Title 9, Title 9 — Administration Of The Government

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 …

Coordinator of economic diversification; duties. (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…

Limitations. (a) 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…

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…