Title 37 Public Utilities

37-5-501. Definitions.

(a) As used in this article: (i) "Authority" means the Wyoming energy authority created by W.S. 37-5-502; (ii) "Board" means the board of the Wyoming energy authority; (iii) "Bonds" means notes, warrants, bonds, temporary bonds and anticipation notes issued by the authority under this article; (iv) "Energy project" means any project related to or involving a natural resource associated with energy or an associated natural resource, including specifically geothermal and pumped hydro energy projects; (v) "Natural resource associated with energy" or "associated natural resource" means any technology or any substance, mineral, element or compound, either gaseous, liquid or solid, associated with the production, development, refining, processing, storage or transmission of energy or as otherwise provided in this article; (vi) "Pipeline" means a pipeline and related facilities, including storage facilities, and including undivided ownership interests or capacity in a pipeline and related facilities, constructed for the purpose of transporting and treating natural resources associated with energy; (vii) "Royalty in kind" means natural resources associated with energy that are received by the federal government, the state or its agencies or political subdivisions as royalties in kind under leases or otherwise; (viii) "Critical material" means any substance used in technology or production for which there are supply risks and for which there is no readily available or accessible substitute in the United States; (ix) "Rare earth mineral" means a metallic element of the lanthanide series of the periodic table, scandium, yttrium and any other metallic element with similar physical and chemical properties to any element specified in this paragraph.