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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 4 - Public Funds › Article 12 - Tobacco Settlement Funds › Section 9-4-1203 - Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund Established; Corpus Inviolate; Investment by State Treasurer.

9-4-1203. Tobacco settlement trust fund established; corpus inviolate; investment by state treasurer.
(a) The Wyoming tobacco settlement trust fund is created. The Wyoming tobacco settlement trust fund shall consist of:
(i) All funds received by the state of Wyoming prior to March 15, 2002 as financial recovery under the terms of the master settlement agreement regarding litigation between several states and major tobacco manufacturers, which settlement agreement was approved by the state of Wyoming in November 1998; and
(ii) Any other funds appropriated or designated to the fund by law or by gift from whatever source.
(b) Funds deposited into the Wyoming tobacco settlement trust fund established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section are intended to be inviolate and constitute a permanent or perpetual trust fund which shall be invested by the state treasurer as authorized by law and in a manner to obtain the highest net return possible consistent with preservation of the corpus. Any earnings from investment of the corpus of the trust fund and all funds received by the state of Wyoming on or after March 15, 2002 as financial recovery under the terms of the master settlement agreement specified in paragraph (a)(i) of this section shall be credited by the state treasurer into a separate income account.
(c) Revenues deposited into the income account established under subsection (b) shall be expended:
(i) Only for purposes related to the improvement of the health of Wyoming's citizens including:
(A) Efforts in prevention and cessation of tobacco use through school and community based programs; and
(B) Efforts to establish and implement programs to prevent, intervene in, and otherwise limit alcohol and substance abuse; and
(ii) Only upon appropriation by the legislature.
(d) Funds not otherwise appropriated, expended or obligated as provided in subsection (c) of this section shall be transferred to the Wyoming tobacco settlement trust fund on July 1 of each year following the receipt of those funds.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 4 - Public Funds › Article 12 - Tobacco Settlement Funds › Section 9-4-1206 - Agent for Service of Process.

9-4-1206. Agent for service of process.
(a) Any nonresident or foreign nonparticipating manufacturer who has not registered to do business in the state as a foreign corporation or business entity shall, as a condition precedent to having its brand families listed or retained in the directory required under W.S. 9-4-1205(g), appoint and continually engage without interruption the services of an agent in this state to act as agent for service of process on whom all process, and any action or proceeding against it concerning or arising out of the enforcement of this act and W.S. 9-4-1202, may be served in any manner authorized by law. The service shall constitute legal and valid service of process on the nonparticipating manufacturer. The nonparticipating manufacturer shall provide the name, address, phone number and proof of appointment and availability of the agent to the satisfaction of the attorney general.
(b) The nonparticipating manufacturer shall provide notice to the attorney general thirty (30) calendar days prior to the termination of the authority of an agent appointed under this section and shall further provide proof to the satisfaction of the attorney general of the appointment of a new agent no less than five (5) calendar days prior to the termination of an existing agent appointment. In the event an agent terminates an agency appointment, the nonparticipating manufacturer shall notify the attorney general of the termination within five (5) calendar days and shall include proof to the satisfaction of the attorney general of the appointment of a new agent.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 4 - Public Funds › Article 12 - Tobacco Settlement Funds › Section 9-4-1208 - Penalties and Other Remedies.

9-4-1208. Penalties and other remedies.
(a) In addition to, or in lieu of, any other civil or criminal remedy provided by law, upon a determination that any person has violated subsection W.S. 9-4-1205(k), the department may revoke or suspend the license of any licensed wholesaler in the manner provided by W.S. 39-18-108(c)(v). Each stamp affixed and each offer to sell cigarettes in violation of W.S. 9-4-1205(k) shall constitute a separate violation. For each violation under W.S. 9-4-1205(k), the department may also impose a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed the greater of five hundred percent (500%) of the retail value of the cigarettes sold, or five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) upon a determination of a violation of W.S. 9-4-1205(k).
(b) Any cigarettes that have been sold, offered for sale or possessed for sale in this state, or imported for personal consumption in this state in violation of W.S. 9-4-1205(k) shall be:
(i) Deemed contraband under W.S. 39-18-108(c)(i);
(ii) Subject to seizure and forfeiture as provided in W.S. 39-18-108(c)(i); and
(iii) Destroyed.
(c) The attorney general may seek an injunction to restrain a threatened or actual violation of W.S. 9-4-1205(k) or 9-4-1207(a) or (d) by a licensed wholesaler and to compel the licensed wholesaler to comply with those provisions.
(d) No person shall sell or distribute cigarettes or acquire, hold, own, possess, transport, import or cause to be imported cigarettes that the person knows or should know are intended for distribution or sale in this state in violation of W.S. 9-4-1205(k). Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both.
(e) Any person who violates W.S. 9-4-1205(k) engages in an unfair and deceptive trade practice in violation of W.S. 40-12-105(a)(i).
(f) In any action brought by the state to enforce this act, the state may recover the costs of investigation, expert witness fees, costs of the action and reasonable attorney fees.
(g) If a court determines that a person has violated any provision of this act, the court shall order any profits, gain or other benefit from the violation to be surrendered and paid to the Wyoming tobacco settlement trust fund established by W.S. 9-4-1203. Unless otherwise expressly provided, the remedies or penalties provided by this act are cumulative to each other and to the remedies or penalties available under all other laws of this state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 4 - Public Funds › Article 12 - Tobacco Settlement Funds › Section 9-4-1211 - Cigarette Rolling Machines.

