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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 15 - Senior Citizen Service Districts › Section 18-15-106 - Candidates to File Petition; Printing Names of Candidates on Ballot; Publication of Names.

18-15-106. Candidates to file petition; printing names of candidates on ballot; publication of names.
(a) Candidates for the office of special district trustee shall file an application in the office of the county clerk in substantially the following form:
APPLICATION FOR ELECTION FOR
SENIOR CITIZEN SERVE DISTRICT TRUSTEE
I, the undersigned, certify that I was born on ...., (year); and that I have been a resident of the State of Wyoming since ....; that I am a registered voter of the .... senior citizen service district and I do hereby request that my name, ...., be printed on the ballot of the election to be held on the .... day of ...., (year), as a candidate for the office of .... for a term of four (4) years. I hereby declare that if I am elected, I will qualify for the office.
Dated: ....
.... (Signature of Candidate)
.... (Residence Address)
(b) Except for the election of the initial board of trustees, applications under subsection (a) of this section shall be filed not more than ninety-six (96) days and not later than seventy-four (74) days prior to the election. For the election of the initial board of trustees, applications shall be filed not later than ten (10) days after the primary election establishing the district.
(c) All names filed shall be printed on a ballot and furnished to each elector at each polling place on the day of election. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a voter from writing in the name of any qualified person on the ballot. The names of all persons filing as candidates shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county not later than the Saturday preceding the election.
(d) The official ballot shall contain the following information:
(i) The name of the district;
(ii) The number of offices to be filled, the length of term for each office and the number and names of candidates for each office for whom each voter is entitled to vote.
(e) The names of candidates shall appear without party designation, one (1) name to a line. The names of candidates shall be rotated by precinct. Sufficient blank lines for write-in candidates shall be provided for each office.
(f) Unless otherwise provided, a district election shall be governed by the laws regulating statewide elections and be conducted and canvassed by the same election officials, using the same poll lists and at the same times and polling places, as county elections.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 15 - Senior Citizen Service Districts › Section 18-15-107 - Vacancies on District Board of Trustees.

18-15-107. Vacancies on district board of trustees.
If a vacancy occurs on any district board of trustees, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment made by the board of trustees. The appointee shall hold the office until his successor is elected and qualified.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 15 - Senior Citizen Service Districts › Section 18-15-108 - Oath of Trustees; Bond.

18-15-108. Oath of trustees; bond.
(a) All trustees shall, within ten (10) days after their election, appear before a person qualified to administer oaths and take an oath for the faithful performance of their duties in accordance with law and shall transmit a written copy of the oath to the county clerk for the first election and to the secretary of the district thereafter.
(b) Any district trustee authorized to handle funds, prior to entering upon the duties of his office, shall execute and file with the county clerk his bond with one (1) or more sureties to be approved by the county clerk, payable to the state of Wyoming in the penal sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), conditioned upon the faithful performance by the trustee of his official duties and the faithful accounting by him for all funds and property of the district that shall come into his possession or control during his term of office. The premium, if any, on any bond shall be paid out of the funds of the district.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 15 - Senior Citizen Service Districts › Section 18-15-109 - Selection of Officers of Board of Trustees; Quorum; Trustees Not to Be Interested in Contracts, Work Done or Property Purchased by District.

18-15-109. Selection of officers of board of trustees; quorum; trustees not to be interested in contracts, work done or property purchased by district.
(a) Annually, not later than December 1, the board of trustees shall choose from their number a president, a treasurer and a secretary of the district.
(b) The board of trustees may hold regular, special or recessed meetings as the board determines. All meetings shall be in accordance with W.S. 16-4-401 through 16-4-408.
(c) A majority of trustees constitutes a quorum for the transaction of board business.
(d) No trustee shall be directly or indirectly interested financially in any contract, work done or property purchased by the district.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 15 - Senior Citizen Service Districts › Section 18-15-110 - Administration of Finances; Assessment and Levy of Taxes.

18-15-110. Administration of finances; assessment and levy of taxes.
(a) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 62, 3.
(b) The board of county commissioners, at the time of making the levy for county purposes, shall levy a tax for that year upon the taxable property in the district for necessary expenses of the district as determined by the district board. In no case shall the tax for the district exceed in any one (1) year the amount of two (2) mills on each dollar of assessed valuation. The taxes shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as state and county taxes. The tax levy provided by this section is not part of the general county mill levy.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 16 - Resort Districts › Section 18-16-103 - Districts Authorized; General Function.

