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WY Stat § 9-12-1304 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 12 - Wyoming Economic Development Act|Article 13 - Wyoming Small Business Investment Credit|Section 9-12-1304 - Requirements.

9-12-1304. 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 interest of a Wyoming small business investment company;  (ii) Manage a Wyoming small business investment company; or  (iii) Control the direction of investments for a Wyoming small business investment company.  (b) A Wyoming small business investment company may obtain one (1) or more guaranties, indemnities, bonds, insurance policies or other payment undertakings for the benefit of its participating investors from any entity, except that in no case shall more than one (1) participating investor of the Wyoming small business investment company, including any affiliates of the participating investor, be entitled to provide such guaranties, indemnities, bonds, insurance policies or other payment undertakings in favor of the participating investors of the Wyoming small business investment company and its affiliates.  (c) This section shall not be construed to preclude a participating investor, insurance company or other party from exercising its legal rights and remedies including, without limitation:  (i) Interim management of a Wyoming small business investment company in the event that a Wyoming small business investment company is in default of its statutory obligations or its contractual obligations to such participating investor, insurance company or other party;  (ii) Monitoring a Wyoming small business investment company to ensure its compliance with this section; or  (iii) Disallowing any investments that have not been approved by the council pursuant to this article.
WY Stat § 9-12-1309 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 12 - Wyoming Economic Development Act|Article 13 - Wyoming Small Business Investment Credit|Section 9-12-1309 - Distributions.

9-12-1309. 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 qualified investments of the Wyoming small business investment company shall equal or exceed one hundred percent (100%) of its designated capital.  (b) A Wyoming small business investment company shall transfer to the state treasurer for deposit into the general fund an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of all distributions to the equity holders of the Wyoming small business investment company, other than qualified distributions and distributions of paid-in capital contributed to a Wyoming small business investment company by the equity holders. A Wyoming small business investment company shall make all contributions required under this subsection concurrently with distributions to its equity owners by payment to the Wyoming business council. The council shall upon receiving payment from the Wyoming small business investment company transmit the funds to the state treasurer for deposit into the general fund. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to affect qualified distributions.  (c) If, more than ten (10) years after the allocation date, a Wyoming small business investment company has failed to cumulatively invest an amount equal to at least one hundred percent (100%) of its designated capital in qualified investments, the percentage of distributions that a Wyoming small business investment company is required to contribute to the state of Wyoming general fund under subsection (b) of this section shall be twenty-five percent (25%) of all distributions to the equity holders of the Wyoming small business investment company, other than qualified distributions and distributions of paid-in capital contributed to a Wyoming small business investment company by the equity holders.
WY Stat § 9-12-1310 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 12 - Wyoming Economic Development Act|Article 13 - Wyoming Small Business Investment Credit|Section 9-12-1310 - Decertification; Certification of Compliance.

9-12-1310. 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 investment has been made in violation of this article. The cost of the annual review and other determinations under this article including certifications requested under W.S. 9-12-1307(j) and subsection (c) of this section shall be paid by each Wyoming small business investment company according to a fee schedule adopted by the council sufficient to cover actual direct and indirect costs of the review or certification.  (b) Any material violation of this article, including any material misrepresentation made to the council in connection with the application process, is a basis for decertification of a Wyoming small business investment company and the disallowance of credits under W.S. 9-12-1305, provided that in all instances the council shall provide notice to the Wyoming small business investment company of the grounds of a proposed decertification and the opportunity to cure any violation of this article before the decertification becomes effective.  (c) A Wyoming small business investment company may request that the council certify that the company has invested an amount cumulatively equal to one hundred percent (100%) of its designated capital in qualified investments as provided in W.S. 9-12-1307 and has complied with all other requirements provided under this article. Upon a request under this subsection, the council shall notify a Wyoming small business investment company not later than sixty (60) days after receipt of a request under this subsection:  (i) That it has achieved certification under this subsection; or  (ii) That it has not met the requirements of this article, provide a reason for the determination that the company has been determined not to have met the requirements of this article and decertify the company if applicable under subsection (b) of this section.  (d) If the council certifies a Wyoming small business investment company under subsection (c) of this section, the company shall no longer be subject to regulation by the council and shall not be subject to the reporting requirements under W.S. 9-12-1308. If the council does not provide notification within the sixty (60) day period as required in subsection (c) of this section, the Wyoming small business investment company shall be deemed to be certified as provided in subsection (c) of this section.  (e) The council shall provide written notice of any decertification proceedings under this section to the insurance commissioner and to the address of each participating investor whose tax credit may be subject to recapture or forfeiture, using the address shown on the last filing submitted to the council.
WY Stat § 9-12-1311 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 12 - Wyoming Economic Development Act|Article 13 - Wyoming Small Business Investment Credit|Section 9-12-1311 - Registration Requirements.

9-12-1311. 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.
WY Stat § 9-12-1312 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 12 - Wyoming Economic Development Act|Article 13 - Wyoming Small Business Investment Credit|Section 9-12-1312 - Reports to the Governor and Legislature.

