receive: (A) Twelve thousand dollars ($12,000.00) if the population is three hundred twenty-five (325) persons or less, or fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00) if the population is more than three hundred twenty-five (325) persons; plus (B) An amount computed by the state treasurer as follows: after deducting the distribution provided by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the remainder shall be allocated for distribution to cities and towns within each county in an amount proportionate to the percentage obtained by dividing the average daily membership, as defined in W.S. 21-13-101, of all school districts within each county by the total average daily membership of all school districts in the state. The distribution to each city and town will then be made in the proportion that the population of the city or town bears to the total population of all cities and towns in the county. (vi) Three and seventy-five hundredths percent (3.75%) to the capital construction account to be expended as provided by W.S. 9-4-604(k)(i) or to fund bonds the proceeds of which will be used under W.S. 9-4-604(g) and one and twenty-five hundredths percent (1.25%) to the highway fund, except for fiscal years 2017 and 2018 funds directed to the highway fund under this paragraph shall be distributed to the general fund; (vii) Repealed by Laws 2023, ch. 175, § 3. (viii) Repealed by Laws 1988, ch. 82, § 2. (ix) Two and twenty-five one-hundredths percent (2.25%), to the highway fund, except for fiscal years 2017 and 2018 funds under this paragraph shall be distributed to the general fund; (A) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 137, § 1. (B) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 137, § 1. (C) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 137, § 1. (x) Five--eighths percent (.625%) to the highway fund, except for fiscal years 2017 and 2018 funds under this paragraph shall be distributed to the general fund; (A) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 137, § 1. (B) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 137, § 1. (xi) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 205, § 2; ch. 206, § 2. (xii) If insufficient funds are available under W.S. 39-14-801(j) to fully satisfy any delinquent payment owed by a city or county under W.S. 15-5-203(h), the state treasurer shall withhold from any payment due to a city or county under this subsection an amount as necessary to satisfy any delinquent payment owed by a city or county under W.S. 15-5-203(h). The withheld amount shall be deposited to the legislative stabilization reserve account and credited against the delinquent entity's unpaid loan amount. (b) The state treasurer shall ascertain and withhold all bonus payments received from the federal government attributable to coal, oil shale or geothermal leases of federal land within Wyoming and shall distribute it as follows: (i) Fifty percent (50%), the first seven million five hundred thousand dollars ($7,500,000.00) of which shall be distributed as follows, and any amount in excess of seven million five hundred thousand dollars ($7,500,000.00) per year shall be deposited into the public school foundation program account: (A) Three-fourths (3/4) shall be credited to the capital construction account for the purposes specified in W.S. 9-4-604(k)(i) or to fund bonds the proceeds of which will be used under W.S. 9-4-604(g); (B) One-fourth (1/4) to the highway fund. (ii) Repealed By Laws 2001, Ch. 209, § 3. (iii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 5, § 4. (iv) And: (A) Ten percent (10%) but not to exceed one million six hundred thousand dollars ($1,600,000.00) per year, to a separate account which may be expended by the community college commission in accordance with and in addition to appropriations available under W.S. 21-18-205(c). Any amount in excess of one million six hundred thousand dollars ($1,600,000.00) together with any unexpended revenues within the account at the end of any biennial budget period shall be credited to the public school foundation program account; (B) Forty percent (40%) to be deposited to the public school foundation program account. (v) Repealed By Laws 2010, Ch. 69, § 204. (c) Repealed by Laws 2000, Ch. 97, § 4. (d) Except as provided in subsection (o) of this section, any revenue received under subsection (a) of this section in excess of two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000.00) shall be distributed as follows: (i) Repealed by Laws 2000, Ch. 97, § 4. (ii) Repealed by Laws 2000, Ch. 97, § 4. (iii) Subject to paragraphs (v), (vi) and (viii) of this subsection, one-third (1/3) to the public school foundation program account; (iv) Subject to paragraphs (vii) and (ix) of this subsection, two-thirds (2/3) to the general fund; (v) From the amounts which would otherwise be distributed to the public school foundation program account under paragraph (iii) of this subsection, amounts shall be deposited to the excellence in higher education endowment fund and the Hathaway student scholarship endowment fund created by W.S. 9-4-204(u)(vi) and (vii) in accordance with and subject to the requirements of this paragraph. The amounts specified in this paragraph shall be reduced as the state treasurer determines necessary to ensure that as of July 1 of each fiscal year, there is an unobligated, unencumbered balance of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000.00) within