18-16-103. Districts authorized; general function.
(a) Any resort area in this state may be formed into a resort district to perform any of the following functions:
(i) Acquire, construct, operate and maintain improvements of local necessity and convenience;
(ii) Obtain improvements or services hereunder by contracting for the same with any city, town, county or other entity;
(iii) Furnish or perform any special local service which enhances the use or enjoyment of the resort area.
(b) A district is a separate entity and a political subdivision of the state. A district shall be subject to and covered by the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act.
(c) A district shall not include any parcel of agricultural property. For purposes of this section, "agricultural property" means any parcel of real property greater than ten (10) acres, which was assessed as agricultural land under W.S. 39-13-103(b)(x) in the two (2) calendar years before filing of the petition for formation of a resort district, and which at the time of filing of the petition, is being used and employed for the primary purpose of obtaining a monetary profit as agricultural or horticultural use or any combination thereof.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 16 - Resort Districts › Section 18-16-105 - Petition for Formation; Number of Signatures Required; Filing Fee.

18-16-105. Petition for formation; number of signatures required; filing fee.
A petition to form a district shall be in accordance with the provisions of W.S. 22-29-105. W.S. 22-29-109(e) shall not apply to proceedings for the formation of a resort district. The petition shall be accompanied by a filing fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 16 - Resort Districts › Section 18-16-106 - Formation Election; Procedures.

18-16-106. Formation election; procedures.
(a) In a formation election:
(i) Each landowner within the proposed district who is not a timeshare owner, shall have one (1) vote irrespective of the number of parcels of real property owned by that landowner, which shall be cast by the individual named in the written authorization, if applicable;
(ii) Each qualified elector shall have one (1) vote; and
(iii) Timeshare owners shall have one (1) collective vote for the condominium unit. The one (1) collective vote shall be determined in accordance with the association's bylaws or other governing document or agreement. The vote shall be cast by the person named in a written authorization filed with the election official conducting the election.
(b) The formation of the district is approved if a majority of the total votes cast on the proposition vote for formation.
(c) The formation election shall be conducted pursuant to procedures set forth in W.S. 18-16-119.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 16 - Resort Districts › Section 18-16-108 - District Board of Directors.

18-16-108. District board of directors.
The district shall be managed and controlled by a board of directors consisting of three (3) members. The initial board shall consist of three (3) members elected at the organizational election as provided in W.S. 18-16-106. One (1) shall serve for three (3) years, one (1) for four (4) years and one (1) for five (5) years after formation of the district and until their successors are elected and qualified at the regular scheduled subsequent director election as provided in W.S. 22-29-112(a). The subsequent directors shall be elected pursuant to W.S. 18-16-119. Each year, commencing with the third anniversary of the first director election an election shall be held to elect a director to fill the vacancy resulting from expiration of the term of the director whose term expires at that time. A vacancy occurring on the board during the term of an original director or his successor shall be filled as provided in the Special District Elections Act of 1994. The initial board of directors shall determine the qualifications of directors and adopt bylaws listing such qualifications. Directors need not be residents of the district or landowners.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 16 - Resort Districts › Section 18-16-109 - Compensation; Officers; Rules and Regulations.

18-16-109. Compensation; officers; rules and regulations.
(a) The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall receive reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their duties.
(b) The board shall adopt rules, regulations and procedures for the district whether or not included in its bylaws, including those to govern the use and enjoyment of public improvements, facilities and services of the district.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 16 - Resort Districts › Section 18-16-110 - Cost Assessed in Accordance With Benefits.

18-16-110. Cost assessed in accordance with benefits.
When an improvement proposed by the board will benefit specific property in the district to a greater extent than other property the improvement may be financed with an assessment against the property specially benefited upon a frontage, zone or other equitable basis, in accordance with benefits.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 16 - Resort Districts › Section 18-16-111 - Resolution of Intent to Provide for Special Assessment.

18-16-111. Resolution of intent to provide for special assessment.
(a) The board may declare by resolution its intent to order improvements to be paid for by special assessment. The resolution shall specify:
(i) The nature of the improvement proposed;
(ii) The extent of the district to be improved;
(iii) The probable cost per unit of measurement as shown by estimates of a qualified engineer;
(iv) The time in which the cost will be payable; and
(v) The time when a resolution authorizing the improvements will be considered.
(b) Any resolution or directive on the premises may be modified, confirmed or rescinded at any time prior to the passage of the resolution authorizing the improvements.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 16 - Resort Districts › Section 18-16-112 - Notice of Resolution; Hearing; Objections.