9-12-1312. 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 number of Wyoming small business investment companies holding designated capital;  (ii) The amount of designated capital invested in each Wyoming small business investment company;  (iii) The cumulative amount that each Wyoming small business investment company has invested;  (iv) The cumulative amount of follow-on capital that the investments of each Wyoming small business investment company have created in terms of capital invested in qualified businesses at the same time or subsequent to investments made by a Wyoming small business investment company in such businesses by sources other than Wyoming small business investment companies;  (v) The total amount of investment tax credits applied under this article for each year;  (vi) The performance of each Wyoming small business investment company with regard to the requirements for continued certification;  (vii) The classification of the companies in which each Wyoming small business investment company has invested according to industrial sector and size of company;  (viii) The gross number of jobs created by investments made by each Wyoming small business investment company and the number of jobs retained;  (ix) The location of the companies in which each Wyoming small business investment company has invested;  (x) Those Wyoming small business investment companies that have been decertified, including the reasons for decertification; and  (xi) Other related information as necessary to evaluate the effect of this article on economic development.
WY Stat § 9-12-1403 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 12 - Wyoming Economic Development Act|Article 14 - Economically Needed Diversity Options for Wyoming (Endow) Executive Council|Section 9-12-1403 - Coordinator of Economic Diversification; Duties.

9-12-1403. 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. 9-1-202. The coordinator shall:  (i) Provide administrative support for the ENDOW executive council;  (ii) Direct and oversee the execution of Wyoming's economic diversification strategies and initiatives and the advancement of the interests of Wyoming in policy, program and project development and implementation to support diversification of the economy of Wyoming. Unless law directs a different state entity to undertake those programs and projects the coordinator may initiate or implement those programs and projects;  (iii) Coordinate activities with the Wyoming business council, community college commission, University of Wyoming, department of workforce services, Wyoming department of transportation, department of environmental quality, office of state lands and investments and other departments, boards, commissions, authorities and agencies of the state of Wyoming to assure efficient use of state resources in execution of Wyoming's economic diversification strategy;  (iv) Compile detailed information on all programs and projects undertaken for the purpose of measuring trends, development and progress in the diversification of the economy of Wyoming;  (v) Initiate, implement, sponsor, promote and coordinate policy research, policy development and economic analysis to support diversification of the economy of Wyoming;  (vi) Where appropriate and authorized by the governor, make use of the services and facilities of other departments, boards, commissions and agencies of the state of Wyoming.
WY Stat § 9-12-1404 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 12 - Wyoming Economic Development Act|Article 14 - Economically Needed Diversity Options for Wyoming (Endow) Executive Council|Section 9-12-1404 - Economic Diversification Account Created; Authorized Expenditures.

9-12-1404. 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 specified by law, including per diem, mileage and other administrative expenses of the ENDOW executive council. Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1008 and 9-4-207, funds in the account or subaccounts of the account shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal period. Interest earned on funds in the account shall be deposited to the account or appropriate subaccount. Within the account shall be subaccounts. For accounting and investment purposes only all subaccounts shall be treated as separate accounts. The subaccounts are as follows:  (i) The agriculture marketing subaccount. Funds within this subaccount may be expended as requested by the Wyoming business council and approved by the governor or his designee to provide funding for purposes of W.S. 9-12-109 and as specified by law;  (ii) The broadband development subaccount. Funds within this subaccount may be expended as requested by the Wyoming business council and approved by the governor or his designee to provide funding for agreements entered into pursuant to W.S. 9-12-1501 through 9-12-1510;  (iii) The Wyoming workforce development-priority economic sector partnership subaccount. Funds within this subaccount may be expended:  (A) As approved by director of the department of workforce services for administrative costs incurred by the department of workforce services associated with administration of the Wyoming workforce development-priority economic sector partnership program under W.S. 9-2-2609 through 9-2-2611; and  (B) As approved by the governor or his designee to provide funding for agreements entered into pursuant to W.S. 9-2-2609 through 9-2-2611;  (iv) The Wyoming research and innovation subaccount. Funds within this subaccount may be expended as requested by the Wyoming business council and approved by the governor or his designee to provide funding for agreements entered into pursuant to W.S. 9-12-1405;  (v) The "startup:Wyoming" subaccount. Funds within this subaccount may be expended as requested by the Wyoming business council and approved by the governor or his designee to provide funding pursuant to W.S. 9-12-105(b) through (f).  (b) The governor may accept, and shall deposit to the account, or to the appropriate subaccount within the account, any gifts, contributions, donations, grants or federal funds specifically designated for purposes of this article or other ENDOW related program.
WY Stat § 9-12-1405 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 12 - Wyoming Economic Development Act|Article 14 - Economically Needed Diversity Options for Wyoming (Endow) Executive Council|Section 9-12-1405 - Wyoming Research and Innovation Program Fund Created; Authorized Expenditures From the Fund; Rulemaking.

