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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery › Section 9-17-127 - Corporation Authorized to Borrow Money; Validation of Debt; Restriction on Use of Money in State General Fund and Other State Funds; Purchase or Release of Goods and Services.

9-17-127. Corporation authorized to borrow money; validation of debt; restriction on use of money in state general fund and other state funds; purchase or release of goods and services.
(a) The corporation may borrow, or accept and expend, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, monies as may be received from any source, including income from the corporation's operations, for effectuating its corporate purposes, including the payment of the initial expenses of initiation, administration and operation of the corporation and the lottery.
(b) The corporation shall be self sustaining and self funded. Monies in the state general fund or any other state funds or monies in any form shall not be used or obligated to pay the expenses of the corporation or prizes of the lottery and no claim for the payment of an expense of the lottery or prizes of the lottery may be made against any monies other than monies credited to the corporation operating account.
(c) The corporation may purchase, lease or lease purchase goods or services as necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. The corporation may make procurements which integrate functions including lottery game design, lottery ticket distribution to retailers, supply of goods and services and advertising. In all procurement decisions, the corporation shall take into account the particularly sensitive nature of the state lottery and shall act to promote and ensure security, honesty, fairness and integrity in the operation and administration of the lottery and the objectives of raising net proceeds.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery › Section 9-17-128 - Reports by Corporation; Audits; Budget; Fiscal Year.

9-17-128. Reports by corporation; audits; budget; fiscal year.
(a) To ensure the financial integrity of the lottery, the corporation through its board of directors shall:
(i) Submit quarterly and annual reports to the governor, department of audit and the joint revenue interim committee disclosing the total lottery revenues, prize disbursements and expenses of the corporation during the reporting period. The annual report shall additionally describe the organizational structure of the corporation and summarize the functions performed by each organizational division within the corporation;
(ii) Adopt a system of internal audits;
(iii) Maintain weekly or more frequent records of lottery transactions, including the distribution of tickets or shares to retailers, revenues received, claims for prizes, prizes paid, prizes forfeited and other financial transactions of the corporation;
(iv) Contract with a certified public accountant or firm for an annual financial audit of the corporation. The certified public accountant or firm shall have no financial interest in any vendor with whom the corporation is under contract. The certified public accountant or firm shall present an audit report not later than four (4) months after the end of the fiscal year. The certified public accountant or firm shall evaluate the internal controls in effect during the audit period. The cost of this annual financial audit shall be an operating expense of the corporation. The department of audit may at any time conduct an audit of any phase of the operations of the Wyoming lottery corporation at the expense of the state and shall receive a copy of the annual independent financial audit. A copy of any audit performed by the certified public accountant or firm or the department of audit shall be transmitted to the governor, the department of audit, the state auditor and the joint revenue interim committee;
(v) Submit to the governor, the department of audit and the joint revenue interim committee by June 30 of each year a copy of the annual operating budget for the corporation for the next fiscal year. This annual operating budget shall be approved by the board and be on forms as prescribed by the state budget department;
(vi) For informational purposes only, submit to the governor on September 1 of each year a proposed operating budget for the corporation for the succeeding fiscal year. This budget proposal shall also be accompanied by an estimate of the net proceeds to be deposited into the lottery account during the succeeding fiscal year; and
(vii) Adopt the same fiscal year as that used by state government.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 19 - Sage Grouse Implementation and Mitigation Credits › Article 2 - Sage Grouse Implementation and Mitigation Credits › Section 9-19-201 - Short Title.

9-19-201. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Wyoming Greater Sage Grouse Compensatory Mitigation Act."
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 19 - Sage Grouse Implementation and Mitigation Credits › Article 2 - Sage Grouse Implementation and Mitigation Credits › Section 9-19-204 - Compensatory Mitigation; Fees; Accounts.

9-19-204. Compensatory mitigation; fees; accounts.
(a) The board of land commissioners may create an account exclusively for each mitigation credit provider. The board may accept funds for deposit into each account as part of the financial assurances required under rules adopted by the board of land commissioners pursuant to W.S. 9-19-203(b). The board shall manage the expenditure of funds within each account. Funds within each account shall be invested by the state treasurer as authorized under W.S. 9-4-715(a), (d) and (e).
(b) The board shall collect a fee of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) from each mitigation credit provider for creating an account as provided by subsection (a) of this section. An account established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to an annual fee of one percent (1%) of the account's balance for the annual administration, operation, reporting and accounting of the account. The board shall assess and collect the annual fee on the date set by rule during each year in which the account is in existence. The board shall collect the annual fee by deducting it from the balance of the account.
(c) Each mitigation credit provider shall pay supervisory fees to the board of land commissioners as set forth in the rules and regulations of the board. The supervisory fees shall provide for the costs of audit and other supervisory actions of a mitigation credit provider approved under this act. The fees shall be established by rule of the board and shall be adjusted to assure consistency with the cost of audits.
(d) Fees collected under this section shall be credited to the mitigation credit fund which is hereby created. Funds within the mitigation credit fund are continuously appropriated to the department and shall only be used for purposes of this article.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 20 - Wyoming Minerals to Value Added Products Program › Section 9-20-101 - Definitions.