18-16-112. Notice of resolution; hearing; objections.
(a) At the request of the board, the county clerk shall give notice, by advertisement once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, to the owners of the property to be assessed to provide:
(i) The nature of the improvement proposed;
(ii) The extent of the district to be improved;
(iii) The probable cost of the improvement;
(iv) The time at which the cost will be payable;
(v) The time when a resolution authorizing the improvements will be considered by the board;
(vi) That maps, estimates and schedules showing the approximate amounts to be assessed and all resolutions and proceedings are on file and may be seen or examined at the office of the county clerk or other designated place; and
(vii) That all complaints and objections concerning the proposed improvement by owners of property subject to assessment will be heard and considered by the board before final action, under the provisions of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
(b) If objections to the improvement are made by owners or agents representing property subject to thirty percent (30%) or more of the projected dollar assessments, the improvement may not be authorized and a new resolution for the same or a similar purpose encompassing property representing objections may not be considered within one (1) year thereafter.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 16 - Resort Districts › Section 18-16-113 - Notice of Apportionment; Assessment Roll.

18-16-113. Notice of apportionment; assessment roll.
(a) A copy of the resolution as finally adopted shall be recorded by the county clerk who shall within sixty (60) days after the adoption of the resolution by written notice, mailed or otherwise delivered, notify each owner of property to be assessed of the amount of assessment, the purpose for which the levy is made, the tax against each lot or parcel of land, and the date it becomes delinquent. The county clerk shall also notify each owner of property of the amount of any operation and maintenance charges to be assessed within sixty (60) days after the assessment is approved by the board of county commissioners under W.S. 18-16-107(a)(xxiii).
(b) The county assessor shall prepare a local assessment roll showing real property assessed, the total amount of assessment and operation and maintenance charges if approved under W.S. 18-16-107(a)(xxiii), the amount of each installment of principal and interest if the same is payable in installments, and the date when each installment will become due, and deliver the same, duly certified, to the county treasurer for collection.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 16 - Resort Districts › Section 18-16-114 - Annual Tax Levy Authorized; Certification and Collection; Treasurer Designated.

18-16-114. Annual tax levy authorized; certification and collection; treasurer designated.
The board of directors may annually levy, not to exceed three (3) mills on the assessed value of the taxable property within the district, and collect taxes for district purposes upon property within the limits of the district. This board shall file the resolution in the office of the county clerk who shall record the same in the county where the district lies. The board shall also certify the same to the county assessor of the counties in which the district is located, who shall extend the same upon the county tax list. The same shall be collected by the county treasurer in the same manner as state and county taxes. The county treasurer of the county in which the greater portion of the area of the district is located shall pay the same to the district ordering the assessment or levy and the collection. The payment of the collections shall be made monthly to the district treasurer. The payment shall be paid into its depository to the credit of the district.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 16 - Resort Districts › Section 18-16-115 - Bond Elections; Resolution for Submission of Proposition to Voters.

18-16-115. Bond elections; resolution for submission of proposition to voters.
By resolution of its board, a district may submit to its qualified voters by mail ballot or at an election on a date authorized under W.S. 22-21-103, as determined by the board of county commissioners, the proposition of issuing bonds pursuant to this act to provide funds for the acquisition, construction, improving or financing of improvements as well as performing services for the benefit of the residents of the district, including any or all expenses incidental thereto or connected therewith.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 16 - Resort Districts › Section 18-16-116 - Contents of Resolution; Notice of Election.

18-16-116. Contents of resolution; notice of election.
(a) The resolution shall:
(i) State the purpose for which the bonds are proposed to be issued;
(ii) State the estimated amount of money to be raised by the bond issue;
(iii) State the principal amount of the bonds;
(iv) State the maximum rate of interest on the bonds;
(v) Fix the date of the election;
(vi) Fix the manner of holding the election.
(b) The notice of bond election shall include the following information:
(i) The amount of the proposed bond issue;
(ii) The maximum maturity of the bonds;
(iii) Statement by the board of the need for the issuance of the bonds and the purposes for which the proceeds of the bonds shall be devoted;
(iv) A description of the exterior boundaries of the district;
(v) A general description of the proposed improvement, utility or local service to be provided by the district.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 16 - Resort Districts › Section 18-16-118 - Rules and Regulations; Enforcement.