9-12-1405. 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 nonstate funds may be provided as specified in this section. To be eligible to receive funding under the program an entity shall present to the council its proposal to apply for or an existing application for an externally funded grant specific to a priority economic sector identified in the approved twenty (20) year comprehensive economic diversification strategy under W.S. 9-12-1402(a)(iv). The entity shall demonstrate that further research funding from nonstate funds is likely to be provided if funding is provided under this section.  (b) The Wyoming business council, in consultation with the ENDOW executive council and the University of Wyoming shall promulgate rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. The rules shall include but not be limited to application procedures, eligibility requirements, the amount of funding which may be provided for any single project, provision for ensuring adequate consideration to the state in exchange for funding any project which does not solely involve a state agency or institution or political subdivision of the state, recapture of funding if the recipient of funds breaches any agreement under the program and prioritization for funding requests. In establishing provisions for adequate consideration to the state, the council may include, but is not limited to, assessment of the following:  (i) The potential for the creation of a high-growth company and number of new jobs created;  (ii) The amount of nonstate or private financing leveraged to be used by the business in Wyoming;  (iii) Potential increase in Wyoming based patents;  (iv) Increase in Wyoming higher education institutions' capacity to respond to new research developments.
WY Stat § 9-12-1502 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 12 - Wyoming Economic Development Act|Article 15 - Broadband Development Program|Section 9-12-1502 - Application Process.

9-12-1502. 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 for receiving and reviewing applications, entering into contracts and authorizing the distribution of funds under this article, subject to approval by the governor or his designee.  (b) The council shall provide for funding periods not less frequently than biannually. At least thirty (30) days prior to the first day of the funding period for which applications may be submitted, the council shall publish on its official website the specific criteria and any quantitative weighting scheme or scoring system the council will use to evaluate or rank applications.  (c) Funding under this article to a public private partnership shall not require of the partnering business entity:  (i) An open access network;  (ii) Rates, terms and conditions that differ from those the provider offers in its other service areas, except as provided in W.S. 9-12-1510;  (iii) Rate regulation; or  (iv) Time constraints to build which are not technologically feasible.
WY Stat § 9-12-1504 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 12 - Wyoming Economic Development Act|Article 15 - Broadband Development Program|Section 9-12-1504 - Challenge Process.

9-12-1504. 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 shall notify each broadband provider who is listed with the council as providing broadband service in the proposed project area of the application and proposed project. The notification to each listed broadband provider shall include the shapefile or map submitted by the applicant under W.S. 9-12-1503(a)(i). An existing broadband service provider may, within fourteen (14) business days of publication of the information, submit in writing to the council a challenge to an application. A challenge shall contain information demonstrating that:  (i) The provider currently provides or has begun construction, undertaken permitting or has received, obtained approval for or won an option for other federal or state funding for a project in the proposed geographic broadband service area to provide broadband service comparable to that in the proposed project at speeds equal to or greater than the speeds proposed in the application and with other capabilities and project size comparable to the project proposed in the application; or  (ii) The provider commits to complete construction of broadband infrastructure and provide broadband service comparable to that in the proposed project at speeds equal to or greater than the speeds proposed in the application and with other capabilities and project size comparable to the project proposed in the application no later than eighteen (18) months after the funding determinations are to be made under this section for the application submitted.  (b) The council shall evaluate the information submitted in a provider's challenge under this section, and is prohibited from funding a project if the council determines the provider is currently providing broadband service or the provider's commitment to provide broadband service that meets the requirements of subsection (a) of this section in the proposed project area is credible.  (c) If the council denies funding to an applicant as a result of a broadband service provider's challenge made under this section, and the broadband service provider does not fulfill the provider's commitment to provide broadband service in the project area, the challenging provider is prohibited from applying for funding for a project under this article for the following five (5) years and the council is prohibited from denying funding to an applicant as a result of a challenge by the same broadband service provider for the following five (5) years, unless the council determines that the broadband service provider's failure to fulfill the provider's commitment was the result of factors beyond the broadband service provider's control.
WY Stat § 9-12-1505 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 12 - Wyoming Economic Development Act|Article 15 - Broadband Development Program|Section 9-12-1505 - Funding Determinations.

9-12-1505. 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 provide funding, the council shall give priority to applications that meet one (1) or more of the following criteria, with additional priority given for meeting multiple criteria:  (i) Offer new or substantially upgraded broadband service to important community institutions and businesses;  (ii) Serve economically distressed areas of the state, as measured by indices of unemployment, poverty or population loss that are significantly greater than the statewide average;  (iii) Include a component to actively promote the adoption of the newly available broadband services in the community;  (iv) Provide evidence of strong support for the project from citizens, government, businesses and institutions in the community;  (v) Provide access to broadband service to a greater number of unserved households and businesses;  (vi) Provide comparability to service offered in urban areas, both in speed and pricing by reference to standards published by the Federal Communications Commission;  (vii) Provide access to very high speed broadband service to business districts or other business areas and are likely to secure economic benefits for the surrounding locality;  (viii) Leverage greater amounts of funding for the project from other private and public sources;  (ix) Are for projects that are economically and technologically feasible for expanding broadband access in unserved areas of the state.  (c) The council shall endeavor to award grants under this section to qualified applicants in geographically diverse regions of the state.