9-4-1211. Cigarette rolling machines.
Any person who maintains at a retail establishment a machine which enables a person to process tobacco, or any product made or derived from tobacco, into a roll or tube shall be deemed a tobacco product manufacturer and the resulting product shall be deemed a cigarette for purposes of this article.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 4 - Public Funds › Article 13 - Wyoming Legal Tender Act › Section 9-4-1302 - Definitions.

9-4-1302. Definitions.
(a) As used in this article:
(i) "Legal tender" means a recognized medium of exchange for the payment of debts and taxes;
(ii) "Specie" means:
(A) Coin having gold or silver content; or
(B) Refined gold or silver bullion which is coined, stamped or imprinted with its weight and purity and valued primarily based on its metal content and not its form.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 4 - Public Funds › Article 13 - Wyoming Legal Tender Act › Section 9-4-1303 - Specie Legal Tender.

9-4-1303. Specie legal tender.
(a) Specie legal tender in Wyoming shall consist of:
(i) Specie coin issued by the United States government at any time;
(ii) Specie coin issued by any foreign government at any time;
(iii) Any other specie that a federal court of competent jurisdiction, by final and unappealable order, rules to be within state authority to make or designate as legal tender. No court of the state of Wyoming shall be deemed to be a court of competent jurisdiction for purposes of this paragraph.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 4 - Public Funds › Article 13 - Wyoming Legal Tender Act › Section 9-4-1304 - Taxation Issues Related Specie and Specie Legal Tender.

9-4-1304. Taxation issues related specie and specie legal tender.
(a) No specie or specie legal tender shall be characterized as personal property for the purposes of property taxation.
(b) The exchange of one (1) type or form of legal tender for another type or form of legal tender shall not give rise to any tax liability of any kind.
(c) The purchase, sale or exchange of any type or form of specie or specie legal tender shall not give rise to any tax liability of any kind.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 4 - Public Funds › Article 13 - Wyoming Legal Tender Act › Section 9-4-1305 - Voluntary Use of Specie as Tender.

9-4-1305. Voluntary use of specie as tender.
Unless specifically provided by law or by contract, no person or legal entity shall have the right to compel any other person or legal entity to tender specie or to accept specie as legal tender.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 5 - Property and Buildings › Article 1 - Capitol and State Building Commission › Section 9-5-101 - State Building Commission; Composition; General Powers and Duties; Conflicts of Interest.