18-16-118. Rules and regulations; enforcement.
The board may adopt reasonable rules and regulations not inconsistent with law for the government and control of the district organization and to facilitate the collection of assessments or charges. All rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall be promulgated in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and filed with the county clerk for each county in which the district is located.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 16 - Resort Districts › Section 18-16-119 - District Election Procedures.

18-16-119. District election procedures.
(a) Any petition or election that requires a general vote of district voters for approval or rejection under this act or under the Special District Elections Act including without limitation, elections relating to the election of directors, approval of the sales and use tax, approval of assessments or other taxes, bond election, enlargement, consolidation, merger, dissolution or change in boundaries of the district, shall allow:
(i) Each landowner within the district who is not a timeshare owner, shall have one (1) vote irrespective of the number of parcels or real property owned by the landowner, which shall be cast by the individual named in the written authorization, if applicable;
(ii) Each qualified elector shall have one (1) vote; and
(iii) Timeshare owners shall have one (1) collective vote for the condominium unit. The one (1) collective vote shall be determined in accordance with the association's bylaws or other governing document or agreement. The vote shall be cast by the person named in a written authorization filed with the election official conducting the election.
(b) The matter being voted on shall be approved if a majority of the total votes cast vote "for" the proposition.
(c) In all elections a written authorization for voting purposes shall be filed with the election official conducting the district election not later than thirty (30) days prior to the election.
(d) In examining any written authorization required or permitted to be signed by landowners, the county clerk or district secretary shall accept the first written authorization filed unless prior to certification the secretary or county clerk is furnished with written evidence, satisfactory to the county clerk or district secretary, that a new representative has been appointed by the owners, signed by a majority of the persons named as owners on the previously filed written authorization or as shown on a copy of a recorded deed attached to the written authorization.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 7 - Administration › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 19-7-101 - Definitions.

19-7-101. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Militia" means all the active and potential military forces of the state, whether organized or unorganized;
(ii) Whenever reference is made in the articles of the Uniform Code of Military Justice to "military service" or to the "armed forces" of the United States, the reference is deemed to include all "military service," including "active state service" and the "organized militia" of this state;
(iii) "Wyoming national guard" means the army national guard and the air national guard;
(iv) "Military department" means the adjutant general, state military affairs and those divisions that may be authorized by federal or state authority;
(v) "Active state service" means service on behalf of the state wherever called upon in aid of civil authorities, under martial law, at encampments ordered by state authority or upon any other duty requiring the entire time of the organization or person, including state active duty and duty under title 32, United States Code, except when called or ordered into the federal service of the United States under title 10, United States Code;
(vi) Repealed by Laws 2003, Ch. 19, 2.
(vii) "Officer" means commissioned officers and warrant officers;
(viii) "State active duty" means service on behalf of the state under the command of the governor excluding service while in status under title 32, United States Code, or while in federal service under title 10 of the United States Code;
(ix) "Enlisted member" means a member at military pay grades E-1 through E-9, as defined by federal rule and regulation;
(x) "Membership" means an officer's or enlisted member's status when officially serving in the Wyoming national guard as a military member commencing with the date of initial appointment or enlistment, as applicable, extending through the date of discharge, and is not restricted or limited by service in any specified duty position;
(xi) "Discharge" or "separate" means to separate a member from the organization;
(xii) "This act" means title 19.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 7 - Administration › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 19-7-102 - Creation and Composition of Military Department.

19-7-102. Creation and composition of military department.
(a) The military department of the state of Wyoming shall consist of the adjutant general, state military affairs and those divisions that may be authorized by federal or state authority.
(i) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 45, 2.
(ii) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 45, 2.
(iii) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 45, 2.
(iv) Repealed by Laws 2003, Ch. 88, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 7 - Administration › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 19-7-104 - Assistant Adjutants General; General Officers; Deputy Military Administrator and Fiscal Officer.