9-20-101. Definitions.
(a) As used in this article:
(i) "Account" means the minerals to value added product program account created pursuant to W.S. 9-20-104(a);
(ii) "Minerals to value added products facility" includes a commercial scale mineral to liquid fuels or other value added products facilities but shall not include any facility which will derive fifty percent (50%) or more of its anticipated revenues from the generation of electricity;
(iii) "Program" means the minerals to value added products program created pursuant to W.S. 9-20-102(a);
(iv) "Tolling fee" means a negotiated fee for the conversion of a feedstock mineral provided by the state of Wyoming under a contract with the operator of a value added facility;
(v) "This act" means W.S. 9-20-101 through 9-20-104.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 20 - Wyoming Minerals to Value Added Products Program › Section 9-20-104 - Wyoming Mineral to Value Added Product Program Account; Purpose; Creation; Rulemaking.

9-20-104. Wyoming mineral to value added product program account; purpose; creation; rulemaking.
(a) There is created a minerals to value added products program account. Funds in the account shall be used exclusively to promote minerals to value added products facilities as provided in this act.
(b) Funds appropriated by the legislature for the program shall be deposited into the account. All funds in the account are continuously appropriated for contracts and other expenses authorized under this act. The total principal balance of outstanding contracts shall not exceed the amounts appropriated by the legislature plus revenues accrued and collected less any losses, currently available in the account.
(c) Any unexpended balance in the account shall be invested by the state treasurer and the interest earned shall be credited to the account.
(d) Revenues generated from any contract entered into under this act shall be deposited into the account and continuously appropriated to the Wyoming business council to be expended solely for the purpose of administering this act and contracts authorized hereunder, except as provided in subsection (e) of this section.
(e) The Wyoming business council shall report by November 1 of each year to the joint appropriations committee and the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee on the status and condition of the program and the account. The report required under this subsection, and all its contents, shall be a public record. In addition to factors listed in this subsection, the Wyoming business council's report shall include the account fund balance and anticipated potential expenditures, including contracts, under the program for the next three (3) fiscal years, respectively. The joint appropriations committee shall then determine whether to introduce legislation to appropriate a portion, or all, of the funds in the account for purposes other than the program. The report shall further include:
(i) A review of rules adopted by the Wyoming business council or state loan and investment board during the reporting period;
(ii) The portfolio of contracts entered into under the program;
(iii) A risk analysis of the portfolio;
(iv) Any other relevant information as determined by the state loan and investment board or the Wyoming business council.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 21 - Data Policies › Section 9-21-101 - Data Policies.

9-21-101. Data policies.
(a) Every agency shall adopt, enforce and maintain a policy regarding the collection, access, security and use of data. The policy shall, at a minimum, comply with applicable federal and state law, adhere to standards set by the state chief information officer and include the following:
(i) An inventory and description of all data required of, collected or stored by an agency;
(ii) Authorization and authentication mechanisms for accessing the data;
(iii) Administrative, physical and logical security safeguards, including employee training and data encryption;
(iv) Privacy and security compliance standards;
(v) Processes for identification of and response to data security incidents, including breach notification and mitigation procedures;
(vi) In accordance with existing law, processes for the destruction and communication of data.
(b) As used in this section, "agency" means any office, department, board, commission, council, institution, separate operating agency or any other operating unit of the executive branch of state government. "Agency" shall not include the state legislature, judiciary, University of Wyoming or any community college in the state.
(c) The governor, after consultation with the chief information officer, may set a date for specific agencies to comply with subsection (a) of this section and may revise that date as necessary.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 22 - Limitations on Delegates to a Convention for Proposing Amendments › Section 9-22-101 - Definitions.

