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WY Stat § 16-6-601 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers|Chapter 6 - Public Property|Article 6 - Payment of Agency Accounts|Section 16-6-601 - Definitions.

16-6-601. Definitions.| (a) As used in this article:  (i) "Agency" means any department, agency or other instrumentality of the state or of a political subdivision of the state;  (ii) "Goods" means all personal property purchased, procured or contracted for by an agency, including leases of real property or other arrangements for the use of space;  (iii) "Services" means all services purchased, procured or contracted for by an agency, including construction services.
WY Stat § 16-6-602 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers|Chapter 6 - Public Property|Article 6 - Payment of Agency Accounts|Section 16-6-602 - Payment of Agency Accounts; Interest.

16-6-602. Payment of agency accounts; interest.| Except as provided by contract, any agency which purchases or procures goods and services from a nongovernmental entity shall pay the amount due within forty-five (45) days after receipt of a correct notice of amount due for the goods or services provided or shall pay interest from the forty-fifth day at the rate of one and one-half percent (1 1/2%) per month on the unpaid balance until the account is paid in full, unless a good faith dispute exists as to the agency's obligation to pay all or a portion of the account.
WY Stat § 16-6-702 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers|Chapter 6 - Public Property|Article 7 - Construction Contracts With Public Entities|Section 16-6-702 - Public Entity; Contracts; Partial Payments; Retainage; Alternate Delivery Methods Authorized.

16-6-702. Public entity; contracts; partial payments; retainage; alternate delivery methods authorized.| (a) A public entity awarding a contract for a public work shall authorize partial payments of the amount due under the contract as stipulated in the contract document or as soon thereafter as practicable, to the contractor if the contractor is satisfactorily performing the contract.  (b) In all contracts with a public entity for a public work, the public entity may retain no more than five percent (5%) of the calculated value of any work completed as retainage. The retained payment shall be due and payable as prescribed by W.S. 16-6-116(a). The retained payment shall be held in an account in the name of the contractor which account has been assigned to the public entity. If the public entity finds that satisfactory progress is being made in all phases of the contract it may, upon written request by the contractor, authorize payment from the withheld percentage. Before the payment is made, the public entity shall determine that satisfactory and substantial reasons exist for the payment and shall require written approval from any surety furnishing bonds for the contract work.  (c) Alternate design and construction delivery methods may be used by a public entity for a public work.
WY Stat § 16-6-703 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers|Chapter 6 - Public Property|Article 7 - Construction Contracts With Public Entities|Section 16-6-703 - Public Work; Completion by Public Entity; Partial Payments.

16-6-703. Public work; completion by public entity; partial payments.| If it becomes necessary for a public entity to take over the completion of any public work, all of the amounts owing the contractor, including any payment retained under W.S. 16-6-702(b), shall first be applied toward the cost of completion of the public work. Any balance of the retained payment remaining after completion of the public work by the public entity shall be payable to the contractor or the contractor's creditors. The retained payment which may be due any contractor shall be due and payable as prescribed by W.S. 16-6-116(a).
WY Stat § 16-6-704 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers|Chapter 6 - Public Property|Article 7 - Construction Contracts With Public Entities|Section 16-6-704 - Interest Bearing Deposit Agreement; Option to Enter Into.

16-6-704. Interest bearing deposit agreement; option to enter into.| If requested by the general contractor, a public entity shall enter into an interest bearing deposit agreement with any depository designated by the general contractor, after notice to the surety, to provide an agent for the custodial care and servicing of any deposits placed with him pursuant to this act on any contract of more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00). The services shall include the safekeeping of the obligations and the rendering of all services required to effectuate the purposes of this act.
WY Stat § 16-6-705 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers|Chapter 6 - Public Property|Article 7 - Construction Contracts With Public Entities|Section 16-6-705 - Custodian for Obligations; Collection of Interest Income-Payable to Contractor.

16-6-705. Custodian for obligations; collection of interest income-payable to contractor.| The public entity or any depository designated by the contractor to serve as custodian for the obligations pursuant to W.S. 16-6-704 shall collect all interest and income when due on obligations so deposited and shall pay them, when and as collected, to the contractor or as otherwise instructed by the contractor. Any expense incurred for this service shall not be charged to the public entity.
WY Stat § 16-6-706 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers|Chapter 6 - Public Property|Article 7 - Construction Contracts With Public Entities|Section 16-6-706 - Applicability of Provisions.

