Title 9 — Title 9 — Administration Of The Government

requirements. Community land trusts; eligibility; (a) Loans made under this article for community land trusts, in addition to meeting other requirements of this article, shall require that: (i) The land subject of the trust be owned or leased by a political subdivision of the sta…

account. Wyoming workforce housing infrastructure program (a) There is created the workforce housing infrastructure program account. Funds shall be credited to the account as provided by law. Funds in the account shall be used only upon legislative appropriation for loans authori…

Wyoming tourism board; creation; composition; appointment; terms; compensation. (a) There is created the Wyoming tourism board. The board shall serve as the leading proponent of Wyoming's tourism and hospitality industry and shall provide governance and oversight for the division…

General powers and duties of the board; rulemaking authority. (a) The board shall be responsible for implementing the tourism program and functions assigned to the Wyoming business council under the Wyoming Economic Development Act, including the expenditure of all funds appropri…

(a) board; Definitions. As used in this article: (i) "Board" means the Wyoming main street advisory (ii) "Business area" means a commercial area existing at the time services under the Wyoming main street program are requested by a municipality; district; (iii) "Municipality" mea…

Wyoming main street advisory board. (a) There is created a Wyoming main street advisory board. The board shall consist of seven (7) members appointed by the governor, not more than seventy-five percent (75%) of whom shall be from the same political party. Board members shall elec…

(a) Duties of the board. The board shall: (i) Assist the council in developing a plan to operate the Wyoming main street program; (ii) Annually review the program and report findings and recommendations, including recommendations for future legislation, to the governor; (iii) Pro…

Duties of the council. (a) The council shall establish and administer a Wyoming main street program to coordinate state and local participation in programs offered by the national main street center, created by the national trust for historic preservation, to assist municipalitie…

Main street program. (a) The council with advice from the board shall determine the number of municipalities to participate in the Wyoming main street program. The council shall select program participants that represent different geographical regions or populations. The council …

(a) Definitions. As used in this article: (i) "Agency" means a branch, agency, department, board, instrumentality or institution of the state of Wyoming, a county, a municipal corporation, a school district, a community college district, the University of Wyoming, the cooperative…

Energy performance contracting. The council shall establish a Wyoming energy conservation improvement program which provides support development and implementation of energy performance contract projects to facility owners voluntarily participating in the program. In order to par…

Energy performance contracting. (a) Upon receipt of a request from a facility owner, the Wyoming business council shall provide the facility owner with a list of energy service companies interested in providing services to the facility owner and qualified by the Wyoming business …

Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Wyoming small business investment credit program".

(a) Definitions. As used in this article: (i) "Affiliate" means any person who, directly or indirectly, owns, controls or holds power to vote fifteen percent (15%) or more of the outstanding voting securities or other voting ownership interest of a Wyoming small business investme…

Certification. (a) The Wyoming business council shall provide a form for applying for certification as a Wyoming small business investment company. (b) An applicant to be certified as a Wyoming small business investment company shall: (i) File an application with the council and …

Requirements. (a) An insurance company or affiliate of an insurance company or insurer shall not, directly or indirectly: (i) Own, whether through rights, options, convertible interest, or otherwise, fifteen percent (15%) or more of the voting securities or other voting ownership…

Wyoming small business investment credit. (a) A participating investor under this article shall earn a credit against any state premium tax liability as provided in this section up to one hundred percent (100%) of the participating investor's investment of designated capital in a…

Aggregate limitations on investment tax credits; allocation. (a) The aggregate amount of investment tax credits to be allocated to all participating investors of Wyoming small business investment companies under this article shall not exceed thirty million dollars ($30,000,000.00…

Requirements for continuance of certification. (a) To maintain certification under this article, a Wyoming small business investment company shall make qualified investments as follows: (i) Within two (2) years after the allocation date, a Wyoming small business investment compan…

Wyoming small business investment company reporting requirements. (a) Each Wyoming small business investment company shall report the following to the council: (i) As soon as practicable after the receipt of designated capital: (A) The name of each participating investor from whi…

Distributions. (a) A Wyoming small business investment company may make a qualified distribution at any time. In order for a Wyoming small business investment company to make a distribution other than a qualified distribution to its equity holders, the cumulative amount of all qu…

Decertification; certification of compliance. (a) The council shall conduct an annual review of each Wyoming small business investment company to determine if each Wyoming small business investment company is abiding by the requirements of this article and to ensure that no inves…

Registration requirements. Each investment by a participating investor for which a tax credit is awarded under this article shall be registered or specifically exempt from registration in accordance with applicable state or federal law.

Reports to the governor and legislature. (a) The council shall make an annual report to the governor, the joint appropriations interim committee and the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee for review and comment. The report shall include: (i) The n…

Economically needed diversity options for Wyoming executive council; creation; appointment and terms of members. (a) There is created the economically needed diversity options for Wyoming (ENDOW) executive council. The members shall represent existing, new and emerging economic s…

General powers and duties of the council; economic diversification policy and strategy; authority of governor. (a) The ENDOW executive council shall: (i) Receive and evaluate public input, opinions and recommendations regarding the diversification of Wyoming's economy and advise …

duties. Coordinator of economic diversification; (a) The governor shall designate a coordinator of economic diversification, who shall be a qualified elector of the state and who may be removed by the governor as provided in W.S.

Economic diversification account created; authorized expenditures. (a) There is created an economic diversification account. All monies in the account are continuously appropriated to the office of the governor to be used for the purposes of this article and as otherwise specifie…

Wyoming research and innovation program fund created; authorized expenditures from the fund; rulemaking. (a) The council shall administer a Wyoming research and innovation program under which matching funds necessary to access federal research and development grant funds or other…

Broadband development program established; purposes; eligibility; definitions. (a) A broadband funding program is established under the Wyoming business council to provide funds to eligible applicants in order to promote the expansion of access to broadband service in unserved ar…

Application process. (a) An eligible applicant shall submit an application to the council on a form prescribed by the council. The council shall develop administrative procedures governing the application and funding process by September 1, 2018. The council shall be responsible …

Application contents; application modification. (a) An applicant for funding under this article shall provide the following information on the application: (i) The location of the project, including a shapefile depicting the location and boundaries of the proposed project area or…

Challenge process. (a) Within three (3) business days of the close of the funding application process, the council shall publish on its official website the proposed geographic broadband service area and the proposed broadband service speeds for each application submitted and sha…

Funding determinations. (a) In evaluating applications and providing funding under this article, the council shall give highest priority to applications which the council determines are public private partnerships. (b) In evaluating applications and entering into agreements to pr…

(a) Limitations. Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 139, § 3. (b) No single project shall exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000.00) in funding provided under this article. (c) The council shall, by rule, adopt provisions to ensure that adequate consideration is provided for the expendi…

Application evaluation report. (a) By June 30 of each year, following adoption of the state broadband enhancement plan, the council shall publish on its website and provide to the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee a list of all applications for f…

Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 139, § 3.

Advisory council; broadband coordinator. (a) The business council shall, in consultation with the economically needed diversity options for Wyoming (ENDOW) executive council, establish a broadband advisory council consisting of eleven (11) members. One (1) member shall be the sta…

Middle-mile broadband projects. (a) The council may fund middle-mile broadband projects upon receiving an application as provided under this article. The provisions of this article shall apply to middle-mile broadband projects except as otherwise provided by this section. The cou…

Not more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the members shall be of the same political party. (d) The council, annually, shall elect a chairman, vice-chairman and secretary from among its members. The council shall have at least four (4) regularly scheduled meetings each year and…