9-5-101. State building commission; composition; general powers and duties; conflicts of interest.
(a) The five (5) elected state officers constitute the state building commission. The governor shall be chairman of the commission, but in his absence from any meeting, one (1) of the members may act as chairman, and shall preside at the meeting. All votes taken to decide the commission's final action on any matter shall be recorded.
(b) The state building commission shall promulgate rules under which the general services division has charge and control of the capitol building with respect to its repair and maintenance and shall collect all rents arising from the occupancy of the capitol building. The state building commission may also promulgate rules governing occupancy of the capitol building for executive department officials.
(c) No member of the state building commission shall:
(i) Have a financial interest in any contract entered into or made by the commission, the general services division or by the state construction department;
(ii) Be a surety on any bond conditioned for the performance of any contract entered into or made by the commission, the general services division or by the state construction department;
(iii) Be an agent of any contractor on any contract entered into or made by the commission, the general services division or by the state construction department.
(d) The commission shall oversee the development, creation and modification of a master plan for maintenance, preservation, restoration, rehabilitation, construction and enhancement within the capitol complex. During the development, creation or modification of the capitol complex master plan the commission may consult with members of the state capitol building rehabilitation and restoration oversight group or members of management council, as applicable. The commission shall have final approval authority of the capitol complex master plan. The commission shall review all proposals to remodel or construct a building, monument or other improvement within the capitol complex for conformance with the master plan. The commission shall notify the management council of the legislature of any proposed adoption of or modifications to the master plan for the capitol complex not less than sixty (60) days prior to taking any action to adopt or modify the plan.
(e) As used in this article:
(i) "Capitol complex" means all state owned grounds and facilities within the area bounded by 26th Street to the north, Pioneer Avenue to the west, 22nd Street to the south, and Warren Avenue to the east, the Pioneer building on Pioneer Avenue and the historic Wyoming governor's mansion and grounds located at the corner of House and 21st streets, all within the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming;
(ii) "Commission" means the state building commission.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 5 - Property and Buildings › Article 1 - Capitol and State Building Commission › Section 9-5-102 - State Building Commission; Authority to Buy and Lease Property; Acceptance of Donations, Grants and Devises.

9-5-102. State building commission; authority to buy and lease property; acceptance of donations, grants and devises.
(a) In order to obtain building sites for additional office space and state uses and to insure the proper keeping of valuable state records and provide for the expansion of functions of the state, the general services division, with the approval of the state building commission, may buy, take options to buy and lease property to be used for building sites for future state office buildings. The general services division, with the approval of the commission may lease acquired property until it is needed. The general services division, with the approval of the state building commission, in cooperation with the department of workforce services, may acquire lands and buildings in the name of the state of Wyoming by purchase, lease agreement, gift or devise to provide suitable quarters for the administration of the Wyoming Employment Security Law and to develop improvements, maintain and repair the lands and buildings. The commission shall not approve the exercise of any authority under this section for any property which is or would be within the boundaries of the capitol complex which is inconsistent with the master plan for the capitol complex without providing at least sixty (60) days' notice of the proposed action to the management council of the legislature.
(b) To accomplish the purposes of subsection (a) of this section the general services division, with the approval of the state building commission, may accept donations, grants-in-aid and devises.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 5 - Property and Buildings › Article 1 - Capitol and State Building Commission › Section 9-5-103 - State Building Commission; Supervision and Control of Governor's Residence.

9-5-103. State building commission; supervision and control of governor's residence.
The governor's residence and the buildings, grounds and property thereto attached belonging to the state of Wyoming are under the supervision and control of the state building commission.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 5 - Property and Buildings › Article 1 - Capitol and State Building Commission › Section 9-5-104 - State Building Commission; State Office Buildings; Authority to Maintain; Rental; Use of Proceeds.

9-5-104. State building commission; state office buildings; authority to maintain; rental; use of proceeds.
(a) The general services division, in accordance with rules of the state building commission, may maintain, operate, lease, manage and equip state office buildings in Wyoming.
(b) Every department occupying space in a building authorized under subsection (a) of this section, if required to do so by the general services division, in accordance with rules of the state building commission, shall pay to the general services division an annual rental plus a pro rata share of maintenance, janitorial services, utilities and other overhead costs necessary to maintain the building in as good a condition as reasonable and proper use will permit. Payments under this subsection shall be made to the general services division for deposit into a separate account, with receipt and acknowledgement submitted to the state treasurer, to be allocated as follows:
(i) An amount as determined by the capital building commission into the revenue utilities and custodial account to be appropriated by the legislature for payment of utilities and custodial services only; and
(ii) The remaining amount into the facilities management revenue maintenance account until appropriated by the legislature for deferred maintenance of state buildings.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 5 - Property and Buildings › Article 1 - Capitol and State Building Commission › Section 9-5-105 - Purchase or Lease of State Lands and Buildings; State Building Commission Authority.

9-5-105. Purchase or lease of state lands and buildings; state building commission authority.
(a) Before purchasing any land for any state purpose, the state agency or board shall, in accordance with rules of the state building commission, determine if any land owned by the state is available and could be used for the state purpose. The agency or board shall, in accordance with rules of the state building commission, negotiate with the agency or board owning or controlling the land for purchase or lease of the lands.
(b) Any state agency, assigned the operation, management or use of a state leased or owned building by statute shall follow rules of the state building commission regarding to the operation, management and use of the building unless the agency adopts rules different than those of the commission in accordance with the provisions of W.S. 9-5-106.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 5 - Property and Buildings › Article 1 - Capitol and State Building Commission › Section 9-5-109 - Advisory Task Force on Capitol Building Rehabilitation and Restoration; Composition; Duties; Account Created.