16-6-706. Applicability of provisions.| This act does not apply in the case of a contract made or awarded by any public entity if a part of the contract price is to be paid with funds from the federal government or from some other source and if the federal government or the other source has requirements concerning retention or payment of funds which are applicable to the contract and which are inconsistent with this act.
WY Stat § 16-6-707 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers|Chapter 6 - Public Property|Article 7 - Construction Contracts With Public Entities|Section 16-6-707 - Construction Management Alternate Delivery Method.

16-6-707. Construction management alternate delivery method.| (a) Excluding contracts for professional services, construction management and design-build delivery negotiations by public entities and construction managers shall be in accordance with residency and preference requirements imposed under W.S. 16-6-101 through 16-6-107.  (b) Formal requests for proposal for preconstruction or construction services by a construction manager or a design-builder submitted by a public entity shall require at least the following information:  (i) The location of the primary place of business;  (ii) The name and identification of individuals to be assigned to the project;  (iii) Experience with similar projects;  (iv) Qualifications;  (v) Ability to protect the interests of the public entity during the project;  (vi) Ability to meet project budget and time schedule requirements;  (vii) Excluding contracts for professional services, compliance with W.S. 16-6-101 through 16-6-107; and  (viii) For design-build alternative construction delivery methods, the names of the prime consultants used for architectural and engineering design services.  (c) Negotiations between a public entity and a construction manager at-risk shall require that the construction manager at-risk comply with the residency and preference requirements imposed under W.S. 16-6-101 through 16-6-107 in the procurement of subcontractors and materials.
WY Stat § 16-6-708 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers|Chapter 6 - Public Property|Article 7 - Construction Contracts With Public Entities|Section 16-6-708 - Responsibilities Under Alternative Delivery Contracts.

16-6-708. Responsibilities under alternative delivery contracts.| (a) Any construction manager agent, construction manager at risk or design-builder contract awarded shall comply with any reporting and administrative requirements as required by the public entity of the recipient of a design, bid and build contract, including retained payments, payment and performance bonding and default of contract.  (b) All bids received under this section including subcontractor bids, shall be opened in public following reasonable public notice.
WY Stat § 16-6-801 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers|Chapter 6 - Public Property|Article 8 - Works of Art in Public Buildings|Section 16-6-801 - Definitions.

16-6-801. Definitions.| (a) As used in this article:  (i) "Agency" means any state office, department, board, commission or institution and any community college district to which funds have been appropriated, bonded or otherwise provided by the state for the design and original construction of any new building;  (ii) "Architect" means any person licensed to practice architecture pursuant to W.S. 33-4-101 through 33-4-117 and designated as the project architect for a specific capital construction project;  (iii) "Artist" means any practitioner generally recognized by peers or critics as a professional who produces works of art;  (iv) "Building" means any permanent structure and any appurtenant structure intended to function as an office, courtroom, hearing or meeting room or other space for carrying on the operation of any agency and any auditorium, meeting room, classroom or other educational facility, library or museum space, or information center for use by the public, excluding utility lines, water projects, fish ponds, school buildings, city buildings, county buildings, public restrooms at state parks, separate structures which are not part of a larger construction project intended solely as storage, warehouse or maintenance and repair facilities;  (v) "Construction cost" means the cost for the actual design and original construction of any new building which is funded in total or in part by appropriated state funds, excluding land acquisition. The phrase does not include the cost for any building funded in part by city or county funds;  (vi) "Department" means the department of state parks and cultural resources acting through the Wyoming arts council established under W.S. 9-2-901;  (vii) "User" means that agency with principal administrative responsibility for the actual use of any building;  (viii) "Works of art" means any frescoe, mosaic, sculpture, drawing, painting, photograph, calligraphy, graphic art, stained glass, wall hanging, tapestry, fountain, ornamental gateway, monument, display, architectural embellishment, craft, architectural landscape or any work of mixed media by an artist.
WY Stat § 16-6-802 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers|Chapter 6 - Public Property|Article 8 - Works of Art in Public Buildings|Section 16-6-802 - Construction of New Public Buildings; State Funds.

