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WY Stat § 9-12-805 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 12 - Wyoming Economic Development Act|Article 8 - Wyoming Community Facilities Program|Section 9-12-805 - Tribal Participation in Community Facilities Program.

9-12-805. Tribal participation in community facilities program.| The council may enter into cooperative agreements with the business council of the Eastern Shoshone Indian Tribe, the business council of the Northern Arapaho Indian Tribe or the joint business council of the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Indian Tribes to promote the purposes of the community facilities program and to allow those entities to participate in the program.
WY Stat § 9-12-903 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 12 - Wyoming Economic Development Act|Article 9 - Community Workforce Housing Program|Section 9-12-903 - Council Duties; Actions on Loan Applications.

9-12-903. Council duties; actions on loan applications.| (a) All complete applications to participate in the program established under this article, which conform with the criteria established by law and rules promulgated under this article and which are submitted to the council, shall be considered by the council. The council shall approve or disapprove each application considered in accordance with this article and rules promulgated by the council. All loans or cooperative agreements made under this article shall be referred by the council to the state loan and investment board for final approval or disapproval. The state loan and investment board may adopt rules as necessary to implement its duties under this article.  (b) In adopting rules and making funds available under this article, the council shall provide a competitive application and scoring system adequate to measure the benefits of each application. The application scoring system shall target the projects based on ranking criteria which address:  (i) The need for the proposed housing;  (ii) The affordability of the proposed housing;  (iii) The number of additional housing units to be developed, with consideration of the percentage of critical workforce housing needs in the community to be served;  (iv) The extent to which the project is part of an overall community and economic development plan;  (v) The extent to which the project demonstrates readiness;  (vi) Any other criteria determined by the council to be consistent with the purposes of this article.  (c) The council may negotiate and enter into appropriate contracts or memoranda of understanding with Wyoming state agencies, authorities or instrumentalities as necessary or convenient to facilitate the council's duties under this article.
WY Stat § 9-12-904 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 12 - Wyoming Economic Development Act|Article 9 - Community Workforce Housing Program|Section 9-12-904 - Community Land Trusts; Eligibility; Requirements.

9-12-904. Community land trusts; eligibility; requirements.| (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 state, including a city, town, county, special improvement district or a housing authority authorized under W.S. 15-10-116;  (ii) The land be used for workforce housing with lots for housing leased and with the political subdivision remaining the owner of the land or the primary lessee;  (iii) The leases of lots be upon such terms as to allow commercial lenders to lend funds for housing construction on terms comparable to housing built on fee owned lands;  (iv) The housing development on lands subject to the trust include a specified percentage or number of housing units at specified maximum initial sale prices or be required to have a specified initially finished, maximum square footage as required by the political subdivision making application under this article, through zoning or otherwise;  (v) The lease terms for housing constructed on the land subject to the trust provide for continuation of the initial long term community benefit through subsequent sales of the housing.  (b) The political subdivision owning or leasing the land subject to the community land trust may fulfill the requirements of this section directly, through a housing authority created pursuant to W.S. 15-10-116, or by agreement with private nonprofit entities.
WY Stat § 9-12-905 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 12 - Wyoming Economic Development Act|Article 9 - Community Workforce Housing Program|Section 9-12-905 - Wyoming Workforce Housing Infrastructure Program Account.

9-12-905. Wyoming workforce housing infrastructure program account.| (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 cooperative agreements and loans authorized to be made under this article. Except for any repayments of principal on loans, all funds including any earned interest in the account shall revert to the general fund on April 1, 2011. Any repayments of principal on loans under this article remaining in the workforce housing infrastructure program account at the end of a biennium shall not lapse and shall not revert as provided in W.S. 9-4-207 but shall remain in the account to implement the purposes of this section.  (b) Interest and repayments of principal on loans under this article shall be redeposited into the workforce housing infrastructure program account.  (c) Accrued interest and other earnings on unexpended funds within the account shall be credited to the workforce housing infrastructure program account.
WY Stat § 9-12-1001 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 12 - Wyoming Economic Development Act|Article 10 - Wyoming Tourism Board|Section 9-12-1001 - Wyoming Tourism Board; Creation; Composition; Appointment; Terms; Compensation.