9-22-101. Definitions.
(a) As used in this chapter:
(i) "Article V application" means a joint resolution passed by the Wyoming legislature on the same subject or containing the same proposed amendment text as two-thirds (2/3) of the other states requiring the United States congress to call an article V convention;
(ii) "Article V convention" means a convention for proposing amendments as expressly provided in article V of the United States constitution;
(iii) "Delegate" or "alternate" means a legislator selected under W.S. 9-22-102(g) to represent the state of Wyoming at an article V convention;
(iv) "Legislative instructions" means instructions given by the state legislature to delegates and alternates before and during an article V convention;
(v) "Unauthorized amendment" means a proposed amendment that is outside the permitted subject matter contained in the article V application or contrary to legislative instructions.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 23 - Professional Architectural, Engineering And › Section 9-23-102 - Definitions.

9-23-102. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Agency" means any school district, state office, department, board, council, commission, separate operating agency, institution or other instrumentality or operating unit of the state excluding the University of Wyoming, community college districts, the Wyoming business council and the Wyoming department of transportation;
(ii) "Department" means the state construction department;
(iii) "Firm" means an individual, corporation, partnership, business trust, association, firm or any other legal entity permitted by law to practice in a specified profession;
(iv) "Principal representative" means the governing board of an agency or its designated representative, or if there is no governing board, the executive head of an agency;
(v) "Professional services" means:
(A) The practice of architecture pursuant to W.S. 33-4-101 through 33-4-117;
(B) The practice of professional engineering or professional land surveying pursuant to W.S. 33-29-201 through 33-29-801.
(vi) "Resident firm" means a firm that:
(A) Possesses a physical office within the state that is staffed by individuals with professional and technical expertise who are employed in the state; and
(B) Certifies in the firm's current statement of qualifications or application that if selected for the project the percentage of professional services specified in this subparagraph shall be performed by individuals or consultants employed in the state who will perform their labor or professional services provided under the contract within the boundaries of the state. The individuals who will perform the professional services shall possess the professional and technical qualifications necessary to perform the work required by the contract. The following percentages shall apply to this subparagraph:
(I) For any projects with negotiated fees for professional services in an amount equal to one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00) or less - fifty percent (50%) of the professional services provided under the firm's contract;
(II) For any projects with negotiated fees for professional services in an amount greater than one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00) but less than three million dollars ($3,000,000.00) - forty percent (40%) of the professional services provided under the firm's contract;
(III) For any projects with negotiated fees for professional services in an amount equal to three million dollars ($3,000,000.00) or more - thirty percent (30%) of the professional services provided under the firm's contract.
(vii) "Negotiated fee" means the fee specified in a written contract for professional services entered into in accordance with W.S. 9-23-106;
(viii) "State procurement website" means a website that the department designates to host information and notices related to procurement under this act;
(ix) "This act" means W.S. 9-23-101 through 9-23-107.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 23 - Professional Architectural, Engineering And › Section 9-23-103 - General Duties.

9-23-103. General duties.
(a) The department shall:
(i) Develop and maintain approved lists of qualified architects, engineers and land surveyors for selection under this act; and
(ii) Develop and administer notification procedures for obtaining professional services under this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 23 - Professional Architectural, Engineering And › Section 9-23-104 - Qualification Procedures; Notice.

9-23-104. Qualification procedures; notice.
(a) Any firm desiring to provide professional services to an agency, shall submit to the department or the agency a detailed statement of qualifications and performance data, and any other information required by the department or the agency. Each firm shall submit the statement not less than every two (2) years. The department or the agency may request the firm to update its statement before submission in order to reflect changed conditions in the status of the firm.
(b) For any professional services fee estimated by the agency to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), the agency or the department shall give notice of the need for professional services in a newspaper of general circulation in the state at least once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks and on the state procurement website for not less than two (2) consecutive weeks prior to initiation of selection procedures in accordance with W.S. 9-23-105. All notifications under this subsection shall contain a general description of the proposed project, and shall indicate the procedures by which interested firms may apply for consideration for a contract to provide professional services for the proposed project.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 23 - Professional Architectural, Engineering And › Section 9-23-106 - Contract Procedure.