16-6-802. Construction of new public buildings; state funds.| (a) The original construction of any new building shall include works of art for public display, which shall be included by the agency in determining total construction costs of the building at an amount equal to one percent (1%) of total costs but not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) on any one (1) project. Any new construction project for which the total cost is less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) is exempt from this subsection.  (b) Prior to transferring or authorizing the expenditure of any state funds for the original construction of any new building, the state auditor shall transfer to the state treasurer an amount equal to the amount specified under subsection (a) of this section for works of art. Upon receipt, the state treasurer shall deposit the amount transferred into a separate account, together with any grants, gifts or other funds received or appropriated by the state for the sole purpose of acquiring works of art for placement in buildings. Amounts deposited within the separate account shall be expended by the department for the acquisition of works of art by purchase, lease, commission or otherwise, the maintenance of works of art placed in buildings pursuant to this article and for the administration of this article.
WY Stat § 16-6-803 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers|Chapter 6 - Public Property|Article 8 - Works of Art in Public Buildings|Section 16-6-803 - Department of Commerce to Acquire Works of Art; Advisory Panel to Consult in Acquisition; Procedure; Public Education Programs.

16-6-803. Department of commerce to acquire works of art; advisory panel to consult in acquisition; procedure; public education programs.| (a) In administering this article, the department shall in consultation with the advisory panel selected pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, designate works of art and sites for placement within buildings and shall accordingly and as necessary, select, purchase, commission, review, place, accept, sell, exchange or dispose of works of art.  (b) The acquisition of works of art from funds within the separate account established under W.S. 16-6-802(b) shall not require advertisement for bids.  (c) The department shall select a panel to serve in an advisory capacity to the department in selecting and designating works of art, comprised of representatives of the community in which the building is located, the user agency, the art community and the architect involved in the original construction of the building. Each panel member shall receive reimbursement for travel and per diem in the same amount and manner as by law provided for state employees.  (d) The department shall by rule and regulation establish the jury procedure for works of art acquired under this article, which shall at minimum:  (i) Give preference to Wyoming artists;  (ii) Prohibit consideration of any work of art of any panel member or a member of his immediate family for the project on which the panel member is serving;  (iii) Require cooperation and communication with local and national art agencies;  (iv) Provide a process for the transfer of acquired works of art from one (1) location to another.  (e) The department may, upon request of any agency, authorize the acquisition of works of art through the pooling of funds available from small, multiple new construction projects and through the use of funds within the separate account as matching any funds available from nonstate sources.  (f) In addition to other duties imposed under this article, the department shall develop and implement public education programs on the purpose of this article, the process for selecting works of art for placement in buildings, the state art collection and on the acquired works of art.
WY Stat § 16-6-804 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers|Chapter 6 - Public Property|Article 8 - Works of Art in Public Buildings|Section 16-6-804 - Acquisitions Property of State Art Collection; Maintenance; Expenses.

16-6-804. Acquisitions property of state art collection; maintenance; expenses.| (a) Upon acquisition of any work of art in accordance with this article, the work of art becomes the property of the state art collection and the department, through the state museum, shall:  (i) Maintain an inventory of the acquired work of art;  (ii) Maintain and preserve the work of art; and  (iii) Periodically review and examine the acquired work of art and report to the director of the department on any necessary restoration, repair, deaccession or replacement of the work of art.  (b) The expenses incurred by the department in performing duties imposed under this section shall be paid from the separate account established under W.S. 16-6-802(b), which shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total amount expended for any specific work of art.
WY Stat § 16-6-805 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers|Chapter 6 - Public Property|Article 8 - Works of Art in Public Buildings|Section 16-6-805 - Application.

16-6-805. Application.| Nothing in this article shall limit the acquisition or placement of works of art acquired from other nonstate sources nor shall this article limit the use of architectural, functional or structural detailing or garnishing in the construction, remodeling, renovation or restoration of any building.
WY Stat § 16-6-901 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers|Chapter 6 - Public Property|Article 9 - Use of Apprenticeship Programs on Public Works Projects|Section 16-6-901 - Definitions.

16-6-901. Definitions.| (a) As used in this act, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:  (i) "Apprentice" means an apprentice enrolled and registered in an approved apprenticeship training program;  (ii) "Apprentice utilization preference" means the preference that is given to public works contract bidders who commit to ensure the appropriate percentage of labor hours will be performed by apprentices;  (iii) "Labor hours" means the total hours of workers receiving an hourly wage who are directly employed on the site of the public works project. "Labor hours" includes hours worked by persons employed by the contractor and all subcontractors working on the project. "Labor hours" does not include hours worked by foremen, superintendents and owners;  (iv) "Approved apprenticeship training program" means an apprenticeship training program approved by and registered with the bureau of apprenticeship and training, United States department of labor;  (v) "Department" means the department of workforce services.
WY Stat § 16-9-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers|Chapter 9 - Telephone Service|Article 1 - Emergency Telephone Service|Section 16-9-101 - Short Title.