9-12-1001. 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 of travel and tourism.  (b) The board shall be comprised of nine (9) members who shall be employed in or associated closely with the travel industry. The board shall be appointed by the governor, and approved with the advice and consent of the senate, in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101 through 28-12-103, as follows:  (i) One (1) member shall be from tourism appointment district 1, consisting of Albany, Carbon and Laramie counties;  (ii) One (1) member shall be from tourism appointment district 2, consisting of Converse, Goshen, Natrona, Niobrara and Platte counties;  (iii) One (1) member shall be from tourism appointment district 3, consisting of Campbell, Crook, Johnson, Sheridan and Weston counties;  (iv) One (1) member shall be from tourism appointment district 4, consisting of Lincoln, Sweetwater and Uinta counties;  (v) One (1) member shall be from tourism appointment district 5, consisting of Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park and Washakie counties;  (vi) One (1) member shall be from tourism appointment district 6, consisting of Fremont, Sublette and Teton counties;  (vii) Three (3) members shall be at-large members appointed to provide geographic and tourism industry balance.  (c) Each appointed member shall serve for three (3) years, except that the initial appointments of the members shall be:  (i) One (1) year for one (1) of the at-large members and the members appointed from tourism appointment district 2 and tourism appointment district 5;  (ii) Two (2) years for one (1) of the at-large members and the members appointed from tourism appointment district 1 and tourism appointment district 3; and  (iii) Three (3) years for one (1) of the at-large members and the members appointed from tourism appointment district 4 and tourism appointment district 6.  (d) No appointed member shall serve more than two (2) consecutive three (3) year terms.  (e) The board shall select a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its members.  (f) The governor may remove any member as provided by W.S. 9-1-202.  (g) Members of the board shall receive mileage and per diem for attending board meetings or other meetings as assigned by the board, in the same amount as state legislators and shall receive no other compensation for serving on the board.  (h) For purposes of this article, "board" means the Wyoming tourism board.
WY Stat § 9-12-1002 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 12 - Wyoming Economic Development Act|Article 10 - Wyoming Tourism Board|Section 9-12-1002 - General Powers and Duties of the Board; Rulemaking Authority.

9-12-1002. 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 appropriated for the tourism program and shall:  (i) Assemble and distribute information concerning the scenic and recreational opportunities and resources of Wyoming;  (ii) Encourage close cooperation between public and private agencies engaged in stimulating recognition of Wyoming recreational resources;  (iii) Implement programs to promote tourism in Wyoming; and  (iv) Administer the film industry financial incentive program as provided in W.S. 9-12-402 through 9-12-406.  (b) The board shall assign a member to attend all regularly scheduled meetings of the Wyoming business council.  (c) The board shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this article.
WY Stat § 9-12-1101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 12 - Wyoming Economic Development Act|Article 11 - Mainstreet Program|Section 9-12-1101 - Definitions.

9-12-1101. Definitions.| (a) As used in this article:  (i) "Board" means the Wyoming main street advisory board;  (ii) "Business area" means a commercial area existing at the time services under the Wyoming main street program are requested by a municipality;  (iii) "Municipality" means a city, town, county or district;  (iv) "Revitalization" means the process of engaging in activities to increase economic activity while preserving and building upon a location's historically significant characteristics.
WY Stat § 9-12-1102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 12 - Wyoming Economic Development Act|Article 11 - Mainstreet Program|Section 9-12-1102 - Wyoming Main Street Advisory Board.

9-12-1102. 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 elect from their membership a chairman, vice-chairman and secretary.  (b) The governor may remove any member of the board as provided by W.S. 9-1-202.  (c) Board members shall serve a three (3) year term provided that of the initial board, two (2) members shall be appointed for a one (1) year term, two (2) members for two (2) year terms and three (3) members for three (3) year terms. Vacancies on the board shall be filled by appointment of the governor for the unexpired term.  (d) Members of the board shall receive the same per diem, expenses and travel allowance as members of the legislature while in actual attendance at meetings of the board and the performance of their duties relative thereto.  (e) The department shall provide staff services as required by the board to carry out the board's duties.  (f) The board shall meet as often as necessary to conduct business, but not less than three (3) times each year. Meetings shall be called by the chairman. A majority of members of the board shall constitute a quorum.
WY Stat § 9-12-1103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 12 - Wyoming Economic Development Act|Article 11 - Mainstreet Program|Section 9-12-1103 - Duties of the Board.

9-12-1103. Duties of the board.| (a) 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) Provide a comprehensive evaluation of the Wyoming main street program annually to the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee no later than September 1 of each year. The report shall include findings and recommendations, including recommendations for future legislation.
WY Stat § 9-12-1104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 12 - Wyoming Economic Development Act|Article 11 - Mainstreet Program|Section 9-12-1104 - Duties of the Council.

9-12-1104. 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 municipalities in planning, managing and implementing programs for the revitalization of business areas.  (b) In carrying out subsection (a) of this section, the council shall:  (i) Enter into contracts to obtain business area revitalization services;  (ii) Subject to legislative authorization, employ any staff necessary to operate the Wyoming main street program;  (iii) With advice from the board, develop a plan describing the objectives of the Wyoming main street program and methods by which the council shall:  (A) Coordinate the activities of that program with private and public sector revitalizations of business areas;  (B) Solicit and use private sector funding for revitalization of business areas;  (C) Assist municipalities engaged in the revitalization of their business areas.  (iv) Coordinate with other state and local public and private entities that provide services to municipalities undertaking projects for the revitalization of business areas;  (v) Provide training, technical assistance and information on the revitalization of business areas to municipalities which do not participate in the Wyoming main street program;  (vi) Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 8, § 2.  (c) The council shall promulgate rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this article.
WY Stat § 9-12-1105 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 12 - Wyoming Economic Development Act|Article 11 - Mainstreet Program|Section 9-12-1105 - Main Street Program.