the public school foundation program account. Distributions under this paragraph shall be as follows: (A) Seventy-nine percent (79%) to the Hathaway student scholarship endowment fund, until that account balance equals four hundred million dollars ($400,000,000.00); (B) Twenty-one percent (21%) to the excellence in higher education endowment fund until distributions to that fund under this subparagraph equal one hundred five million dollars ($105,000,000.00); (C) After the amounts specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph are deposited to the appropriate fund, remaining funds shall be deposited pursuant to paragraph (vi) of this subsection and then to the public school foundation program account as provided in paragraph (iii) of this subsection. (vi) From the amounts which would otherwise be distributed to the public school foundation program account under paragraph (iii) of this subsection and paragraphs (k)(i), (m)(i), (n)(i) and (o)(i) of this section, there is annually appropriated to the common school permanent fund reserve account the amount determined under W.S. 9-4-719(g). The appropriation shall be credited to the account as provided in W.S. 9-4-719(g); (vii) From the amounts that would otherwise be distributed to the general fund under paragraph (iv) of this subsection amounts necessary to make the required revenue bond payments as provided by W.S. 9-4-1003(d), but in no event more than eighteen million dollars ($18,000,000.00) annually; (viii) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 205, § 2; ch. 206, § 2. (ix) For the period beginning July 1, 2019 and ending June 30, 2049, from the amounts that would otherwise be distributed to the general fund under paragraph (iv) of this subsection, the first eight million dollars ($8,000,000.00) shall be distributed to a separate account for the University of Wyoming. These funds are continuously appropriated to the university upon deposit to the account. The University of Wyoming shall reduce its standard budget request for the 2021-2022 biennium by an amount equal to the maximum amount of funds authorized to be deposited under this paragraph. The University of Wyoming shall acknowledge this reduction of its 2021-2022 budget request pursuant to this paragraph in each standard budget request submitted to the governor's office through June 30, 2048. (e) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 5, § 4. (f) Repealed by Laws 2000, Ch. 97, § 4. (g) The state, should federal law not proscribe such action, is authorized and empowered to receive its gross percentage share of federal mineral royalties from the production of oil and gas which is due under the provisions of the act of congress of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 437, 450; 30 U.S.C. §§ 181, 191) as amended, in the form of the actual production from federal mineral leases covered under that act of congress. If directed by the governor, the production shall be taken by the state in lieu of royalty receipts. The production shall be taken in the same percentage of volume as the gross percentage of royalty proceeds allowed by the act of congress. Any sale or disposal of the production shall be administered by the director of the office of state lands and investments or his designee. The director, subject to criteria established by the governor, shall sell or dispose of any production taken by the state from federal mineral leases. Prior to receipt of any royalties, the director shall promulgate necessary rules and regulations to carry out this subsection. (h) Repealed by Laws 2002, Ch. 45, § 2, Ch. 62, § 2. (j) The state, should federal law not proscribe such action, is authorized and empowered to receive its gross percentage share of federal mineral royalties from the production of solid minerals which is due under the provisions of the act of congress of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 437, 450; 30 U.S.C. §§ 181, 191) as amended, in the form of a direct cash payment to the state from the lessee or authorized mine operator. If directed by the governor, such payment shall be taken by the state in lieu of royalty payments from the federal government. Prior to exercising this option, the director of the office of state lands and investments shall promulgate necessary rules and regulations to implement this program which shall include defining the appropriate reporting requirements to ensure proper payment. To the extent possible, the rules and regulations shall rely on current reporting programs and avoid duplicative or additional administrative requirements. The state shall exercise such option for a minimum period of one (1) year and with no less than ninety (90) days notice to the lessee or authorized mine operator. (k) Repealed by Laws 2025, ch. 63, § 2. (m) Repealed by Laws 2025, ch. 63, § 2. (n) Repealed by Laws 2025, ch. 63, § 2. (o) For fiscal year 2025, any revenue received under subsection (a) of this section in excess of five hundred forty-nine million four hundred thousand dollars ($549,400,000.00) and for fiscal year 2026, any revenue received under subsection (a) of this section in excess of five hundred thirty million two hundred thousand dollars ($530,200,000.00) shall be distributed as follows: (i) Forty percent (40%) to the public school foundation program account; and (ii) Sixty percent (60%) to the budget reserve account.

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