9-23-106. Contract procedure.
(a) After completing the selection process, the principal representative shall negotiate a written contract with the selected firm as determined by W.S. 9-23-105 for the provision of services. The principal representative shall consider the estimated value, scope, complexity and professional nature of the services to be rendered when determining a reasonable compensation.
(b) If the principal representative is unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract with the selected firm at a price he determines fair and reasonable, negotiations with that firm shall be terminated. The principal representative shall then begin negotiations with the firm ranked second in order of preference pursuant to W.S. 9-23-105. If the principal representative fails to negotiate a contract with the second ranked firm, he shall terminate negotiations. The principal representative shall then begin negotiations with the firm ranked third in order of preference.
(c) If the principal representative is unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract with any of the selected firms, he shall:
(i) Select additional firms in order of their competence and qualifications and continue negotiations in accordance with this section and W.S. 9-23-105, until a contract is reached; or
(ii) Review the contract under negotiation to determine the possible cause for failure to achieve a negotiated contract.
(d) Each contract for professional services entered into by the principal representative shall contain a prohibition against gratuities, kickbacks and contingent fees. The person providing professional services shall certify that he has not in any way been involved in any gratuities, kickbacks or contingent fees in connection with his selection or ultimate performance of the contract.
(e) Each contract for professional services entered into by the principal representative shall contain a prohibition against payment based upon a percentage of the construction cost.
(f) This act shall not prohibit continuing contracts between any person providing professional services and any agency.
(g) If selection of a resident firm is required under this act, the contract for professional services entered into by an agency, the University of Wyoming, each community college district, the Wyoming business council or the Wyoming department of transportation shall contain a certification by the resident firm providing professional services that the firm will comply with W.S. 9-23-102(a)(vi)(B). This subsection shall not be construed to require a firm to comply with W.S. 9-23-102(a)(vi)(B) if the proposed project is exempt from residence firm selection by W.S. 9-23-105(g) or if selection of a resident firm is waived in accordance with W.S. 9-23-105(h).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 23 - Professional Architectural, Engineering And › Section 9-23-107 - Prohibited Acts; Civil Penalty; Initiation of Action.

9-23-107. Prohibited acts; civil penalty; initiation of action.
(a) No person, including any agency official or employee, shall:
(i) In any way be involved in any gratuities, kickbacks, or contingent fees in connection with the selection procedure set forth in this act;
(ii) If providing professional services, pay any fee, commission, gift or other consideration contingent upon the award of a contract for professional services pursuant to this act.
(b) Any person violating subsection (a) of this section or W.S. 9-23-106 is liable for a penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000.00). The penalty may be recovered in a civil action and damages shall be assessed by the court.
(c) Any action pursuant to this section shall be initiated in Laramie county by the attorney general.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 24 - Gaming Commission Regulated Activities › Article 1 - Online Sports Wagering › Section 9-24-102 - Online Sports Wagering Regulation; Rulemaking.

9-24-102. Online sports wagering regulation; rulemaking.
(a) The commission shall regulate online sports wagering and sports wagering operators and vendors.
(b) The commission shall promulgate rules to implement this chapter. The rules the commission promulgates shall establish standards and procedures for online sports wagering and associated sports wagering systems. The rules shall include:
(i) Governance of the conduct of online sports wagering and the system of wagering associated with online sports wagering, including all of the following:
(A) Terms and conditions for online sports wagering that are compliant with all applicable federal laws;
(B) Identification of the sporting events upon which online sports wagers may be accepted and methods of play;
(C) The manner in which online sports wagers are received and payoffs are remitted;
(D) Procedures for managing and resolving suspected cheating, sports wagering irregularities and complaints;
(E) A requirement that for a patron to make a lawful wager the patron must be physically present in the state when making the wager unless otherwise authorized by the commission;
(F) A requirement for each sports wagering operator to use a geolocation system to ensure that a patron making an online sports wager is physically present in the state when making the wager unless otherwise authorized by the commission;
(G) Internal controls for all aspects of online sports wagering, including procedures for system integrity, system security, operations and accounting;
(H) Operational controls for online gaming accounts;
(J) Procedures to ensure that sports wagering operators do not offer prohibited sports wagers.
(ii) Establishing the method for calculating online sports wagering revenue and standards for the counting and recording of cash and cash equivalents received in the conduct of online sports wagering, to include methods for ensuring that internal controls are followed, financial records are maintained and audits are conducted;
(iii) Reasonable minimum qualifications for sports wagering operators;
(iv) Any other matters necessary for overseeing online sports wagering and sports wagering operators and vendors.
(c) In promulgating rules pursuant to this section, the commission shall examine the regulations implemented in other states where online sports wagering is conducted and shall, as far as practicable, adopt a similar regulatory framework to maximize revenue generated for the state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 24 - Gaming Commission Regulated Activities › Article 1 - Online Sports Wagering › Section 9-24-104 - Distribution of Revenue.