9-12-1105. 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 shall hold at least one (1) public hearing before making selections under this subsection.  (b) In making its selection pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the council, with the assistance of the board, shall develop criteria for use in selecting program participants which relate to at least the following issues:  (i) Private and public sector interest in and commitment to revitalization of a business area selected by the municipality;  (ii) Potential private sector investment in a business area selected by the municipality;  (iii) Local organizational and financial commitment to employ a program manager for not less than three (3) years;  (iv) Local assistance in paying for the services of a design consultant recommended by the advisory board;  (v) Local commitment to assist in training programs to direct activities related to business areas in municipalities that do not participate in the Wyoming main street program.
WY Stat § 9-12-1201 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 12 - Wyoming Economic Development Act|Article 12 - Wyoming Energy Performance Program|Section 9-12-1201 - Definitions.

9-12-1201. Definitions.| (a) 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 joint business council of the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Indian tribes, the business council of the Eastern Shoshone Indian tribe, the business council of the Northern Arapaho Indian tribe, a joint powers board formed pursuant to this act or a special district specifically involved in providing facilities or functions enumerated in W.S. 16-1-104(c);  (ii) "Energy conservation measure" means an energy study, audit, improvement or equipment that is designed to provide energy, water and operational cost savings at least equivalent to the amount expended by a facility owner for such energy study, audit, improvement or equipment over a period of not more than twenty (20) years after the date such improvement or equipment is installed or becomes operational;  (iii) "Energy performance contract" means the contract that allows a facility owner to accomplish energy or water efficiency projects without upfront capital costs or capital appropriations. An energy performance contract shall not be considered to be a contract for public improvement pursuant to W.S. 15-1-113;  (iv) "Energy services company" means the contractor not organized under the auspices of a utility regulated by the public service commission with demonstrated technical, operational, financial and managerial capabilities to design and implement energy conservation measures and the ability to secure necessary financial measures to ensure related guarantees for operational cost savings and who is responsible for the audit, design, implementation, measurement, verification and guarantee of savings for individual projects;  (v) "Facility owner" means an agency or group of agencies, a public hospital or other public entity responsible for an individual facility or group of facilities;  (vi) "Investment grade energy audit" means the detailed engineering investigation and report of a facility's current energy and water consuming equipment inventory, condition, operation, maintenance and performance, energy baseline, potential energy and water efficiency upgrades, life cycle costs and risks for future performance that provides the justification for the energy performance contract project;  (vii) "Wyoming energy conservation improvement program" means the Wyoming business council state energy office program designed to enable and support development and implementation of energy performance contract projects.
WY Stat § 9-12-1202 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 12 - Wyoming Economic Development Act|Article 12 - Wyoming Energy Performance Program|Section 9-12-1202 - Energy Performance Contracting.

9-12-1202. 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 participate in the program, facility owners and energy services companies shall be subject to the provisions of this article and rules adopted pursuant to this article.
WY Stat § 9-12-1301 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 12 - Wyoming Economic Development Act|Article 13 - Wyoming Small Business Investment Credit|Section 9-12-1301 - Short Title.

9-12-1301. Short title.| This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Wyoming small business investment credit program".
WY Stat § 9-12-1303 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 12 - Wyoming Economic Development Act|Article 13 - Wyoming Small Business Investment Credit|Section 9-12-1303 - Certification.

9-12-1303. 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 pay a nonrefundable fee equal to the annual certification fee provided under W.S. 9-12-1308(b);  (ii) Submit as part of the application an audited balance sheet which contains an unqualified opinion of an independent certified public accountant issued not more than sixty (60) days before the application date and includes a statement that the applicant has an equity capitalization of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) or more in the form of unencumbered cash, marketable securities or other liquid assets; and  (iii) Have at least two (2) principals or persons, employed or engaged to manage the funds who each have a minimum of five (5) years of money management experience in the venture capital or private investment industry or five (5) years of experience as an officer in a commercial bank and acceptable business qualifications as determined by the council in consultation with the Wyoming state banking commissioner.  (c) The council may certify a partnership, corporation, trust or limited liability company which is organized on a for-profit basis and submits an application to be designated as a Wyoming small business investment company if:  (i) The applicant is located, headquartered and licensed or registered to conduct business in Wyoming;  (ii) The applicant has as its primary business the activity of investing cash in qualified businesses;  (iii) After a review of the organizational documents and the business history of each applicant the council determines that the officers and the board of directors, general partners, trustees, managers or members of the applicant are acquainted with the requirements of this article; and  (iv) The applicant has complied with the requirements set forth in subsection (b) of this section for a Wyoming small business investment company and is otherwise qualified pursuant to the provisions of this article.  (d) Not more than forty-five (45) days after the receipt of an application under this section, the council shall issue a certification as a Wyoming small business investment company or refuse to issue the certification and provide to the applicant the grounds for the refusal and any information that may allow the applicant to obtain certification.  (e) The council shall begin accepting applications for certification as a Wyoming small business investment company not later than January 1, 2011.  (f) The council may contract with an independent third party to review, investigate and certify that the applications under this section and requests under W.S. 9-12-1307(j) and 9-12-1310(c) comply with the provisions of this article.