16-9-101. Short title.| This act is known and may be cited as the "Emergency Telephone Service Act".
WY Stat § 16-9-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers|Chapter 9 - Telephone Service|Article 1 - Emergency Telephone Service|Section 16-9-104 - Remittance of Tax to the Governing Body; Administrative Fee; Establishment of Rate of Tax.

16-9-104. Remittance of tax to the governing body; administrative fee; establishment of rate of tax.| (a) Except as provided in W.S. 16-9-109, any tax imposed under this act and the amounts collected are to be remitted quarterly to the governing body. The amount of the tax collected in one (1) calendar quarter by the service supplier shall be remitted to the governing body no later than fifteen (15) days after the close of the calendar quarter. On or before the sixteenth day of each month following the preceding calendar quarter, a return for the preceding quarter shall be filed with the governing body in a form the governing body and service supplier agree upon. The service supplier required to file the return shall deliver the return together with the remittance of the amount of the tax payable to the governing body. The service supplier shall maintain a record of the amount of each tax collected pursuant to this act. The record shall be maintained for a period of one (1) year after the time the tax was collected.  (b) Except as provided by W.S. 16-9-109, the service supplier remitting the taxes collected under this act may deduct and retain one percent (1%) of the taxes collected as the cost of administration for collecting the taxes.  (c) At least once each calendar year, the governing body shall establish a rate of tax not to exceed the amount authorized. Amounts collected in excess of necessary expenditures within any fiscal year shall be carried forward to subsequent years and shall only be used for the purposes set forth in W.S. 16-9-105. The governing body shall fix the rate, publish notice of its new rate and notify by mail every local exchange access company at least ninety (90) days before the new rate becomes effective. The governing body may at its own expense require an annual audit of the service supplier's books and records concerning the collection and remittance of the taxes authorized by this act.  (d) This section does not apply to the taxes authorized and collected for prepaid wireless communication access under W.S. 16-9-109.
WY Stat § 16-9-105 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers|Chapter 9 - Telephone Service|Article 1 - Emergency Telephone Service|Section 16-9-105 - Agreements or Contract for 911 Emergency Reporting Systems; Use of Funds Collected.

16-9-105. Agreements or contract for 911 emergency reporting systems; use of funds collected.| (a) Any governing body imposing the tax authorized by this act may enter into an agreement directly with any service supplier to the 911 system or may contract and cooperate with any public agency or any other state for the administration of a 911 system in accordance with law.  (b) Funds collected from the 911 emergency tax imposed pursuant to this act shall be spent solely to pay for public safety answering point and service suppliers' equipment and service costs, installation costs, maintenance costs, monthly recurring charges and other costs directly related to the continued operation of a 911 system including enhanced wireless 911 service. Funds may also be expended for personnel expenses necessarily incurred by a public safety answering point. "Personnel expenses necessarily incurred" means expenses incurred for persons employed to:  (i) Take emergency telephone calls and dispatch them appropriately; or  (ii) Maintain the computer data base of the public safety answering point.  (c) Funds collected from the charge pursuant to this act shall be credited to a cash account separate from the general fund of the public agency, for payments for public safety answering points and service supplier costs pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. Any monies remaining in the cash account at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the account for payments during any succeeding year. If any 911 system is discontinued, monies remaining in the account shall, after all payments to the service supplier pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, be transferred to the general fund of the public agency or proportionately to the general fund of each participating public agency.
WY Stat § 16-9-106 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers|Chapter 9 - Telephone Service|Article 1 - Emergency Telephone Service|Section 16-9-106 - Private Listing and Wireless Subscribers, 911 Service.

16-9-106. Private listing and wireless subscribers, 911 service.| Private listing and wireless subscribers in 911 service areas waive privacy afforded by nonlisted or nonpublished numbers to the extent that the name and address associated with the telephone number may be furnished to the 911 system, for call routing, for automatic retrieval of location information and for associated emergency services.
WY Stat § 16-9-107 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers|Chapter 9 - Telephone Service|Article 1 - Emergency Telephone Service|Section 16-9-107 - Confidentiality of Information.

16-9-107. Confidentiality of information.| The information obtained through a 911 system shall be considered a public record under W.S. 16-4-201(a)(v) and access to the information may be denied according to law.