9-15-1001. Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 75, § 2.

9-15-1001. Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 75, § 2.  9-15-1002. Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 13, § 2.

9-15-1003. Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 75, § 2.

9-15-1004. Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 75, § 2.

9-15-1005. Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 13, § 2.

ARTICLE 11 - 2016 LARGE PROJECT FUNDING

9-15-1101. Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 13, § 2.

9-15-1102. Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 13, § 2.

9-15-1103. Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 13, § 2.

9-15-1104. Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 13, § 2.

CHAPTER 16 - ENERGY IMPACTED COUNTY ROADS PROGRAM

9-16-101. Energy impacted county roads program; definitions.

(a) As used in this chapter:

(i) "Board" means the state loan and investment board;

(ii) "Energy impacted counties" means counties which are eligible for funding under this chapter as determined in accordance with W.S. 9-16-102;

(iii) "Energy impacted county road" means a county dedicated and maintained road serving a site or sites, on which energy development has occurred, which requires construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or expansion as a result of energy development as determined by the board;

(iv) "Road" includes:

(A) Bridges and culverts;

(B) Rights of way; and

(C) Purchase of land to complete a county road and bridge project.  (v) "Program" means the energy impacted county road program created by W.S. 9-16-102.

9-16-102. Energy impacted county roads program; creation, rulemaking.

(a) The board shall establish and administer the energy impacted county roads program as provided by this chapter. Applications for a grant under the program shall be made on forms prescribed by and subject to rules promulgated by the board. Grants may be made by the board for energy impacted county road projects.

(b) The board may award grants to stockpile material for energy impacted county roads.

(c) In awarding grants, the board shall consider the following:

(i) Whether the county's total proposed energy impacted road projects exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the average total annual county expenditures for its road and bridge maintenance and construction expenditures for the preceding five (5) years;

(ii) Whether the county has demonstrated that it has pursued alternative methods of funding including cost sharing from private sources;

(iii) That the funds will not supplant existing funding levels from traditional sources.

(d) After review of the applications the board shall as soon as practical notify the counties of its determination. Energy impacted counties shall remain eligible for grants under the program until the county no longer qualifies under subsection (c) of this section.

(e) Each application submitted to the board under the program shall contain only one (1) proposed energy impacted county road project.

(f) No one county may be eligible to receive an amount in excess of forty percent (40%) of the total funds available at the beginning of the state's fiscal year, without unanimous approval of the board.  (g) Upon completion of the projects, the county shall report the expenditures of all funds.

(h) The legislature may define, specify, authorize or limit the counties or areas within the state eligible for this program and the amounts of distribution.

(j) Funds from this appropriation shall not be used to hire more county employees.

9-16-103. Energy impacted county roads program account.

(a) There is created the energy impacted county roads program account within the office of the treasurer. Funds in the account shall be continually distributed to energy impacted counties to further the purposes of the program at the direction of the board. Funds shall not revert to the general fund until directed by the legislature.

(b) The board shall include within its biennial budget request submitted under W.S. 9-2-1013 a report of the grants awarded and the progress of the program created under this act for each of the immediately preceding two (2) fiscal years.

CHAPTER 17 - WYOMING LOTTERY

9-17-101. Short title.

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Wyoming Lottery Act."

9-17-102. Legislative findings and declarations.

(a) It is found and declared by the legislature:

(i) That lottery games are an entrepreneurial enterprise and that the state shall create a public body, corporate and politic, known as the Wyoming lottery corporation, with comprehensive and extensive powers as generally exercised by corporations engaged in entrepreneurial pursuits;

(ii) That lottery games shall be operated and managed in a manner which provides continuing entertainment to the public, maximizes revenues, including revenues to the state and its counties, cities and towns, and ensures that the lottery is operated with integrity and dignity and free of political influence; and

(iii) That the Wyoming lottery corporation shall be accountable to the legislature and to the public through a system of audits and reports.

9-17-103. Definitions.

(a) As used in this chapter:

(i) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 33, § 2.

(ii) "Board" means the board of directors of the Wyoming lottery corporation;

(iii) "Central control computer" means a central site computer controlled by the corporation to which all lottery terminals in the state communicate for purposes established by the corporation;

(iv) "Chief executive officer" means the chief executive officer of the Wyoming lottery corporation;

(v) "Corporation" means the Wyoming lottery corporation;

(vi) "Lottery," "lotteries," "lottery game" or "lottery games" means any game of chance approved by the board and operated pursuant to this chapter, specifically limited to a state lottery or multi-state games, and shall not include instant tickets, scratch-off tickets, video lottery terminals or any other electronic game involving direct physical contact between the player and a machine;

(vii) "Major procurement contract" means any gaming product or service costing in excess of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000.00) in a fiscal year including, but not limited to, advertising contracts, annuity contracts, prize payment agreements, consulting services, equipment, tickets and other products and services unique to the Wyoming lottery, but not including materials, supplies, equipment and services common to the ordinary operation of a corporate entity;

(viii) "Member" or "members" means a director or directors of the board of directors of the Wyoming lottery corporation;  (ix) "Net proceeds" means all revenue less direct, indirect, operating and nonoperating expenses consistent with generally accepted accounting principles;

(x) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 33, § 2.

(xi) "Retailer" means a person who sells lottery tickets or shares on behalf of the corporation pursuant to a contract;

(xii) "Share" means any intangible evidence of participation in a lottery game;

(xiii) "Ticket" means any tangible evidence issued by the lottery to provide participation in a lottery game;

(xiv) "Vendor" or "retailer" means any person authorized to supply lottery goods or services under this act;

(xv) "Confidential information" includes trade secrets, security measures, systems or procedures, security reports, information concerning bids or other contractual data, the disclosure of which would impair the efforts of the corporation to contract for goods or services on favorable terms, employee personnel information unrelated to compensation, duties, qualifications or responsibilities, information related to agreements under multistate governing organizations and information obtained pursuant to investigations which is otherwise confidential.

9-17-104. Wyoming lottery corporation created; membership of board of directors; appointment; terms; filling of vacancies; conflict of interests; reimbursement for expenses; officers; quorum.

(a) There is created the Wyoming lottery corporation which is a body politic and corporate operating as an instrumentality of the state of Wyoming, with authority to adopt an official seal and to sue and be sued. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state is not liable for any liability or deficiency of the Wyoming lottery corporation or any debt incurred by the corporation and the full faith and credit of the state of Wyoming shall not be pledged to any debt of the corporation. The sole recourse of any party contracting with the corporation shall be against the corporation and there shall be no cause of action against the state, or any county, municipality or other political subdivision of the state.

(b) The corporation shall be governed by a board of directors composed of nine (9) members appointed by the governor.

(c) Members shall be residents of the state of Wyoming, shall be prominent persons in their businesses or professions, and shall not have been convicted of any felony offense. A background investigation shall be conducted on each potential board member. The corporation shall be authorized to pay for the actual cost of the investigations and may contract with the division of criminal investigation for the performance of the investigations.

(d) Members shall serve terms of four (4) years, except that of the initial members appointed, four (4) members shall be appointed for initial terms of two (2) years and five (5) members shall be appointed for initial terms of four (4) years.

(e) Members of the board shall not have any direct or indirect interest in an undertaking that puts their personal interest in conflict with that of the corporation, including, but not limited to, an interest in a major procurement contract or a participating retailer.

(f) Each member shall only receive compensation from the corporation for each day or part of a day in which engaged in the performance of their official duties at the same salary and per diem provided members of the state legislature under W.S.