9-24-104. Distribution of revenue.
(a) Not later than the fifteenth day of each month, in accordance with commission rules, a sports wagering operator shall remit ten percent (10%) of online sports wagering revenue from the prior month to the commission, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section. Each fiscal year, the first three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) of revenue generated under this section is continuously appropriated to the department of health to be distributed to the counties for the purpose of funding county health programs to prevent and treat problematic gambling behavior and the remainder of monies remitted to the commission shall be deposited by the state treasurer into the general fund.
(b) If the amount of online sports wagering revenue for any month is a negative figure, the sports wagering operator shall not remit a sports wagering payment under subsection (a) of this section for that month. The sports wagering operator may carry over and calculate the online sports wagering loss for that month in accordance with the following:
(i) The loss for that month may be carried over and calculated as a deduction against online sports wagering revenue for the immediately succeeding month, provided that no operator shall carry over more than the total amount of loss for that month;
(ii) The loss for that month may be carried over and deducted until the negative figure has been brought to a balance of zero dollars ($0.00);
(iii) After the negative figure is brought to a balance of zero dollars ($0.00) or after the immediately succeeding month, whichever is earlier, no amount of that month's loss shall be carried over or deducted under this subsection.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 24 - Gaming Commission Regulated Activities › Article 1 - Online Sports Wagering › Section 9-24-106 - Penalties; Compliance.

9-24-106. Penalties; compliance.
(a) Any person who knowingly accepts online sports wagers or otherwise operates a business of sports wagering and does not possess a valid permit or license issued by the commission under this chapter shall be subject to the following, in addition to any penalty imposed under W.S. 6-7-102:
(i) For a first offense, a civil penalty of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00);
(ii) For a second or subsequent offense, a civil penalty of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00).
(b) When a series of similar events result in a violation under this chapter or commission rules, those events that occur within the same month shall be treated as one offense and not separate and distinct offenses.
(c) The commission shall develop a compliance program that includes establishing procedures to review online sports wagering and related activities occurring in the state to ensure compliance with and enforcement of this chapter. The program shall include review and evaluation of the conduct of:
(i) Sports wagering operators, sports wagering vendors, qualified gaming entities, patrons and any other person permitted or authorized to engage in activities under this chapter; and
(ii) Persons operating without a valid permit or license under this chapter, engaging in activities not authorized or regulated under this chapter or pursuing or engaging in activities otherwise in violation of this chapter.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 10 - Aeronautics › Chapter 1 - In General › Section 10-1-101 - Definitions.

10-1-101. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Aircraft" means any contrivance used, or designed for navigation or flight in the air, except a parachute or other contrivance designed for this navigation but used primarily as safety equipment;
(ii) "Airman" means any individual, including the individual in command and any pilot, mechanic or member of the crew, who engages in the navigation of aircraft while under way, and any individual who is in charge of the inspection, overhauling or repairing of aircraft;
(iii) Repealed by Laws 2005, ch. 207, 2.
(iv) "Commission" means the Wyoming aeronautics commission;
(v) "Department" means the department of transportation;
(vi) "Aeronautics commission" means the aeronautics commission created by W.S. 10-3-101;
(vii) "Division" means the division of aeronautics within the department of transportation;
(viii) "Person" means individuals, associations of individuals, firms, partnerships, companies, corporations and other organizations;
(ix) "Operator" means a person operating or flying an unmanned aircraft;
(x) "Unmanned aircraft" means as defined in 14 C.F.R. 1.1, but excludes "small unmanned aircraft" as defined in 14 C.F.R. 1.1;
(xi) Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft" means a piloted or autonomous aircraft or unmanned aircraft capable of vertical takeoff, vertical landing and transfer to forward motion, excluding rotorcraft;
(xii) "This act" means W.S. 10-1-101 through 10-7-105.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 10 - Aeronautics › Chapter 3 - Wyoming Aeronautics Commission › Article 1 - Organization › Section 10-3-101 - Creation; Composition; Appointment; Term; Removal; Qualifications; Vacancies; Compensation; Office; Acceptance of Grants.