19-7-104. Assistant adjutants general; general officers; deputy military administrator and fiscal officer.
(a) The adjutant general shall appoint such assistant adjutants general and other general officers as may be authorized by the army national guard and the air national guard. Each assistant adjutant general and general officer shall serve in their respective duty positions at the pleasure of the adjutant general and may be removed from the position by the adjutant general as provided under W.S. 9-1-202(b)(i). Each assistant adjutant general and general officer shall hold the rank of brigadier general and shall possess the qualifications set forth in W.S. 19-7-103(a)(i) through (iii). No person shall continue to serve as an assistant adjutant general or general officer after failing to qualify before a federal recognition board for promotion to the grade of brigadier general.
(b) The adjutant general shall appoint a deputy military administrator for state military affairs, who shall serve in this position at the pleasure of the adjutant general and may be removed from this at-will position by the adjutant general under W.S. 9-1-202(b)(i). Under the direction of the adjutant general, the deputy military administrator shall prepare such reports, returns and requisitions as may be required and is accountable and responsible for all state military property and stores not in the possession of organizations. He shall receive and issue to all organizations on approved requisitions such property and equipment as may be required and authorized by appropriate state officials for the organizations. The annual compensation of the deputy military administrator shall be determined and fixed by the Wyoming personnel division. The duties of the deputy military administrator may be delegated to any officers of the Wyoming military department upon recommendation of the deputy military administrator and approval by the adjutant general.
(c) Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 88, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 7 - Administration › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 19-7-105 - Succession of Office.

19-7-105. Succession of office.
(a) In the event of disability, death, absence or other condition which prevents execution of the duties of the adjutant general, and prior to an appointment of the governor to the contrary, the duties of the adjutant general shall be executed by the senior assistant adjutant general for either the army national guard or air national guard, by date of rank, as is then currently available. If none are available, then such duties shall be executed by the senior general officer for either the army national guard or air national guard, by date of rank, as is then currently available.
(i) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 45, 2.
(ii) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 45, 2.
(iii) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 45, 2.
(iv) Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 88, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 7 - Administration › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 19-7-106 - Office of State Judge Advocate.

19-7-106. Office of state judge advocate.
(a) The adjutant general shall appoint a state judge advocate for the military department. The state judge advocate shall be an active member of the air or army national guard and shall serve as the legal counsel for the department. The state judge advocate may appoint such staff judge advocate officers as may be required and authorized by regulation.
(b) The state judge advocate shall be a member in good standing in the Wyoming state bar. All other staff judge advocate officers shall be members in good standing in a state bar. Each staff judge advocate officer shall be qualified as a judge advocate pursuant to the regulations of the staff judge advocate officer's respective United States army or air force component.
(c) The state judge advocate and staff judge advocate officers who have been admitted to the Wyoming state bar and are in good standing with the bar may be appointed by the Wyoming attorney general as special assistant attorneys general for the purpose of representing the Wyoming military department before the courts of the state and nation. Appointment shall not constitute a conflict of interest in the officer s nonmilitary practice of law as to any litigation in which another agency of the state is a party in interest. Judge advocate officers appointed special assistant attorneys general shall also be authorized to bring and prosecute, in the name of the state, criminal complaints against members of the Wyoming national guard relating to violations of the State Code of Military Justice, in any of the courts of this state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 7 - Administration › Article 2 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 19-7-201 - Disposition of Property Sale Proceeds.

19-7-201. Disposition of property sale proceeds.
All funds received from sale of state-owned properties under the control of the adjutant general and not otherwise disposed of pursuant to W.S. 19-7-103(b)(xii) shall be deposited in the general fund.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 7 - Administration › Article 2 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 19-7-202 - Insurance for Employees of Military Department; Generally.

19-7-202. Insurance for employees of military department; generally.
(a) The adjutant general of Wyoming may provide prepaid plan or group insurance for life, health, accident or hospitalization for the employees of the military department of Wyoming and enter into agreements with prepaid hospital and medical care plans or insurance companies to provide the coverage.
(b) A prepaid plan or insurance shall be procured only from prepaid plans or insurance companies authorized to do business in this state.
(c) Upon a request in writing from any employee of the military department, the adjutant general may deduct from the wages of the employee the amount of the premium which the employee has agreed to pay for the insurance and pay or remit the same directly to the prepaid plan or insurance company issuing the group plan or insurance.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 7 - Administration › Article 2 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 19-7-204 - Airports and Highways for Defense; Cooperation With United States for Construction.