9-5-109. Advisory task force on capitol building rehabilitation and restoration; composition; duties; account created.
(a) Repealed By Laws 2013, Ch. 150, 4.
(b) Repealed By Laws 2013, Ch. 150, 4.
(c) Repealed By Laws 2013, Ch. 150, 4.
(d) Repealed By Laws 2013, Ch. 150, 4.
(e) Repealed By Laws 2013, Ch. 150, 4.
(f) Repealed By Laws 2013, Ch. 150, 4.
(g) Repealed By Laws 2013, Ch. 150, 4.
(h) Repealed By Laws 2013, Ch. 150, 4.
(j) There is created the capitol building rehabilitation and restoration account. Funds in the account shall only be expended upon appropriation by the legislature to implement projects approved by the legislature. Except as provided in this subsection, funds within the account shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1008, 9-2-1012(e), 9-4-207(a) or any other provision of law, funds within the account shall not lapse or revert. At the end of each fiscal year, any unexpended, unobligated amounts in the fund shall be transferred to the capitol square preservation account created by W.S. 9-4-225. Earnings on monies within the account shall be deposited to the account.
(k) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 197, 2.
(m) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 197, 2.
(n) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 197, 2.
(o) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 197, 2.
(p) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 197, 2.
(q) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 197, 2.
(r) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 197, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 5 - Property and Buildings › Article 1 - Capitol and State Building Commission › Section 9-5-110 - State Capitol Building Rehabilitation and Restoration Project; Definitions.

9-5-110. State capitol building rehabilitation and restoration project; definitions.
(a) As used in W.S. 9-5-109 through 9-5-113:
(i) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 197, 2.
(ii) "Department" means the state construction department;
(iii) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 197, 2.
(iv) "Project" means the state capitol building and Herschler state office rehabilitation, restoration and renovation project described in W.S. 9-5-112, including all components of the project.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 5 - Property and Buildings › Article 1 - Capitol and State Building Commission › Section 9-5-112 - Capitol Building Rehabilitation and Restoration Project; Components; Oversight.

9-5-112. Capitol building rehabilitation and restoration project; components; oversight.
(a) The department shall proceed with level III design and construction for renovation, rehabilitation, restoration and addition to the state capitol building, the Herschler state office building and the connection between the two (2) buildings in accordance with presentations to the management council of the legislature on November 18, 2013 and January 9, 2014, and the provisions of W.S. 9-5-109 through 9-5-113. The project shall proceed as a single funded project with the following components:
(i) Capitol building restoration and rehabilitation;
(ii) Herschler state office building renovation, rehabilitation and additional construction including a structure connecting the Herschler building and the capitol building and addition to the Herschler building;
(iii) Temporary space accommodations within the Herschler building and in other state owned buildings, or in other leased buildings if determined by the governor necessary or advisable for the project, for current occupants of the Herschler building and capitol building;
(iv) Restoration, rehabilitation and renovation of the Herschler building after temporary space accommodations are no longer needed;
(v) Furniture, fixtures and equipment for the project;
(vi) Contingency costs, costs of fees and other costs associated with the project.
(b) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 197, 2.
(c) The Herschler state office building rehabilitation, renovation and addition shall be designed to accommodate offices for elected state officials for which insufficient space is provided within the capitol building restoration, renovation and rehabilitation design.
(d) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 197, 2.
(e) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 197, 2.
(f) The department may expend funds appropriated by the legislature for the project to implement the design, renovation, restoration, rehabilitation, construction and other project components which have been included in the final design plans approved under subsection (e) of this section. Any change order to the approved final design plans in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) or in a cumulative amount in excess of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) shall require the approval of the governor and a majority of the other voting members of the oversight group which consist of the legislator members and the state treasurer.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 5 - Property and Buildings › Article 1 - Capitol and State Building Commission › Section 9-5-113 - Capitol Building Rehabilitation and Restoration Project; Design and Construction Execution.

9-5-113. Capitol building rehabilitation and restoration project; design and construction execution.
(a) Notwithstanding W.S. 9-5-101 through 9-5-108, for all components of the project:
(i) The state construction department shall be the primary fiscal and contracting agent;
(ii) Level III design and construction shall proceed under the immediate direction and control of the governor in accordance with the provisions of W.S. 9-5-110 through 9-5-113;
(iii) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 197, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 5 - Property and Buildings › Article 2 - Gifts, Escheats and Forfeitures › Section 9-5-201 - Grants, Gifts and Devises to State.