10-3-101. Creation; composition; appointment; term; removal; qualifications; vacancies; compensation; office; acceptance of grants.
(a) The commission is created to consist of eight (8) commissioners. Seven (7) commissioners shall be appointed by the governor, by and with the consent of the senate, each to serve for a term of six (6) years not to exceed two (2) terms. Two (2) commissioners shall be appointed at-large for a term of six (6) years. The director of the department shall serve as an ex officio and eighth member of the commission but shall not vote on matters before the commission. The governor may remove any appointed commissioner as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.
(b) One (1) commissioner shall be appointed from each of the following districts:
(i) District 1. Counties of Laramie, Albany, Platte and Goshen;
(ii) District 2. Counties of Carbon, Sweetwater, Uinta, Lincoln, Sublette and Teton;
(iii) District 3. Counties of Niobrara, Converse, Natrona and Fremont;
(iv) District 4. Counties of Hot Springs, Washakie, Big Horn and Park; and
(v) District 5. Counties of Sheridan, Johnson, Campbell, Crook and Weston.
(c) If any commissioner ceases to be a resident of the district from which he is appointed, his office shall be vacant. All vacancies from any cause shall be filled by appointment by the governor as provided in W.S. 28-12-101.
(d) Each of the commissioners shall qualify by taking the constitutional oath of office and each shall act without pay except that he may receive his actual traveling expenses according to law.
(e) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 241, 4.
(f) The department may receive on behalf of the state all grants of money, property or other things of value from the federal government, the state of Wyoming or other public agency or person.
(g) Effective July 1, 1979, appointments and terms shall be in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101 through 28-12-103.
(h) The commission shall meet as necessary to properly exercise its functions, but shall meet not less than quarterly to consider the distribution of grants under W.S. 10-3-401 and provide information and recommendations based upon existing airport planning priorities to the state loan and investment board for actions on loan applications under W.S. 16-1-109(d)(vi).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 10 - Aeronautics › Chapter 3 - Wyoming Aeronautics Commission › Article 2 - Powers and Duties of Commission › Section 10-3-202 - Authority to Provide Air Transportation to Departments and Agencies of State.

10-3-202. Authority to provide air transportation to departments and agencies of state.
The division may provide air transportation to departments and agencies of state government directly, but may contract for the services under fractional ownership agreements or otherwise under conditions which are considered by the department or agency head to be urgent and to justify the air transportation and when justified within the limits of W.S. 9-4-205(e).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 10 - Aeronautics › Chapter 3 - Wyoming Aeronautics Commission › Article 2 - Powers and Duties of Commission › Section 10-3-204 - Termination of Commission.

10-3-204. Termination of commission.
(a) Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 44, 2.
(b) Effective January 1, 1997, the aeronautics commission created under this chapter shall continue with the powers, duties and authority it possessed prior to January 1, 1997.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 10 - Aeronautics › Chapter 3 - Wyoming Aeronautics Commission › Article 3 - Investigative Authority › Section 10-3-301 - Conducting Investigations and Hearings; Accidents to Be Reported.

10-3-301. Conducting investigations and hearings; accidents to be reported.
The commission may conduct investigations, inquiries and hearings concerning the laws of this state relating to aeronautics and accidents or injuries incident to the operation of aircraft, including unmanned aircraft or vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, occurring within this state. Members of the commission may administer oaths and affirmations, certify to all official acts, issue subpoenas and compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of papers, books and documents. All accidents or injuries incident to the operation of aircraft occurring within this state shall be immediately reported to the commission.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 10 - Aeronautics › Chapter 3 - Wyoming Aeronautics Commission › Article 3 - Investigative Authority › Section 10-3-302 - Use in Evidence of Reports of Investigations or Hearings.

10-3-302. Use in evidence of reports of investigations or hearings.
The reports of investigations or hearings shall only be used in proceedings instituted by or in behalf of the commission pursuant to the laws of this state relating to aeronautics.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 10 - Aeronautics › Chapter 3 - Wyoming Aeronautics Commission › Article 4 - Airport Construction › Section 10-3-401 - Grants-in-Aid for Airport Construction and Improvement and Air Service Promotion; Authority to Make; Limitation.

10-3-401. Grants-in-aid for airport construction and improvement and air service promotion; authority to make; limitation.
(a) The commission may make grants-in-aid from state funds for construction and development of airports to counties, cities, towns and joint powers boards within the state. No grant-in-aid for planning, construction or improvement of any airport shall be made unless the airport is owned, leased or held under a state or federal special use permit or agreement, exclusively or jointly, by the county, city, town or joint powers board to which the grant is made. Grants may be spent for runways, terminals, hangars and other improvements and for planning any improvements to the airport. The commission may designate state funds for purposes of creating, amending and updating any system plan of an airport for the state.
(b) The commission may grant not more than five percent (5.0%) of the amount available for grants-in-aid under subsection (a) of this section to counties, cities and towns to promote air service in Wyoming. In accordance with W.S. 10-3-402, any amount granted under this subsection shall be equally matched by the recipient county, city or town. No amount granted under this subsection shall be used for airline subsidies.
(c) Repealed By Laws 2000, Ch. 45, 3.
(d) In administering the grant program, and in consultation with the Federal Aviation Administration and local airport sponsors, the commission shall establish, amend and have available, at least one hundred twenty (120) days before each biennial legislative budget session, a five (5) year capital improvement plan for airports in the state and a system for prioritizing projects to be funded by state and federal grants.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 10 - Aeronautics › Chapter 3 - Wyoming Aeronautics Commission › Article 4 - Airport Construction › Section 10-3-402 - Grants-in-Aid for Airport Construction and Improvement; Expenditures by County, City or Town.