19-7-204. Airports and highways for defense; cooperation with United States for construction.
(a) The state department of transportation may cooperate and contract with the government of the United States and other state agencies in the making of surveys, plans, specifications and estimates for, and in the construction, reconstruction and maintenance of, flight strips, airports, roads and bridges necessary to provide access to military and naval reservations, defense industries, defense-industry sites and sources of raw materials, shut off from general public use at military and naval reservations and defense-industry sites.
(b) In cooperating with the government of the United States and other state agencies the state department of transportation may use monies from the state highway fund for payment of the state's share of preliminary and construction engineering costs of flight strips, airports and roads.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 7 - Administration › Article 2 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 19-7-205 - Wyoming Military Department Billeting Operations Fund; Investment by State Treasurer.

19-7-205. Wyoming military department billeting operations fund; investment by state treasurer.
(a) A fund is established which shall be known as the Wyoming military department billeting operations fund.
(b) Monies received from the operation of billeting activities shall be transmitted to the state treasurer for credit to the fund monthly and shall be invested by the state treasurer as authorized under W.S. 9-4-715(a), (d) and (e) in a manner designed to obtain the highest return possible consistent with preservation of the transmitted monies. Income and any interest earned from investment of the fund shall be monthly credited by the state treasurer to the fund and distributed in accordance with W.S. 19-7-206.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 7 - Administration › Article 2 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 19-7-206 - Wyoming Military Department Billeting Operations Fund; Uses of Fund; Administration; Rulemaking.

19-7-206. Wyoming military department billeting operations fund; uses of fund; administration; rulemaking.
(a) Income and any interest earned from the billeting operations fund created by W.S. 19-7-205 shall be administered by the adjutant general.
(b) Income and any interest earned in the billeting operations fund shall be used only to operate day to day billeting activities at Camp Guernsey for the benefit of paying customers using chargeable quarters, including personnel, cleaning, laundry and amenity services.
(c) No minimum balance is required to be maintained in the fund. The fund may be drawn to a zero balance at any time using normal approval processes for the movement of monies.
(d) The adjutant general shall promulgate rules and regulations for the administration of the billeting operations fund created by W.S. 19-7-205.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 7 - Administration › Article 2 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 19-7-207 - Wyoming National Guard Youth Challenge Program Endowment Account; Administration; Distributions; Purposes.

19-7-207. Wyoming national guard youth challenge program endowment account; administration; distributions; purposes.
(a) The Wyoming national guard youth challenge program endowment account is created. The state treasurer is authorized to accept cash gifts for the account. Funds within the account including all funds deposited to the account from any source are intended to be inviolate and constitute a permanent or perpetual trust fund. The state treasurer shall invest funds within the endowment account in accordance with law and in a manner to obtain the highest net return possible consistent with the preservation of the trust fund corpus. Fifty percent (50%) of investment earnings from funds in the endowment account shall be credited to the endowment account. Fifty percent (50%) of investment earnings shall be distributed in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.
(b) The state treasurer shall semiannually distribute fifty percent (50%) of investment earnings from the Wyoming national guard youth challenge program endowment account to the Wyoming military department. Funds distributed under this subsection shall only be expended for the operation and facility needs of the Wyoming national guard youth challenge program established under W.S. 19-9-701. Funds distributed under this subsection shall be expended pursuant to W.S. 19-9-702.
(c) The Wyoming national guard youth challenge program endowment account created in subsection (a) of this section may be known as the "Wyoming cowboy challenge academy endowment account."
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 7 - Administration › Article 2 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 19-7-208 - Authority to Receive and Expend Monies; Investments.

19-7-208. Authority to receive and expend monies; investments.
(a) In addition to the account established in W.S. 19-7-207, the state treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to receive and credit to the appropriate account any grant, donation or bequest that is made to the state of Wyoming or the military department for the support of any program of the military department. If the grant, donation or bequest contains a condition or restriction regarding how it is to be expended it shall be expended according to the condition or restriction. The state treasurer shall invest any money received under this subsection in accordance with law, and the income received thereon shall be placed at the disposal of the department to use in carrying out the purposes of the specified program subject to any conditions or restrictions.
(b) The department shall have the authority:
(i) To receive any gifts, grants, funds, assistance or other contributions of any kind or character that are donated, granted or bequeathed to the department or the state of Wyoming for the support of any program of the department;
(ii) To establish methods whereby voluntary contributions may be accepted in support of military department programs. The military department may suggest and solicit specific contribution amounts;
(iii) To carry out the terms, if any, of any grant, donation or bequest for the support of any program of the department, or in the absence of any terms or limitations, to expend the money or the proceeds of any property received as the department may deem advisable according to the purposes of the specified program.
(c) Funds received for the support of any program of the military department under subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be credited to the appropriate account for the purposes of the specified program and are continuously appropriated to the military department. The military department shall only expend funds, proceeds or property received under this section for the purposes of the program for which the money or property was provided. Funds received and expended in each fiscal biennium pursuant to the authority of this section shall be reported by the military department in its biennial budget request.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 7 - Administration › Article 2 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 19-7-209 - Military Department Range Management Operations; Account; Administration; Rulemaking.