9-5-201. Grants, gifts and devises to state.
All grants, gifts and devises that have been or may be made to the state, and not otherwise appropriated by the terms of the grant, gift or devise, shall be accepted as trust funds in the care of the state, and shall be kept for the exclusive benefit of the public schools. The income from the trust funds shall be disbursed as the account for common schools within the permanent land income fund is disbursed.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 5 - Property and Buildings › Article 2 - Gifts, Escheats and Forfeitures › Section 9-5-202 - Right to Property Within State.

9-5-202. Right to property within state.
(a) The original and ultimate right of all property, real and personal, within the limits of this state, is in the people thereof.
(b) All property, real and personal, within the limits of this state, which does not belong to any person, belongs to the state. Whenever the title to any property fails for want of legal heirs, it reverts to the state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 5 - Property and Buildings › Article 2 - Gifts, Escheats and Forfeitures › Section 9-5-205 - Will Contests; Powers and Duties of State Treasurer and Attorney General.

9-5-205. Will contests; powers and duties of state treasurer and attorney general.
(a) The state treasurer and the attorney general shall investigate and examine all contests against any will, grant or gift in which the state is a devisee, legatee, beneficiary or grantee for the purpose of ascertaining and becoming advised as to the merits of the contentions of the contestant and the probability or improbability of the contests being successful. After investigation and examination, the state treasurer and attorney general shall consider and determine the advisability of compromising and settling the contests on behalf of the state and consider and determine the terms upon which the contests should be settled and compromised. If the state treasurer and the attorney general deem it to be in the best interests of the state that the contests be settled and compromised, then they may settle and compromise the contests upon terms deemed to be the best interests of the state. The attorney general may enter into and execute, on behalf of the state, agreements or contracts compromising and settling the contests and defining and fixing the terms thereof.
(b) The state treasurer shall:
(i) Receive, take charge of and administer all personal chattels received by the state as a devisee, legatee, beneficiary, grantee or by escheat;
(ii) Convert the same by sale, foreclosure, legal process or otherwise into money; and
(iii) Credit the monies to the funds for which the monies were directed and intended in the grant, gift or devise. When not otherwise directed by the terms of the grant, gift or devise, the monies shall be credited to the common school permanent land fund account.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 5 - Property and Buildings › Article 3 - Regulatory Takings › Section 9-5-302 - Definitions.

9-5-302. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Constitutional implications" means the unconstitutional taking of private property as determined by the attorney general in light of current case law;
(ii) "Government agency" means the state of Wyoming and any officer, agency, board, commission, department or similar body of the executive branch of state government;
(iii) "Governmental action" or "action":
(A) Means:
(I) Proposed rules by a state agency that if adopted and enforced may limit the use of private property;
(II) Required dedications or exactions from owners of private property by a state agency.
(B) Does not include:
(I) Activity in which the power of eminent domain is exercised formally;
(II) Repealing rules discontinuing governmental programs or amending rules in a manner that lessens interference with the use of private property;
(III) Law enforcement activity involving seizure or forfeiture of private property for violations of law or as evidence in criminal proceedings;
(IV) Orders that are authorized by statute, that are issued by a state agency or a court of law and that were the result of a violation of state law;
(V) Actions necessary to maintain or protect public health and safety.
(iv) "Private property" means property protected by amendments V and XIV of the constitution of the United States or article 1, section 33 of the constitution of the state of Wyoming;
(v) "Taking" means an uncompensated taking of private property in violation of the state or federal constitution;
(vi) "This act" means W.S. 9-5-301 through 9-5-305.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 5 - Property and Buildings › Article 3 - Regulatory Takings › Section 9-5-303 - Guidelines and Checklist for Assessment of Takings.

9-5-303. Guidelines and checklist for assessment of takings.
(a) The attorney general shall develop guidelines and a checklist by October 1, 1995, to assist government agencies in the identification and evaluation of actions that have constitutional implications that may result in a taking. The attorney general shall review and update the checklist and guidelines to maintain consistency with changes in the law.
(b) In formulating the guidelines and checklist, the attorney general shall consider the following:
(i) A description of how the action or regulation affects private property;
(ii) The likelihood that the action or regulation may constitute a taking;
(iii) The statutory purpose to be served by the action or regulation;
(iv) Whether the action or regulation advances that purpose;
(v) Whether the restriction imposed is proportionate to the overall problem;
(vi) An estimate of the agency's financial liability should the action or regulation be held to constitute a taking of private property;
(vii) Alternatives considered by the agency, or proposed by the public, which would reduce the impact of the regulation upon private property;
(viii) Any other relevant criteria as may be determined by the attorney general.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 5 - Property and Buildings › Article 3 - Regulatory Takings › Section 9-5-304 - Agency Responsible to Evaluate Takings.