10-3-402. Grants-in-aid for airport construction and improvement; expenditures by county, city or town.
Expenditure of state funds shall be made under the discretion of the commission.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 10 - Aeronautics › Chapter 3 - Wyoming Aeronautics Commission › Article 6 - Air Services Financial Aid › Section 10-3-602 - Wyoming Air Services Enhancement Account.

10-3-602. Wyoming air services enhancement account.
(a) The commission shall establish and maintain a Wyoming air services enhancement account under this article to provide the financial aid specified in W.S. 10-3-601 to enhance air services within the state. Any funds deposited in the account shall only be expended by the commission as provided in W.S. 10-3-601 and to administer this article.
(b) Any funds appropriated by the legislature to the account established under subsection (a) of this section shall not lapse as provided by W.S. 9-4-207(a).
(c) The commission shall report to the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee, the joint appropriations interim committee and the air transportation liaison committee annually no later than September 30, with respect to the status of the program under W.S. 10-3-601. The report shall include any actions taken and funds expended in consideration of, and pursuant to, any contract entered into under W.S. 10-3-601, and the performance of any recipient of funds under the contract including measurements of contractual assurances of benefits accruing to the state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 10 - Aeronautics › Chapter 4 - Uniform State Law for Aeronautics › Article 2 - Federal Licensing › Section 10-4-201 - Federal License and Registration of Aircraft Required.

10-4-201. Federal license and registration of aircraft required.
Public safety and aeronautical progress require uniformity of regulation. Aircraft operating within this state should conform with respect to design, construction and airworthiness to the standards prescribed by the United States government with respect to navigation of aircraft subject to its jurisdiction. It is unlawful to navigate an aircraft within the state unless it is licensed and registered by the department of transportation of the United States in the prescribed manner.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 10 - Aeronautics › Chapter 4 - Uniform State Law for Aeronautics › Article 2 - Federal Licensing › Section 10-4-202 - Federal Pilot's License Required.

10-4-202. Federal pilot's license required.
Public safety and the advantages of uniform regulations require that a person navigating the aircraft described in W.S. 10-4-201 in any form of navigation for which license to operate the aircraft would be required by the United States government shall have the qualifications necessary for obtaining and holding the class of license required by the United States government. It is unlawful for any person to engage in operating an aircraft within this state in any form of navigation unless he has the appropriate pilot's license issued by the federal government.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 10 - Aeronautics › Chapter 4 - Uniform State Law for Aeronautics › Article 2 - Federal Licensing › Section 10-4-203 - Display of Pilot's License.

10-4-203. Display of pilot's license.
The certificate of the license required shall be kept in the personal possession of the licensee when he is operating aircraft within this state. The license must be presented for inspection upon the demand of any passenger, any official of the United States department of transportation, any peace officer of this state, or any person in charge of any airport or landing field in this state upon which he shall land.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 10 - Aeronautics › Chapter 4 - Uniform State Law for Aeronautics › Article 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 10-4-301 - Sovereignty in Space Above State.

10-4-301. Sovereignty in space above state.
Sovereignty in the space above the lands and waters of this state is declared to rest in the state except where assumed by the United States law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 10 - Aeronautics › Chapter 4 - Uniform State Law for Aeronautics › Article 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 10-4-302 - Ownership of Space.

10-4-302. Ownership of space.
The ownership of the space above the lands and waters of this state is declared to be vested in the several owners of the surface beneath subject to the right of flight described in W.S. 10-4-303.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 10 - Aeronautics › Chapter 4 - Uniform State Law for Aeronautics › Article 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 10-4-303 - Low or Dangerous Flight; Landing on Land or Water of Another.