19-7-209. Military department range management operations; account; administration; rulemaking.
(a) There is created the military department range management and grazing program. The military department shall administer range management and grazing operations at Camp Guernsey and any other Wyoming national guard training areas that are owned in fee by the military department and that are not state lands as defined in W.S. 36-1-101(a)(iv). The military department range management and grazing program shall:
(i) Oversee the day to day range management and grazing operations within the training area;
(ii) Arrange for personnel and materials for range improvements, including maintenance and repair of fencing, vegetation management, water development, wildfire rehabilitation and restoration and management of invasive species;
(iii) Determine animal unit grazing usage and needs and develop and monitor forage use plans;
(iv) Maintain lessee and neighbor relationships;
(v) Respond to required cultural and environmental assessments related to grazing management.
(b) The military department range management and grazing account is created. Monies received from the range management and grazing operations authorized in subsection (a) of this section shall be credited to the account, except as otherwise provided in this subsection. Funds in the military department range management and grazing account in an amount not to exceed two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) per biennium are continuously appropriated to the military department and shall only be used for purposes of this section. The state treasurer shall invest monies received under this paragraph in accordance with law and the investment earnings received therefrom shall be deposited into the military department range management operations account. From the monies received from the operations authorized in subsection (a) of this section, any amount in excess of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) in the account at the end of each fiscal biennium shall be deposited into the general fund.
(c) The military department shall promulgate rules to administer this section.
(d) The adjutant general shall report annually by October 15 to the joint transportation, highways and military affairs interim committee regarding all income to and expenditures from the military department range management operations account.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 7 - Administration › Article 4 - Military Assistance Trust Fund › Section 19-7-401 - Wyoming Military Assistance Trust Fund; Establishment of Trust Fund; Corpus Inviolate; Investment by State Treasurer.

19-7-401. Wyoming military assistance trust fund; establishment of trust fund; corpus inviolate; investment by state treasurer.
(a) A fund is established which shall be referred to as the Wyoming military assistance trust fund. The trust fund shall consist of those funds designated to the fund by law.
(b) The monies deposited into the trust fund established pursuant to this section are inviolate and constitute a permanent or perpetual trust fund. The monies shall be transmitted to the state treasurer for credit to the trust fund and shall be invested by the state treasurer as authorized by law and in a manner to obtain the highest net return possible consistent with the preservation of the corpus. The earnings from investment of the corpus of the trust fund shall be credited by the state treasurer in accordance with W.S. 9-4-108 into a separate account and distributed in accordance with W.S. 19-7-402.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 7 - Administration › Article 4 - Military Assistance Trust Fund › Section 19-7-402 - Wyoming Military Assistance Trust Fund; Uses of Trust Fund; Administration; Rulemaking.

19-7-402. Wyoming military assistance trust fund; uses of trust fund; administration; rulemaking.
(a) The investment income from the military assistance trust fund created by W.S. 19-7-401 shall be administered by the adjutant general only to alleviate financial hardships faced by any of the following:
(i) Any member of the Wyoming national guard or a military reserve unit that is based in Wyoming who has been called to active duty or active state service;
(ii) Any Wyoming resident who is a member of a military reserve unit that is not based in Wyoming, if the member is called to active duty;
(iii) Any other Wyoming resident performing service in the uniformed services as defined in W.S. 19-11-103(a)(ix) for any branch of the military of the United States;
(iv) Members of the immediate family of those personnel identified in paragraphs (i) through (iii) of this subsection. For purposes of this subsection, "immediate family" means spouse and each child as defined by W.S. 2-1-301(a)(v) and, if they are dependents of the member of the military, the parents, grandparents, siblings, stepchildren and adult children of the member of the military;
(v) Any member of the Wyoming national guard who requires assistance in meeting dependent care responsibilities directly related to their service in the Wyoming National Guard to enable participation without financial hardship to the member or member's immediate family.
(b) The earnings from the military assistance trust fund shall only be used as a last resort to assist eligible military personnel and families deal with financial hardship resulting from the military member's active duty status or other required military duty and shall not be used to supplant any other private or public funds to the extent such funds are available.
(c) The adjutant general shall promulgate rules and regulations to establish eligibility requirements for assistance under this section. In developing rules and regulations, the adjutant general shall consult with military support groups, including but not limited to the family assistance fund and family assistance centers.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 7 - Administration › Article 4 - Military Assistance Trust Fund › Section 19-7-403 - Wyoming Military Assistance Trust Fund; Annual Report; Confidentiality; Assistance From the State Treasurer.