9-5-304. Agency responsible to evaluate takings.
(a) The agency shall use the guidelines and checklist prepared pursuant to W.S. 9-5-303 to evaluate proposed administrative actions or regulations that may have constitutional implications.
(b) In addition to the guidelines prepared under W.S. 9-5-303, state agencies shall consider the following criteria in their actions:
(i) If an agency requires a person to obtain a permit for a specific use of private property, conditions imposed on issuing the permit shall directly relate to the purpose for which the permit is issued and shall substantially advance that purpose;
(ii) Any other relevant information as may be determined by the agency.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 5 - Property and Buildings › Article 3 - Regulatory Takings › Section 9-5-305 - Declaration of Purpose.

9-5-305. Declaration of purpose.
The purpose of this act is to establish an orderly, consistent process that better enables governmental bodies to evaluate whether proposed regulatory or administrative actions may result in a taking of private property or violation of due process. It is not the purpose of this act to expand or reduce the scope of private property protections provided in the state and federal constitutions.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 6 - Nuclear Cooperation and Radioactive Waste Disposal › Article 1 - Western Interstate Nuclear Cooperation Compact › Section 9-6-102 - Nuclear Board; State Member; Appointment and Removal.

9-6-102. Nuclear board; state member; appointment and removal.
The member of the western interstate nuclear board representing the state of Wyoming shall be appointed by the governor and may be removed by the governor as provided in W.S. 9-1-202. The member may designate another person as his representative to attend meetings of the board.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 6 - Nuclear Cooperation and Radioactive Waste Disposal › Article 1 - Western Interstate Nuclear Cooperation Compact › Section 9-6-103 - Nuclear Board; Intrastate Cooperation.

9-6-103. Nuclear board; intrastate cooperation.
All departments, agencies and officers of this state and its subdivisions are directed to cooperate with the board in the furtherance of any of its activities pursuant to the compact [ 9-6-101].
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 6 - Nuclear Cooperation and Radioactive Waste Disposal › Article 1 - Western Interstate Nuclear Cooperation Compact › Section 9-6-104 - Nuclear Board; Filing of Reports, Bylaws and Amendments.

9-6-104. Nuclear board; filing of reports, bylaws and amendments.
The report required to be transmitted to the legislature under article II(m) of W.S. 9-6-101 shall be transmitted to the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee of the legislature. Pursuant to article II(k) of this compact, the western interstate nuclear board shall file copies of its bylaws and any amendments thereto with the secretary of state of the state of Wyoming.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 6 - Nuclear Cooperation and Radioactive Waste Disposal › Article 1 - Western Interstate Nuclear Cooperation Compact › Section 9-6-105 - Laws and Benefits Applicable to Persons Dispatched to Aid Other State.

9-6-105. Laws and benefits applicable to persons dispatched to aid other state.
The laws of the state of Wyoming and any benefits payable thereunder shall apply and be payable to any person dispatched to another state pursuant to article VI of the compact [ 9-6-101]. If the aiding personnel are officers or employees of the state of Wyoming or any subdivisions thereof, they shall be entitled to the same worker's compensation or other benefits in case of injury or death to which they would have been entitled if injured or killed while engaged in coping with a nuclear incident in their jurisdictions of regular employment.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 6 - Nuclear Cooperation and Radioactive Waste Disposal › Article 2 - Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management › Section 9-6-207 - Appointment of Compact Committee Member.

9-6-207. Appointment of compact committee member.
The governor shall appoint one (1) member and an alternate to serve as the Wyoming representative on the committee for the Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Waste Management [ 9-6-206]. The member and alternate shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and shall receive no compensation, but shall be reimbursed for expenses in the same manner and amount as a state employee to be paid from funds available from the governor's office or from the compact.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 6 - Nuclear Cooperation and Radioactive Waste Disposal › Article 2 - Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management › Section 9-6-208 - Cooperation With the Committee.

