Title 9, Title 9 — Administration Of The Government

Fiscal year; delivery of state property by treasurer and auditor to successors. The fiscal year for all agencies, boards, commissions, departments, instrumentalities or institutions of the state government shall commence on July 1 in each year, except as otherwise specifically pr…

Creation of expense in excess of appropriation; liability of officer therefor; penalty for violation. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, no state officer is authorized to create any expense of any kind or character as a charge against the state in excess of the amount appro…

Account of expenditures; public inspection; vouchers for allowances. When an appropriation is made by law for any purpose, to be expended for the state, the officer or board having charge of the appropriation shall keep an account therewith, showing when, to whom and for what pur…

Withholding salary in case of embezzlement of public funds or failure to pay over fees. If any officer of the state, or of any county or municipal corporation therein, having the custody of public funds, embezzles the funds, or if any public officer whose duty it is to pay into t…

Cancellation of unpaid state warrants. The state auditor shall cancel all state warrants that have been issued for one (1) year and which have not been presented to the state treasurer for payment. The money shall revert to the fund and account upon which the warrant was original…

Interest on public warrants. (a) All state, county, school district, town, city or other public warrants issued for any salary, fee or for any public indebtedness, claim or demand which has accrued on any public contract, transaction or liability shall draw interest upon the amou…

Balancing of accounts. All fiscal officers of the state shall balance their respective accounts at 12:00 noon on December 31, and at 12:00 noon on June 30 in each year.

Crediting of investment returns. (a) Earnings on state funds invested by the state treasurer shall be credited to accounts or funds as provided by law and as follows: (i) Interest, dividends and rents earned shall be credited not later than at the end of the second month followin…

Legislative purpose. This act reserves to the legislature the authority to establish funds outside of constitutional requirements. Provision is made to facilitate the handling of federal grants and other revenues which shall remain restricted according to the terms under which th…

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Activity" means a specific and distinguishable line of work performed by one (1) or more organizational components of a governmental unit or capital outlay for the purpose of accomplishing a function for which the governmental unit is re…

Funds established; use thereof. (a) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 231, § 2. (b) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 231, § 2. (c) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 231, § 2. (d) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 231, § 2. (e) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 231, § 2. (f) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 231, § 2. (g…

Appropriations and expenditures. (a) The revenues and other resources of the general fund, the special revenue fund insofar as it contains restricted revenue, federal funds and the permanent land fund as provided by W.S. 9-4-310 are subject to legislative review and appropriation…

Disposition of revenue; cash accounts; investment of monies held by state institutions. (a) Receipts of revenue and other resources that require allocation into more than one (1) fund or to more than one (1) governmental unit shall be deposited in an account for holding until all…

Disposition of unexpended appropriations. (a) All unexpended general fund appropriations shall lapse as of the end of the fiscal period excluding appropriations for purposes as specified in subsection (d) of this section. (b) All unexpended federal funds appropriations and budget…

Refunds. (a) Except as provided by W.S. 9-4-204(t)(iii)(D) and 9-4-206(c) and (d), money paid into the state treasury through error or under circumstances such that the state is not legally entitled to retain it, may be refunded upon the submission of a verified claim therefor. T…

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…

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.

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 e…

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.

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 tran…

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 …

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 sha…

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 a…

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 on…

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 a…

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.…

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 a…

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…

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. Fund…

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.

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 oth…

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 ma…

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 boar…

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 roy…

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 a…

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 …

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…

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.

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 …

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 St…

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 ame…

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 s…

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 …

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…

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) i…

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 sele…

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 a…

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 coun…

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 p…

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 the…