19-7-403. Wyoming military assistance trust fund; annual report; confidentiality; assistance from the state treasurer.
(a) The adjutant general shall include within the department's biennial budget request submitted under W.S. 9-2-1013 a report specifying:
(i) The total amount of interest income earned from the military assistance trust fund during the immediately preceding two (2) state fiscal years;
(ii) The total amount of assistance provided from the interest income earned from the military assistance trust fund;
(iii) The amount of assistance provided from the interest income earned from the military assistance trust fund by branch of service, regular or reserve duty classification, amounts of individual assistance provided, the reasons that qualified a member of the military or his family for assistance and the balance remaining within the interest income account for future disbursements; and
(iv) The name, address, rank and rating, branch of service, deployment location and amounts of financial assistance provided to each eligible military member and to his family.
(b) The information provided pursuant to paragraphs (a)(i) through (iii) of this section shall be public records and available for inspection as provided by W.S. 16-4-201 et seq. The information provided pursuant to paragraph (a)(iv) of this section shall be confidential and shall be available for inspection only by the governor and the legislature. Names, addresses and deployment locations shall not be in any report available for public access. The governor and legislators with legal access to the report shall be required to hold names, addresses and deployment locations confidential.
(c) The adjutant general may request assistance from the state treasurer to prepare the annual report required by this section.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 8 - State Militia › Article 1 - Generally › Section 19-8-101 - Organized and Unorganized Militia.

19-8-101. Organized and unorganized militia.
(a) The militia of the state is divided into the organized militia and the unorganized militia.
(b) The organized militia consists of the following:
(i) Such elements of the land and air forces of the national guard of the United States as are allocated to the state by the president, the secretary of defense or the secretary of the army or the air force and accepted by the state, hereinafter to be known as the Wyoming national guard; and
(ii) Wyoming state guard forces, when organized.
(c) The unorganized militia consists of all persons liable to serve in the militia but not commissioned or enlisted in the organized militia.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 8 - State Militia › Article 1 - Generally › Section 19-8-102 - Composition of State Militia; Age Limits; Physical and Mental Qualifications.

19-8-102. Composition of state militia; age limits; physical and mental qualifications.
(a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section the militia of the state includes all qualified residents of the state between the ages of seventeen (17) and seventy (70) years, and any nonresident applicants as may be enrolled or commissioned therein, and in the case of the organized militia, who are within the age limits and possess the physical and mental qualifications prescribed by law or regulations for the reserve components of the armed forces of the United States.
(b) The following persons are exempt from militia service:
(i) Persons exempt from military service by the laws of the United States;
(ii) Regular or duly ordained ministers of religion, or duly elected church officials regularly conducting church services or recognized by their church as devoting the major portion of their time to the practice of religion;
(iii) Students preparing for the ministry in recognized theological or divinity schools; and
(iv) Persons who, by reason of religious belief, have scruples of conscience adverse to bearing arms.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 8 - State Militia › Article 1 - Generally › Section 19-8-103 - Pursuit of Insurrectionists.

19-8-103. Pursuit of insurrectionists.
(a) Any military forces of another state which are in fresh pursuit of insurrectionists, saboteurs or enemy groups may continue pursuit into this state until the military or police forces of this state have had reasonable opportunity to take up the pursuit and may arrest or capture such persons within this state while in fresh pursuit.
(b) Members of the Wyoming militia, upon orders of the officer in immediate command thereof, may continue in fresh pursuit of insurrectionists, saboteurs or enemy groups beyond the borders of this state into another state until the military or police forces of the other state have had a reasonable opportunity to take up the pursuit of such persons if the other state has authorized the pursuit by the forces of this state. Persons who are captured in another state by members of forces of this state shall be surrendered to the military or police forces of the state in which they are taken without undue delay.