9-6-208. Cooperation with the committee.
Consistent with applicable law, all departments, agencies and officers of this state and its subdivisions are directed to cooperate with the committee for the Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Waste Management [ 9-6-206] in furtherance of any of its activities pursuant to the compact.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 6 - Nuclear Cooperation and Radioactive Waste Disposal › Article 2 - Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management › Section 9-6-209 - Filing of Bylaws.

9-6-209. Filing of bylaws.
The state representative to the committee for the Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Waste Management [ 9-6-206] shall file copies of the committee's bylaws and any amendments thereto with the secretary of state of Wyoming.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 6 - Nuclear Cooperation and Radioactive Waste Disposal › Article 2 - Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management › Section 9-6-210 - Administration.

9-6-210. Administration.
(a) The environmental quality council may promulgate rules necessary to administer this state's rights and responsibilities under the Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Waste Management. Enforcement shall be pursuant to article 9 of chapter 11 of the Wyoming Environmental Quality Act, with the right of judicial review as provided for in W.S. 35-11-1001.
(b) The department of environmental quality shall cooperate and coordinate with all federal and state agencies with jurisdiction over packaging and transportation of low-level radioactive waste in order to avoid inconsistent or duplicative actions.
(c) The council or department shall not impose requirements or regulations more stringent than those required by the compact or by federal law unless otherwise authorized by law, and shall coordinate action taken pursuant to this section with the Wyoming department of transportation.
(d) For the purposes of the Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Waste Management:
(i) Low-level waste as defined in the compact shall not include naturally occurring radioactive materials;
(ii) Regulatory requirements imposed upon generators and transporters of low-level waste shall not be more stringent than applicable federal requirements.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 7 - Community Development, and Science, Technology and Energy, Authorities › Article 1 - Community Development Authority › Section 9-7-102 - Legislative Findings.

9-7-102. Legislative findings.
(a) It is declared that:
(i) There is in this state by reason of the location and expansion of mineral extractive industries and other industrial developments, a critical shortage of adequate housing and a lack of funds of private mortgage lending institutions of the state which are available to finance new and existing housing at reasonable rates;
(ii) It is in the public interest of the citizens of this state to promote the economic welfare of the state and its residents by increasing employment, stimulating economic activity, augmenting sources of tax revenue, fostering economic stability, furthering health care and improving the balance of the state's economy;
(iii) This act constitutes a valid public purpose, of primary benefit to all citizens of the state of Wyoming.
(b) In purchasing loans from or making loans to mortgage lenders, the authority shall give preference to mortgage lenders authorized to do business within the state.
(c) This act and the powers of the authority shall be liberally construed to enable the authority to carry out its purposes.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 7 - Community Development, and Science, Technology and Energy, Authorities › Article 1 - Community Development Authority › Section 9-7-108 - Community Development Authority; Revenue Bonds; Amount Authorized.

9-7-108. Community development authority; revenue bonds; amount authorized.
(a) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 64, 2.
(b) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 64, 2.
(c) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 64, 2.
(d) Repealed by Laws 1988, ch. 87, 3.
(e) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 64, 2.
(f) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 64, 2.
(g) Repealed By Laws 2000, Ch. 41, 2.
(h) In addition to the bonds presently outstanding, any bonds authorized for care facility projects, bonds that may be issued to refund bonds, and bonds the authority may issue from time to time as private activity bonds exempt from federal income taxation under section 146 of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended, the authority may issue and have outstanding additional bonds in an aggregate amount of up to four hundred million dollars ($400,000,000.00).
(j) In addition to the bonds authorized by subsection (h) of this section, the authority may issue and have outstanding additional bonds for care facility projects in an aggregate amount of up to two hundred fifty million dollars ($250,000,000.00).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 7 - Community Development, and Science, Technology and Energy, Authorities › Article 1 - Community Development Authority › Section 9-7-110 - Community Development Authority; Revenue Bonds; Debt Service Reserve Funds; Use of Monies Therein.