10-4-303. Low or dangerous flight; landing on land or water of another.
(a) Flight of aircraft, including unmanned aircraft or vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, over the lands and waters of this state is lawful unless it is:
(i) At such a low altitude as to interfere with the existing use to which the land or water, or the space over the land or water, is put by the owner;
(ii) Conducted as to be imminently dangerous to persons or property lawfully on the land or water; or
(iii) In violation of the air commerce regulations promulgated by the department of transportation of the United States.
(b) The landing of an aircraft, including an unmanned aircraft or vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, on the lands or waters of another, without his consent, is unlawful, except in the case of a forced landing. For damages caused by a forced landing, however, the owner, operator or lessee of the aircraft or the airman shall be liable for actual damage caused by the forced landing.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent an operator or pilot from operating an aircraft, including an unmanned aircraft or vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, over his own property.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 10 - Aeronautics › Chapter 4 - Uniform State Law for Aeronautics › Article 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 10-4-304 - Interpretation of Chapter.

10-4-304. Interpretation of chapter.
W.S. 10-4-101 through 10-4-304 shall be construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it and to harmonize, as far as possible, with federal laws and regulations on the subject of aeronautics.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 10 - Aeronautics › Chapter 4 - Uniform State Law for Aeronautics › Article 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 10-4-305 - Marking Obstructions.

10-4-305. Marking obstructions.
(a) All structures located outside the exterior boundaries of any incorporated city, town or recorded subdivision, whose appearance is not otherwise mandated by state or federal law, rule or regulation, shall be lighted, marked, painted, flagged or otherwise constructed to be recognizable in clear air during daylight hours from a distance of not less than two thousand (2,000) feet if the structure meets all of the following criteria:
(i) Is fifty (50) feet in height above the ground or higher;
(ii) Is a structure associated with the development or study of wind powered electric generation, commonly known as a meteorological tower or "met tower";
(iii) Was erected, raised after being lowered, purchased or leased on or after the effective date of this act.
(b) Every person owning or leasing a structure which meets the requirements of paragraphs (a)(i) and (ii) of this section shall report to the Wyoming department of transportation the structure's exact location, height above the ground, owner, the method used to make the structure visible and other information the department may deem necessary for the safety of flight. Reports shall be filed on or before April 30, 2009 for every structure erected prior to April 30, 2009, to which this subsection applies. After April 30, 2009, a report shall be filed not less than ten (10) days prior to raising or erecting any structure subject to this subsection.
(c) Any person removing a structure subject to the reporting requirements of this section shall report such removal within ten (10) days to the Wyoming department of transportation.
(d) Within five (5) days of receiving data reported under subsection (b) or (c) of this section, the department of transportation shall make the data, other than the ownership of a structure, available to the public. Data concerning the ownership of a structure shall not be a public record under the Wyoming Public Records Act, W.S. 16-4-201 through 16-4-205.
(e) The Wyoming department of transportation shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 10 - Aeronautics › Chapter 5 - Municipal and County Airports › Article 1 - Powers of Local Government › Section 10-5-101 - Powers of Municipalities and Counties Generally; Rules and Regulations.

10-5-101. Powers of municipalities and counties generally; rules and regulations.
(a) Municipal corporations and counties within the state are authorized at the discretion of their governing boards, acting either singly or jointly to:
(i) Acquire, by lease, purchase, or otherwise, lands and other property for airport purposes, and to construct, maintain and operate these facilities for the landing, housing, care and departure of air-borne craft;
(ii) Construct, maintain and operate terminal office, traffic control and nonaviation buildings; warehouses; barracks; meteorology facilities; maintenance, repair and assembly shops; runways and taxiing strips; accommodations for mail, freight and express services; and all other attendant facilities;
(iii) Install, maintain and operate markers, lights and other aids to air navigation;
(iv) Lease or let any portion of the area, buildings or facilities to any private person or corporation, upon terms deemed satisfactory. Notice shall be given by publication at least once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in a town or county in which the airport is located when it is proposed that all the area and total facilities are to be leased;
(v) Direct, manage, conduct or contract for air shows, exhibitions and other public entertainment and, if desired, set a fee for admission;
(vi) Appoint a board of trustees to act under any authority granted to the governing body of the municipality or county acting separately or jointly;
(vii) Enter into cooperative agreements with federal agencies; and
(viii) Do all things necessary in the discretion of the city, town or county governing authority for the purpose of making effective the powers conferred by W.S. 10-5-101 through 10-5-204.
(b) Any city, town or county governing authority in the state, either singly or jointly, may prescribe and enforce rules and regulations not in conflict with W.S. 10-5-101 through 10-5-204 by ordinance or resolution, governing these airports. The municipal court of the city or town has jurisdiction to punish any violator of the ordinances of the city or town governing an airport whether the airport is within or without the city limits.