9-7-110. Community development authority; revenue bonds; debt service reserve funds; use of monies therein.
(a) Prior to the delivery of each bond issue, the authority may create one (1) or more debt service reserve funds and, at the time the authority determines, shall pay into the funds an amount, as determined by the authority, from:
(i) Proceeds of sale of bonds to the extent provided in the resolution of the authority authorizing the issuance; and
(ii) Other monies which may be received or made available to the authority for the purposes of funds from any other source.
(b) Unless otherwise provided, the monies held in or credited to any debt service reserve fund established under this section shall be used solely for the payment of the principal of bonds of the authority secured by the reserve fund, as the bonds mature or are redeemed prior to maturity, the purchase of such bonds of the authority, the payment of interest on such bonds of the authority or the payment of any redemption premium required to be paid when the bonds are redeemed prior to maturity. The interest earned on the amount deposited in any reserve fund may be used for the purpose of defraying the cost of the authority's operations. Money in any debt service reserve fund shall not be withdrawn if it would reduce the amount of the fund to less than the amount which is pledged in the proceedings authorizing the issuance of the bonds secured by the debt service reserve fund, except for the purpose of paying principal and interest on bonds maturing and becoming due, and for the payment of which other monies of the authority are not available.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 7 - Community Development, and Science, Technology and Energy, Authorities › Article 1 - Community Development Authority › Section 9-7-111 - Community Development Authority; Revenue Bonds; Disposition of Monies Received.

9-7-111. Community development authority; revenue bonds; disposition of monies received.
Monies received pursuant to the authority of this act, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or as revenues, receipts or income, shall be held as trust funds to be applied solely as provided in the proceedings under which the bonds are authorized. The trustee shall hold and apply the monies for the purposes authorized by this act and by the proceedings authorizing the bonds and included in the trust agreement securing the bonds.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 7 - Community Development, and Science, Technology and Energy, Authorities › Article 1 - Community Development Authority › Section 9-7-112 - Exemptions From Taxation; Exceptions.

9-7-112. Exemptions from taxation; exceptions.
The exercise of the powers granted by this act constitutes the performance of an essential governmental function. The authority shall not be required to pay any taxes levied by any municipality or political subdivision of the state, other than assessments for local improvements, upon its projects, property or monies. The authority shall not be required to pay state taxes of any kind. Except for estate taxes the authority's projects, property and monies and any bonds issued under this act and the income therefrom, shall be free from taxation of every kind by the state, municipalities and political subdivisions of the state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 7 - Community Development, and Science, Technology and Energy, Authorities › Article 1 - Community Development Authority › Section 9-7-113 - Bonds as Legal Investments.

9-7-113. Bonds as legal investments.
The bonds of the authority are legal investments which may be used as collateral for public funds of the state, insurance companies, banks, savings and loan associations, investment companies, trustees and other fiduciaries which may properly and legally invest funds in their control or belonging to them in bonds of the authority.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 7 - Community Development, and Science, Technology and Energy, Authorities › Article 1 - Community Development Authority › Section 9-7-114 - State Pledge Not to Impair Bondholder's Rights and Remedies.

9-7-114. State pledge not to impair bondholder's rights and remedies.
The state pledges to the holders of any bonds issued under this act, that the state will not limit or alter the rights vested in the authority to fulfill the terms of agreements made with the holders, or in any way impair the rights and remedies of the holders until the bonds together with the interest, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of the holders are fully met and discharged. The authority is authorized to include this pledge of the state in any agreement with the holders of the bonds.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 7 - Community Development, and Science, Technology and Energy, Authorities › Article 1 - Community Development Authority › Section 9-7-115 - Appointment of Trustee by Bondholders; Powers and Duties Thereof.

9-7-115. Appointment of trustee by bondholders; powers and duties thereof.
(a) If the authority defaults in the payment of principal of or interest on any bonds after they become due, whether at maturity or upon call for redemption, and the default continues for a period of thirty (30) days, or if the authority fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of this act, or defaults in any agreement made with the holders of any bonds, the holders of twenty-five percent (25%) in aggregate principal amount of the bonds of the issue then outstanding, by instrument or instruments filed in the office of the secretary of state, may appoint a trustee to represent the holders of the bonds for the purposes herein provided.
(b) The trustee may, and upon written request of the holders of twenty-five percent (25%) in principal amount of such bonds then outstanding shall, in his or its own name:
(i) By suit, action or proceeding enforce all rights of the bondholders to require the authority to carry out any other agreements with the holders of the bonds and to perform its duties under this act;
(ii) Bring suit upon the bonds;
(iii) By action or suit, require the authority to account as if it were the trustee of an express trust for the holders of the bonds;
(iv) By action or suit, enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the holders of the bonds;
(v) Declare all the bonds due and payable, and if all defaults are made good, then, with the consent of the holders of twenty-five percent (25%) of the principal amount of the bonds then outstanding, to annul the declaration and its consequences.
(c) In addition, the trustee has all the powers necessary or appropriate for the exercise of any functions specifically set forth in this act or incident to the general representation of bondholders in the enforcement and protection of their rights.